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In order to force your custom programming application to run as administrator you need to add/modify the manifest file that gets embedded in the program. This requires Visual Studio 2008 and higher. Right click on Project –> Add New Item –> select “Application Manifest File”. Change the element to:
Every time the program starts the user will get the UAC prompt.
In order to force your custom programming application to run as administrator you need to add/modify the manifest file that gets embedded in the program. This requires Visual Studio 2008 and higher. Right click on Project –> Add New Item –> select “Application Manifest File”. Change the
element to:Every time the program starts the user will get the UAC prompt.