C#.NET: Acquire administrator rights?

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Is it possible in a C#.NET application to request administrative rights on a Windows 7 PC?

I want to be able to deploy the application via Click Once and have users use it to perform administrative tasks (in this case it is writing registry entries for the main application).

Does this address your question? * [Demand UAC elevation for an application by adding a manifest using mt.exe](http://community.bartdesmet.net/blogs/bart/archive/2006/10/28/Windows-Vista-_2D00_-Demand-UAC-elevation-for-an-application-by-adding-a-manifest-using-mt.exe.aspx) Here is another one that appears to explain the same thing: * [Request UAC Elevation for .NET Application (Managed Code)](http://www.aneef.net/2009/06/29/request-uac-elevation-for-net-application-managed-code/) — Timwi, Aug 27 '10 at 11:11
I suppose this was required for VS2005, but with VS2008 (and above, I guess), simply add a new item to your project, select **Application Manifest File** as template. Then edit this file and set `level="requireAdministrator"` as explained in the xml comments. — Benlitz, May 06 '12 at 23:48

Victor Hurdugaci · Accepted Answer · 2019-02-15T07:50:36.690

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answered Aug 27 '10 at 11:23

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score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 25 '12 at 21:54

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simply all what you need to do is to add manifest application file to your project

simple : right click on the project , add , new item , manifest file

and Change the

 <requestedExecutionLevel  level="asInvoker" uiAccess="false" />

to

 <requestedExecutionLevel level="highestAvailable" uiAccess="false" />

answered Dec 25 '12 at 21:54

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You can't publish it then. – TheUnrealMegashark Aug 11 '13 at 21:47

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