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Asked: 2026-05-22T02:11:05+00:00

I have a small script that performs the build and install process on Windows

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I have a small script that performs the build and install process on Windows for a Bazaar repository I’m managing. I’m trying to run the script with elevated, administrative privileges from within the Windows shell (cmd.exe)–just as if I’d right-clicked it and chosen Run as Administrator, but without using any method that requires use of the graphical interface.

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  1. Editorial Team

    A batch/WSH hybrid is able to call ShellExecute to display the UAC elevation dialog…

    @if (1==1) @if(1==0) @ELSE
@echo off&SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS
>nul 2>&1 "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\cacls.exe" "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\config\system"||(
    cscript //E:JScript //nologo "%~f0"
    @goto :EOF
)
echo.Performing admin tasks...
REM call foo.exe
@goto :EOF
@end @ELSE
ShA=new ActiveXObject("Shell.Application")
ShA.ShellExecute("cmd.exe","/c \""+WScript.ScriptFullName+"\"","","runas",5);
@end
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