Vista run program as admin

For example, in the Administrator command prompt, you can successfully run the sfc command System File Checker. You should now be able to execute the command you were trying to run previously when you received the error message.

With administrative rights activated, the command should execute successfully. To configure most program shortcuts to always run the program as Administrator, follow the steps below. If the program icon is in the Start menu, you need to right-click the icon and select Open file location. Then begin with the step above.

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Naughty, But Nice Vista Settings. Vista Registry Tweaks. Review of Real-time Bandwidth Monitor. Shutdown Command. How to Create a Vista Toolbar. Thanks again Verlyn. From my limited testings on Win 7 it looks like disabling UAC turns off the ability to run anything as administrator. I have tried it from the context menu, the properties box and by using a manifest file, nothing really makes a difference, until I turn UAC on. Can anyone confirm this is a limitation in the design on Windows 7?

In reply to Canyon Hawks's post on July 29, This method is to set the program to run as administrator for ALL users. Individual user does NOT have to right-click anything. Just run the program as usual. Follow these steps Hopes that works for you. For the benefits of others looking for answers, please mark the suggestion as Answered if it solves your problem. In reply to Fredli74's post on December 27, Apologies for resurrecting this old thread but I'm struggling to find a work around for this on Windows 7.

I agree with the above and confirm that turning off UAC means the 'run as administrator' option is effectively disabled.

Yes you can still check the check box in advanced properties but without the ability to prompt, a standard user can not run programs with administrator privileges. Madeni K N.

UAC stops the automatic installation of unauthorized applications. UAC also prevents unintended changes to system settings. You receive a UAC prompt when you do any of the following:. When you run a program function or a system function, you may receive a UAC prompt. Most of these programs are legacy programs. Newer versions of the same programs do not trigger UAC. You cannot set UAC to automatically run a program as an administrator without the user being prompted.

In Windows Vista, some programs only run correctly if you run them as an administrator. You may be able to run newer versions of the same programs without having to run them as an administrator. Note A security risk may result by using administrative credentials to run an unknown program. Only run programs that you trust as an administrator. Important These steps may increase your security risk. These steps may also make the computer or the network more vulnerable to attack by malicious users or by malicious software such as viruses.

We recommend the process that this article describes to enable programs to operate as they are designed to or to implement specific program capabilities.