Problem with Everything

I'm on Windows 8.1, I've just tried opening Everything, which I've used dozens of times before, but this time I've got a dialog box that's popped up that says,

"Everything requires administrative privileges to index NTFS volumes. Run as administrator or install the Everything service to index NTFS volumes.

Choose an option:

Run as administrator
Install the Everything service
Do not index NTFS volumes"

Everything's already installed. I've used it loads of times. Why am I suddenly being asked to select one of those options?

 

Go into Tools > Options and set Run as Administrator. You shouldn't get any more messages.

 

Thanks, but it seems we're not using the same version of Everything. Where do I find the Run as Administrator option?

EDIT: Ah, got it. It's under General.

 

Problem. When I turned on my computer a few minutes ago, I got a User Account Control box that asked me if I wanted to allow Everything to make changes to the computer. I clicked no because I didn't know why I was getting the box. What's going on with this program? First it acts like it's just been installed for the very first time when I've been using it for several months, and now it wants to make changes to the computer.

 

I get that same message hen running Spybot. Windows 8.1 here too and my account is set as admin.

 

Calling up UAC is standard behaviour for any program you run As Administrator. In Everything's case if you run it as a standard user it will not allow you to make changes, such as deleting, any system files. What you are describing is precisely how Everything has always behaved on my systems.

@Tater - running a program 'As Administrator' is different from using an Administrator account, and gives the user a lot more control over system files and configuration.

 

Just to clarify, if you do attempt to make any such changes, you will be asked to give admin permission to do so, and you will only be allowed to do that if you are working in an Administrator account.

 

OK. Well I won't worry anymore about it then.