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Run Any Application as Administrator Through the Windows Context Menu
If you’ve ever wanted to adjust the context menu for a file so that you can launch the application as administrator with another utility, here’s the quick registry hack that you can use to do so.
The Winhelponline blog covers the manual registry hack—just remember that editing your registry should be done with lots of caution.
How to Run a Program Elevated via the Right-Click Menu in Windows 7/Vista? [The Winhelponline Blog]
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- Published 08/18/10
