Force Batch File To Run As Admin [extra Quality] Official

The script was demanding interactive consent. On a headless server.

He added one more line before the net session check:

@echo off net session >nul 2>&1 if %errorlevel% neq 0 ( echo Requesting administrator privileges... powershell start -verb runas '%0' exit /b ) He saved it. Double-clicked.

His boss blinked. "Batch files can't get promotions."

But then—Server 47 hung.

He pushed the final version to production at 12:17 AM.

He chose violence.

The script was demanding interactive consent. On a headless server.

He added one more line before the net session check:

@echo off net session >nul 2>&1 if %errorlevel% neq 0 ( echo Requesting administrator privileges... powershell start -verb runas '%0' exit /b ) He saved it. Double-clicked.

His boss blinked. "Batch files can't get promotions."

But then—Server 47 hung.

He pushed the final version to production at 12:17 AM.

He chose violence.