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tinaa · Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Posts: 57

I've got an Autohotkey script setup to run at login on a Windows Vista machine (now actually running Windows 7 beta). Initially I just put it in the startup folder but found that various hotkeys won't work when the active window has elevated permission (eg. devicemanager, task scheduler, other control panel windows that require UAC elevation).

So I used the trick of launching the script from the task scheduler, set to launch at login using the elevated permission option.

This does allow the script to run regardless of the permission level of the active window, presumably because the script itself is now running with elevated permission.

However, the script also has several hotkeys that launch other applications using the run command (either applications, or opening folders with "explorer path").

Does this mean that when launched from the hotkey, those applications will inherit the scripts elevated permissions or will they launch with normal user permissions? If the former, is there any way to specify for the run command to use a lower permissions setting? Or should I be splitting this up into 2 scripts, one just for those that require elevated permissions to work within all windows, and putting everything else in a second script run from the startup folder?

Thanks.

Guest · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:43 am Post subject:

disable UAC
google for how to do it

alternatively, you can decide the permission level while compiling scripts
for that use this compiler

tinaa · Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Posts: 57

tank · Joined: 21 Dec 2007 Posts: 3700 Location: Louisville KY USA

while UAC is nice you can set certain programs to run with elevated rights
http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39479
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Maniaxx · Joined: 18 Aug 2009 Posts: 7

How did you manage to start your scripts properly by scheduler? Whenever i start it (in scheduler) it just sits in the taskmanager and doesn't work. There's also no systray icon. What's the trick? Can you give some details? That would really help a lot.

I'm using the gui version of the win7 scheduler. My script is just a simple one:

engunneer · Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 8255 Location: Maywood, IL

I suspect it does inherit the permissions from the script that started it. Easy way to test: have it call a script that writes a file in the windows or program files folders. Then run that same script as a normal user.

The runAs option (or command, i can't check which) should let you run another script with lower permissions. For security, you might want to make a user specially for this.
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Maniaxx · Joined: 18 Aug 2009 Posts: 7

Guest · Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:49 pm Post subject:

What is nice about UAC?

engunneer · Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 8255 Location: Maywood, IL

I was refering to