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Add option to launch every Terminal session as administrator #14685

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opened 2026-01-31 04:16:52 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:16:52 +00:00
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Originally created by @timonsku on GitHub (Jul 25, 2021).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

Motivation:
Most of the time I want my terminal to be elevated/run as administrator. I close and open the app many times a day, so always needing to go through the shortcut first is cumbersome. Also I can not do that if I want to open a terminal window via the right click menu in Explorer which is what I do most of the time so I always need to have an elevated session and a non-elevated session running which becomes really annoying and hard to keep track off.

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I want a setting that forces every Terminal window to be run as administrator, no matter how or where I start it from.

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Afaik an app can request to be launched as admin if it can't function without elevated rights. I'm not sure if that behaviour is part of the Win32 API or somehow baked into a binary but if it is switchable then I would love to have that as an option in the Terminal settings.

Originally created by @timonsku on GitHub (Jul 25, 2021). # Description of the new feature/enhancement Motivation: Most of the time I want my terminal to be elevated/run as administrator. I close and open the app many times a day, so always needing to go through the shortcut first is cumbersome. Also I can not do that if I want to open a terminal window via the right click menu in Explorer which is what I do most of the time so I always need to have an elevated session and a non-elevated session running which becomes really annoying and hard to keep track off. Solution: I want a setting that forces every Terminal window to be run as administrator, no matter how or where I start it from. # Proposed technical implementation details (optional) Afaik an app can request to be launched as admin if it can't function without elevated rights. I'm not sure if that behaviour is part of the Win32 API or somehow baked into a binary but if it is switchable then I would love to have that as an option in the Terminal settings.
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:16:53 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 26, 2021):

You'll probably be wanting #632, with a spec in progress at #8455 and a draft PR over in #8514.

/dup #632

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 26, 2021): You'll probably be wanting #632, with a spec in progress at #8455 and a draft PR over in #8514. /dup #632
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:16:53 +00:00
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Jul 26, 2021):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Jul 26, 2021): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:16:53 +00:00
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@timonsku commented on GitHub (Jul 26, 2021):

ah thanks! I searched but didn't find that one

@timonsku commented on GitHub (Jul 26, 2021): ah thanks! I searched but didn't find that one
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