How to use run as

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How to use the runas command

you can use runas command to create s shorcut. Or add it into a script. To create a shorcut using the runas command, right-click the desktop, point to New, and then click Shortcut. In Type the location of the item, type runas and the command parameters you want to use.

To perform a administrative task while logging on a workstation, you can add runas command into a logon script. For example, to run Computer Management with administrator credentials runas /user:ComputerName\administrator "mmc %windir%\system32\compmgmt.msc"

Notes

The shortcut will run with the permissions granted to that user. If the user account is an Administrator or a member of the Administrators group, you can perform administrative tasks.
Use of the runas command is not limited to Administrator accounts.
If the runas command fails, the Secondary Logon service may not be running.

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