Elevated Program Shortcut without UAC Prompt - Create

jonnyhotchkiss · Apr 18, 2014

You've checked (taskmanager) that utorrent isn't still running?

I've seen this message a lot, when I forget to set the "close utorrent" option (default action on close window is minimise to tray)

Arbitrage · Apr 19, 2014

jonnyhotchkiss said:
You've checked (taskmanager) that utorrent isn't still running?

I've seen this message a lot, when I forget to set the "close utorrent" option (default action on close window is minimise to tray)

uTorrent is running because I have started it before, when I added a new torrent a few hours back. But when I try to add another torrent, I get this error.

jsmain · Apr 22, 2014

AutoHotkey Arguments

How can I pass an argument into this....
I use alot of AutoHotKey scripts, and have elevated my AutoHotKey.exe file, but when I drop a script onto the elevated shortcut, nothing happens. I need to be able to run all my scripts this way if possible. I'd rather not have to elevate each and every script I create and test.

Any suggestions on passing arguments such as the script to run, through tasksched to my elevated AutoHotKey.exe?

The scripts run if I drop them on the normal Autohotkey shortcut, although with the UAC interupting, I would like to be able to do this without the UAC interupting.

Thanks for any assistance you can provide.

Brink · Apr 22, 2014

Hello jsmain, and welcome to Seven Forums.

You might be able to use this method below instead for what you want using the built-in Administrator's rights to not get the UAC prompt.

You could skip steps 9-16 if you like. Those steps were just designed to prevent a standard user from being able to change the target of the shortcut and run whatever they wanted with the built-in Administrator's rights.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/193743-elevated-program-shortcut-create-standard-user.html

Hope this helps,

Shawn

jsmain · Apr 23, 2014

Thanks Brink!

I am uncertain however how that solution would be any better.

This solution works, but needs to be able to accept arguments.

My case is this....
I use an xkeys controller for example, and assign my scripts to each key. Currently, each key launches a script that gets run as admin, and throws a UAC prompt to accept the action. That is unacceptable. If I use the process provided in this thread, I can elevate the scripts to run without the UAC which is acceptable, but I need to do this with maybe hundreds of scripts, of which again, is unacceptable.

I have elevated Autohotkey.exe itself which is necessary to run the raw scripts, but then I need a way for it to accept the script as an argument, so any script run will be done so using the elevated Autohotkey.exe shortcut.

Is that possible?

Brink · Apr 23, 2014

I'm sure it may be possible, but I just don't know how either.

jsmain · Apr 23, 2014

Bugger!

Thanks anyway.

Perhaps someone else?
I'm looking into it as well, so if I do find an answer, I'll be sure to report back.

EdPell · May 9, 2014

Use in a Context Menu

Hi Brink ...

First, thanks for the great tutorial.

I just purchased a new PC with Win 7 Home Premium and found the UAC process a bit tedious for programs I run frequently, for example, Search Everything. I followed your tutorial and it's working fine.

However, more often than not, I want to run it from a context menu. Way back in post #'s 10 and 11, I *think* Lebon14 also wanted to do this and you responded with a registry add like this:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Every Search]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Every Search\command]
@=”\”C:\\Users\\Ed\\Desktop\\Every Search.lnk\” \”%1\”"

but obviously with the program (Notepad++) he was concerned with.

My question - if I stuck those three lines in a text editor such as Notepad and changed the file extension to .reg, is that sufficient to correctly update the registry?

Thanks for your help
EdP

Brink · May 9, 2014

Hello Ed,

I'm not sure how it will work or not with that program, but you could create the .reg file with this below. You just needed to add the top line for registry files in addition to changing the file extension to .reg.

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Every Search]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Every Search\command]
@=”\”C:\\Users\\Ed\\Desktop\\Every Search.lnk\” \”%1\”"

jonnyhotchkiss · May 11, 2014

Hi, I just mounted the Software hive (TimSW) from a build with Everything installed on... In "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\TimSW\Classes\Folder\shell\Search Everything..." (ie normally HKLM\Software\Classes\folder\shell\Everything) the command key has a string (no name) with

"C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe" -path "%1"

This might work with portable also.. Personally, I'd go for the folder context over desktop context, where the -path parameter is used to refine the "search domain"...

Hope this helps...

One more thing: if you right click on your .lnk file and select open file location, you should get the location of the (everything.exe) target of your shortcut. It's good practice to reference this directly in the reg (what if your shortcut's deleted, or moved?) alt+d and ctrl+c will get you your address (from address bar,to clipboard

JerometheGiraff · May 11, 2014

EdPell said:
Hi Brink ...

First, thanks for the great tutorial.

I just purchased a new PC with Win 7 Home Premium and found the UAC process a bit tedious for programs I run frequently, for example, Search Everything. I followed your tutorial and it's working fine.

However, more often than not, I want to run it from a context menu. Way back in post #'s 10 and 11, I *think* Lebon14 also wanted to do this and you responded with a registry add like this:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Every Search]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Every Search\command]
@=”\”C:\\Users\\Ed\\Desktop\\Every Search.lnk\” \”%1\”"

but obviously with the program (Notepad++) he was concerned with.

My question - if I stuck those three lines in a text editor such as Notepad and changed the file extension to .reg, is that sufficient to correctly update the registry?

Thanks for your help
EdP

What do you mean by having it run from a context menu ?

EdPell · May 11, 2014

>What do you mean by having it run from a context menu ? <

When I right-click a drive or folder in Explorer (or, in my case xplorer2), I'd like Search Everything to appear in the pop-up menu and, when selected, search only the drive or folder that was right-clicked.

jonnyhotchkiss · May 13, 2014

everything (folder) context menu

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell\Search Everything...\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Everything\\Everything.exe\" -path \"%1\""

save as reg+import, or use as ref to manually create reg string at above location.

To add to drive context-menus, the key needs to be added to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shell

(I just tried this and it works: Using advanced registry editor, I was able to copy the key (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shell\Search Everything...\command) easily, by

Navigating to "source" key [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell\Search Everything...\command]
Copying (full) key name
right-click key and select "copy to"
PASTE the key name, change "FOLDER" to "DRIVE"
Select ok / Hit Enter to copy the key

Here's the exported [drive] reg.

Good luck!

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shell\Search Everything...]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shell\Search Everything...\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Everything\\Everything.exe\" -path \"%1\""

EdPell · May 13, 2014

jonny ...

Thanks much for taking the time to help.

I suddenly found myself in the middle of an oobleck storm and can't concentrate on much else. As soon as I try it out, I'll report back.

EdP

Jytra · May 15, 2014

Hey all. Google led me to this site based on some searches, so this is going to sound strange...

A while back, I had set up one of my Win 8.1 PCs to run a TeamSpeak server at start, with admin privileges and all, and it worked just fine for a good long time. However, my curious side managed to convince me to try out SteamOS on that particular machine, and create a dedicated server, but in doing so, I completely forgot to write down what I had done to configure the system, so now I'm in some trouble.

After spending the last few days wrestling with Ubuntu on the new server (just setting up an automated mount for hot-plugged drives was a nightmare), I decided to install Win 8.1 on it to make remote management easier, but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the TeamSpeak server to run with admin privileges at startup. I cannot remember what I did to configure it previously, outside of just simply adding a shortcut to the startup folder.

I've attempted this tutorial (from this thread) to set up a shortcut that automatically runs the TeamSpeak server at boot, but for some reason, it either starts and promptly closes itself once a client connects, or simply doesn't start at all. I then attempted a separate tutorial to create a Task Manager entry, but that refused to start up as well. If I add the shortcut without admin rights to the startup folder, then the server rejects all connections, so getting it to start as admin is critical.

I guess my main question is "What am I doing wrong?". Previously, I remembered moving the server folder from the 64-bit program files to the x86 version to solve the issue (e.g. c:\program files (x86)\teamspeak 3 server\), but that no longer seems to work as I remember it.

JerometheGiraff · May 16, 2014

EdPell said:
>What do you mean by having it run from a context menu ? <

When I right-click a drive or folder in Explorer (or, in my case xplorer2), I'd like Search Everything to appear in the pop-up menu and, when selected, search only the drive or folder that was right-clicked.

If you don't mind when you try johnny registry edit, if you can show a screen shot of this in action, quite curious whether it would benefit me !

EdPell · May 18, 2014

Jonny ...

Actually, that registry entry doesn't work and didn't work months ago. I found out the problem was the ending double-quote. When removed, it worked perfectly.
"C:\Program Files\Everything\everything.exe" -filename "%1"
to
"C:\Program Files\Everything\everything.exe" -filename "%1

>if you right click on your .lnk file and select open file location, you should get the location of the (everything.exe) target of your shortcut<
Thanks, I didn't know that. But because of the way I work, it takes less time and effort to right-click the deisred drive/folder, click SearchEverything, and just click the UAC YES button.

In your latest post, it appears to me that you're referring to the SearchEverything program itself, not the shortcut to the Task. What I'm trying to do is get the Task shortcut in the context menu.

Not sure if I made myself clear.

EdP

Win7User2nd · Jun 10, 2014

I followed the instructions step by step. But when I finish and start up the program, it doesn't work. I am using this for Google Chrome.

Brink · Jun 10, 2014

Hello Win7User2nd,

Google Chrome doesn't require to run elevated to open it.

Win7User2nd · Jun 10, 2014

It used to open without the UAC but now the UAC prompts up when I launch Chrome.

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