01. Open the Start Menu, then type taskschd.msc in the search line and press enter.
Note: This will open Task Scheduler. This file is located at:
C:\Windows\system32\taskschd.msc
C:\Windows\system32\taskschd.msc
02. In the right panel, click on Create task.
03. Under the General tab, type in the "Name" of the program you want to create this shortcut for.
Note: This will be the name of the task. As an example, I will use CCleaner for that program. Make note of this name, you will need it later in step 12 below.
04. Check the Run with highest privileges box.
05. Click on the Actions tab, then on the New button.
06. Under Action, select Start a program and click on the Browse button.
07. Navigate to the .exe file of the program that you want to create this shortcut for, then select it and click on Open.
08. Click on OK.
09. Click on OK.
10. You will now see your new task created with the name (i.e. CCleaner) you gave it in Step 03. Now, Close Task Scheduler.
11. Right click on an empty area of the Desktop, then click on New and Shortcut.
12. Type in schtasks /run /tn task-name for the location, then click on the Next button.
For Example:
Substitute task-name with the name that you used in Step 03 and see in Step 10 (i.e. CCleaner).
Substitute task-name with the name that you used in Step 03 and see in Step 10 (i.e. CCleaner).
- For a Name without Spaces - For example, type: schtasks /run /tn CCleaner
- For a Name with Spaces - you will need to have quotes around the name if it has spaces, for example, type: schtasks /run /tn "Cleaner Program"
13. Type in a Name you want for the shortcut (i.e. CCleaner), then click on the Finish button.
14. Right click on the new shortcut (i.e. CCleaner) on the desktop, then click on Properties.
15. Click on the Shortcut tab and on the Change Icon button.
16. Click on OK.
17. Click on the Browse button.
18. Navigate to the .exe file of the program that you have created this shortcut with, then select it and click on Open.
Note: If you have an icon of your own that you would prefer to use instead, then navigate to where you have that icon saved at instead.
19. Select the icon you want for the shortcut, then click on OK.
20. Click on OK.
21. Move the shortcut to a place where you like for easy use.
22. When you run this new Elevated shortcut, you will now no longer have to click on Yes to approve the UAC prompt to allow the program Run as administrator.
