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Command line option to open program as administrator in Windows 7
If I want to open Notepad and edit the hosts file, I have to invoke the Start menu, find the Notepad shortcut, right click and run as administrator, then open the hosts file in Notepad in order to ...
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Restoring 'TrustedInstaller' as owner for executable in Windows folder
After changing the ownership of executables in the Windows directory (explorer.exe, regedit.exe, etc.), I can't seem to change it back to TrustedInstaller using icacls.exe. Using the GUI method (...
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How can I always run the command prompt as administrator?
As a developer, I often have the need to open a command prompt for various purposes. For example, I use iisreset to restart my local web server.
I typically open the command window in one of two ways:...
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Change Windows 7 file permissions from command prompt
How can I change Windows 7 file permissions using the command prompt?
I want to change permissions in program files, but cacls is not working for me.
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Windows 7 Command Line Add Group "Users" To File
I need to change permissions on a file/folder through the command line. I can do this manually by:
Right-click on any file/folder
Properties
Security (tab)
Edit...
Add...
Enter the object names to ...
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Trouble deleting registry using CMD
I am trying to delete the following registry key via CMD but am getting "ACCESS DENIED"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Pastel
The above registry cannot be deleted manually as it ...
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How to display/change the owner of a file on Windows 7
Is there a way to display the owner of folders and files from the command line in Windoews 7 command prompt?
Can you change the owner of a folder or file to some "arbitrary" user which is not your ...
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How to set 'Authenticated Users' permissions on a given file via scripting on Win 7 +
I have this script file which is currently doing setting the 'Authenticated Users' permissions for an executable to 'ReadAndExecute' - it works fine on Windows 10, but it needs to work on Windows 7 - ...
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Files can still be modified even after setting ''Read-only'' permission by ICACLS. Why is it not working?
I am the administrator in my PC and there are some other users on it. I set a folder (Gabi) as "Read only" for a specific user (Alice), using ICACLS via the Command Prompt (I am using ...
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Creating a C++ executable locks the file for some time
I have an error which started showing up only a few days ago. I'm running Windows 7 Professional x64 bit.
I have a .cpp file, and I use the command prompt to run the following command:
g++ -std=c++...
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Syncing time on two networked machines
I'm trying to sync the clocks on a Windows 7 (A) and a Windows 8.1 (B) computer on their own, private network by using the command (cmd on computerA):
net time \\computerB /set /y
As I expect, this ...
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Windows 7 professional.32 bit
I am trying to change directory on my command line in my C drive. I am trying to access python25 folder at C:/Python25/ but every time I write cd> C:/Python25/ and press enter, cmd returns Access is ...
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giving permission to program to run with out confirmation in start command windows
I am using this
start /b C:\wamp\wampmanager.exe
command to start a program in my windows( Windows 7 Ultimate - 64 bit).
But then the program want a permission to run
Do you want to allow the ...
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Is it possible to shutdown a remote computer running Windows 7 via Telnet?
I've successfully connected to my Windows 7 desktop over wifi via Telnet from an XP Home netbook. To login, I use the following command:
telnet -l "win7desktop\win7user" win7desktop
win7user in this ...
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How to call a program to be run with admin privileges but under the same user (Windows Command Prompt)
I need to invoke a program with admin privileges from command prompt.
it should prompt to the user an alert such as:
I found many answers like:
runas.exe /user:administrator %~dp0\MY_PROGRAM.BAT
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