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I need to allow a non-admin network user to run a specific exe as local administrator on Windows 7. Basically what I need is not to be prompted for admin credentials when I run that specific exe which updates existing software. First of all I gave user full access to folders containing all files which should be changed, but it still asked for credentials. I've read about making a shortcut with "runas /user[...] /savecred" but this will allow user to do so for any executable. Finally I've tried with scheduled tasks, ticking "Run with highest privileges" and doing all the procedure correctly, but when I try to run the task I keep getting prompted for admin credentials... I've tried this last step both with running the exe directly and through cmd (correctly passing the exe as parameter). Same results.

I have no idea what else to try...

Andrea de'Rose
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I need to allow a non-admin network user to run a specific exe as local administrator on Windows 7.

Short answer: You can't.

A Regular user will always get tripped up by U.A.C. when they try to do something they [probably] shouldn't, like installing software.

A Scheduled Task should be able to perform this action, but it has to be run as a Local System[-type] account, not as an interactive user. The Task Scheduler is a Windows Service and runs within a privileges security context, unless you tell the Task to run as someone else. Running the Task a a Local System account should avoid the U.A.C. issue - except that you might require Administrative privileges on the machine in order to set up the Task in the first place - and the Users won't have permission to do so!

Phill W.
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