In Windows 7, you could go into a programs compatibility settings and check off to always run as an Administrator. Is there a similar option in Windows 8?
I've always disabled UAC on my machines, and did the same after my Windows 8 upgrade, or so I thought. It turns out there is no off
option, only turning off the notifications.
This means nothing is run as an Administrator despite being in the Administrator group. I need to keep closing and reopening my consoles\Visual Studio when I try to debug (attach to process, not F5), which is very frustrating.
It's really annoying that I need to either remember to take extra steps to open it as an Administrator or tell it to close and re-open when I go to debug for the first time.
On the Windows desktop, right-click the Visual Studio shortcut, and then select Properties. Select the Advanced button, and then select the Run as administrator check box. Select OK, and then select OK again.
Click on compatibility Tab. d. Under settings “Put a check mark Run this program as an administrator”.
It is necessary to have local PC Administrator privileges to develop ArcGIS custom applications using Visual Studio 2005 on the Windows Vista operating system.
In Windows 8 & 10, you have to right-click devenv.exe
and select "Troubleshoot compatibility".
If, when you open Visual Studio it asks to save changes to devenv.sln, see this answer to disable it:
Disable Visual Studio devenv solution save dialog
If you change your mind and wish to undo the "Run As Administrator" Compatibility setting, see the answer here: How to Fix Unrecognized Guid format in Visual Studio 2015
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