My company has made our Win10 users to be "standard users" (without admin rights). However, there is a possibility to run a program using admin rights with some "auto elevation" (Avecto Defendpoint?) system. What I would normally do is "right click" -> "Run as administrator", but that option is not available with Device Manager. I am able to run Powershell as admin, for example (with Right click -> Run as Administrator).

How would I open the Device Manager with Admin rights?

What have I tried and which does not work

• Right clicking "Device Manager" in start menu -> "Run as Administrator" (there is no such option)

• Running with Win+R -> devmgmt.msc. (It starts with standard user rights)

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7 Answers

Found a satisfying solution. Just start up Device Manager normally (without admin rights), and then press "Change Settings" -button in the General tab:

This will open up the Properties window again but with Admin rights (at least, with the Defendpoint Auto-Elevation).

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It is also possible to open the Device Manager with admin rights from a Powershell with admin rights with

start "C:\Windows\System32\devmgmt.msc"

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Step 1: Run Command Prompt as administrator

Step 2: Type devmgmt.msc and press Enter

Old thread, but thought I'd give me two-pennies worth.

1. Right-click an empty space on the desktop
2. New > Shortcut
3. In the Create Shortcut Wizard, type "devmgmt.msc" > click "Next"
4. Name it "Device Manager" > click "Finish"
5. A shortcut will appear on your desktop
6. Right-click the shortcut and select "Run as Administrator"

Open Win+R, type devmgmt.msc

Now do not click OK, but use ctrl+shift+enter

This will start it as administrator.

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Here's another solution:

You can start the Computer Management (compmgmt) as administrator the usual way. In there you have a node to open the device manager as pane inside the computer management window.

you can open devmgmt.msc from cmd with admin rights
or you can open task manager>file tab > new task > check the "run with administrative previllages" option and open devmgmt.msc

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Run CMD as Elevated

If your company windows allows you to run some programs as elevated, try this:

1. Type CMD on the windows search
2. Right-click the command prompt and click Open File Location
3. On the folder that opens, right click the Command Prompt shorcut and click Run Elevated

This isn't admin, but it gives you some rights, such as opening the device manager to try to update some drivers. I haven't fully explored the possibilities.

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