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August 22, 2026
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Stuck on Account Authentication

  • August 22, 2026
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I’m stuck on this screen. I’ve used adobe on this computer before but it was acting strange so I uninstalled. I was receiving errors on the traditional uninstall saying “class not registered” so I used the uninstaller application.

  

Anyway, I’m not seeing any prompt to input a password. This is the admin account and there are no other users on the computer.

 

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    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 22, 2026

    check your account, https://account.adobe.com

     

    if that shows your expected subscription, sign in to the cc desktop app using the same id/pass used to check your account.

    AbrhambAuthor
    Participant
    August 24, 2026

    It’s not giving me a prompt to check my account.

    Jeff_A_Wright
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    August 24, 2026

    Thank you for posting, ​@Abrhamb.

     

    Based on your description, it appears the installer is requesting administrator credentials to complete the installation. Since you are already signed in to the administrator account and are not receiving a prompt to enter credentials, the installation process may be encountering an issue with Windows user account permissions rather than your Adobe account.

     

    Could you confirm which Adobe application you are attempting to install and whether you are installing through the Creative Cloud desktop application or a standalone installer?

     

    In the meantime, please try right-clicking the installer (or the Creative Cloud desktop application installer) and choosing Run as administrator. If the same account authentication screen continues to appear, a screenshot of the entire window may help us identify what is preventing the installation from proceeding.

     

    You may also find the following document helpful if Creative Cloud is unable to complete the authentication process:

    https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/apps/troubleshoot/licensing-activation-issues/user-license-information-creative-cloud-2022.html

     

    Please update this public discussuion thread if you have any addiitonal questions or encounter a new error, ​@Abrhamb.