Win11 Can't start Device Manager as Administrator in Win+x menu, can in Win10; intentional?

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Background: Main / local account is 'Standard', and a separate Administrator account is enabled with password, for admin tasks. UAC is set to 'Max'.Win+x opens the Power User Menu, of which Device Manager can be accessed.In Win10, if you hold Ctrl+Shift when you click Device manager, it starts as Administrator.In Win11, Ctrl-Shift doesn't work, and you can't run as Administrator.Workaround: To run Device Manager as Administrator, either:Start an elevated command prompt (Win+R, cmd, Ctrl-Shift-Enter), then run devmgmt.mscStart directly (Win+R, devmgmt.msc, Ctrl-Shift-Enter)It is a massive issu

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