donderdag 12 november 2009 10:22
Kurt Roggen
Tips & Tricks #1 – UAC: Shortcut key using mouse and/or keyboard
There is an easy way to gain access to your administrative rights (read: admin token) with a keyboard shortcut. To provoke the UAC Consent or Credential Prompt - to elevate your selected application - press Ctrl+Shift+Enter. This avoids the typical right-click “Run as Administrator” action.
There is also an easy way to gain access to your administrative rights (read: admin token) with a mouse shortcut. To provoke the UAC Consent or Credential Prompt - to elevate your selected application – press Ctrl-Shift+left mouse click. So, when you do Ctrl+Shift on a taskbar icon, or a start menu item, you've launched it with appropriate administrative rights using your admin token.
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