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By Mark Russinovich and Jon Schwartz
Published: October 12, 2021
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The command-line Runas utility is handy for launching programs under different accounts, but it’s not convenient if you’re a heavy Explorer user. ShellRunas provides functionality similar to that of Runas to launch programs as a different user via a convenient shell context-menu entry.
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Usage:
shellrunas /reg [/quiet]
shellrunas /regnetonly [/quiet]
shellrunas /unreg [/quiet]
shellrunas [/netonly] <program> [arguments]
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| /reg | Registers ShellRunas shell context-menu entry |
| /regnetonly | Registers Shell /netonly context-menu entry Note: a command prompt will flash when the program starts |
| /unreg | Unregisters ShellRunas shell context-menu entry |
| /quiet | Register or unregisters ShellRunas shell context-menu entry without result dialog |
| /netonly | Use if specified credentials are for remote access only |
| <program> | Runs program with specified credentials and parameters |
Download ShellRunas (90 KB)
Runs on:
- Client: Windows Vista and higher.
- Server: Windows Server 2008 and higher.
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