windows – How can I auto-elevate my batch file, so that it requests from UAC administrator rights if required?<\/a><\/i><\/p>\nRunning Batch Files Elevated by Default<\/h2>\n
Besides the above automatic elevation method, from the client’s side you can tweak the registry so that batch files will always start elevated, showing the UAC prompt. This is done by changing the default double-click action from “open” to “runas” in the registry. Use these steps:<\/p>\n
Start Regedit.exe and go to the following location:<\/p>\n
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\batfile\\shell<\/pre>\nDouble-click (default) and set its value data as runas<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"bat](\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/bat-elevated-2.png\")
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Exit the Registry Editor.<\/p>\n
After this change, batch files will always run elevated when double-clicked. Run as administrator would be the default option shown when you right-click a .bat file.<\/p>\n
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To elevate batch files manually, you would right-click on it and choose Run as Administrator. Here is a way to automatically elevate a batch file that requires elevated privileges to run correctly. This is equivalent to choosing “Run as Administrator” by right-clicking a batch file. 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