force run without elevation

[Hurdet]

Do it have a switch to launch TC without elevation also from a shell elevated?

[Horst.Epp]

What's the reason to have this ?
Normally, TC should not run with elevated rights and only temporarily enhanced for certain operations.
So there is no need to let it run with lower privs.
Only fools run a file manager with enhanced rights all the time.

Moderator message from: white » 2023-06-29, 19:50 UTC

Mind your language. Insults are not allowed on this board.

[Dalai]

Even if you want to implement a feature like this, it's not so simple. Elevating rights is easy, lowering them not so much. Installers that want to be able to launch the installed program after installation also have their difficulties implementing something that works reliably.

Regards
Dalai

[HerbieH]

I am one of those 'foo** (fighters)' that often run 'Total Commander' elevated.

Here is my way (out of many ways) to run a non-elevated command prompt from an elevated Total Commander:

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C:\Nirsoft\nircmd.exe runas myusername mypassword cmd

Clarifications:
'myusername mypassword' is your windows login username and password
(You have to have set both of them to make it work, preferrably without spaces and only using letters and numbers)

'Nirsoft' is a folder, where I store utilities from this site:
https://www.nirsoft.net/

'nircmd.exe' is a Nirsoft utility that 'do some useful tasks without displaying any user interface'
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html

'cmd' is a standard Windows command that opens a command window.

Works for me in Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 all 64bit.

OBS: 'runas' is also a standard Windows command, but the 'nircmd.exe' version is much simpler to use.
I consider 'https://www.nirsoft.net/' a safe site. If somebody disagree, feel free say so.

[Horst.Epp]

Here such a function without the need to provide userid and password
from user NotNull in the Everything forum.
https://www.voidtools.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=29260#p29260

[petermad]

Here is a solution without any 3rd party programs:

Put this in your usercmd.ini file (located in the same place as your wincmd.ini file):

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[em_CommanderNonElevated]
cmd=%COMSPEC% /C
param=%Z%X RUNAS /user:"%%USERNAME%%" "\"%%COMMANDER_EXE%%\" /N /P /i=\"%%COMMANDER_INI%%\" %Q\"%P%N*\" \"%T%M*\""
menu=Open non elevated copy of Total Commander
button=%COMMANDER_EXE%
iconic=0

Make this buton:

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
em_CommanderNonElevated,cm_Exit

%COMMANDER_EXE%
Restart Total Commander in non elevated mode

To make the button:
1. Mark the text in the box here above (click SELECT ALL).
2. Copy it to the ClipBoard (press Ctrl+C).
3. Right click on TC's buttonbar and choose "Paste".

You will be prompted for your password when using the button.