How to start a Process as administrator mode in C#

.net, c#

Solution

Try this:

//Vista or higher check
if (System.Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major >= 6)
{
   p.StartInfo.Verb = "runas";
}

Alternatively, go the manifest route for your application.

Problem

I have a Visual Studio Windows app project. I've added code to download an installer update file. The installer after it has finished downloading would need administrator privileges to run. I have added a manifest file. When user clicks on the DownloadUpdate.exe, UAC prompts the user for Admin permissions. So I assumed that all processes created and called within DownloadUpdate.exe will run in admin capacity. So I made the setup call my downloaded file with the following code: ``` Process p = new Process(); p.StartInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden; p.StartInfo.FileName = strFile; p.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false; p.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true; p.StartInfo.RedirectStandardError = true; ```

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