Windows 7/8/10 - How to See If Process Is Running As Administrator With Elevated Rights
5This tutorial will show you how to determine if an app or process is running as administrator (elevated) or not in Windows 10.
While using Windows 10, you must have noticed that there are certain processes that needs to have Administrative rights to operate. For e.g. Command prompt. If you want to use Command prompt then you must have administration rights. If an application or process do not have such rights, then it may display several error messages Access Denied or No Permission. UAC also has the same function. User Account Control controls the apps opened by a user.
If an application developer has marked the application to require an administrator access token, then UAC performs action. This is done by using a development technique known as an embedded manifest.
Another situation is when UAC detected that the application is an installer or setup application. (Automatic detection can be disabled by using Group Policy.)
You can find out if a process is elevated or is permitted by UAC from Task Manager.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 operating systems.Works for all major computer manufactures (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung).