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 ask to enter the password for the user through a command prompt.Give the password and press Enter.Application will be loaded.