{"id":5515,"date":"2020-01-01T17:12:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T23:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/?p=5515"},"modified":"2020-01-01T17:12:33","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T23:12:33","slug":"start-applications-with-admin-rights-elevated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/start-applications-with-admin-rights-elevated\/","title":{"rendered":"Start applications with Admin rights (Elevated)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows Vista introduced the concept of <abbr title=\"User Account Control\">UAC<\/abbr> and elevated rights, by default restricting even applications run by local PC Administrators from running with full permissions to access and modify key system components. As a part of PC repair and Windows diagnostics and recovery, it is very important to be able to launch key utilities and components with <b>Elevated Rights<\/b> also known as <b>Admin Access<\/b> or <b>Full Permissions<\/b> or <b>Administrator Privileges<\/b>. This concept is similar to <code>sudo<\/code> from the Linux, BSD, and macOS world.<\/p>\n<h2>How to run an application with admin rights<\/h2>\n<p>There are several different ways to run an application with elevated privileges and full admin rights. If you are not logged in as an administrator, you will need the username and password of an administrator on the machine to use the following methods:<\/p>\n<h3>Method 1: right-click in start menu<\/h3>\n<p>In the new Windows 8 and Windows 10 start menu, it is possible to run a program or command with elevated privileges by simply right-clicking on the entry in the start menu or in the start menu search results and choosing <b>Run as Administrator<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/Right-Click-Run-Elevated.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5516 colorbox-5515\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/Right-Click-Run-Elevated.png?resize=505%2C344&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/Right-Click-Run-Elevated.png?w=961&amp;ssl=1 961w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/Right-Click-Run-Elevated.png?resize=768%2C523&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/Right-Click-Run-Elevated.png?resize=300%2C204&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/Right-Click-Run-Elevated.png?resize=60%2C41&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/Right-Click-Run-Elevated.png?resize=150%2C102&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is demonstrated in the following screencast:<\/p>\n<p><video controls inline style=\"border: solid 2px #8C8C8C;\"><source \nsrc=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/Run-Elevated-via-Start-Menu-hevc.mp4\"\n    type=\"video\/mp4; codecs=hevc,mp4a.40.2\"\n  \/><source \nsrc=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/Run-Elevated-via-Start-Menu-av1.mp4\"\n    type=\"video\/mp4; codecs=av01.0.05M.08,opus\"\n  \/><source \nsrc=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/Run-Elevated-via-Start-Menu-h264.mp4\"\n    type=\"video\/mp4; codecs=avc1.4D401E,mp4a.40.2\"\n  \/><\/video><\/p>\n<h3>Method 2: via the run dialog<\/h3>\n<p>To launch a program with elevated rights via the Windows run dialog, follow the steps below:<\/p>\n<p>1. Use <kbd><span class='kbdkey'><img src='https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/02\/WinKey.svg' class='winkey colorbox-5515' \/><\/span><\/kbd> + <kbd><span class='kbdkey'>R<\/span><\/kbd> to launch the run dialog<br \/>\n2. Type in the name of the process you wish to launch with admin rights (for example, <code>services.msc<\/code> or <code>cmd.exe<\/code>, and then press (at the same time) <kbd><span class='kbdkey'>ctrl<\/span><\/kbd> + <kbd><span class='kbdkey'>shift<\/span><\/kbd> + <kbd><span class='kbdkey'>Enter<\/span><\/kbd><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/cmd.exe-in-run-dialog.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/cmd.exe-in-run-dialog.png?resize=300%2C177&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5530 colorbox-5515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/cmd.exe-in-run-dialog.png?resize=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/cmd.exe-in-run-dialog.png?resize=60%2C35&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/cmd.exe-in-run-dialog.png?resize=150%2C89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/cmd.exe-in-run-dialog.png?w=570&amp;ssl=1 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Support Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/neosmart.net\/EasyRE\/\" title=\"Easy Recovery Essentials\">Easy Recovery Essentials for Windows<\/a> &#8211; our repair and recovery disk.<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s an easy-to-use and automated diagnostics disk. It&#8217;s available for <a href=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/2012\/windows-8-repair-cd-download\/\" title=\"Windows 8\">Windows 8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/2009\/windows-7-system-repair-discs\/\" title=\"Windows 7\">Windows 7<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/2008\/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download\/\" title=\"Windows Vista\">Windows Vista<\/a>. It&#8217;s also available for Windows XP and Windows Server.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/windows-recovery-discs\/\" title=\"Windows Recovery Disks\">Windows Recovery Disks<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/neosmart.net\/forums\/\" title=\"The NeoSmart Support Forums\" rel=\"nofollow\">The NeoSmart Support Forums<\/a>, member-to-member technical support and troubleshooting.<\/li>\n<li>Get a discounted price on replacement setup and installation discs: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000HCZ9BG\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B000HCZ9BG&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=neosmart.tech-20\">Windows Vista<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004Q0PT3I\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B004Q0PT3I&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=neosmart.tech-20\">Windows 7<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B008H3SW4I\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B008H3SW4I&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=neosmart.tech-20\">Windows 8<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Windows-Professional-Bit-OEM-DVD\/dp\/B08HDKTGBL?&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=neosmart.tech-20&#038;linkId=c1a541f8b3e350a03fcca7c6ce59031f&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">Windows 10<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Applicable Systems<\/h3>\n<p>This Windows-related knowledgebase article applies to the following operating systems:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows Vista (all editions)<\/li>\n<li>Windows 7 (all editions)<\/li>\n<li>Windows 8 (all editions)<\/li>\n<li>Windows 8.1 (all editions)<\/li>\n<li>Windows 10 (all editions)<\/li>\n<li>Windows Server 2016 (all editions)<\/li>\n<li>Windows Server 2019 (all editions)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows Vista introduced the concept of UAC and elevated rights, by default restricting even applications run by local PC Administrators from running with full permissions to access and modify key system components. As a part of PC repair and Windows diagnostics and recovery, it is very important to be able to launch key utilities and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":505,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3SlTq-1qX","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/505"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5515"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5533,"href":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5515\/revisions\/5533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}