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| 1 | + | param([switch]$Elevated) | |
| 2 | + | ||
| 3 | + | function Test-Admin { | |
| 4 | + | $currentUser = New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal $([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()) | |
| 5 | + | $currentUser.IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltinRole]::Administrator) | |
| 6 | + | } | |
| 7 | + | ||
| 8 | + | if ((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' | |
wthiel / Elevated Powershell Example
Last active 4 months ago
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.