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Why is "run this program as an administrator" disabled?

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Mar 15, 202615808 views
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I need to stop some services so I made a cmd file but it doesn't work because it needs to run as admin. When I right click on the file and choose Properties, I see that "run this program as an administrator" is disabled. Why? How do I turn it on? The UAC is enabled (but set not to dim the screen) a…

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As a workaround you can try this. Create a shortcut to the batch file Right-click on the shortcut and select properties (Ignore the option on the compatability tab which is still disabled) Select the Shortcut tab Click on Advanced Select 'Run As adm…

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