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Feature Request - Run As (other user) #3065

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opened 2026-01-30 23:12:10 +00:00 by claunia · 4 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:12:10 +00:00
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Originally created by @cybrtitan on GitHub (Aug 1, 2019).

I work in an environment where we are not allowed to log on as administrator accounts we must Shift click -> "Run as" to use any admin privileges.

Currently the Win Terminal only supports run as Administrator but in order to use this daily I need to be able to run this as an arbitrary user. To this date I don't think I have seen any UWP support this and thus it might not be possible.

Bonus : It would be even better if I could launch each tab as different users while having the settings and core UI under my user.

Thanks in advance

P.S. I hate the security policy

Originally created by @cybrtitan on GitHub (Aug 1, 2019). I work in an environment where we are not allowed to log on as administrator accounts we must Shift click -> "Run as" to use any admin privileges. Currently the Win Terminal only supports run as Administrator but in order to use this daily I need to be able to run this as an arbitrary user. To this date I don't think I have seen any UWP support this and thus it might not be possible. Bonus : It would be even better if I could launch each tab as different users while having the settings and core UI under my user. Thanks in advance P.S. I hate the security policy
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claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:12:11 +00:00
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@miniksa commented on GitHub (Aug 1, 2019):

I understand that this is a nuance in what you're asking for, but it's the same background work and complexity as #146 so I'm resolving it as a duplicate of that.

@miniksa commented on GitHub (Aug 1, 2019): I understand that this is a nuance in what you're asking for, but it's the same background work and complexity as #146 so I'm resolving it as a duplicate of that.
claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:12:11 +00:00
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@cybrtitan commented on GitHub (Aug 1, 2019):

oh I wouldn't have considered it a sudo but i guess it kind of is, but also sudo is closer to run as administrator which is supported?

Thanks

@cybrtitan commented on GitHub (Aug 1, 2019): oh I wouldn't have considered it a sudo but i guess it kind of is, but also sudo is closer to run as administrator which is supported? Thanks
claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:12:12 +00:00
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Aug 1, 2019):

There's a nuance here: run as administrator works at the toplevel, but run as... doesn't, and that's because we're packaged as a Windows Store application. That's good feedback we can give them.

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Aug 1, 2019): There's a nuance here: `run as administrator` works at the toplevel, but `run as...` doesn't, and that's because we're packaged as a Windows Store application. That's good feedback we can give them.
claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:12:12 +00:00
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@cybrtitan commented on GitHub (Aug 1, 2019):

I would be curious to know if this is even possible with a UWP as most are installed per user not per machine and thus it probably doesn't exist under that user's context most of the time.
This is how I came to the tabbed idea as the underlying bits to that are installed in every context to my understanding.

after reading deeper into the other article i guess the difference I have Is I don't care if it is a UAC prompt thing or not

@cybrtitan commented on GitHub (Aug 1, 2019): I would be curious to know if this is even possible with a UWP as most are installed per user not per machine and thus it probably doesn't exist under that user's context most of the time. This is how I came to the tabbed idea as the underlying bits to that are installed in every context to my understanding. after reading deeper into the other article i guess the difference I have Is I don't care if it is a UAC prompt thing or not
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