Accounts Add or Remove Run as administrator Context Menu in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Run as administrator context menu item for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Windows runs desktops apps and application files (ex: .bat, .cmd, .exe, and .msc file types) in user mode by default without elevated administrator rights unless it prompts you with UAC to run elevated (highest privileges).

When you use Run as administrator on a desktop app or application file, you are allowing it to run with full administrator access to everything on the computer. This means you are giving it special permissions to access restricted parts of the computer that would otherwise be off-limits. This could be a potential security risk if not a trusted app or application file, but sometimes "Run as administrator" is necessary for a trusted app or application file to run properly if it requires elevated rights for full access.


You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the Run as administrator context menu.

This will not remove the Run as administrator context menu in the Start menu. Instead it will only enable or disable the Run as administrator context menu from working in the Start menu.



EXAMPLE: "Run as administrator" context menu

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Here's How:

1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.

2 Add Run as administrator to Context Menu

This is the default setting


A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.​

Add_Run_as_administrator_to_context_menu.reg


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile\shell\runas]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile\shell\runas]
"HasLUAShield"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile\shell\runas\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
  00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,63,00,6d,00,\
  64,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2f,00,43,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,\
  00,20,00,25,00,2a,00,00,00


[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell\runas]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell\runas]
"HasLUAShield"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell\runas\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
  00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,63,00,6d,00,\
  64,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2f,00,43,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,\
  00,20,00,25,00,2a,00,00,00


[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cplfile\shell\runas]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cplfile\shell\runas]
"HasLUAShield"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cplfile\shell\runas\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
  00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,72,00,75,00,\
  6e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,73,00,68,\
  00,65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,43,00,6f,00,\
  6e,00,74,00,72,00,6f,00,6c,00,5f,00,52,00,75,00,6e,00,44,00,4c,00,4c,00,41,\
  00,73,00,55,00,73,00,65,00,72,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,2c,00,25,00,\
  2a,00,00,00


[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runas]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runas]
"HasLUAShield"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runas\command]
@="\"%1\" %*"
"IsolatedCommand"="\"%1\" %*"


[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mscfile\shell\RunAs]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mscfile\shell\RunAs]
"HasLUAShield"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mscfile\shell\RunAs\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
  00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,6d,00,\
  63,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,20,00,25,00,2a,\
  00,00,00

3 Remove Run as administrator from Context Menu

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.​

Remove_Run_as_administrator_from_context_menu.reg


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile\shell\runas]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell\runas]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cplfile\shell\runas]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runas]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mscfile\shell\RunAs]

4 Save the REG file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded REG file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 You can now delete the downloaded REG file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink


 

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Hi,
So what's wrong with the older run as admin to context menu, that made you make a new tutorial ?
22h2 screw it up or something last I checked it still existed on my context menu :/
 

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Hi,
So what's wrong with the older run as admin to context menu, that made you make a new tutorial ?
22h2 screw it up or something last I checked it still existed on my context menu :/

Hello mate, :-)

Nothing has changed.

The tutorial was made to have a choice in case someone wants to remove it, or restore it if removed by something.
 

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