You will be asked to enter the location of the item where you want to create the shortcut.It will allow you to add a new shortcut to the desktop. Right-click anywhere on the desktop and select New> Shortcut.However, it will ask you to enter the admin password each time. The above method may not be convenient for you if you need to run Notepad with admin rights too often.įortunately, there is a method to eliminate right-clicking on a file and automatically launching the Notepad application with admin rights. Run Notepad as an admin by creating a shortcut Notepad will launch with admin rights, allowing you to modify any file on the system.You will be prompted to enter the admin password.Right-click on the application and select Run as administrator.It may be on the desktop if you use it often. Locate Notepad application on your device.You may have used this option before if you tried running an application with admin rights. The easiest way to run Notepad with admin rights is to use an option from the context menu. Open Notepad with admin rights by right-clicking menu Open the file directly with admin rights in Notepad.Use a third party application to access Notepad with admin rights.Launch Notepad with admin rights from Cortana Search.Run Notepad as an admin by creating a shortcut.Open Notepad with admin rights by right-clicking menu.
