Bypass Admin Rights

July 20, 2025

run .exe file and ignore the admin rights!

How to

pls consider this does not work for every programm, for example it is working for steam.

  1. create a new text file and paste the code down below
  2. change "file.exe" in the .bat file to the name your .exe file (in the preview .bat file it is the steamsetup)
  3. These 2 files must be in the same folder
  4. safe the textfile with .bat as file extension
  5. double click to run the .bat file
@echo off

@rem ==================================================
@rem
@rem Run without Admin Rights
@rem
@rem A Batch Script which allows to run a programm with
@rem bypassing administrator rights
@rem
@rem Credits Shadowdara
@rem https://github.com/shadowdara/scripts
@rem
@rem ==================================================

set __COMPAT_LAYER=RunAsInvoker
start steamsetup.exes

echo Finished
echo
echo Credit and More:
echo https://github.com/shadowdara/scripts

@pause

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