top-level "Run as Administrator" shortcut #4755

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opened 2026-01-30 23:55:47 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @0x7FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF on GitHub (Nov 1, 2019).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

On Windows 10, when you pin the native PowerShell shortcut to start, there is a menu item "Run as Administrator" when you right-click it.

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However, the same operation for Windows Terminal results in this:

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The user has to choose "more" -> "Run as Administrator".

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I hope Windows Terminal has the top-level "Run as Administrator" just as native PowerShell does.

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claunia added the Issue-FeatureResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-30 23:55:47 +00:00
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Nov 1, 2019):

platform limitation, sorry. /dup #3152 #1872 #2623

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Nov 1, 2019): _platform limitation, sorry._ /dup #3152 #1872 #2623
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 1, 2019):

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 (Nov 1, 2019): 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!
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Reference: starred/terminal#4755