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Here's the situation: My son and I share the same computer, I have the admin account and he has a regular user account. He plays Genshin Impact and every time he wants to play he needs me to input my admin password.

Is there a way to stop that? Can I just make that single executable file have special permissions and leave everything else as is?

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  • Good question, I'm thinking the quick answer is no, that is on the programmer/company that made the SW. I DO think someone might have a workaround, I feel like I should have this answer after 10yr in IT. You COULD use the runas command in a batch file but I'm not sure if you do it without explicitly putting your pswd in plaintext
    – gregg
    Commented Sep 30, 2022 at 19:57
  • If an application is designed to be elevated there isn’t anything you can do to get around that requirement
    – Ramhound
    Commented Sep 30, 2022 at 19:59
  • Similar older question: superuser.com/questions/528838/…
    – gregg
    Commented Sep 30, 2022 at 20:00
  • The makers "claim" that the problem has been resolved. I also see them blaming it on anti-cheat technology. Who knows? I wouldn't trust a company overseen by the CCP running free on my drive as an admin. Perhaps run it in a VM? Then you don't have to worry about it.
    – Señor CMasMas
    Commented Sep 30, 2022 at 20:00
  • @Ramhound since OP & we can't control this app requiring admin, I think they are wondering about a way to discretely supply the admin password for this one app so it doesn't prompt for it, but has it via the workaround we supply/advise. I say discretely as I imagine he wouldn't want the son to have it otherwise the problem would already be resolved
    – gregg
    Commented Sep 30, 2022 at 20:01

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every time he wants to play he needs me to input my admin password.

It depends on the App. If the App (say like Sync Back Pro) provides a Manifest file or like method to permit Standard Users to run the App, then you can.

If the App does not provide a feature like this (many Apps do not) then only a Administrator can start the App and you cannot do what you are suggesting.

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