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In Windows 7 opening Run dialog (Win+R) and confirming with Ctrl + Shift + Enter ran specified command elevated.

In Windows 8 this trick doesn't work anymore and I miss it a lot!

Is there a way to get this feature back?

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never had to do that when using win+r in a admin user account in W7, it ran elevated by default. – Moab Aug 15 '12 at 22:12
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@Moab Not if you have UAC enabled. – Darth Android Aug 15 '12 at 22:13
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For me, this only works in the Windows 7 Start menu, but not in the Run dialog. And that functionality is still there in Windows 8. – Oliver Salzburg♦ Aug 15 '12 at 22:23
Not on any of my systems with UAC enabled. – Moab Aug 15 '12 at 22:24

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Do not press Win + R.

Instead, just press Win and type the command directly into the Metro interface. As you type, the search interface will start bringing up possible matches, but just ignore them. When you're done typing, press Ctrl + Shift + Enter, and the command will run elevated, as expected.

This works perfectly for full commands with arguments. It also works for commands without arguments, but with some caveats (matching shortcut, multiple executables, etc.). I have not generally found these to be a major problem.

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Thanks! I just realised that I have been using Win / cmd / Shift+Ctrl+Enter all the time. :) – David Vidmar Aug 16 '12 at 8:30

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