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Opening command prompt as admin Using a Desktop Shortcut with Hard-coded admin username
TLDR version on the bottom. I would like to create a desktop shortcut that would open up command prompt as if I had used the 'Run as Admin' option, but by just double clicking a shortcut and then ...
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Two definitions for "Run as administrator"? [duplicate]
In my Total Commander icon properties, I see Run as administrator in two places: the Compatibility tab settings, and the Shortcut tab (Advanced button).
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Windows 10 and starting a program as administrator
How to run program as administrator and how to run it normally in Windows 10 by simple clicking when you are logged as administrator? (this is my first question, so feel free to correct it)
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Windows 10 pro, after anniversary update I can't use "runas administrator shortcut" anymore
Until now I used shortcut with "runas/user:ComputerName\Administrator /savecred "C:\Program Files (x86)\example.exe"
when I type a command in the cmd error 740 occurs:
C:\>"C:\Users\user\...
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Run As shortcut does not work but right click approach does
I currently have Battlefield installed. Since it does not support save slots, I created another local user account for my brother with administrative rights. Then, I ran the game using Shift+Right ...
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create shortcut to network directory with different user
I am trying to use a shortcut to open a network directory as a different user but it's not working properly.
In the Target of my shortcut I have this:
C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe /DOMAINNAME\...
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Set a shortcut to prompt with "Run as different user" dialog in Windows 7
In Windows 7, you can hold down the shift key, right-click on a shortcut, and select "Run as different user", which will present this dialog:
Is it possible to create a shortcut in Windows 7 that ...
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Internet Explorer 8 "Run with different credentials" shortcut - batch script option?
Internet Explorer 8, combined with Windows 7, offer the possibility to open IE by specifying which user account will be used for security. This can be done by shift right clicking the IE shortcut and ...
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Ctrl+Shift to Run as Administrator No Longer Works
Holding Ctrl+Shift while clicking on a shortcut (or in the Start Menu’s search box) no longer works to run as administrator. Specifically, nothing happens; no UAC prompt and the program does not run ...
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Run as a different user on a shortcut
How do I run as a different user on a shortcut in Windows 7?
On Windows XP, I had the ability to mark a shortcut as being run by a different user, so that every time I ran it it would prompt me for ...
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Run As Administrator Settings Under Shortcut
There are two checkboxes for Run As Administrator in the Properties dialog for a shortcut in Windows 7. One is under the Shortcut tab in the Advanced Properties dialog, and the other is under the ...
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