Desktop icon won't allow me (administrator) access without me giving permission

I am the administrator of this system. For a month or two, my clicking on the firefox desktop option requires "administrator's permission." (Private home system)
Security Certificate is out of date also.

Check that you do not run Firefox as Administrator.
Right-click the Firefox desktop shortcut and choose "Properties".
Make sure that all items are deselected in the "Compatibility" tab of the Properties window.
* Privilege Level: "Run this program as Administrator" should not be selected
* "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" should not be selected
Also check the Properties of the firefox.exe program in the Firefox program directory.

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