How to Run a Program as Administrator from the Desktop or File/Windows Explorer

In the Properties window, go to the Compatibility tab. At the bottom, check the box that says"Run this program as administrator" and click or tap OK.

This setting is now applied and the program is always run as administrator. You will notice that its icon is changed and now includes an UAC indicator on the bottom right corner, to show that an UAC prompt is always shown before running the program.

f you choose to edit the properties of a shortcut to that program, instead of its main executable, there’s another method you can use. In the shortcut’s Properties window, on theShortcut tab, click or tap the Advanced button. The Advanced Properties window is opened.


Check the box that says "Run as administrator" and click or tap OK. Then, click or tap OKagain, in the Properties window.

Source: http://www.7tutorials.com/how-run-programs-administrator-windows-7