How to allow an application to run without admin PIN with UAC

[D5taR]

I have setup my son's computer which has RGB fans. The RGB Fusion software that controls the colours pops up a User Access Control dialogue when it is launched where I have to enter the Admin PIN to allow it to run.

Is there a way I can set this application to be allowed to run without asking for the admin PIN? I would also need it to run without a PIN on startup as well as when opened manually.

I thought this may help: User Account Control: Only elevate UIAccess applications that are installed in secure locations, but the application is already in `…\Program Files (x86)\` so that is not the solution.

Thanks

 

[RogerOver]

Probably you already have a shortcut to your software somewhere. Then go directly to step 2.

1. You can also create a shortcut to your desktop. (Do you know how to do that? Go to the .exe file of RGB fusion in your RGB fusion folder, rightclick on it and choose "create shortcut". It will either create a shortcut in your RGB folder or tell you that it can't create it there and ask you to put the shortcut on your desktop).

2. Rightclick on the shortcut and chose: "Properties", and you will directly land within the "Shortcut"-tab (... if not chose it). In the Shortcut-tab chose "Advanced". A new window will open. Tick the box "Execute as administrator". Click "ok" close and enjoy the next time you are clicking on the shortcut !

You can also set the UAC to the silent mode for all your software with this nice little program: https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/tweakuac.html (works on Windows 11). Install it and "set UAC to the silent mode". Don't "turn UAC off". You should just be aware that this is for all your installed programs.

 

[RogerOver]

Sorry I hadn't read your question concerning startup !
If you want to run the software as administrator in startup, either copy the above shortcut to:
C:\Users\USER NAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (only for a certain user, replace "USERNAME" in the link by the real username)
or to:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (for all users)

 

[D5taR]

Probably you already have a shortcut to your software somewhere. Then go directly to step 2.

1. You can also create a shortcut to your desktop. (Do you know how to do that? Go to the .exe file of RGB fusion in your RGB fusion folder, rightclick on it and choose "create shortcut". It will either create a shortcut in your RGB folder or tell you that it can't create it there and ask you to put the shortcut on your desktop).

2. Rightclick on the shortcut and chose: "Properties", and you will directly land within the "Shortcut"-tab (... if not chose it). In the Shortcut-tab chose "Advanced". A new window will open. Tick the box "Execute as administrator". Click "ok" close and enjoy the next time you are clicking on the shortcut !

You can also set the UAC to the silent mode for all your software with this nice little program: https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/tweakuac.html (works on Windows 11). Install it and "set UAC to the silent mode". Don't "turn UAC off". You should just be aware that this is for all your installed programs.

Thanks for the info. I'd already tried changing the permissions to run as administrator but it was still asking for the UAC pin to be entered. Does it make any difference that it's a child's account and we use the family safety app to control what they can do? Interestingly when setting it to run as admin I was expecting it to ask me to authenticate but it's not asking for anything. I'm making the changed as the child's account that we want to be able to run the app.

 

[D5taR]

When I run the application the dialogue says the following:

User Access Control
Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?
RGBFusion
Verified publisher: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
File origin: Hard drive on this computer
Program location: "C:\Program Files (x86)\GIGABYTE\RGBFusion\RGBFusion.exe"
To continue, enter an admin username and password.

This is with the app set to run as an administrator as explained above.

Could there be something else that also needs changing?

Thanks

 

[yodap]

Check all the settings options in the app itself, there may one to start the app with windows.

 

[D5taR]

Check all the settings options in the app itself, there may one to start the app with windows.

There is, but starting the app on boot is not the problem, it's the UAC permissions that are the issue here.

 

[RogerOver]

Just for testing purposes: what happens if you run the app as "Trusted Installer", for instance with RunX: https://www.d7xtech.com/free-software/runx/

 

[RogerOver]

Create Elevated Shortcut without UAC prompt in Windows 11 Tutorial

When you open an application file with Run as administrator, you will get a UAC prompt by default for approval before the app is allowed to run with elevated rights. In addition, Windows will not allow elevated apps to run at startup by default. If you want to run an app as administrator...

www.elevenforum.com

(But I agree with the commentators (or one of them): ways too complicated !

 

[D5taR]

Just for testing purposes: what happens if you run the app as "Trusted Installer", for instance with RunX: https://www.d7xtech.com/free-software/runx/

Thanks, I went through the process but then could not create it at the end. I then noticed that I need to be logged in as an admin to create one so will need to try again.

Although I'm not sure if it will work at all in my situation as it says:

You must be signed in as an administrator to create and use this elevated shortcut.

I guess this means you need to be an admin to run it? The account I want to use this on is not an admin and can't be one either.

 

[D5taR]

Create Elevated Shortcut without UAC prompt in Windows 11 Tutorial

When you open an application file with Run as administrator, you will get a UAC prompt by default for approval before the app is allowed to run with elevated rights. In addition, Windows will not allow elevated apps to run at startup by default. If you want to run an app as administrator...

www.elevenforum.com

(But I agree with the commentators (or one of them): ways too complicated !

So I just tested this. In an Admin account this works fine, I create the shortcut and can run the program without a UAC prompt. However when I move this shortcut to the non-admin user account and give them full permissions it opens the shortcut fine but then does nothing, doesn't open the RGBFusion app.

I thought this would be something fairly easy to do but it's turning out to be a royal PITA.

 

[alan sh]

If you are not running with admin privs, you will get this every time as a non priviliged user must be authenticated somehow to run priviliged apps.

 

[D5taR]

If you are not running with admin privs, you will get this every time as a non priviliged user must be authenticated somehow to run priviliged apps.

That's frustrating, so that application is useless for my son as he's not an admin user? Unless I'm there to type in the admin PIN each time he opens it.

That's not very good of Gigabyte as it doesn't even save the chosen colours of the RGB fans, you have to open up the app on each boot up in order to have the chosen colours turned on. By default they are always orange. You would have though the colour settings would have been saved on the motherboard so you don't need to run the app all the time.

 

[Ben Myers]

See if this is helpful.

How To Create a Shortcut That Lets a Standard User Run An Application as Administrator

Want to allow a standard user account to run an application as administrator without a UAC or password prompt? You can easily create a shortcut that uses the runas command with the /savecred switch, which saves the password.

www.howtogeek.com

Also, the instructions say to enable the hidden administrator account, but if you already have an active administrator account on the computer, you may be able to use that one.

Ben