MrBreakNFix / process-elevation-helper

works with my other repo process-elevation to communicate via the pipline to excute runas with ease.

Process Elevation Helper

Process Elevation Helper is a companion utility that enables secure and controlled execution of commands with elevated privileges. It works in conjunction with the Process Elevation repository, allowing you to launch programs from a different user account, bypassing UAC prompts.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Features
• Prerequisites
• Installation
• Usage
• License

Introduction

In various scenarios, you might need to execute specific commands or operations with elevated privileges without exposing sensitive information, such as passwords. Process Elevation Helper provides a secure and seamless way to achieve this by establishing communication with the Process Elevation utility using named pipes.

Features

• UAC Prompt Bypass: Process Elevation Helper allows you to bypass UAC prompts, providing a smoother experience when running commands with elevated privileges.

• Auto Start: It communicates with the Process Elevation, which starts when the computer does.

Prerequisites

Before using Process Elevation Helper, make sure you have the following prerequisites in place:

• .NET Core

• Process Elevation

Installation

1. Download the release of elev.exe

2. Create a folder called elev and put elev.exe in it

3. Add a system environment variable under PATH, so that you can access it under the run menu. Run under a system/admin command prompt to do this, or do it in environmental veriable settings. setx PATH "%PATH%;C:\Users\your-name\elevsw\elevhelper" /m (TODO: do this automatically.)

Usage

elev.exe ProgramPath, for example: elev cmd creates the CMD window under the other user.

This tool is different because it works with programs that runas does not support