run exe as system account

Question

I am trying to run my c# exe as an system account. How can I do that. I\'ve tried and

Answer 1

To the best of my knowledge you can not force your app to run as SYSTEM. Either your app must be a service and the service is setup to run as System or you must use a tool like PsExec to launch your executable as system.

psexec.exe -i -s YourProgram.exe

When using requestedExecutionlevel the only 3 valid options are

• requireAdministrator - prompt for UAC always (even if the user is not an administrator).
• asInvoker - never prompt for UAC.
• highestAvailable - prompt for UAC if the user is a member of the Administrators group but do not prompt and run as a normal user if the user is not a member of the group.