How do I force my .NET application to run as administrator?

You can embed a manifest file in the EXE file, which will cause Windows (7 or higher) to always run the program as an administrator.

You can find more details in Step 6: Create and Embed an Application Manifest (UAC) (MSDN).

As per

<requestedExecutionLevel level="highestAvailable" uiAccess="false" />

you will want to add an application manifest if you don't already have one or don't know how to add one. As some projects don't automatically add a separate manifest file, first go to project properties, navigate to the Application tab and check to make sure your project is not excluding the manifest at the bottom of the tap.

• Next, right click project
• Add new Item
• Last, find and click Application Manifest File