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Hidden Shortcut to run Command prompt or any application with elevated admin rights in vista

In case windows vista the default account with some restrictions already imposed is provided to a normal user.

Vista automatically lower the administrative rights of users that belong to local administrators group, and forces them to run applications and commands like they were normal users like guest with no admin rights.

But there is a secret shortcut to run any application or any command in windows vista with elevated administrative privileges.

Shortcut Key: “ctrl+shift+enter”

Prob: This shortcut works for .exe only not on the shortcuts.

For Example:

How to Open command prompt in windows vista with elevated admin rights:

  1. Click on the start button.
  2. type cmd.exe”(without double quotes)
  3. now don’t press enter press “sta+ctrk+enter“.
  4. Thats it done.

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