Fix: Administrative Privileges Required Error Code: 0-2005 (1223)

You may get a message "Administrative Privileges Required" on Windows 10/11 when trying to install a setup if you do not run it with admin privileges.

Administrative Privileges Required

Installation requires administrative privileges to make changes to your computer. 
Please retry installing this product and give the required permission when prompted.

If you cannot give these permissions to install, ask your system administrator to
help you.

Go online for additional help.

Error Code: 0-2005 (1223)
Microsoft - Administrative Privileges Required Error

Solution/Fix:

    Say you got this error while installing Microsoft Office on your PC, simply right-click on the OfficeSetup.exe and choose "Run as administrator"

    Run as administrator - Windows Setup

This is not an AI-generated article but is demonstrated by a human on a Windows 11 PC.

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