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How do I mark an application to always require a full administrator access token (User Account Control)?

Some applications, such as internal line-of-business applications or non-Microsoft products, require the full administrator access token to perform at least some of their functions or tasks, but have not been identified as administrator applications by the developer or publisher. In this case, you can use the following procedure to mark an application so that the operating system always prompts for the use of a full administrator access token.

Important:

Important:

You cannot mark an application to bypass the User Account Control message.

To perform the following procedure, you must be able to log on with or provide the credentials of a member of the local Administrators group.

To mark an application to always require a full administrator access token

  1. Right-click an application that is likely to require a full administrator access token, but has not been marked as such.

  2. Click Properties, and then click the Compatibility tab.

  3. Under Privilege Level, select the Run this program as an administrator check box, and then click OK.

    Note:

    Note:

    If the Run this program as an administrator option is unavailable, it means that the application is blocked from always running with administrator credentials, the application does not require administrator credentials to run, or you are not logged on to the computer as an administrator.

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