How to create a Shortcut That enables Standard Users to run Applications as Administrator
If you want to know how to allow a standard user to be able to run any application with an admin privilege without requesting a password this article will show you the steps to take in achieving this. It is very simple to create a shortcut that uses the runas command with /savecred which is used to save the credentials. But using this command runas /savecred can expose your system to security issues because the standard user will be able to carry out the same operations as an administrator, so you have to be careful using this command.
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Create Administrator Shortcut for Standard Users
Furthermore, Let us enable the built-in Administrator account which is always disabled by default. Right-click the Command Prompt and click run as administrator. run the following command in case you don’t have an admin account: net user administrator /active:yes
After performing this action, enable the Administrator account and set up a password via Control Panel. In addition, click manage another account and set up your password.
Nonetheless, let us create a shortcut that will launch the application with Administrator privileges. Right-click on the desktop page and click New and select Shortcut.
Enter the below command into the box that will open next:
runas /user:ComputerName\Administrator /savecred “enter your program location here“
The ComputerName is the name of your computer and also enter the location or path to the program.
Enter the name you will use for the shortcut.
When you click on the shortcut the prompt will open and you enter your Administrator password.
After completing the above the standard user account will be able to run any application as Administrator without entering a password.
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