Earlier we wrote about creating a shortcut to launch a command prompt window with administrator rights in our post “Creating a command line shortcut with administrator rights”. If you need to run a program that requires administrator rights, there are several ways to do it. Sometimes you may need to run the program as administrator if it reports an “Access Denied” or “No Permission” error.
If you use any of the methods described in this post to run programs as administrator when logged in as a standard user rather than as an administrator, you must enter the administrator password in the User Access Control (UAC) dialog before the program will launched. as an administrator.
NOTE. Be careful when choosing programs that you run as administrator. Make sure you trust the program. After you have applied administrator rights and UAC, the program will have full access to your computer.
Use a keyboard shortcut
To run the program as administrator using a keyboard shortcut, press Ctrl + Shift while opening the program.
NOTE. This method allows you to temporarily run the program as administrator for the current instance of the program only until you close it.
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If a UAC dialog box appears, click Yes to allow the program to run with full administrative privileges.
Use the program’s context menu
You can also use the program’s context menu to launch the program as administrator. To do this, right-click the program’s shortcut or .exe file and choose Run as Administrator from the pop-up menu.
NOTE. This method allows you to temporarily run the program as administrator for the current instance of the program only until you close it.
If a UAC dialog box appears, click Yes to allow the program to run with full administrative privileges. Typically this method is used when you need to open an administrator command prompt.
Use the compatibility mode for the program
To use Compatibility Mode to run a program as an administrator, right-click the program’s shortcut or program’s .exe file and choose Properties from the pop-up menu.
NOTE. This method allows you to always run the selected program as an administrator when you open it.
Click the Compatibility tab. If you are logged on as an administrator, select the Run this program as administrator check box in the Privilege level box to have the check box selected. However, if you are logged on as a regular user, the Run this program as administrator check box will not be available. To enable this setting as a standard user, click the Change Settings for All Users button.
The Properties dialog box has changed to contain only the Compatibility for All Users tab. In the Privilege Level box, select the Run this program as administrator check box so that the box is checked. Click OK.
You will be returned to the Compatibility tab in the standard Properties dialog box. Click OK to close it. If a UAC dialog box appears, click Yes to allow the program to run with full administrative privileges.
The next time you open the program, it will run as administrator.
Use the advanced features of the program shortcut
To change the properties of a program shortcut to allow you to run the program as administrator, right-click the program shortcut. The Properties dialog box opens. Click the Shortcut tab, if not already active, and click the Advanced button.
NOTE. This method allows you to always run the selected program as an administrator when you open it.
The “Additional Properties” dialog box appears. Select the Run as administrator check box to select the check box. Click OK.
You will be returned to the Shortcut tab in the Properties dialog box. Click “OK” to close it.
The next time you open the program, it will run as administrator. Remember to exercise caution when running programs as an administrator and when considering whether to allow other standard users on your computer to have administrator access. Enjoy!
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