Starting with the most obvious: you can launch a program as an administrator by right-clicking on the executable file and choosing “Run as administrator.” As a shortcut, holding Shift + Ctrl while double-clicking the file will also start the program as an admin.

How do I run as administrator in win 10?

Right-click or press-and-hold on the shortcut, and then right-click or press-and-hold again on the program’s name. Then, from the menu that opens, choose “Run as administrator.” You can also use the “Ctrl + Shift + Click/Tap” shortcut on an app’s taskbar shortcut to run it with administrator permissions in Windows 10.

How do I open run as administrator?

Hit Windows+R to open the Run box. Type the name of whatever command—or program, folder, document, or website—you want to open. After typing your command, hit Ctrl+Shift+Enter to run it with admin privileges. Hitting Enter runs the command as a normal user.