├── RunAs
    ├── App.config
    ├── Program.cs
    ├── Properties
    │   └── AssemblyInfo.cs
    └── RunAs.csproj
├── README.md
└── RunAs.sln


/RunAs/App.config:
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1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
2 | <configuration>
3 |     <startup> 
4 |         
5 |     <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.0"/></startup>
6 | </configuration>
7 | 


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/README.md:
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1 | # RunAs
2 | 
3 | Build in Visual Studio (.net 3.5 so it runs on Win 7). 
4 | 
5 | This is a proof of concept, example project that shows a pattern for how to programmatically invoke UAC to escalate privileges of the current process to administrator in C#.
6 | 


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/RunAs.sln:
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 1 | 
 2 | Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
 3 | # Visual Studio 15
 4 | VisualStudioVersion = 15.0.27703.2035
 5 | MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 6 | Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "RunAs", "RunAs\RunAs.csproj", "{33A6DC26-7D7D-4117-8AF3-8D614D7D457B}"
 7 | EndProject
 8 | Global
 9 | 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
10 | 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
11 | 		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
12 | 	EndGlobalSection
13 | 	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
14 | 		{33A6DC26-7D7D-4117-8AF3-8D614D7D457B}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
15 | 		{33A6DC26-7D7D-4117-8AF3-8D614D7D457B}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
16 | 		{33A6DC26-7D7D-4117-8AF3-8D614D7D457B}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
17 | 		{33A6DC26-7D7D-4117-8AF3-8D614D7D457B}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
18 | 	EndGlobalSection
19 | 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
20 | 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
21 | 	EndGlobalSection
22 | 	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
23 | 		SolutionGuid = {956CF13A-368C-44E8-A52F-9B581F2BF920}
24 | 	EndGlobalSection
25 | EndGlobal
26 | 


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/RunAs/Program.cs:
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 1 | using System;
 2 | using System.Diagnostics;
 3 | using System.Security.Principal;
 4 | using System.Security;
 5 | using System.Net;
 6 | 
 7 | namespace RunAs
 8 | {
 9 |     class Program
10 |     {
11 |         static void Main(string[] args)
12 |         {
13 |             RunThisAsAdmin();
14 |             Console.WriteLine("Running as admin!");
15 |             Console.ReadKey();
16 |         }
17 | 
18 |         private static void RunThisAsAdmin()
19 |         {
20 |             if (!IsAdministrator())
21 |             {
22 |                 var exe = Process.GetCurrentProcess().MainModule.FileName;
23 |                 var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(exe)
24 |                 {
25 |                     UseShellExecute = true,
26 |                     Verb = "runas",
27 |                     WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Normal,
28 |                     CreateNoWindow = false
29 |                 };
30 |                 Process.Start(startInfo);
31 |                 Process.GetCurrentProcess().Kill();
32 |             }
33 |         }
34 |         private static bool IsAdministrator()
35 |         {
36 |             var identity = WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent();
37 |             var principal = new WindowsPrincipal(identity);
38 |             return principal.IsInRole(WindowsBuiltInRole.Administrator);
39 |         }
40 |     }
41 | }
42 | 


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/RunAs/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs:
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 1 | using System.Reflection;
 2 | using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 3 | using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 4 | 
 5 | // General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following
 6 | // set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
 7 | // associated with an assembly.
 8 | [assembly: AssemblyTitle("RunAsExample")]
 9 | [assembly: AssemblyDescription("")]
10 | [assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")]
11 | [assembly: AssemblyCompany("")]
12 | [assembly: AssemblyProduct("")]
13 | [assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright ©  2018")]
14 | [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
15 | [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
16 | 
17 | // Setting ComVisible to false makes the types in this assembly not visible
18 | // to COM components.  If you need to access a type in this assembly from
19 | // COM, set the ComVisible attribute to true on that type.
20 | [assembly: ComVisible(false)]
21 | 
22 | // The following GUID is for the ID of the typelib if this project is exposed to COM
23 | [assembly: Guid("33a6dc26-7d7d-4117-8af3-8d614d7d457b")]
24 | 
25 | // Version information for an assembly consists of the following four values:
26 | //
27 | //      Major Version
28 | //      Minor Version
29 | //      Build Number
30 | //      Revision
31 | //
32 | // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
33 | // by using the '*' as shown below:
34 | // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
35 | [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.3.3.7")]
36 | [assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.3.3.7")]
37 | 


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/RunAs/RunAs.csproj:
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 1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 2 | <Project ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
 3 |   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
 4 |   <PropertyGroup>
 5 |     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
 6 |     <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
 7 |     <ProjectGuid>{33A6DC26-7D7D-4117-8AF3-8D614D7D457B}</ProjectGuid>
 8 |     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
 9 |     <RootNamespace>RunAs</RootNamespace>
10 |     <AssemblyName>RunAsExample</AssemblyName>
11 |     <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
12 |     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
13 |     <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
14 |     <TargetFrameworkProfile />
15 |     <IsWebBootstrapper>false</IsWebBootstrapper>
16 |     <PublishUrl>publish\</PublishUrl>
17 |     <Install>true</Install>
18 |     <InstallFrom>Disk</InstallFrom>
19 |     <UpdateEnabled>false</UpdateEnabled>
20 |     <UpdateMode>Foreground</UpdateMode>
21 |     <UpdateInterval>7</UpdateInterval>
22 |     <UpdateIntervalUnits>Days</UpdateIntervalUnits>
23 |     <UpdatePeriodically>false</UpdatePeriodically>
24 |     <UpdateRequired>false</UpdateRequired>
25 |     <MapFileExtensions>true</MapFileExtensions>
26 |     <ApplicationRevision>7</ApplicationRevision>
27 |     <ApplicationVersion>1.3.3.%2a</ApplicationVersion>
28 |     <UseApplicationTrust>false</UseApplicationTrust>
29 |     <BootstrapperEnabled>true</BootstrapperEnabled>
30 |   </PropertyGroup>
31 |   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
32 |     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
33 |     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
34 |     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
35 |     <Optimize>false</Optimize>
36 |     <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
37 |     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
38 |     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
39 |     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
40 |   </PropertyGroup>
41 |   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
42 |     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
43 |     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
44 |     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
45 |     <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
46 |     <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
47 |     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
48 |     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
49 |   </PropertyGroup>
50 |   <PropertyGroup>
51 |     <SignManifests>true</SignManifests>
52 |   </PropertyGroup>
53 |   <PropertyGroup>
54 |     <ManifestCertificateThumbprint>02F60CFE65989E6D3F905DB972BEDB7E3055D8F1</ManifestCertificateThumbprint>
55 |   </PropertyGroup>
56 |   <PropertyGroup>
57 |     <ManifestKeyFile>RunAs_TemporaryKey.pfx</ManifestKeyFile>
58 |   </PropertyGroup>
59 |   <PropertyGroup>
60 |     <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
61 |   </PropertyGroup>
62 |   <PropertyGroup />
63 |   <ItemGroup>
64 |     <Reference Include="System" />
65 |     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
66 |     <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
67 |     <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
68 |     <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
69 |     <Reference Include="System.Data" />
70 |     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
71 |     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
72 |   </ItemGroup>
73 |   <ItemGroup>
74 |     <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
75 |     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
76 |   </ItemGroup>
77 |   <ItemGroup>
78 |     <None Include="App.config" />
79 |   </ItemGroup>
80 |   <ItemGroup>
81 |     <BootstrapperPackage Include="Microsoft.Net.Framework.3.5.SP1">
82 |       <Visible>False</Visible>
83 |       <ProductName>.NET Framework 3.5 SP1</ProductName>
84 |       <Install>true</Install>
85 |     </BootstrapperPackage>
86 |   </ItemGroup>
87 |   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
88 | </Project>


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