a c# project that uses a manifest file to gain elevated privelege access.

app.manifest

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
	<assemblyIdentity
		version="1.0.0.0"
		processorArchitecture="X86"
		name="main"
		type="win32"
	/>
	<description>Elevated Privelege UAC Demo</description>
	<trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2">
		<security>
			<requestedPrivileges>
				<requestedExecutionLevel
					level="requireAdministrator"
					uiAccess="false"
				/>
			</requestedPrivileges>
		</security>
	</trustInfo>
	<compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
		<application>
			<supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}"/><!-- Windows 10 -->
			<supportedOS Id="{4eb61bac-a3b6-4760-9581-655041ef4d69}"/><!-- Windows 8.1 -->
			<supportedOS Id="{1f676c76-80e1-4239-95bb-83d0f6d0da78}"/><!-- Windows 8 -->
			<supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}"/><!-- Windows 7 -->
		</application>
	</compatibility>
</assembly>

main.cs

using System;
using System.IO;

namespace MainPackage
{
	public class MainClass
	{
		public static void Main(string[] args)
		{
			Console.WriteLine("Console Application with Elevated Privilege Demo.");
			Console.WriteLine();
			Console.Write("press any key to exit..");
			Console.ReadKey();
			Console.WriteLine();
		}
	}
}

main.csproj

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project
	xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003"
	Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk"
	DefaultTargets="Build"
>
	<PropertyGroup>
		<SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
		<TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
		<RootNamespace>MainPackage</RootNamespace>
		<AssemblyName>main</AssemblyName>
		<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
		<OutputPath>bin\</OutputPath>
		<ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
	</PropertyGroup>

	<ItemGroup>
		<Compile Include="main.cs" />
	</ItemGroup>

	<Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />

	<Target Name="CleanUp" AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent">
		<ItemGroup>
			<CoreLib Include="$(OutputPath)**\mscorlib.dll" />
			<Debug Include="$(OutputPath)**\$(AssemblyName).pdb" />
			<LangSupport Include="$(OutputPath)**\*.nlp" />
		</ItemGroup>
		<Delete Files="@(CoreLib)" />
		<Delete Files="@(Debug)" />
		<Delete Files="@(LangSupport)" />
		<RemoveDir Directories="$(ProjectDir)obj" />
	</Target>
</Project>