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Asked: 2026-05-21T15:09:20+00:00

In Windows just because your account is in the Administrators group doesn’t mean it

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In Windows just because your account is in the Administrators group doesn’t mean it is privileged enough to be able to delete some system files. Is there a way to perform actions with this ‘supreme‘ admin power in C# without having to login to Administrator account(Only using an account in the Administrators group).

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In my case it is a personal application (I’m sorry I didn’t specify this) and I trust myself to not delete any system files or give any rogue virus access to this privilege. I am using a domain account on a personal computer and while I have got Administrator on my personal computer I don’t want to keep switching between users. What I want is a simple way of running my program as the highest possible privileged user. Is there no way whatsoever unless logged in as a full Administrator?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Question Answered thanks. I have been informed that there is no possible way of launching an application with FULL administrator rights as you can in Linux with the sudo command. Adding a UAC manifest was helpful though as it specified how to implement rights into my app(http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb756929.aspx).

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