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hey guys,
I recently installed win 8 on my new pc and i'm having troubles with my Steelseries driver. i asked their support and i received a reply with a few solutions, but basically they said to run it as an administrator. they also said that in the following screen all the access should be under full control. as you can see- not everything is under full control
.
but if i check my user under the control panel- you can see that i'm the administrator
so, is it ok? Am i the Administrator or not? why everything is not listed under full control?
I recently installed win 8 on my new pc and i'm having troubles with my Steelseries driver. i asked their support and i received a reply with a few solutions, but basically they said to run it as an administrator. they also said that in the following screen all the access should be under full control. as you can see- not everything is under full control
.
but if i check my user under the control panel- you can see that i'm the administrator
so, is it ok? Am i the Administrator or not? why everything is not listed under full control?
From inside a batch file, I would like to test whether I'm running with Administrator/elevated privileges.
The username doesn't change when 'Run as Administrator' is selected, so that doesn't work.
If there were a universally available command, which has no effect, but requires administrative privileges, then I could run that and check for an error code in order to test for privileges. So far, I haven't found such a command. The commands I have found seem to return a single, non-specific error code, which could indicate anything, and they're prone to failure for a variety of reasons.
I only care about Windows 7, though support of earlier operating systems would be nice.
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ADDENDUM: For Windows 8 this will not work; see this excellent answer instead.
Found this solution here: http://www.robvanderwoude.com/clevertricks.php
Assuming that doesn't work and since we're talking Win7 you could use the following in Powershell if that's suitable:
If not (and probably not, since you explicitly proposed batch files) then you could write the above in .NET and return an exit code from an exe based on the result for your batch file to use.
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Make Account Administrator Windows 10
This trick only requires one command: type
net session
into the command prompt.If you aren't an admin, you get an access is denied message.
From MS Technet:
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Used without parameters, net session displays information about all sessions with the local computer.
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Ambrose LeungAmbrose Leung
I like Rushyo's suggestion of using AT, but this is another option:
This approach would also allow you to distinguish between a non-administrator and a non-elevated administrator if you wanted to. Non-elevated administrators still have BUILTINAdministrators in the group list but it is not enabled.
However, this will not work on some non-English language systems. Instead, try
(This should work on Windows 7 but I'm not sure about earlier versions.)
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Pretty much what others have put before, but as a one liner that can be put at the beginning of a batch command. (Well, usually after @echo off.)
geek_01geek_01
The easiest way to do this on Vista, Win 7 and above is enumerating token groups and looking for the current integrity level (or the administrators sid, if only group memberhip is important):
Check if we are running elevated:
Check if we belong to local administrators:
Check if we belong to domain admins:
The following article lists the integrity level SIDs windows uses: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb625963.aspx
Martin BinderMartin Binder
Here's a slight modification of Harry's answer that focuses on elevated status; I'm using this at the start of an install.bat file:
This definitely worked for me and the principle seems to be sound; from MSFT's Chris Jackson:
When you are running elevated, your token contains an ACE called Mandatory LabelHigh Mandatory Level.
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I read many (most?) of the responses, then developed a bat file that works for me in Win 8.1. Thought I'd share it.
Hope someone finds this useful :)
GeoffHGeoffH
the solution:
does not work under Windows 10
for all versions of Windows can be do so:
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No Administrator Account Windows 10
ipAlexipAlex
A 'not-a-one-liner' version of https://stackoverflow.com/a/38856823/2193477
tivnettivnet
I know I'm really late to this party, but here's my one liner to determine admin-hood.
It doesn't rely on error level, just on
systeminfo
:It returns either yes or no, depending on the user's admin status..
It also sets the value of the variable 'admin' to equal yes or no accordingly.
user1user1
Here's a simple method I've used on Windows 7 through Windows 10. Basically, I simply use the 'IF EXIST' command to check for the WindowsSystem32WDILogFiles folder. The WDI folder exists on every install of Windows from at least 7 onward, and it requires admin privileges to access. The WDI folder always has a LogFiles folder inside it. So, running 'IF EXIST' on the WDILogFiles folder will return true if run as admin, and false if not run as admin. This can be used in a batch file to check privilege level, and branch to whichever commands you desire based on that result.
Here's a brief snippet of example code:
Keep in mind that this method assumes the default security permissions have not been modified on the WDI folder (which is unlikely to happen in most situations, but please see caveat #2 below). Even in that case, it's simply a matter of modifying the code to check for a different common file/folder that requires admin access (System32configSAM may be a good alternate candidate), or you could even create your own specifically for that purpose.
There are two caveats about this method though:
- Disabling UAC will likely break it through the simple fact that everything would be run as admin anyway.
- Attempting to open the WDI folder in Windows Explorer and then clicking 'Continue' when prompted will add permanent access rights for that user account, thus breaking my method. If this happens, it can be fixed by removing the user account from the WDI folder security permissions. If for any reason the user MUST be able to access the WDI folder with Windows Explorer, then you'd have to modify the code to check a different folder (as mentioned above, creating your own specifically for this purpose may be a good choice).
So, admittedly my method isn't perfect since it can be broken, but it's a relatively quick method that's easy to implement, is equally compatible with all versions of Windows 7, 8 and 10, and provided I stay mindful of the mentioned caveats has been 100% effective for me.
Torin DarkflightTorin Darkflight
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In case you receive Destination Folder Access Denied, You’ll need to provide administrator permission to delete this folder error message on Windows 10/8/7 machine, here is a simple fix that will let you solve the error and delete the folder within moments. Whenever a new file or folder is created, Windows will assign a set of default permissions to it. These are called Effective Permissions. If a user does not have the requisite permissions, Windows OS will throw up that error. This method will also work if you receive You’ll need to provide administrator permission to rename this folder error message.
Destination Folder Access Denied
Let’s say that you have uninstalled a software using Control Panel. When you uninstall software using the Control Panel, the configuration files and Registry keys get stored in some locations. In most cases, the uninstaller can remove all the files and registry entries. But at times, some folders remain, and you may get an error You’ll need to provide administrator permission to delete this folder while trying to remove these folders. And then again, sometimes you may see this error message when deleting any other folder too.
In the error dialog box, you will Continue, Skip & Cancel buttons. If you click the “Continue” button, you will receive another message – You require permission from [username] to make changes to this folder. Ultimately, you will not be able to delete the folder in any way.
You’ll need to provide administrator permission to delete this folder
To fix this issue, you have to gain the Permission to delete it. You will have to take ownership of the folder and here is what you need to do.
Right-click on the folder that you want to delete and go to Properties. After that, you will see a Security tab. Switch to that tab. Here you will find an Edit button. Click on it.
After that hit the Add button, you will get an empty box with a text called Enter the object names to select. Write down
Write Everyone in the empty box and then click on the Check Names button.
Now, select Everyone under Group or user names section and allow Full control in the corresponding box.
Finally, click on the Apply button.
TIPs:
- Ultimate Windows Tweaker will let you add the Take Ownership of Files and Folders entry easily to Windows 10/8.1/7 context menu. Once you have done this, right-click on the folder and click on Take ownership. You will now be able to delete that folder.
- You can also remove File Access Denied or Access is Denied error messages easily using a freeware called Permissions Time Machine. DropPermission is another tool that lets you instantly overcome the You don’t have permission to error messages.
- If you receive this error message for Network Shared folders, you need to turn on Network Discovery. If that does not help, run the Shared Folders Troubleshooter via the Troubleshooters Page.
- If you are unable to change File or Folder Permissions, then this post will show you how to troubleshoot File and Folder Permission Issues in Windows.
Other similar errors you may receive on a Windows machine:
- Access is denied when opening an encrypted file.
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