Creative Cloud will only "run" when started in "Run as Administrator"

For some reason, sometime in the past month Creative Cloud will not give me access when started from any of the normal methods; the Task bar Shortcut, the Start Menu shortcut, or even directly from double clicking on "Creative Cloud.exe." It starts in the background but does not appear on the monitor. This is confirmed with Task Manager. I have found that if I use Task Manager to "End Task," I can start the program (from any of the above methods) by choosing "Run as Administrator" and it appears on the monitor and I have complete access.
Today, I updated to the newest version and the situation remains the same (except, that before I did not have to "end Task" in Task Manager prior to "Run as Administrator.)
What is causing this and how do I fix it?

I tried every solution I found online suggesting deletion of apps, fresh installs, deletion of folders, permission changes, etc. I finally had an hour long chat session with an Adobe tech who had me do much of the same thing again, only to have the issue remain.
Here was the end solution which worked for me:
1. Create a new Admin account
2. Log out of your computer, and then back in under the new admin account
3. use the Creative Cloud uninstaller app to uninstall CC desktop. (Doing this prompted an alert message telling me I couldn't do this because some CC apps required it. So, I deleted the 2 CC apps I had installed, Lightroom and Photoshop)
4. After the uninstall completes, install a new copy of CC desktop. (Once I did this, it opened and ran correctly.)
5. Log out and log back in under your usual account.
6. If CC desktop doesn't start on its own, double click the application itself to start up.
After completing step #6, CC desktop started up on its own. I re-downloaded Photoshop and Lightroom through CC and all is working normally so far.

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    Me: Yes.
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    Me: No, Adobe has an issue. And I have an issue with Adobe.
    info: Your chat transcript will be sent to [email protected] at the end of your chat.
    Me: And I'm not the first person to report it, either
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    Adobe: Please navigate to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2014
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    Adobe: *Locate sniffer file and rename it ~sniffer.
    Adobe: Before that, please re-enable your Graphic Drivers as well.
    Adobe: Once you done that, let me know.
    Me: No such folder. sniffer.exe is present, however
    Adobe: *Locate sniffer file and rename it ~sniffer.
    Adobe: Please rename  sniffer.exe to  ~sniffer.exe
    Me: Done
    Adobe: Just to confirm, if you have re-enabled your Graphic Drivers?
    Me: Yes
    Adobe: Now please re-launch Photoshop CC 2014 and check if you can launch it or same error.
    Me: No error. Program loads and runs.
    Adobe: Please close and re-run the product and check,
    Adobe: * I mean, close and re-launch
    Me: No error. Program loads and runs.
    Adobe: Okay
    Adobe: Sniffer file is related to Graphic Processor from Photoshop CC 2014.
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    Adobe: You will be able to use the product without any issue.
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    Me: As of yesterday, they did not
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    Me: No, thank you. Hopefully, the problem is resolved.
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    Adobe: You are most welcome.
    Adobe: You may receive an email that will contain a link to complete an optional survey to provide your feedback on the support experience. Your feedback is very much appreciated.
    Adobe: Thank you for contacting Adobe. Good Bye.

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