Tips - How to launch a script as RunAsAdmin.md

How to launch a script as RunAsAdmin

There are miltiple ways to to this. I'm thinking the easiest way is to test test if the script is running in RunAsAdmin mode. If not, the script will start a new process Powershell using the -Verb parameter with the value RunAs and execute the script in this new process.

For that, in the beginning of the script add this :

 if (-not ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")) 
    { 
    Start-Process powershell.exe "-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File `"$PSCommandPath`"" -Verb RunAs; exit 
    }

Final word

This tips is a reminder for me ... and I hope for other people.