batch file will not run as administrator

Question

I am trying to run this code in a windows batch (.bat) file

@echo off

echo Adding New User - LogMeInRemoteUser
net user | find /i "LogMeInRemoteUser" || Net user LogMeInRemoteUser password /add /fullname:"LogMeInRemoteUser"

pause

echo Adding User to Administrators Group
NET LOCALGROUP Administrators "LogMeInRemoteUser" /ADD

pause

echo Creating Registry Keys to remove the new user from the login page
REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList" /v "LogMeInRemoteUser" /t REG_DWORD /d 0

pause

echo Finished

if i run the file normally, i get an Access Denied error so I try to run as Administrator but the cmd windows opens and instantly closes, what have i done wrong?

Do the pause prompts appears? if not, have you called the bat file `net` or `reg` or `find` ? Try calling it `mybatch.bat` as a test. — foxidrive, Mar 06 '14 at 03:23
The issue is related to incorrect handling special characters, see https://superuser.com/questions/1503300/why-can-we-not-run-as-administrator-a-batch-file-with-in-the-path — Arjen, Jan 26 '23 at 16:04

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 05 '14 at 23:28

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When you run as administrator the current directory is changed under you. To prove that (and fix it) enter these 3 lines under your @echo off

echo(%cd%
pushd %~dp0
echo(%cd%

You can remove both of the echo( statements after you see what is happening.

answered Mar 05 '14 at 23:28

RGuggisberg

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the cmd window still just closes straight away – Mar 05 '14 at 23:34
Try putting NET USER /? on the 2nd line and PAUSE on the 3rd line. – RGuggisberg Mar 06 '14 at 03:21
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The current directory isn't important in the batch code above. – foxidrive Mar 06 '14 at 03:22
Related: [What does %~dp0 mean, and how does it work?](http://stackoverflow.com/q/5034076/1497596) – DavidRR Feb 25 '15 at 14:40
%~dp0 provides the drive letter and path of the bat file. You can find a good explanation at http://ss64.com/nt/syntax-args.html – RGuggisberg Feb 25 '15 at 16:28

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