Work as administrator while logged in as regular user 1

[dan08]

Often I have to work on users computers, and I need to do things as administrator. Usually I have to switch to my admin account and do the work, then ask them to log in to see if it is working on their account. Is there a way to work as an administrator temporarily while still logged in to their account? I know some programs have the "Run as Administrator" option if you right click, but I have found that this is not the case for most programs in Control Panel. Thank you for any advice.

 

[guitarzan]

Deja vu: thread779-1711133

Please don't cross-post. As mentioned there, shift + right-click should do what you want.

 

[dan08]

Sorry about that. I couldn't find the Windows 7 forums at first, and I couldn't figure out how to delete the post later.

 

[guitarzan]

No problem. And, you can't delete a thread, though you can red-flag yourself to request a post be deleted.

 

[dan08]

What exactly is shift + right-click supposed to do. It doesn't seem to be doing anything.

 

[guitarzan]

Sorry, actually in XP it will expose the "Run As" option, but in Windows 7 its already there... well, "Run As Administrator" is there for some applets, like Device Manager, but not "Run As..." like in XP.

 

[dan08]

My problem is alot of the times I need to install or uninstall a program, and there is no option to elevate my privileges to perform the install. I am hoping there is a way to temporarily elevate my privileges by entering my admin credentials but remain in the user's account.

 

[guitarzan]

If it's an executable, then either right-click "Run as administrator" or shift + right-click "Run as different user" should work.

As for control panel applets like "Programs and Features", yes I see the problem. All I can see is "Run as administrator"... An awkward workaround might be to open a command prompt with "Run as different user", then type the .CPL file for the applet (like appwiz.cpl), this should launch it with your credentials

 

[dan08]

Ok, that's more options then I had before. Thanks for the tips.