Sometimes, we need to launch applications on our system with elevated privileges. We can do so by selecting the Run as Administrator option in the right-click context menu for a particular application ...

First, you need to terminate the existing explorer.exe process. Open Task Manager Locate explorer.exe process Right-click on it and select End Task. Having done that you have three options to run ...

Although you can't run Windows 8-style apps as an administrator, you can launch the full Internet Explorer 11 program in Administrator mode. This admin mode grants elevated privileges when launching ...

I have been beating my head against the wall trying to get Respondus Lockdown Browser to run without needing admin creds. I have used RUNAS, I have made a scheduled task run as admin shortcut, I have ...

Even if you've set up your user account to be an Administrator (the default setting if yours is the only account on the PC), Windows insists on running most programs using a standard user token.

I run my Win10 machine on a standard user account, and don't mind entering the admin creds when installing/removing software. But there are certain things I run frequently that require admin access to ...

If you're sick of seeing those UAC pop-ups, you can get rid of them by setting programs to run in administrator mode by default. Sarah is a freelance writer and CNET How To blogger. Her main focus is ...

To install MPV Player on Windows 11, download a portable build (Zhongfly or Shinchiro) from mpv.io, unzip it, and run the install batch file as admin. Configure it via mpv.conf. Windows 11 has a ...