How to Run a Program as an Administrator in Windows 7

在Windows 7下使用Visual Studio的时候，经常会出一些莫名的错误，如使用Regsvr32注册ActiveX控件失败，主要的原因是没有用管理员权限，如何使程序运行时具有administrator 权限呢，具体如下：

下面的英文比较简单，就不翻译了。

   Information

This will show you how to have a program  run as administrator with full elevated rights and privileges in Windows 7.

A  Standard user will still not be able to run a elevated program without getting a UAC prompt and having to enter the administrator's password. 

   Note

If a program that you are trying to run is giving you a  Access Denied or  No Permission type error, then running it as an administrator can usually give the program the permission it needs to run properly.

   Warning

You should only allow a program that you trust to run as administrator. Once you have applied UAC permission, the program will have full access to your computer.

 OPTION ONE 

"Run as administrator" using a Keyboard Shortcut

NOTE:   This will allow you to temporarily run a program as an administrator once until you close it .

1. Press and hold  Ctrl+Shift while opening the program.

2. If prompted by  UAC, then click on  Yes to apply permission to allow the program to run with full permission as an Administrator.
NOTE:  If you are doing this is while logged in as standard user instead of an administrator, then you will need to provide the administrator's password before the program will run as administrator.

 OPTION TWO 

"Run as administrator" using Context Menu of Program

NOTE:   This will show you how to temporarily run a program as an administrator once until you close it .

1. Right click on the program's shortcut or an  .EXE file,  BAT file,  CMD file, or  MSI file, and click on  Run as administrator. (see screenshot below)

2. If prompted by  UAC, then click on  Yes to apply permission to allow the program to run with full permission as an administrator.
NOTE:  If you are doing this is while logged in as standard user instead of an administrator, then you will need to provide the administrator's password before the program will run as administrator.

 OPTION THREE 

"Run as administrator" from Pinned Program on Taskbar

NOTE:   This will show you how to temporarily run a program pinned to the taskbar as an administrator once until you close it .

1. Right click on the icon of the pinned program on the taskbar to open it's Jump List. (see screenshot below)

2. In the Jump List, right click on the program's name, and click on  Run as administrator. (see screenshot below)

3. If prompted by  UAC, then click on  Yes to apply permission to allow the program to run with full permission as an Administrator.
NOTE:  If you are doing this is while logged in as standard user instead of an administrator, then you will need to provide the administrator's password before the program will run as administrator.

 OPTION FOUR 

"Run as administrator" from Start Menu Search Box

NOTE:   This will show you how to temporarily run a program as an administrator once until you close it .

1. Type in the file name (ex: cmd) of the program that you want to run elevated. (see screenshot below)

2. Do either  step 3 or 4 below.

3. Press  Ctrl+Shift+Enter to open the program (ex: cmd) elevated, and go to  step 5 below.

OR

4. Do OPTION TWO as above to right click on the program (ex: cmd) in the search results at the top of the Start Menu, and click on  Run as administrator. (see screenshot below step 1)

5. If prompted by  UAC, then click on  Yes to apply permission to allow the program to run with full permission as an Administrator.
NOTE:  If you are doing this is while logged in as standard user instead of an administrator, then you will need to provide the administrator's password before the program will run as administrator.

 OPTION FIVE 

"Run as administrator" using Compatibility Mode

NOTE:   This will show you how to always have the program run as an administrator when you open it .

1. Right click on the program shortcut or program .exe file, then click on  Properties, and on the  Compatibility tab. (see screenshots below)
NOTE:  If you are doing this while logged on as a standard user instead of an administrator, then you will need to also click on the Change settings for all users button and type in the administrator's password.

 

2. To Always Run this Program as an Administrator

A) Check the  Run this program as an administrator box, and click on  OK. (see screenshots above) 

3. To Not Always Run this Program as an Administrator

A) Uncheck the  Run this program as an administrator box, and click on  OK. (see screenshots below step 1) 

4. Open the program.

5. If prompted by  UAC, then click on  Yes to apply permission to allow the program to run with full permission as an administrator.
NOTE:  If you are doing this is while logged in as standard user instead of an administrator, then you will need to provide the administrator's password before the program will run as administrator.

 OPTION SIX 

"Run as administrator" using Advanced Properties

NOTE:   This will show you how to always have only this specific shortcut of the program run as an administrator when you open it, and not from any other shortcut or .exe of the program.

1. Right click on a shortcut that you want to run as administrator, and click on  Properties. 

2. Click on the  Shortcut tab for a program shortcut, then cllick on the  Advanced button. (see screenshot below)

3. To Always Run this Specific Shortcut as an Administrator

A) Check the  Run as administrator box, and click on  OK. (see screenshot below)

4. To Not Always Run this Specific Shortcut as an Administrator

A) Uncheck the  Run as administrator box, and click on  OK. (see screenshot above)

5. Click on  OK. (see screenshot below step 2)

6. Open the program.

7. If prompted by  UAC, then click on  Yes to apply permission to allow the program to run with full permission as an Administrator.
NOTE:  If you are doing this is while logged in as standard user instead of an administrator, then you will need to provide the administrator's password before the program will run as administrator.

 OPTION SEVEN 

"Run as administrator" Manually in Registry Editor

1. For how, use the  RUNASADMIN value with the full path to the program's file in  OPTION THREE here:  How to Run a Program in Compatibility Mode in Windows 7