To force a program to run elevated

Vista's feature UAC doesn't allow programs to do certain tasks without permission and the program author has to mark the program so it will ask for permission instead of just being denied.

But you might have a program that needs administrative right yet doesn't ask for permission.

One way to solve the problem is to always use the context menu and choose "run as admin". But if there is a program that you always want to run that way then do the following:

  • navigate the content menu
    • properties
    • compatibility
  • scroll down to priviledge level
  • check "run this program as an administrator"

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