Run Programs Automatically As Administrator In Windows Vista

May 6th, 2007 • Filed Under

Windows Vista has amazing in-built security, and although I find the number of popup alerts acceptable, what does bug me is that Vista repeatedly asks me the same questions. I haven’t quite worked out how to stop Vista doing this, but I have worked out how to automatically run programs as an administrator.

To do this all you have to do is the following:

  • Right-click on the shortcut for the program
  • Click on the Advanced button
  • In the Dialog window that pops up check the box ‘Run As Administrator’

Once you’ve done this that particular application will always run as administrator, which can help solve compatibility problems.

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6 Responses to “Run Programs Automatically As Administrator In Windows Vista”

  1. Daz says:
    March 2, 2008 at 11:04 am

    Thanks – worked a treat!

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  2. Tony Williams says:
    March 2, 2008 at 6:43 pm

    Glad to have helped Daz

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  3. Rachel Gilmour says:
    March 20, 2008 at 11:03 am

    This doesn’t work for me! The use as administrator button is all faded and wont let me click on it

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  4. GT says:
    February 11, 2009 at 1:32 pm

    I actually knew about this before but never thought of using it for this. I feel so dumb now.

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  5. Dave says:
    February 16, 2009 at 1:54 pm

    Hello iam trying to run a program as Adim, and its greyed out, Its a Racing program and multiplayers send me car setups, and they wount keep in Program when i exit, and then return to the game later. Hope this explain it clear.
     
     Thanks for your Help
      Dave Worsley

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