Open Anyway Password Troubles

I tried to "open anyway" an app and it asked me for an administrator's password, so i typed in my password, it didnt work. I try again, and it doesnt work. Whenever i try typing in my password, only in that ui, it doesnt work. I have already tried restarting and updating but nothing i do seems to work. Does anyone else have the same problem or know how to fix this?


Posted on Aug 22, 2025 03:25 PM

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Aug 28, 2025 10:38 AM in response to User-239

User-239 wrote:

I tried to "open anyway" an app and it asked me for an administrator's password, so i typed in my password, it didnt work. I try again, and it doesnt work. Whenever i try typing in my password, only in that ui, it doesnt work. I have already tried restarting and updating but nothing i do seems to work. Does anyone else have the same problem or know how to fix this?


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