How to create a batch file to run cmd as administrator

Question

I need to run a batch file which needs to register a DLL  The DLL registration is failing because the Batch file is not  starting the command prompt as  administrator    Is there any way to start the  Command Prompt  as  administrator through the batch file   Environment  Win7 Vista

User · Answer

To prevent the script from failing when the script file resides on a non system drive (c:) and in a directory with spaces.

Batch_Script_Run_As_Admin.cmd

@echo off
if _%1_==_payload_  goto :payload

:getadmin
    echo %~nx0: elevating self
    set vbs=%temp%\getadmin.vbs
    echo Set UAC = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^)                >> "%vbs%"
    echo UAC.ShellExecute "%~s0", "payload %~sdp0 %*", "", "runas", 1 >> "%vbs%"
    "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
    del "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
goto :eof

:payload

::ENTER YOUR CODE BELOW::   





::END OF YOUR CODE::

echo.
echo...Script Complete....
echo.

pause

User · Answer

This Works for me in Windows 7 to 10 with parameters  when kick starting app or file from anywhere  including browser  and also when accessing file from anywhere  Replace  YOUR BATCH SCRIPT HERE anchor  with your code  This solution May Help     echo off  call  isAdmin  if  errorlevel     0       goto  run   else       echo Requesting administrative privileges        goto  UACPrompt    exit  b   isAdmin     fsutil dirty query  systemdrive   gt nul exit  b   run    lt YOUR BATCH SCRIPT HERE gt  exit  b   UACPrompt     echo Set UAC   CreateObject   quot Shell Application quot     gt   quot  temp  getadmin vbs quot      echo UAC ShellExecute  quot cmd exe quot    quot  c   s0   1 quot    quot  quot    quot runas quot   1  gt  gt   quot  temp  getadmin vbs quot        quot  temp  getadmin vbs quot      del  quot  temp  getadmin vbs quot  exit  B

User · Answer

You can use a shortcut that links to the batch file  Just go into properties for the shortcut and select advanced  then  run as administrator    Then just make the batch file hidden  and run the shortcut   This way  you can even set your own icon for the shortcut

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As user2549366 suggested before   You can use a shortcut that links to the batch file   but in the Properties- Compatibility tab of the shortcut  run as administrator may be disabled    So instead You just right click on your  file bat - shortcut  then go to - Properties- Shortcut tab -  Advanced and there you can click Run as administrator  After that  You can execute the shortcut

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this might be a solution  i have done something similar but this one does not seem to work for example if the necessary function requires administrator privileges it should ask you to restart it as admin    echo off mkdir C  Users cmdfolder  if echo   Access is denied    goto  1A  else  goto  A4    A1 cls  color 0d echo restart this program as administator   A4 pause

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This is based on  DarkXphenomenon s answer  which unfortunately had some problems    You need to enclose your code within this wrapper   if   1    payload   goto  payload   getadmin     echo   nx0  elevating self     set vbs  temp  getadmin vbs     echo Set UAC   CreateObject   Shell Application                    gt  gt    vbs       echo UAC ShellExecute    s0    payload   sdp0           runas   1  gt  gt    vbs         temp  getadmin vbs      del   temp  getadmin vbs  goto  eof   payload     echo   nx0  running payload with parameters      echo        echo ---------------------------------------------------     cd  d  2     shift     shift     rem put your code here     rem e g   perl myscript pl  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 goto  eof   This makes batch file run itself as elevated user   It adds two parameters to the privileged code    word payload  to indicate this is payload call  i e  already elevated   Otherwise it would just open new processes over and over  directory path where the main script was called   Due to the fact that Windows always starts elevated cmd exe in   windir  system32   there s no easy way of knowing what the original path was  and retaining ability to copy your script around without touching code    Note  Unfortunately  for some reason shift does not work for     so if you need     to pass actual arguments on  you will have to resort to the ugly notation I used     in the example   1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9   which also brings in the limit of     maximum of 9 arguments

User · Answer

Press Ctrl Shift and double-click a shortcut to run as an elevated process   Works from the start menu as well

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Here s a more simple version of essentially the same file    echo off break off title C  Windows system32 cmd exe cls   cmd set  p cmd C  Enter Command    cmd  echo  goto cmd

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Make a text using notepad or any text editor of you choice  Open notepad  write this short command  cmd exe  without the quote aand save it as cmd bat   Click cmd bat and choose  run as administrator

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This script does the trick  Just paste it into the top of your bat file  If you want to review the output of your script  add a  pause  command at the bottom of your batch file   This script is now slightly edited to support command line args    echo off    BatchGotAdmin   ------------------------------------- REM  -- gt  Check for permissions  gt nul 2 gt  amp 1   SYSTEMROOT  system32 cacls exe    SYSTEMROOT  system32 config system   REM -- gt  If error flag set  we do not have admin  if   errorlevel   NEQ  0        echo Requesting administrative privileges        goto UACPrompt   else   goto gotAdmin     UACPrompt     echo Set UAC   CreateObject   Shell Application     gt    temp  getadmin vbs      set params              echo UAC ShellExecute  cmd exe     c   s0  params         runas   1  gt  gt    temp  getadmin vbs         temp  getadmin vbs      del   temp  getadmin vbs      exit  B   gotAdmin     pushd   CD       CD  D    dp0    --------------------------------------    ENTER YOUR CODE BELOW

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Maybe something like this   if    s0      s1    cd   sp1  amp  shift   else     echo CreateObject   Shell Application    ShellExecute    s0     0         runas  1  gt   tmp   n0 vbs   amp    tmp   n0 vbs   amp  del  q   tmp   n0 vbs   amp  goto  eof

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You might have to use another batch file first to launch the second with admin rights   In the first use  runas  noprofile  user mymachine administrator yourbatchfile bat   Upon further reading  you must be able to type in the password at the prompt  You cannot pipe the password as this feature was locked down for security reasons   You may have more luck with psexec

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