Re: "Run this program as an administrator" always grayed out
developer_dan;538248 Wrote:
> As an update to my previous comment ... I re-enabled UAC for now and the
> "Run this program as an administrator" option is back. Since the user
> account I am logged in as has administrative privileges, it follows that
> any .exe would run as administrator if UAC is disabled, but it doesn't
> seem like that should cause the Run-as-Admin feature to be disabled,
> since you would want this property to be associated with the file,
> regardless if UAC is turned on/off.
>
> Also, what added to the confusion is that Visual Studio informs me that
> it needs to be run as an Admin when I start it, even if I already
> checked Run-as-Admin. This seems like its own bug.
>
> Please note that I am NOT saying that the solution to my problem is to
> re-enable UAC, so I would still like any feedback on this topic. I'll
> see how long I can endure with UAC for now, but it has created enough
> problems in the past that I'm not optimistic.
Hi Dan,
Welcome to the Vistax64.com forum. 
arty:
Step 5 in this tutorial will show you how to check (enable) the "Run as
Administrator" option in the Compatibility options.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/63998-compatibility-mode-list-programs.html
If you do not want UAC on and not have these problems with it off, then
see:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/80938-user-account-control-uac-elevate-privilege-level.html
and
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67567-administrator-account.html
Hope this helps,
Shawn
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