Is there a way to run the software as administrator when opening via jump list

Question

I have set an .exe I use a lot (Visual Studio, but I don't feel it's relevant what program) to always run as administrator by right clicking on the icon, clicking Properties, then clicking Advanced from the Shortcut tab I can set "always run as administrator". This works as expected.

The problem is, this icon is pinned to the start bar along the bottom of the screen and such I have access to the jump list. Whenever I single click the pinned icon it opens as administrator. When ever I open a recent file from the jump list, it does not run as administrator.

Is there something I should have done differently? Why does it not run as admin?

Answer 1

For Windows 10 and Visual Studio 2017, I tweaked directions from other posts and it solved the issue.

Windows 10: how to open application as Administrator when clicking on pinned items

Can you force Visual Studio to always run as an Administrator in Windows 8?

1. Right-click Visual Studio 2017 icon in the taskbar.
2. Right-click "Visual Studio 2017" and choose "Properties"
3. On the Shortcut tab, click "Open File Location"
4. Right-click devenv.exe and select "Troubleshoot compatibility".
5. Select "Troubleshoot program"
6. Check "The program requires additional permissions"
7. Click "Next"
8. Click "Test the program..."
9. Wait for the program to launch (you might be asked to run as admin, click yes)
10. Click "Next"
11. Select "Yes, save these settings for this program"
12. Click "Close"

Answer 2

As far as I know, jump lists are registered to the executable itself, not to any particular shortcut to it.

You can hold CtrlShift when clicking any taskbar or Start menu item, to run it as administrator.