First thing is to restart your PC. Second,is to wait for the login screen. Third, then press and hold down the Control and Alt keys and then press the delete key, let go of the delete key while you are still pressing the Control and Alt keys and press delete key one more time. By now you should have a. For instance, if you are editing the hosts file in Notepad, Windows won't let you save those change unless you are running the Notepad program as an administrator. To run any Windows program with administrator access, simply right-click the program icon on the desktop (or inside the start menu ) and then click on Run as Administrator.
This How-to will show you the proper method to run the MMC with an elevated administrator account, prompting for a password every time.
Edit: Just to make this clear; this creates a shortcut so you only have to enter your admin password. You do not have to right-click an .exe every time and put in your credentials and password.
4 Steps total
How To Run As Administrator Xp
Step 1: Open MMC manually with admin account
At the cmd line, open MMC with elevated privileges using the RunAs cmd;
How to Run Printers & Faxes as an Administrator in XP. The right-click menu associated with most Windows XP programs gives you the option to run those programs as an administrator (or other standard user). However, when you right-click on applets in the Control Panel. XP Doesn't have UAC, so it doesn't have an Elevated Command Prompt. If you log in with an admin account, all Command Prompts are admin prompts. If you log in with a Limited Account, you can run cmd under admin credentials using RunAs: Right click the Command Prompt icon and click Run As.
C:WindowsSystem32runas.exe /user:domainusername 'mmc'
Use your own admin domainusername. You will be prompted for your password.
Step 2: Load snap-ins to MMC
Run Command As Administrator Windows Xp
If I run the system in Safe mode using any account, I can access the user admin tool, where all accounts have the correct level of privilegies (administrator). Unfortunately I can not uninstall.Net Framework since it uses Windows installer, and that won't run in Safe mode.
Go to File>Add/Remove Snap-in..or hit CRTL+M.
Add all that you need to fill this 'toolbox'.
Once finished, got to File>Options..and rename the Console to something more descriptive.
Then change the Console mode to User mode - full access. Hit OK, then go to File>Exit to save this as a .msc file.
Save/move this .msc file to a known location on your C: drive. Something like C:toolbox.
Step 3: Create shortcut to .msc file
On your desktop (or wherever you will launch this from), create a new shortcut and point to any file. It doesn't matter which one as we will be changing this shortly.
Open the properties of the shortcut, and change the Target to use the RunAs cmd like this;
C:WindowsSystem32runas.exe /user:domainusername 'mmc C:path_to_Admin_ToolsAdmin_Tools.msc'
Change the Start in field to wherever the .msc directory is;
C:path_to_Admin_Tools
You can change the icon here as well by clicking Change Icon..and selecting the %SystemRoot%System32mmc.exe file to get the MMC icon.
Step 4: Launch MMC with admin credentials
Double-clicking the shortcut will bring up a cmdline prompt, asking for your admin password. Enter it and you are running the MMC with the .msc file loaded, as an admin.
To make any changes to the .msc file, find it and right-click the file, selecting Author.
All being well, you should have a new shortcut which will load your MMC in the proper context.
14 Comments
- Cayennerbleattler Nov 9, 2017 at 08:58pm
Thanks for that. This is definitely some useful information to have!
Picasa is a software developed by Google, Inc. Whose function is to allow the user view and organize the pictures in his/her PC. Picasa searches for all the images in your HD and show them in the eye-catching and intuitive interface. Without any doubt, the presentation is one of the high points of this applications. Picasa viewer for mac. Picasa is a program developed by Google, Inc. Whose function is to allow the user view and organize the pictures in his/her Mac. Picasa searches for all the images in your HD and shows them on an eye-catching and intuitive interface. Without any doubt, the presentation is one of. Picasa is one of the most popular image viewing and storage programs in the world. With this tool, you can conveniently organise and manage digital photos on your Windows PC. It comes with additional features, such as red-eye removal, cropping, slideshow, and keyword search.As such, you can use the program to make subtle improvements to your photos. Picasa photo viewer free download - Picasa, Photo Viewer Free, Photo Viewer, and many more programs. Enter to Search. My Profile Logout.
- SonoraNoAutoSummary Nov 10, 2017 at 12:47am
Yours' was the first post I liked on SpiceWorks. Interesting content that can make my day a little better. Thanks!
- Ghost ChiliBriser_fae_the_broch Nov 10, 2017 at 09:54am
Nice one, really useful as well! It can be really annoying to be logged in as a Domain Admin and still have to force extra admin privs out of the machine
Obviously, we'll also delete comments linking to this fan-made game. Native version of sm64 online released for mac.
- PimientoJason5542 Nov 10, 2017 at 03:17pm
You can also Shift-Right Click on 'MMC' from the start menu and click 'Run as different user.' This will prompt for credentials so just use your domain admin creds instead of logging in and out.
- Chipotlestephen jabs Nov 10, 2017 at 03:24pm
Pressing Ctrl-Shift as you are clicking on any app or search result will open it with Administrator privileges.
So if you click Start, then type MMC, hold down Ctrl-Shift when you click on it.
- CayenneCarlosTech Nov 10, 2017 at 04:20pm
you can cut this down further.
-Create the '.msc' file (with elevated privileges) and save it.
-Create a 'Shortcut' to the .msc file
-Then right-click the shortcut click 'Properties' then the 'Advanced' button, you get the option to 'Run as administrator' (which applies to the shortcut)you then get an elevated privilege prompt when you double click the .msc shortcut.
- PoblanoTC-Marcus Nov 10, 2017 at 05:00pm
glad to see the answer to my question yesterday being readily shared with others!
- PoblanoKory.Keenan Nov 20, 2017 at 09:40pm
When I step 1 from an admin command prompt, I get RUNAS ERROR: Unable to run - mmc 740: The requested operation requires elevation.
- Sonorabrandonmoncrief2 Nov 21, 2017 at 05:14am
Kory,
Try thisRunas / user:domainusername powershell.exe
Once the new admin powershell opens type mmc
- Pimientomjamm Nov 28, 2018 at 01:01am
Imo contacts not showing. There are multiple ways to open the MMC's as an Administrator, however, if you follow these instructions, the .msc file will allow you to enter your admin credentials 'ONCE' and then bounce from one MMC snap-in to another without having to re-enter your credentials.
- Sonoradcontibr Nov 30, 2018 at 05:57pm
Hello pmandryk,
I followed all the instructions but when I get prompted to enter my password nothing else happens, it just close the CMD window.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
- Serranopmandryk Nov 30, 2018 at 07:53pm
My advice would be to run each piece separately and once they all work, then join the command together.
So, perform the 'mmc C:path_to_Admin_ToolsAdmin_Tools.msc' first on the cmd line, then the runas to run that cmd, then create the shortcut.
The most important is this 'mmc C:path_to_Admin_ToolsAdmin_Tools.msc'.Paste what your process and I'll have a look.
- Serranobryndonbooth Dec 5, 2018 at 12:53am
I'd already tried the runas from the command line to run dsa.msc (AD users and computers). Which requires elevation so the cmd window closes after pw input without opening the console.
As Carlostech pointed out, yes, you can modify the shortcut to run with admin rights. However this gave me a credential window to put in my admin account details, both username AND password before the runas command window for the password prompt. Not ideal.
Of course the whole point is to be able to open the console with my admin credentials when I am logged in with my non-admin account.
Any other bright ideas?
- Sonoradcontibr Dec 21, 2018 at 10:54pm
I found this solution online which resolved my issue.
Change the Target filed with the following:
C:WindowsSystem32runas.exe /user:DOMAINUSERNAME 'cmd /c mmc C:Path_to_Admin_ToolsAdmin_Tools.msc'
Introduction: Run the Control Panel As Admin
Step 2: Load snap-ins to MMC
Run Command As Administrator Windows Xp
If I run the system in Safe mode using any account, I can access the user admin tool, where all accounts have the correct level of privilegies (administrator). Unfortunately I can not uninstall.Net Framework since it uses Windows installer, and that won't run in Safe mode.
Go to File>Add/Remove Snap-in..or hit CRTL+M.
Add all that you need to fill this 'toolbox'.
Once finished, got to File>Options..and rename the Console to something more descriptive.
Then change the Console mode to User mode - full access. Hit OK, then go to File>Exit to save this as a .msc file.
Save/move this .msc file to a known location on your C: drive. Something like C:toolbox.
Step 3: Create shortcut to .msc file
On your desktop (or wherever you will launch this from), create a new shortcut and point to any file. It doesn't matter which one as we will be changing this shortly.
Open the properties of the shortcut, and change the Target to use the RunAs cmd like this;
C:WindowsSystem32runas.exe /user:domainusername 'mmc C:path_to_Admin_ToolsAdmin_Tools.msc'
Change the Start in field to wherever the .msc directory is;
C:path_to_Admin_Tools
You can change the icon here as well by clicking Change Icon..and selecting the %SystemRoot%System32mmc.exe file to get the MMC icon.
Step 4: Launch MMC with admin credentials
Double-clicking the shortcut will bring up a cmdline prompt, asking for your admin password. Enter it and you are running the MMC with the .msc file loaded, as an admin.
To make any changes to the .msc file, find it and right-click the file, selecting Author.
All being well, you should have a new shortcut which will load your MMC in the proper context.
14 Comments
- Cayennerbleattler Nov 9, 2017 at 08:58pm
Thanks for that. This is definitely some useful information to have!
Picasa is a software developed by Google, Inc. Whose function is to allow the user view and organize the pictures in his/her PC. Picasa searches for all the images in your HD and show them in the eye-catching and intuitive interface. Without any doubt, the presentation is one of the high points of this applications. Picasa viewer for mac. Picasa is a program developed by Google, Inc. Whose function is to allow the user view and organize the pictures in his/her Mac. Picasa searches for all the images in your HD and shows them on an eye-catching and intuitive interface. Without any doubt, the presentation is one of. Picasa is one of the most popular image viewing and storage programs in the world. With this tool, you can conveniently organise and manage digital photos on your Windows PC. It comes with additional features, such as red-eye removal, cropping, slideshow, and keyword search.As such, you can use the program to make subtle improvements to your photos. Picasa photo viewer free download - Picasa, Photo Viewer Free, Photo Viewer, and many more programs. Enter to Search. My Profile Logout.
- SonoraNoAutoSummary Nov 10, 2017 at 12:47am
Yours' was the first post I liked on SpiceWorks. Interesting content that can make my day a little better. Thanks!
- Ghost ChiliBriser_fae_the_broch Nov 10, 2017 at 09:54am
Nice one, really useful as well! It can be really annoying to be logged in as a Domain Admin and still have to force extra admin privs out of the machine
Obviously, we'll also delete comments linking to this fan-made game. Native version of sm64 online released for mac.
- PimientoJason5542 Nov 10, 2017 at 03:17pm
You can also Shift-Right Click on 'MMC' from the start menu and click 'Run as different user.' This will prompt for credentials so just use your domain admin creds instead of logging in and out.
- Chipotlestephen jabs Nov 10, 2017 at 03:24pm
Pressing Ctrl-Shift as you are clicking on any app or search result will open it with Administrator privileges.
So if you click Start, then type MMC, hold down Ctrl-Shift when you click on it.
- CayenneCarlosTech Nov 10, 2017 at 04:20pm
you can cut this down further.
-Create the '.msc' file (with elevated privileges) and save it.
-Create a 'Shortcut' to the .msc file
-Then right-click the shortcut click 'Properties' then the 'Advanced' button, you get the option to 'Run as administrator' (which applies to the shortcut)you then get an elevated privilege prompt when you double click the .msc shortcut.
- PoblanoTC-Marcus Nov 10, 2017 at 05:00pm
glad to see the answer to my question yesterday being readily shared with others!
- PoblanoKory.Keenan Nov 20, 2017 at 09:40pm
When I step 1 from an admin command prompt, I get RUNAS ERROR: Unable to run - mmc 740: The requested operation requires elevation.
- Sonorabrandonmoncrief2 Nov 21, 2017 at 05:14am
Kory,
Try thisRunas / user:domainusername powershell.exe
Once the new admin powershell opens type mmc
- Pimientomjamm Nov 28, 2018 at 01:01am
Imo contacts not showing. There are multiple ways to open the MMC's as an Administrator, however, if you follow these instructions, the .msc file will allow you to enter your admin credentials 'ONCE' and then bounce from one MMC snap-in to another without having to re-enter your credentials.
- Sonoradcontibr Nov 30, 2018 at 05:57pm
Hello pmandryk,
I followed all the instructions but when I get prompted to enter my password nothing else happens, it just close the CMD window.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
- Serranopmandryk Nov 30, 2018 at 07:53pm
My advice would be to run each piece separately and once they all work, then join the command together.
So, perform the 'mmc C:path_to_Admin_ToolsAdmin_Tools.msc' first on the cmd line, then the runas to run that cmd, then create the shortcut.
The most important is this 'mmc C:path_to_Admin_ToolsAdmin_Tools.msc'.Paste what your process and I'll have a look.
- Serranobryndonbooth Dec 5, 2018 at 12:53am
I'd already tried the runas from the command line to run dsa.msc (AD users and computers). Which requires elevation so the cmd window closes after pw input without opening the console.
As Carlostech pointed out, yes, you can modify the shortcut to run with admin rights. However this gave me a credential window to put in my admin account details, both username AND password before the runas command window for the password prompt. Not ideal.
Of course the whole point is to be able to open the console with my admin credentials when I am logged in with my non-admin account.
Any other bright ideas?
- Sonoradcontibr Dec 21, 2018 at 10:54pm
I found this solution online which resolved my issue.
Change the Target filed with the following:
C:WindowsSystem32runas.exe /user:DOMAINUSERNAME 'cmd /c mmc C:Path_to_Admin_ToolsAdmin_Tools.msc'
Introduction: Run the Control Panel As Admin
Running the windows control panel as an administrator can be hard if you don't know how to do it here is how to do it.
Step 1: Create a Shortcut
Right click on the desktop and make a new shortcut. Type C:WindowsSystem32control.exe into the box ( if you have windows installed on a different drive change the drive letter).
Step 2: Name the Shortcut
Now you have to name the shortcut and then select finish.
Step 3: Right Click
Right click and you can select run as admin or force it to run as admin every time (select properties and view next step).
Windows Run As Administrator Command
Step 4: Always Run As Admin
Once you have right clicked and selected properties select advanced and check run as admin.
Step 5: The End
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