{"id":15495,"date":"2020-01-15T02:12:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T02:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=15495"},"modified":"2020-01-15T02:12:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T02:12:18","slug":"check-if-process-is-running-as-administrator-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/check-if-process-is-running-as-administrator-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Check if a Process is Running as Administrator in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you try to run an program with admin privileges, a UAC prompt will ask for permission to continue. But there are some scheduled tasks or background applications which can run as admin without the UAC prompt. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you a simple method to check if a process is running as administrator in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Check if a Process is Running as Administrator in Windows 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box, type <strong>taskmgr<\/strong> and then hit Enter to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/5-quick-ways-to-open-task-manager-in-windows-10-8\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">launch Task Manager<\/a>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/taskmgr.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"207\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/taskmgr.png 401w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/taskmgr-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Go to the <strong>Details<\/strong> tab. Right-click any column header and choose &#8220;<strong>Select Columns<\/strong>&#8221; from the popup menu.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/task-manager-select-column.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/task-manager-select-column.png 564w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/task-manager-select-column-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down until you see the <strong>Elevated<\/strong> option, check that box and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/select-elevated-column.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"307\" height=\"322\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/select-elevated-column.png 307w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/select-elevated-column-286x300.png 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Now, the Details tab of Task Manager will be showing a new &#8220;<strong>Elevated<\/strong>&#8221; column. You can easily see which process is launched with admin\/elevated privileges.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/see-if-process-runs-with-admin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/see-if-process-runs-with-admin.png 564w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/see-if-process-runs-with-admin-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you try to run an program with admin privileges, a UAC prompt will ask for permission to continue. But there are some scheduled tasks or background applications which can run as admin without the UAC prompt. 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