Run As Administrator Shortcut Without Password Prompt

Question

I have installed a program on Windows 7 that needs Admin rights to run properly. When running on Windows XP; I used the runas command with the savecred switch to create a shortcut that opened the application and run as Administrator without prompting for a password.

I have tried the most options found on the internet with the properties dialogue of the shortcut and messed around with the Scheduled Tasks option, but to no avail.I am running Windows 7 Home Premium, 32-bit.

I have programs installed on my computer that have a Administrator Icon Overlay and seam to run as Admin without prompting for credentials. How can I achieve the same manually?

Answer 1

I believe Task Scheduler should do it.

"How to Create a Elevated Program Shortcut without a UAC Prompt"

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/11949-elevated-program-shortcut-without-uac-prompt-create.html

Other possibilities:

"How to Run a Program as an Administrator in Windows 7"

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/11841-run-administrator.html

Answer 2

Try messing around with "cacls" and "icacls" in cmd.

1.) Command + R

2.) icacls /?

3.) cacls /?

This allows you to elevate the permissions of a certain file/directory. I use the command, "icacls :(F,MA,GA,GE,X,AS)

Answer 3

To configure an application to always run elevated

1. Right-click an application that is not likely to have been assigned an administrative token, such as a word processing application.
2. Click Properties, and then select the Compatibility tab.
3. Under Privilege Level, select Run this program as an administrator, and then click OK.

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