How to run application as admin with source code on form_load?

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Hey guys, does anybody know how to run an application as admin on form_load without editing the app.manifest? I really need this for my new project. Thanks :)

What I have tried:

Dim startInfo As New ProcessStartInfo()
       Dim myprocess As New Process()
       startInfo.FileName = "C:\test.exe"
       startInfo.Verb = "runas"
       startInfo.Arguments = "/env /user:" + "Administrator" + " cmd"
       myprocess.StartInfo = startInfo
       myprocess.Start()

This source code makes an error when I close the "Run as administrator" box, and when I copy this code to Form_Load, it just makes unlimited boxes of "Run as Administrator".

Posted 20-Jul-17 4:00am

RealFlare

Updated 20-Jul-17 4:01am

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Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan 20-Jul-17 10:38am

You need to get the admin permissions for your form, instead of the processes internally. What are you using in the form itself?

[no name] 20-Jul-17 10:47am

What do you mean? I just want the application to ask for admin permissions

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan 20-Jul-17 10:51am

Yes, you do. But in the code about you are actually asking for these permissions for a common process, which runs "test.exe". So I am asking what is the code that you are using in your WinForm? Can you show that?

Richard MacCutchan 20-Jul-17 13:19pm

Just mark your application as "Run as administrator", rather than trying to change things at run time. However, you can only do this if you have access to an administrator account. So if you are trying to hack someone's system you will not be able to do it.

[no name] 6-Jul-18 11:49am

Your code doesn't ask for permissions, it happens before your program runs. The manifest tells User Account Control whether it needs elevated permissions or not. The reason why you're getting an infinite loop is because the program starts, then starts itself while requesting admin permissions, then that one does the same thing etc.

If you must have the program itself requesting admin permissions, you'll have to have Program A using this code to run Program B with admin permissions.

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