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Windows batch with UAC prompt
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@echo off | |
REM credits: https://sites.google.com/site/eneerge/scripts/batchgotadmin | |
REM Stored here in case that site goes down some day | |
:: BatchGotAdmin | |
:------------------------------------- | |
REM --> Check for permissions | |
>nul 2>&1 "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\cacls.exe" "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\config\system" | |
REM --> If error flag set, we do not have admin. | |
if '%errorlevel%' NEQ '0' ( | |
echo Requesting administrative privileges... | |
goto UACPrompt | |
) else ( goto gotAdmin ) | |
:UACPrompt | |
echo Set UAC = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^) > "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" | |
set params = %*:"="" | |
echo UAC.ShellExecute "cmd.exe", "/c %~s0 %params%", "", "runas", 1 >> "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" | |
"%temp%\getadmin.vbs" | |
del "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" | |
exit /B | |
:gotAdmin | |
pushd "%CD%" | |
CD /D "%~dp0" | |
:-------------------------------------- | |
<YOUR BATCH SCRIPT HERE> |
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Hi,
sorry, this is many years old and I don't use it anymore.