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Created May 23, 2015 14:34
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Returns true or false depending on if you are an administrator
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Test-Administrator
function Test-Administrator
{
$user = [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent();
(New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal $user).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltinRole]::Administrator)
}
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Elevated relaunch:

if(-not Test-Administrator) {
    Start-Process powershell -ArgumentList $PSCommandPath -Verb RunAs
}

Also, could add #requires -RunAsAdministrator at the top to prevent launching without admin.

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