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How to Create a Shortcut to Run a Program as a Specified User in Windows

1.  Right click on an empty area on desktop, and click on  New  and  Shortcut . 2.  Type the command below into the location area, and click on the  Next  button. (see screenshot below) Replace  USER-NAME  in the command with the actual name of the user account that you want to run the program as. runas /user:USER-NAME "C:\full\path\of\Program.exe" For example, if I wanted to run Notepad as the  test  user, I would type this command below. runas /user:myadmin "D:\myprogram\myprogram.exe" 3.  Type a name for the shortcut in the name section, and click on the  Finish  button.  4.  Right click on the new shortcut on the Desktop and click on  Properties . 5.  Click on the  Shortcut  tab, then click on the  Change Icon  button. 6. Now you can access the file through your new shortcut.  Double  click on the icon and you may...