I'm trying to find if there's a registry key to enable the "Run as Administrator" checkbox on the Start->Run Dialog in Windows 7 (similar to the "Run in Seperate Memory Space" checkbox which can be enabled in the registry). At a couple of sites I remember I had this option, however on my current PC it's not enabled/visible.
If you know of a way to enable this checkbox via registry, or if it's available by a 3rd-party toolkit, please point me in the right direction?
I already know how to create a shortcut and set "Run as Administrator" on a specific application, and the "runas" command, I'm looking to enable the checkbox in the Start->Run command specifically in this instance.
Thanks.
Disabling UAC will give that option
To disable:
reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
To re-enable
reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
After restarting you will see the run box with admin privilege
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i want to automate something, but it only works if i manually accept the uac window, so i tried to change the registry value with this commads:
c:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k c:\Windows\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
But it only works if i run the cmd as administrator. So again i need to accept the uac window to deactivate the uac windows...
Is there a good way to make this with a script ore something like that, or is there a bypass solution? (for automation puroses)
If you want to modify a registry hive without administrative privileges, you have to do it offline1.
To do so, you can boot into WinRE and then use regedit to modify your hives offline. You can also remove your hard disk and put it into another computer where you have administrative privileges and modify it there.
You can find an example here.
1 Offline in this case means, the hives are not mounted. Or in other words, the Windows installation is not running.
I know there're guides on the Internet, and here is what I've done so far.
Run DebugView as Administrator. In DebugView, I have checked "Capture Win32"
I have set the following filter keys & restart the computer:
reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Debug Print Filter" /V DEFAULT /t REG_DWORD /d 0xf
reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager\Debug Print Filter" /v DEFAULT /t REG_DWORD /d 0xFFFFFFFF
I have debugged my app to make sure the OutputDebugString() is indeed executed.
But, the message from OutputDebugString() is still not showed in DebugView (if not debugged with Windbg) and Windbg (if debugged).
Can you change windows 10 system settings using cmd.
I try to make a batch file that change the Windows settings how i want them.
Eexample : my screen is 100% and i want to make my screen 125% can i use a commannd for that ?
i was just wondering if its possible to change windows user options using a batch file. doesnt matter if its the monitor or other windows settings.
Various Windows settings are controlled by Registry keys. You can find the right key for your particular setting by Google search. As an example, to change DPI scaling to 150%, save this script to test.bat, run from open Admin Cmd Prompt, then re-login:
#echo off
reg add "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v LogPixels /t reg_dword /d 144
exit /b
Windows 10 Insider Preview build 10074 has a known issue using the Settings application to enable developer mode. In this build, if you try Settings/Update & Security/For developers... the settings window suddenly closes.
Is there a workaround?
Yes, there's a work-around. In an administrator command prompt, type the following commands:
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModelUnlock" /t REG_DWORD /f /v "AllowDevelopmentWithoutDevLicense" /d "1"
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModelUnlock" /t REG_DWORD /f /v "AllowAllTrustedApps" /d "1"
Then reboot the machine to enable developer mode
How do I automatically launch a non-Surface application in Windows Embedded 8?
I want to automatically launch a GUI application on startup in Windows Embedded 8, but I can't figure out how to do it. I've been reading Sean Liming's Professional's Guide to Windows Embedded 8 Standard, and in chapter 8 he describes how to modify the device experience. He names how there is a Windows 8 Application launcher, but for Surface apps only. He also describes a Shell Launcher module, but my app is not a shell. He also mentions a shell he wrote here, but reading through its documentation, it doesn't describe how to automatically launch a program within that shell.
As far as I can tell, he doesn't describe how to automatically launch a non-Surface application anywhere, and Google and Stack Exchange get me no results (it doesn't help that most results come back as merely Windows 8, and not Windows Embedded 8). Or am I mistaken? Is Shell Launcher sufficient to launch a non-shell app? Does the app launched become the "shell", in effect?
Side note: It's probably worth mentioning that the app I want to launch is a Java app. I will be including the module-based Java JRE installer as mentioned in the book, but if there are any other provisos to launching a Java app in WE8S, please comment.
Thanks for your time and feedback!
This works for both Windows Embedded Standard 7 and Windows Embedded 8 Standard:
I normally install Windows Embedded Standard with the standard shell. In WE8S this would be the Metro UI. Once installation and configuration is complete, and your application runs successfully, I use registry entries to modify the application launched on startup.
Custom user-specific shell
As an example, to launch VLC media player as the shell, and play media files in a folder on the d:\ e.g d:\media in a continuous loop, I use the below in a .bat file, running as administrator.
This must be run while logged into the user that will launch the custom shell
Create a new .bat file:
in Windows Explorer, Select "File" -> "New" -> "Text Document"
Rename "New Text Document.txt" to custom_shell.bat
Paste the below into the file
Save the file
Right click the file -> "Run as Administrator"
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe DELETE "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /f
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d explorer.exe
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d "c:\program files\vlc\vlc.exe -f --loop ""d:\media"""
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe DELETE "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\system.ini\boot" /v Shell /f
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\system.ini\boot" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d "USR:Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon"
pause
This modifies the shell for the !Current User! (i.e. the logged on user) to launch VLC.exe on logon. (I use reg.exe because some slimmed down installations might not have regedit.exe included)
This means that you can still access the full user interface when logging on as the administrator user (via safe mode if Administrator profile is normally disabled), since the shell for all other users is still the explorer shell.
Launching the explorer shell from within the custom shell
You can still launch the explorer shell with the metro UI when the user with the custom shell is logged on. To launch the explorer shell from the user running the VLC (custom) shell:
Start the task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC)
Click on the "Advanced" button at the bottom of the task manager
Select "File" -> "New Task (Run...)" from the menu bar
Enter "Explorer.exe" (This start the explorer service)
Repeat the above steps again (This will lauch an instance of Windows Explorer)
The Metro UI should be usable then
Java application as a shell
More to the point, in order to run your java app, change the below entry in the above .bat
from:
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d "c:\program files\vlc\vlc.exe -f --loop ""d:\media"""
to
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d "java [any other JVM options you need to give it] -jar "path\jar-file-name.jar""
If your java app does not include a manifest the above will not work!
Try this (I have not tested this):
java -cp jar-file-name.jar full.package.name.ClassName
Revert to the Explorer (default shell) i.e. Undo user-specific shell
To undo the shell changes for the user i.e. revert back to original settings:
!This must be run while logged into the user with the custom shell!
Create a new .bat file:
in Windows Explorer, Select "File" -> "New" -> "Text Document"
Rename "New Text Document.txt" to default_shell.bat
Paste the below into the file
Save the file
Right click the file -> "Run as Administrator"
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe DELETE "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /f
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d explorer.exe
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe DELETE "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\system.ini\boot" /v Shell /f
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\system.ini\boot" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d "SYS:Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon"
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe DELETE "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /f
pause
User Auto Logon:
You can configure Windows to automatically log onto a specific user profile.
Start > Search > netplwiz
OR [Windows Key + R] > netplwiz
A ‘User Account’ window will open. Highlight the account you want to automatically load when Windows starts.
Uncheck the box above it titled “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.”
Click OK.
You will be prompted to confirm the operation by entering your password.
Enter your password to complete the change.
The next time you start up Windows, the user account you selected will automatically be loaded
Things to consider
Play around, but use a test environment if possible
If you can launch the shell, so can someone else. Use the keyboard filter to filter out known key combinations, and create one only you, and perhaps the service technicians will know.
Remove admin rights for the user with the custom shell
Use the Unified Write Filter (or Enhanced Wright Filter/File Based Write Filter). Un-protect only when making changes.
A big THANK YOU to Sean Liming and the work that does - he inspired this.
Mark Böhmer
Windows Embedded Specialist
South Africa