Run Programs Automatically As Administrator In Windows Vista

Tony Williams | May 06, 2007 | Comments

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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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  • Vengata N Guruswamy
    Thanks for the tip. This will be very helpful to use vmware
  • Joshua Novotny
    For all of those wondering why the run as admin box is greyed out, you have to go to account management and change the account type from standard to administrator to be able to run the program as a full on administrator
  • Dave
    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
  • GT
    I actually knew about this before but never thought of using it for this. I feel so dumb now.
  • Rachel Gilmour
    This doesn't work for me! The use as administrator button is all faded and wont let me click on it
  • Glad to have helped Daz
  • Daz
    Thanks - worked a treat!
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