How to Disable or enable "Run as Administrator"

Sometimes you want to use "Run as..." command to run some programs as administrator in Windows XP while logged as different user account, or "Run as Administrator" command in Windows Vista, but you find the command gone or grey out or unavailable. How can you enable or disable "Run as..." or "Run as Administrator" command? This article will tell you the details.

Solution

1. In your computer with Windows XP system, you can use the secondary logon service to disable or enable "Run as..." command. First you should click "Start"-"Control Panel" to open the Control Panel.
   
2. Then find "Service" by clicking "Performance and Maintenance"-"Administrative Tools". The step may be a little different depending on your Windows XP service pack version.
   
3. Locate "Secondary Logon" and double-click it to open the properties dialog box.
   
4. In the properties dialog box click "General" tab, you can select "Automatic" in the "Startup type" box to enable "Run as...", or select Disabled to disable "Run as...". Then click "Apply" and "OK". Restart your computer.
   
5. Now you can right-click the program shortcut, select the "Run as..."command and see the effect of enabling or disabling "Run as..." function.
   
   
   
6. Different from Windows XP, Windows vista has a security feature, UAC or User Account Control. "Run as administrator" only available when you turn on UAC.
   
   
   
   
7. Now you've known how to disable or enable "Run as Administrator" in Windows XP and Vista.

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