Windows: Keyboard Shortcut to Launch as Admin in Windows Start Menu

By Xah Lee. Date: .

Keyboard Shortcut to Launch as Admin in Windows Start Menu

in Windows 10 start menu, is there a key to launch the admin version of app?

In the Microsoft Windows start menu,

press Ctrl+❖ Window+Shift+Return

to launch as administrator.

press Ctrl+❖ Window+Shift+1 to launch the first application of the menu bar as administrator (2 for the second etc.)

Windows 10 Start menu PowerShell 2021-02-20
Windows 10 Start menu PowerShell 2021-02-20

2021-02-19 thanks to Amine Chadly for help on key to launch admin.

Windows Keyboard Shortcuts