When you open an app on Windows 11, it opens with standard permissions by default. If you find yourself frequently opening the app as an administrator, you can skip these extra steps by making it always open with administrator privileges.

When you open an app on Windows 11 it opens with standard permissions by default. If you find yourself frequently opening the app as an administrator, you can skip these extra steps by making it always open with administrator privileges.

How to run apps as administrator by default on Windows 11

First, you need to find the executable of the app that you want to always open with elevated permissions. This can be a file in file explorer or a desktop shortcut of the app.

Once you have found the file, right-click on it to display its context menu. Next, click Properties or simply press Alt+Enter.

The application's properties menu will appear. If you open the application's "Properties" menu from an EXE file in file explorer , you will be in the "General" tab. If you open it from a desktop shortcut, you'll be in the Shortcuts tab.

Either way, click the Compatibility tab.

On the Compatibility tab, in the Settings group, check the box next to "Run this program as an administrator," click Apply to apply this new option, and then click OK to close the window.

Now the next time you run the program, it will open with administrator rights by default.

Using this tip will save you a lot of time and effort in the long run. If you have a lot of processes running on your computer and need to quickly see which processes are running with administrator privileges, you can do this using the task manager .