Vista Tutorial - Bypass UAC

**dmex**

Bypass UAC for Standard Users

This guide will help setup a Desktop Shortcut for Bypassing UAC for programs that require UAC Administrative Permissions and allow Standard Users to run these programs without Administrative Access using a known bypass trick in Task Manager and a Desktop Shortcut,
You can also use this trick to launch the program via command prompt or from scripts.

Step 1
Open the Start-Menu and typeTask Scheduler then run it

Step 2
You will now see the Task Scheduler Management Console , To the right click Create Task

Step 3
A new window to create tasks will appear, Type a Name and Description of the task and then Tick “Run With Highest Privileges” towards the bottom. (Don’t Change any other settings)
NOTE: Remember the name you called this Task as you will need it later.

Step 4
Skip the Triggers Tab because we want the program to run only when needed via a Desktop Shortcut and not automatically, so goto the Actions Tab then click New

Step 5
Browse for the program you want your Standard Users to Run without requiring UAC Access

Once you have entered the required information click OK and you will see your task entered into the Actions Tab like the one below.

Step 6 - Skip This Step For Desktop Computers, Its only needed for Laptops.
Goto Conditions Tab and untick “ Start the Task only when computer is Running on AC Power”

Step 7
Goto The Settings Tab and make sure the following two items are ticked as shown below.

Click OK when done

Step 8
You will now see your Task listed under Scheduler Library with the Status Ready.

Once you have confirmed the task was created successfully just Close Task Scheduler

Step 9
Right-Click your Desktop and go New > Shortcut

Step 10
Once you see the Create Shortcut window enter the following:

C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /run /tn "TaskName"

WARNING

Remember to include the quotation marks around the TaskName or it will fail to successfully run the Task.

WARNING

If you created the task under say the "Microsoft" folder the task name changes to C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /run /tn "\Microsoft\taskname"...You can find out where it was registered by going to the history tab in Task scheduler..

Click Next when you have entered the information and then enter at name for your Desktop Shortcut before clicking OK.

THAT'S IT YOUR All DONE

A new Desktop Shortcut that runs the program you specified with Full Administrator Rights without Requiring UAC prompts or complete Administrator Access, You can customize the shortcut with an icon or other settings if you wish.

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sonicxml · 09-22-2008

When i do this it wants me to enter my password then says i don't have the privileges. Why?

**locoeng** · 09-22-2008

Are you signed in as administrator?

**dmex** · 09-23-2008

	Quote:	sonicxml
	When i do this it wants me to enter my password then says i don't have the privileges. Why?

	Quote:	locoeng
	Are you signed in as administrator?

Hi Sonic,

Just make sure you specify the account username and password at step3 for the administrator account the task needs to runas and make sure you also tick "Run with Highest Privileges"

Locoeng,

You dont need to be signed in as administrator, you only need to make sure the account specifyed to run the task is an adminisrator

Steven

**locoeng** · 09-23-2008

Thanks for the clarification Steven

Anika · 11-09-2008

After step 7, I go to press okay and it says "Enter user account information for running this task." it comes up with the user dell\(yournamehere) and asks for a password.

I gave it my password for my standard user account on the computer, but it says, "Task Scheduler cannot create the task. The user account is unknown, the password is incorrect, or the user account does not have permission to create this task."

I assume that means that standard users are not allowed to create the task outlined here... is there anything I can do to still bypass UAC? It does come very often, and it is annoying. Vista security seems to have just become so much more intense and uptight, I'm not even sure I can bypass this at all. Well, not easily at least.

Help please?

**Brink** · 11-10-2008

Hello Anika, an welcome to Vista Forums.

I'm sorry, but yes you need to be an administrator to be able to create this task for Standard accounts.

Shawn

bmb · 02-11-2009

Hi
im running as admin but when UAC on Host man(hostmanager) program don't start automatically it needs admin permission or i need to run as admin all the time after reboot.If im not home this very big issue if my hostfile is not running ..thats why i disabled UAC ..but if i do this way(tutorial) this gonna solve this problem..i mean if i enable UAC again and after all reboot Hostman will run automatically???

Any advice

regards

kiling · 4 Weeks Ago

ok i need help i got to end of step 7 then when i clicked ok and it wanted me to enter user account information for running this task. any help?