win8.1 Autostart Program with Administrative Privileges

[dumble]

So I have this app that needs to be run with admin priviliges in windows 8.1 x64. It has this autostart with windows function, but this does not work anymore when I have a clicked the checkbox in the exe compatiblity settings 'Run as Administrator'.. I guess this is for safety measures from windows or something, but is there anyway to bypass this and to autostart this app with admin privilges?

[SlasherKG]

The only way I have ever seen is to create a scheduled task and have it run "with highest privilege" checkbox.

I have done this and it seems to work, just have it run on logon.

[Rohdekill]

A metro app?  Or, an application?  For an application create a desktop shortcut and edit the properties.

[Max Norris]

A regular shortcut will still ask for UAC elevation, as mentioned above an administrator account can make a task to launch it elevated without prompting. Can also make a shortcut for that task so you can launch it easily via something like:

schtasks /Run /TN "Name of task"

You can allow non-privileged accounts access to the task as well, obviously want to be careful with that though, allowing a regular user an elevated console for example is a big target for trouble. The end result is kinda sorta like giving root access to a regular user for a selected program via ViSudo in Linux if you're familiar with it.

[Sergey "hb860"]

to OP: follow this tutorial (I wrote it some time ago):

Run an application with elevated privileges at Windows startup after logon

 

It uses my freeware, Elevated Shortcut. All you need to put that shortcut to the startup folder. Easy and simple.

[dumble]

Great :) ^^ :rofl:

[Ice_Blue]

You don't need additional software. Just put the shortcut in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE rather than HKEY_CURRENT_USER.

[dumble]

You don't need additional software. Just put the shortcut in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE rather than HKEY_CURRENT_USER.

That doesnt work. I made a new key in :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

 

But it wont startup. Then I look in ccleaner startup entries, there are 2 keys now. One in HKEY_CURRENT_USER and one in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. So I remove the one from HKEY_CURRENT_USER, but still it wont startup.. I used the same name string (just copied paste), so I dont think I made a typo or something.. I also tried with -autorun at the end, because I could see ClassicStartMenu.exe also had that, but didn't work either. I guess I stick with the Elevated Shotcut app..