How can I tell a program NOT to run as an administrator when running from the command line?

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I have DS4Windows which runs as a task, and therefore has certain admin privileges.Problem is, when I set certain button combos to open programs it runs those with admin privileges too, which I don't want.

I tried using the RUNAS command in a .bat file to run as my own account, however even using /savecred it still prompts me for my password every few times, which as you can imagine is a major PITA when I'm halfway across the room with a wireless controller.

Is there any way to tell a program not to run as administrator with a command line argument?

Have you tried to run command with non-admin provileges by this [solution](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29569292/)? — Daemon-5, May 13 '23 at 18:00
I actually found that soon after posting. It was a nightmare googling the problem though since every result is just for "How to run as administrator," and not "how to NOT run as administrator." Their solution worked great. — zachThePerson, May 13 '23 at 20:34

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 13 '23 at 20:37

Found the solution here

Turns out googling the problem is a nightmare as everyone posts "how to run as administrator," instead of "how to NOT run as administrator."

In short, using the following command does the job:

RUNAS /trustlevel:0x20000 "\"C:\Path\To\Exe\""

How can I tell a program NOT to run as an administrator when running from the command line?

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