uac Questions
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I have an application that needs to detect whether or not it is running with elevated privileges or not. I currently have code set up like this:
static bool IsAdministrator()
{
WindowsIdentity id...
Deangelis asked 2/8, 2009 at 23:49
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How would I go about running an EXE as a different user? How could I prompt for credentials or atleast ask for the password for a local admin to launch an exe through powershell. I'm having a hard ...
Lewiss asked 27/10, 2015 at 20:9
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I want to launch the file c:\dfs-build.ps1 with the specific user and admin privileges for that I'm trying to use the below command but it's not working.
When I'm opening the powershell manually an...
Vaulted asked 2/11, 2023 at 14:59
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I'm running PowerShell in a Windows 7 x64 virtual machine. I have a shared folder on the host mapped as a network drive (Z:). When I run PS normally I can access that drive just fine, but if I run ...
Fellow asked 20/1, 2011 at 2:44
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I know how to launch a process with Admin privileges from a process using:
proc.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
proc.StartInfo.Verb = "runas";
where proc is a System.Diagnostics.Process. But h...
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How can I auto-elevate my batch file, so that it requests from UAC administrator rights if required?
I want my batch file to only run elevated. If not elevated, provide an option for the user to relaunch batch as elevated.
I'm writing a batch file to set a system variable, copy two files to a Pro...
Piscatorial asked 12/8, 2011 at 18:55
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I have a dotnet console application that requires administrator privileges to run. I can't find how to do this. In a regular project I would add a app.manifest and set
<requestedExecutionLevel ...
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To create a shortcut with a relative path, set the target to the following.
%windir%\system32\cmd.exe /c start your_relpath\app.exe [your_args]
It is also straightforward to make the program run...
Terror asked 12/9, 2013 at 6:15
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I am trying to install XAMPP win32-1.8.2 on Windows 8.1. I get a message saying
Because an activated user account User Account on your system some functions of XAMPP are possibly restricted.
I've...
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i have a program that needs to be started when windows starts. I have created a string value in registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
For this application starts at startup b...
Estoppel asked 28/7, 2013 at 13:39
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I want my Python script to copy files on Vista. When I run it from a normal cmd.exe window, no errors are generated, yet the files are NOT copied. If I run cmd.exe "as administator" and then run my...
Scarbrough asked 25/9, 2008 at 0:22
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I'm trying to start an elevated process from with a non-elevated process, but I also need to supply the username and password for a user with administrative credentials. I've tried both the "runas"...
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Why does a simple console app require administrative privileges?
program LTUpdate;
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}
begin
WriteLn('Hello World');
end.
If I run this program from a command prompt nothing hap...
Southwestward asked 22/4, 2022 at 7:12
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As the title says, I'm wondering if it is possible for a program written in Java (and only java) to relaunch himself (preferably a .jar) with administrator privileges, showing in the way the native...
Appointed asked 8/11, 2012 at 13:41
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We have an application which tries to write to an Access database (.mdb) in the C:\ProgramData\ folder. On computers with UAC enabled we find that accessing the database fails as it seems it cannot...
Otti asked 7/11, 2014 at 10:12
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In Windows 7, you could go into a programs compatibility settings and check off to always run as an Administrator. Is there a similar option in Windows 8?
I've always disabled UAC on my machines,...
Daile asked 4/9, 2012 at 5:7
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i am wondering if its possible to solve this problem.
Ive got qt application and if user tick the checkbox, i want this application to launch on startup of operating system.
Ive already googled, an...
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I'd like a script to be used in this situation:
gain remote access without admin privileges
remotely start Quick Assist as .\Administrator and not have a UAC dialogue.
Step 1 is usually made with...
Restate asked 2/4, 2021 at 14:28
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We've started testing an application on Windows 7. We first got the "unknown provider" message. We signed the application and now get a message:
Do you want to allow the following program to ma...
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I have a NSIS script that is working well for a large application. I have read many threads all over the web, but cannot get a clear answer to the following: is it possible to install an applicatio...
Rechaba asked 11/1, 2012 at 15:3
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I am writing an HTTP server in C#.
When I try to execute the function HttpListener.Start() I get an HttpListenerException saying
"Access Denied".
When I run the app in admin mode in windows ...
Knotgrass asked 25/10, 2010 at 22:44
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I would like an easy way to run a process with different privileges from the same user without asking or knowing his/her password. A dialog is okay if necessary. I would prefer not to launch a Powe...
Vertex asked 25/3, 2015 at 21:12
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I am trying to write a batch file for my users to run from their Vista machines with UAC. The file is re-writing their hosts file, so it needs to be run with Administrator permissions. I need to be...
Postorbital asked 12/12, 2009 at 22:53
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I wrote a script that will switch between having a computer connect via Wi-Fi or wired Internet simply by running a batch file. I wrote this because I don't like having to type in my username and p...
Heliozoan asked 2/10, 2012 at 15:24
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I'm trying to document a work flow with a series of screen shots. At one point in the flow, a UAC prompt appears, and I'd like to grab a bitmap of it to make my storyboard complete. Because UAC pro...
Cony asked 28/10, 2010 at 20:32
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