how to get 'Run as administrator' in jar applications

Question

I have a desktop java application that uses Swing as a GUI library. There is an installer that I have to install inside this application, but it must have administrative privileges.

I am using

Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(pathToTheExeInstaller);

to install the program. But it has this error when running it without administrator privilege:

Is there a way to get Run as administrator in the context menu (the right click menu) in the generated jar file when clean and build is used in NetBeans:

Answer 1

This is what you need,

Runtime.getRuntime().exec("powershell.exe Start-Process 'pathToTheExeInstaller' -verb RunAs");

This will give a prompt to the user asking permissions to get elevated access for your installer.

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Example

Runtime.getRuntime().exec("powershell.exe Start-Process 'notepad.exe' -verb RunAs");