Comments on: Automatically Have Shortcuts Run As Administrator In Vista http://www.pcmech.com/article/automatically-have-shortcuts-run-as-administrator-in-vista/ Tech Powered Life... Simplified Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:19:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Boycehttp://www.pcmech.com/article/automatically-have-shortcuts-run-as-administrator-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-9350 Boyce Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:37:48 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/automatically-have-shortcuts-run-as-administrator-in-vista/#comment-9350 As a side note, if you're not working as an administrator, you will not be able to change this setting. The boxes to make that change appear grayed out when you're logged in as a user with limited permissions.Solution: Log in as an administrator (or switch users) and go to the properties of the executable. From there go to the Compatibility tab and click the "Show settings for all users" button (ignoring the Run this Program as Administrator button.) At the properties list that comes up, the Compatibility for All Users screen, set the "Run this program as an Administrator" checkbox. As a side note, if you’re not working as an administrator, you will not be able to change this setting. The boxes to make that change appear grayed out when you’re logged in as a user with limited permissions.

Solution: Log in as an administrator (or switch users) and go to the properties of the executable. From there go to the Compatibility tab and click the “Show settings for all users” button (ignoring the Run this Program as Administrator button.) At the properties list that comes up, the Compatibility for All Users screen, set the “Run this program as an Administrator” checkbox.

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