Add "Run as Administrator" to pinned taskbar options

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Hi Jon,

Would it be possible to add a "Run as Administrator" option when creating a pinned taskbar shortcut? I'm attaching a mockup to explain better.

Thanks for the great work!

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Nov 19, 2012 • #1

Interesting idea, we can certainly look into it! If we're able to implement it, we'll be sure to post an update.

Thanks!

Nov 20, 2012 • #2

siliconman01

426 discussion posts

ASUS home built Pc on Windows 10 x64 Pro with 3 Dell U2719D monitors. Dell XPS 8940SE on Windows 11x64 Pro with 2 Dell U2719D monitors.

Nov 20, 2012 • #3

+1 added

Nov 20, 2012 • #4

Kris29

11 discussion posts

I'm chasing this as well!

Windows 7 Info:
http://www.sevenforums.com/system-security/17528-command-line-argument-admin-rights.html

Windows 8 Info:
http://superuser.com/questions/553441/run-as-administrator-from-command-line-on-windows-8
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771525%28v=ws.10%29.aspx
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/9650-built-administrator-account-enable-disable-windows-8-a.html

Apr 30, 2013 (modified Apr 30, 2013) • #5

@Kris: Thanks for the links! I've added your vote as well

Apr 30, 2013 • #6

Michael233

5 discussion posts

+1

Has this been implemented yet? As a Visual Studio 2013 web developer, the lack of ability to "Run as Administrator..." basically means it's impossible to pin Visual Studio to the DF taskbar.

Apr 10, 2014 • #7

It's not currently in the right-click menu, but if you hold Ctrl + Shift while you click the shortcut on the DisplayFusion taskbar, it should launch the application as Administrator.

Thanks!

Apr 10, 2014 • #8

Michael233

5 discussion posts

Ah, OK, good to know. But there's no way to set it so that the shortcut always runs as Administrator, even with a normal left-click? (i.e., like setting the "Run as Administrator" checkbox in the properties of the normal Windows taskbar shortcuts)

Apr 10, 2014 • #9

Not yet, but it's still on our feature request list, and we'll post an update here when we're able to add it

Thanks!

Apr 11, 2014 • #10

Jason Best

1 discussion post

We have the same issue. We have Visual Studio 2012 on Windows 8 and we need to run it as administrator. It would be very nice to set it up to run as adminstrator in the taskbar.

Apr 23, 2014 • #11

Thanks Jason, I've added your info to the ticket

Apr 23, 2014 • #12

We've just released a new DisplayFusion beta version and you can now set taskbar shortcuts to run as administrator. Right-click the pinned item and choose "Edit this pinned item" to change the setting. Please let us know if you run into any trouble after updating.

Thanks!

Jun 8, 2014 • #13

siliconman01

426 discussion posts

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This feature works great! on Windows 8.1.u1 x64 Professional. Thanks much for implementing