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This script ensures that it runs with administrator privileges before executing the actual code. If no admin rights are available, it restarts itself with elevated privileges.

ElevatedPowershellExample.ps1 Raw
1param([switch]$Elevated)
2
3function Test-Admin {
4 $currentUser = New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal $([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent())
5 $currentUser.IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltinRole]::Administrator)
6}
7
8if ((Test-Admin) -eq $false) {
9 if ($elevated) {
10 # tried to elevate, did not work, aborting
11 } else {
12 Start-Process powershell.exe -Verb RunAs -ArgumentList ('-noprofile -noexit -file "{0}" -elevated' -f ($myinvocation.MyCommand.Definition))
13 }
14 exit
15}
16
17'test'