Add Run as Admin

[illuzioner]

Often times I need to run a script as admin. I have to do this manually since none of the options I've come across are viable.

Of course security is a big concern, so a password or some sort of security to prevent hacking is necessary, but it would help in a number of important cases to have that automatic ability.

[WAZAAAAA]

The Run documentation has this: https://autohotkey.com/docs/commands/Run.htm#RunAs
Try adding the following code at the top of your script:

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full_command_line := DllCall("GetCommandLine", "str")

if not (A_IsAdmin or RegExMatch(full_command_line, " /restart(?!\S)"))
{
    try
    {
        if A_IsCompiled
            Run *RunAs "%A_ScriptFullPath%" /restart
        else
            Run *RunAs "%A_AhkPath%" /restart "%A_ScriptFullPath%"
    }
    ExitApp
}

MsgBox A_IsAdmin: %A_IsAdmin%`nCommand line: %full_command_line%

Tested on XP/W7/W8.1/W10, works with both compiled and non-compiled scripts.

[evilC]

What isn't viable about RunAsTask?