ElevatedShortcut Alternatives

ElevatedShortcut is described as 'It can create the special shortcut which will suppress UAC prompt in case if it is usually appeared, i.e application will be started elevated without any prompt' and is a System Tweaker in the os & utilities category. There are five alternatives to ElevatedShortcut for Windows. The best ElevatedShortcut alternative is Winaero Tweaker, which is free. Other great apps like ElevatedShortcut are TweakUAC, Skip UAC Prompt, UAC Pass and DFX Tweaker.

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  1. Winaero Tweaker icon
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    Winaero Tweaker is a universal tweaker software which supports Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows 11.

    13 Winaero Tweaker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Winaero Tweaker is the most popular Windows alternative to ElevatedShortcut.

    • Winaero Tweaker is the most popular free alternative to ElevatedShortcut.

    • Winaero Tweaker is Free and ProprietaryElevatedShortcut is also Free and Proprietary
    • Winaero Tweaker is Lightweight and Privacy focusedElevatedShortcut is not according to our users
  2. TweakUAC icon
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    TweakUAC gives you more power over the Windows User Account Control (UAC) settings. In addition to enabling or disabling the UAC, TweakUAC also allows you to select the “quiet” mode for UAC. In the “quiet” mode, the security of UAC is fully enabled, except that when you use...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    To launch some applications when the system starts, simply add the shortcuts to the Startup folder. These programs will run with normal user privileges, and that’s fine in most cases, but Windows doesn’t allow elevated tasks at startup.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. UAC Pass icon
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    In a Windows protected with UAC, it creates shortcuts that run elevated without UAC prompt, by drag & drop of your file, shortcut or application on it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • UAC Pass is the most popular Open Source alternative to ElevatedShortcut.

    • UAC Pass is Free and Open SourceElevatedShortcut is Free and Proprietary
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    DFX Tweaker is a small and versatile tool designed to get system information and tweak your OS beyond what Microsoft allows you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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