@echo off REM --> Check for permissions >nul 2>&1 "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\cacls.exe" "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\config\system" REM --> If error flag set, we do not have admin. if not "%errorlevel%"=="0" goto UACPrompt goto HAVEadmin :UACPrompt echo Requesting administrative privileges... echo Set UAC = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^) > "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" if "%1" == "" echo UAC.ShellExecute "%~s0", "", "", "runas", 1 >> "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" if "%1" == "/u" echo UAC.ShellExecute "%~s0", "/u", "", "runas", 1 >> "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" exit /B :HAVEadmin if exist "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" ( del "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" ) pushd "%~dp0" set root=%CD% cls :init rem ****************************************************************************************** rem * Your script goes here * rem ******************************************************************************************