Run As Administrator in Windows 8

Introduction 

 
You can run an application as Administrator in 4 different ways:
 
1 ) Use Windows 8 UI's App Bar.
 
Choose an application by tapping or right-clicking.
 
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Then choose the "Run As Administrator" button from App Bar.
 
2 ) Choose Application by right-clicking on it or tapping it in Windows 8 UI -> Pin to TaskBar and there right-click on it.
 
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In the context menu, choose "Run as administrator".
 
3 ) Choose the application by right-clicking on it or tapping it in the Windows 8 UI and then Open File Location - right-click on the application and then Run As Administrator.
 
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4 ) Choose the application by right-clicking on it or tapping it in Windows 8 UI and then Open File Location - right-click on the Application.
 
Choose Properties.in the dialog window to get to the Compatibility Tab and check the Privilege Level to run as Administrator; see.
 
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Summary 

 
In this article, we learned about Run As Administrator in Windows 8. 


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