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I use the method of Task Scheduler to start apps with admin privileges via shortcut to bypass the UAC.
How ever, I cannot seem to make it switch focus to the started app. It used to be that case in Win 7 when ever I started such link.
How can I make it to work again? Before you suggest it: No, I'm not turning off UAC.
Grumpy ol' Bear
Posted 2018-04-18T19:35:06.400
Reputation: 5 313
2One way that seems to bypass UAC and still set focus is to set the task to run
C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exewith the arguments/c start "" "<path to exe>"rather than calling the program directly – James P – 2018-04-20T08:47:00.490It's not just to bypass UAC, but to start them in admin mode. But I'll try this method. – Grumpy ol' Bear – 2018-04-20T17:53:26.283
It's a good method to bypass UAC if one does not need the admin mode, for admin mode, that's no good. But thanks, I could use that too! – Grumpy ol' Bear – 2018-04-21T06:47:35.143
I'm not sure what you mean about admin mode? If you are trying to run a task interactively as a different user, I don't think this is possible anymore, see https://superuser.com/questions/770420/schedule-a-task-with-admin-privileges-without-a-user-prompt-in-windows-7
– James P – 2018-04-21T08:35:52.477