Run as Admin

A one-line command-line tool that launches any program or script with administrator elevation, starting from a normal (non-elevated) console. You stay in your current shell — only the launched process gets the elevation prompt.

Usage

RunAdmin "c:\path\to\command.cmd"

Or for a program:

RunAdmin "c:\Program Files\Foo\foo.exe" /arg1 /arg2

UAC pops up, you accept, the target process runs elevated. Your console window stays at normal privileges.

When you need it

• You have a long-running shell session and need to run one elevated command without restarting it
• Batch files that mostly run unprivileged but call a few admin-only commands
• CI/CD scripts on a developer machine that mix elevated and non-elevated steps
• Replacing the awkward "right-click → Run as administrator" workflow with a one-liner

Features

• Single executable, 135 KB
• Pass-through of command-line arguments to the elevated target
• No installer, no registry edits
• Compatible with every Windows version that has UAC

System requirements

• Windows 7, 8, 10, 11 (any UAC-capable Windows)
• Under 1 MB of disk space