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Have Windows "Run" dialog run as Admin?

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Mar 15, 2026120336 views
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Problem

Windows has this nifty little shortcut for running commands. Press Windows+r. Problem is, is there an easy way to have the commands I run in that dialog to prompt for a UAC credentials dialog and get consent from a admin user. Right now, I'm trying to run this command in the Run dialog It works whe…

Error Output

runas /user:admin "regedit.exe"

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I have the exact same problem. The Ctrl+Shift+Enter solution only works if you use the not-as-reliable start menu run box - but for the Win+R run box you are out of luck. The closest thing to a solution I have found is to manually set application pr…

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