This is a security feature designed to prevent malware from silently elevating its own privileges. You cannot bypass this prompt entirely without disabling UAC system-wide (which is highly discouraged). The goal here is to force the request for admin rights so your script doesn't simply fail silently.
: If the command worked, the script continues normally. force batch file to run as admin
:: ========================================== :: ADMIN CHECK SCRIPT START :: ========================================== NET FILE 1>NUL 2>NUL if '%errorlevel%' == '0' ( goto gotAdmin ) else ( goto UACPrompt ) This is a security feature designed to prevent
The script was demanding interactive consent. On a headless server. : If the command worked, the script continues normally
Alan sipped his cold coffee. "The batch file… promoted itself."
@echo off :: Check for administrative permissions net session >nul 2>&1 if %errorLevel% == 0 ( echo Success: Administrative permissions confirmed. ) else ( echo Requesting administrative privileges... powershell -Command "Start-Process -FilePath '%0' -Verb RunAs" exit /b ) :: --- YOUR ACTUAL CODE STARTS BELOW THIS LINE --- echo Running your admin tasks now... pause Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard How it works
In this post, we will show you how to so that it automatically requests administrative privileges every single time.