diff --git a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/FileLocksmith.cpp b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/FileLocksmith.cpp
index ebec97e4237..416ab567ab9 100644
--- a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/FileLocksmith.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/FileLocksmith.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ std::vector<ProcessResult> find_processes_recursive(const std::vector<std::wstri
                 {
                     process_info.name,
                     process_info.pid,
+                    process_info.user,
                     std::vector(it->second.begin(), it->second.end())
                 });
         }
@@ -111,50 +112,6 @@ std::vector<ProcessResult> find_processes_recursive(const std::vector<std::wstri
     return result;
 }
 
-std::wstring pid_to_user(DWORD pid)
-{
-    HANDLE process = OpenProcess(PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION, FALSE, pid);
-
-    if (process == NULL)
-    {
-        return {};
-    }
-
-    std::wstring user = L"";
-    std::wstring domain = L"";
-
-    HANDLE token = NULL;
-
-    if (OpenProcessToken(process, TOKEN_QUERY, &token))
-    {
-        DWORD token_size = 0;
-        GetTokenInformation(token, TokenUser, NULL, 0, &token_size);
-
-        if (token_size > 0)
-        {
-            std::vector<BYTE> token_buffer(token_size);
-            GetTokenInformation(token, TokenUser, token_buffer.data(), token_size, &token_size);
-            TOKEN_USER* user_ptr = (TOKEN_USER*)token_buffer.data();
-            PSID psid = user_ptr->User.Sid;
-            DWORD user_size = 0;
-            DWORD domain_size = 0;
-            SID_NAME_USE sid_name;
-            LookupAccountSidW(NULL, psid, NULL, &user_size, NULL, &domain_size, &sid_name);
-            user.resize(user_size + 1);
-            domain.resize(domain_size + 1);
-            LookupAccountSidW(NULL, psid, user.data(), &user_size, domain.data(), &domain_size, &sid_name);
-            user[user_size] = L'\0';
-            domain[domain_size] = L'\0';
-        }
-
-        CloseHandle(token);
-    }
-
-    CloseHandle(process);
-
-    return user;
-}
-
 constexpr size_t LongMaxPathSize = 65536;
 
 std::wstring pid_to_full_path(DWORD pid)
diff --git a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/FileLocksmith.h b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/FileLocksmith.h
index ee959bc7442..47012c3f896 100644
--- a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/FileLocksmith.h
+++ b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/FileLocksmith.h
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@ struct ProcessResult
 {
     std::wstring name;
     DWORD pid;
+    std::wstring user;
     std::vector<std::wstring> files;
 };
 
 // Second version, checks handles towards files and all subfiles and folders of given dirs, if any.
 std::vector<ProcessResult> find_processes_recursive(const std::vector<std::wstring>& paths);
 
-// Gives the user name of the account running this process
-std::wstring pid_to_user(DWORD pid);
-
 // Gives the full path of the executable, given the process id
 std::wstring pid_to_full_path(DWORD pid);
diff --git a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/FileLocksmithLibInterop.vcxproj b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/FileLocksmithLibInterop.vcxproj
index b0c9affc8ec..b568c9219c2 100644
--- a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/FileLocksmithLibInterop.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/FileLocksmithLibInterop.vcxproj
@@ -128,46 +128,6 @@
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\modules\FileLocksmith\</OutDir>
     <TargetName>PowerToys.FileLocksmithLib.Interop</TargetName>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
-      <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;FILELOCKSMITHLIBINTEROP_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-      <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
-      <CompileAsManaged>NetCore</CompileAsManaged>
-      <LanguageStandard>stdcpp17</LanguageStandard>
-      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
-      <AdditionalOptions>/Zc:twoPhase-</AdditionalOptions>
-    </ClCompile>
-    <Link>
-      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
-      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <EnableUAC>false</EnableUAC>
-    </Link>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
-      <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
-      <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;FILELOCKSMITHLIBINTEROP_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-      <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
-      <CompileAsManaged>NetCore</CompileAsManaged>
-      <LanguageStandard>stdcpp17</LanguageStandard>
-      <AdditionalOptions>/Zc:twoPhase-</AdditionalOptions>
-      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
-    </ClCompile>
-    <Link>
-      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
-      <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
-      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
-      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <EnableUAC>false</EnableUAC>
-    </Link>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
diff --git a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/NtdllExtensions.cpp b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/NtdllExtensions.cpp
index 17d2ec25b86..7bab7749222 100644
--- a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/NtdllExtensions.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/NtdllExtensions.cpp
@@ -238,6 +238,57 @@ std::vector<NtdllExtensions::HandleInfo> NtdllExtensions::handles() noexcept
 // Returns the list of all processes.
 // On failure, returns an empty vector.
 
+std::wstring NtdllExtensions::pid_to_user(DWORD pid)
+{
+    HANDLE process = OpenProcess(PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION, FALSE, pid);
+    std::wstring user;
+    std::wstring domain;
+
+    if (process == nullptr)
+    {
+        return user;
+    }
+
+    HANDLE token = nullptr;
+
+    if (!OpenProcessToken(process, TOKEN_QUERY, &token))
+    {
+        return user;
+    }
+
+    DWORD token_size = 0;
+    GetTokenInformation(token, TokenUser, nullptr, 0, &token_size);
+
+    if (token_size < 0)
+    {
+        return user;
+    }
+
+    std::vector<BYTE> token_buffer(token_size);
+    GetTokenInformation(token, TokenUser, token_buffer.data(), token_size, &token_size);
+    TOKEN_USER* user_ptr = (TOKEN_USER*)token_buffer.data();
+    PSID psid = user_ptr->User.Sid;
+    DWORD user_buf_size = 0;
+    DWORD domain_buf_size = 0;
+    SID_NAME_USE sid_name;
+    LookupAccountSidW(nullptr, psid, nullptr, &user_buf_size, nullptr, &domain_buf_size, &sid_name);
+    if (!user_buf_size || !domain_buf_size)
+    {
+        return user;
+    }
+
+    user.resize(user_buf_size);
+    domain.resize(domain_buf_size);
+    LookupAccountSidW(nullptr, psid, user.data(), &user_buf_size, domain.data(), &domain_buf_size, &sid_name);
+    user.resize(user.size() - 1);
+    domain.resize(domain.size() - 1);
+    CloseHandle(token);
+    CloseHandle(process);
+
+    return user;
+}
+
+
 std::vector<NtdllExtensions::ProcessInfo> NtdllExtensions::processes() noexcept
 {
     auto get_info_result = NtQuerySystemInformationMemoryLoop(SystemProcessInformation);
@@ -258,6 +309,7 @@ std::vector<NtdllExtensions::ProcessInfo> NtdllExtensions::processes() noexcept
         item.name = unicode_to_str(info_ptr->ImageName);
         item.pid = (DWORD)(uintptr_t)info_ptr->UniqueProcessId;
         item.modules = process_modules(item.pid);
+        item.user = pid_to_user(item.pid);
 
         result.push_back(item);
     }
diff --git a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/NtdllExtensions.h b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/NtdllExtensions.h
index 1d465161dcd..57227ac37da 100644
--- a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/NtdllExtensions.h
+++ b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/NtdllExtensions.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class NtdllExtensions : protected Ntdll
     {
         DWORD pid;
         std::wstring name;
+        std::wstring user;
         std::vector<std::wstring> modules;
     };
 
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ class NtdllExtensions : protected Ntdll
 
     std::wstring path_to_kernel_name(LPCWSTR path);
 
+    // Gives the user name of the account running this process
+    std::wstring pid_to_user(DWORD pid);
+
     std::vector<HandleInfo> handles() noexcept;
 
     // Returns the list of all processes.
diff --git a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/interop.cpp b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/interop.cpp
index 6d3eb6de275..f4406b84068 100644
--- a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/interop.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/interop.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace FileLocksmith::Interop
     {
         System::String^ name;
         System::UInt32 pid;
+        System::String^ user;
         array<System::String^>^ files;
     };
 
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ namespace FileLocksmith::Interop
 
                 item->name = from_wstring_view(result_cpp[i].name);
                 item->pid = result_cpp[i].pid;
+                item->user = from_wstring_view(result_cpp[i].user);
 
                 const int n_files = static_cast<int>(result_cpp[i].files.size());
                 item->files = gcnew array<System::String ^>(n_files);
@@ -83,12 +85,6 @@ namespace FileLocksmith::Interop
             return result;
         }
 
-        static System::String^ PidToUser(System::UInt32 pid)
-        {
-            auto user_cpp = pid_to_user(pid);
-            return from_wstring_view(user_cpp);
-        }
-
         static System::String^ PidToFullPath(System::UInt32 pid)
         {
             auto path_cpp = pid_to_full_path(pid);
@@ -180,5 +176,72 @@ namespace FileLocksmith::Interop
 
             return false;
         }
+
+        /* Adapted from "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/secauthz/enabling-and-disabling-privileges-in-c--" */
+        static System::Boolean SetDebugPrivilege()
+        {
+            HANDLE hToken;
+            TOKEN_PRIVILEGES tp;
+            LUID luid;
+
+            if (OpenProcessToken(GetCurrentProcess(), TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES, &hToken) != 0)
+            {
+                if (!LookupPrivilegeValue(
+                        NULL, // lookup privilege on local system
+                        SE_DEBUG_NAME, // privilege to lookup
+                        &luid)) // receives LUID of privilege
+                {
+                    CloseHandle(hToken);
+                    return false;
+                }
+                tp.PrivilegeCount = 1;
+                tp.Privileges[0].Luid = luid;
+                tp.Privileges[0].Attributes = SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED;
+
+                if (!AdjustTokenPrivileges(
+                        hToken,
+                        FALSE,
+                        &tp,
+                        sizeof(TOKEN_PRIVILEGES),
+                        (PTOKEN_PRIVILEGES)NULL,
+                        (PDWORD)NULL))
+                {
+                    CloseHandle(hToken);
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                if (GetLastError() == ERROR_NOT_ALL_ASSIGNED)
+                {
+                    CloseHandle(hToken);
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                CloseHandle(hToken);
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // adapted from common/utils/elevation.h. No need to bring all dependencies to this project, though.
+        // TODO: Make elevation.h lighter so that this function can be used without bringing dependencies like spdlog in.
+        static System::Boolean IsProcessElevated()
+        {
+            HANDLE token = nullptr;
+            bool elevated = false;
+            if (OpenProcessToken(GetCurrentProcess(), TOKEN_QUERY, &token))
+            {
+                TOKEN_ELEVATION elevation;
+                DWORD size;
+                if (GetTokenInformation(token, TokenElevation, &elevation, sizeof(elevation), &size))
+                {
+                    elevated = (elevation.TokenIsElevated != 0);
+                }
+            }
+            if (token)
+            {
+                CloseHandle(token);
+            }
+            return elevated;
+        }
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/App.xaml.cs b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/App.xaml.cs
index 6ad1997a913..a55714470a3 100644
--- a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/App.xaml.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,17 @@ protected override void OnLaunched(LaunchActivatedEventArgs args)
                 return;
             }
 
-            _window = new MainWindow(Environment.GetCommandLineArgs().Contains("--elevated"));
+            bool isElevated = FileLocksmith.Interop.NativeMethods.IsProcessElevated();
+
+            if (isElevated)
+            {
+                if (!FileLocksmith.Interop.NativeMethods.SetDebugPrivilege())
+                {
+                    Logger.LogWarning("Couldn't set debug privileges to see system processes.");
+                }
+            }
+
+            _window = new MainWindow(isElevated);
             _window.Activate();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/Converters/PidToUserConverter.cs b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/Converters/UserToSystemWarningVisibilityConverter.cs
similarity index 51%
rename from src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/Converters/PidToUserConverter.cs
rename to src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/Converters/UserToSystemWarningVisibilityConverter.cs
index 181035325d6..a4ea8199ef6 100644
--- a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/Converters/PidToUserConverter.cs
+++ b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/Converters/UserToSystemWarningVisibilityConverter.cs
@@ -5,19 +5,29 @@
 namespace PowerToys.FileLocksmithUI.Converters
 {
     using System;
+    using System.Globalization;
     using FileLocksmith.Interop;
+    using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
     using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Data;
 
-    public sealed class PidToUserConverter : IValueConverter
+    public sealed class UserToSystemWarningVisibilityConverter : IValueConverter
     {
         public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, string language)
         {
-            return NativeMethods.PidToUser((uint)value);
+            string user = ((string)value).ToUpperInvariant().Trim();
+            if (user.Equals("SYSTEM", StringComparison.Ordinal) || user.Equals("LOCALSYSTEM", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                return Visibility.Visible;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return Visibility.Collapsed;
+            }
         }
 
         public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, string language)
         {
-            return value;
+            throw new NotSupportedException();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw
index 44efbce38e8..77646068ffd 100644
--- a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw
+++ b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@
     <value>Click to see the entire list of paths.</value>
     <comment>Paths as in file paths that were selected for the utility to check.</comment>
   </data>
+  <data name="ProcessIsSystemUserWarning.Text" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>The process belongs to a system user. Closing it may cause the system to malfunction.</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="SelectedFilesListDialog.Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Selected file paths</value>
     <comment>Paths as in file paths that were selected for the utility to check.</comment>
diff --git a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/Views/MainPage.xaml b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/Views/MainPage.xaml
index 07c12f27d50..427792a8c42 100644
--- a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/Views/MainPage.xaml
+++ b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/Views/MainPage.xaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             TrueValue="Collapsed" />
         <converters:FileCountConverter x:Key="fileCountConverter" />
         <converters:PidToIconConverter x:Key="pidToIconConverter" />
-        <converters:PidToUserConverter x:Key="pidToUserConverter" />
+        <converters:UserToSystemWarningVisibilityConverter x:Key="userToSystemWarningVisibilityConverter" />
         <converters:FileListToDescriptionConverter x:Key="fileListToDescriptionConverter" />
     </Page.Resources>
 
@@ -116,6 +116,17 @@
                                         </StackPanel>
                                     </labs:SettingsExpander.Header>
                                     <labs:SettingsExpander.Content>
+                                    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
+                                        <FontIcon
+                                            Margin="0,0,8,0"
+                                            Glyph="&#xE7BA;"
+                                            Foreground="{ThemeResource InfoBarWarningSeverityIconBackground}"
+                                            Visibility="{x:Bind user, Mode=OneTime, Converter={StaticResource userToSystemWarningVisibilityConverter}}"
+                                            >
+                                            <ToolTipService.ToolTip>
+                                                <TextBlock TextWrapping="Wrap" x:Uid="ProcessIsSystemUserWarning" />
+                                            </ToolTipService.ToolTip>
+                                        </FontIcon>
                                         <Button Command="{Binding Path=DataContext.EndTaskCommand, ElementName=ProcessesListView}" CommandParameter="{Binding}">
                                             <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="6">
                                                 <FontIcon
@@ -125,6 +136,7 @@
                                                 <TextBlock x:Uid="EndTask" />
                                             </StackPanel>
                                         </Button>
+                                    </StackPanel>
                                     </labs:SettingsExpander.Content>
                                     <labs:SettingsExpander.Items>
                                         <labs:SettingsCard x:Uid="ProcessID">
@@ -137,7 +149,7 @@
                                             <TextBlock
                                                 Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
                                                 IsTextSelectionEnabled="True"
-                                                Text="{x:Bind pid, Converter={StaticResource pidToUserConverter}}" />
+                                                Text="{x:Bind user}" />
                                         </labs:SettingsCard>
                                         <labs:SettingsCard ContentAlignment="Vertical">
                                             <labs:SettingsCard.Header>
@@ -199,7 +211,7 @@
             x:Uid="SelectedFilesListDialog"
             >
             <ScrollViewer HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" HorizontalScrollMode="Auto" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" VerticalScrollMode="Auto">
-                <TextBlock Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.PathsToString, Mode=OneWay}"/>
+                <TextBlock IsTextSelectionEnabled="True" Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.PathsToString, Mode=OneWay}"/>
             </ScrollViewer>
         </ContentDialog>
     </Grid>