Open as administrator on startup

andrew1 · August 20, 2023, 3:11pm

Hi, is there a way to Run As Administrator on startup on Windows 10?
I have the Desktop app set to open on startup, but it doesn't, and clicking on the app in Start won;t run, I have to right-click and select Run As Administrator.
What did I miss?

Ashwin_Mittal1 · August 20, 2023, 4:02pm

Hi @andrew1,

Welcome to the forum

Actually, by default, the Text Blaze Windows app doesn't start in admin mode, but you can set it to run as admin by default using the following steps:

Right-click the application's Shortcut
Go to Properties
Click the Advanced button on the Shortcut tab
Check the "Run as administrator" box
Click OK

Josem · August 20, 2023, 5:16pm

It is disabled...

Ashwin_Mittal1 · August 20, 2023, 5:47pm

Hi @Josem,

This can be because you might have UAC disabled on Windows. You can enable it by following the instructions here. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Josem · August 20, 2023, 6:47pm

I have tried (restarting) with the highest and lowest level with the same result.

I'm afraid the problem has to be that it's a Windows App. I have taken the link from shell:AppsFolder

Ashwin_Mittal1 · August 21, 2023, 6:31am

Hi @Josem,

Please follow the given path and set the executable to 'Run this program as an administrator' in Properties > Compatibility. Here is the path if you have installed the app from MS Store: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\BlazeToday...\app\Text Blaze BETA.exe. If you have installed the app directly from the Text Blaze website, then setting the .exe to run as admin will stop the app from autostarting.
Note: Some folders in the path might be hidden so first unhide all the hidden folders.

Josem · August 21, 2023, 4:22pm

Not only hidden... I have been looking at the possible ways to make changes in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps and the implications that can be derived from these changes can make me lose a lot of time that I do not have.
Thank you very much for the help but for now I will have to continue starting "Run as Administrator" by hand

Ashwin_Mittal1 · August 21, 2023, 5:44pm

We are sorry for the inconvenience caused. Our list of features includes “auto start as administrator” and we plan to release this feature soon. Rest assured, I will notify you once it is available for use.

Regards

Josem · September 15, 2023, 6:02pm

As far I know, it seems that with the auto-start improvements of v1.4.2 it has been resolved. At least I no longer get errors about not being able to run TB as administrator.