Vagrant Terminal always opens as Administrator? Turn UAC back on
On Windows, when you open Terminal in a Vagrant VM, it sometimes runs in Administrator mode regardless of which shell you choose — even when you explicitly selected normal user mode.
The fix is to restore User Account Control (UAC) prompts:
- Open Control Panel → System and Security
- Under "Security and Maintenance", click "Change User Account Control settings"
- Move the slider back to the default: "Notify me only when apps try to make changes to my computer"
- Click OK, then confirm with Yes
When UAC is fully disabled (slider at "Never notify"), Windows bypasses the elevation prompt and grants administrative privileges silently — which causes every Terminal session to launch as Administrator. Restoring UAC to its default level re-enables the elevation check and lets normal user sessions work normally again.