Install Any Software Without Admin Rights?! 

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Actual title: how to get fired from the office.

this simply tells the app not to run as admin and instead whatever the current user is. Some programs need to do admin privilege tasks and may install improperly/not work as expected. Additionally, a lot of apps will have multiple admin prompts. This isn't privesc but it can be helpful. Always ensure youre allowed to be installing this and if youre unsure, try to contact your network administrator instead of doing sketchy stuff on the schools computer

The RunAsInvoker doesn't give you admin rights. It just tells Windows to run the app as the logged on user.

Be warned also that in modern enterprise corporate workplaces, your computer will have end user experience monitoring agents installed as part of device management practices. The admins will know if you install or even just use software not authorised for the enterprise environment. In many workplaces this can lead to disciplinary action for breach of corporate IT policies.

Just tried it doesn't work, still ask for password

Fortunatelly, this will crash as soon as the executable tries to access some admin only area ie. program files, registry, system32, etc. It can help when the installer is old or some idiot compiled it, but usually the installer asks for the admin priviledge exactly because the soft needs accessing those protected areas to work properly.

This can be handy for apps that require admin rights just to start, I had a similar script for those to allow users to open the app without making them local admins, but some apps are weird, definitely gonna give this one a try.

very handy most of the times. It does not work however, with programs that require high level authorizations or require the admin password to be inserted more than one time

This is a useful thing not only for people who do not have admin access, but also for people who do not want give the app the admin access. Very useful, thank you.

Running as System, Does the work. Ever heard why windows update is still able to update our computer even without administrator knowing. It fully automates how the windows update do, However you can still switch it manually. But the trick is very simple, it starts with the recovery boot cmd... It authorizes you to become a system user immediately since it is a recovery boot OS. Unless you encrypt the hard drive with bitlocker then it is truly impossible to install any applications without the password for the drive.

Handy to install apps that *think* they need admin access but actually end up polluting your system with those admin rights.

For me it still brings up admin password and i DONT KNOW IT :(.

Now show a follow up video of it working post install. There's many dependencies (run-time installers) that are bundled which require admin rights that will cause the app to break if they're not installed correctly.

If you enter windows recovery mode and go to Advanced Options > Command Prompt, you can use the admin privileges through the command prompt. I tested this on my school's laptop to make a boot device for my main pc, i don't know if this could be used to download any software or run any setup.

I needed this video 10 years ago when I was in school

I'm user without administrative privilegy and my USB ports is only in read mode. How I can change registry in CMD mode for full access read-write to USB ports?

But schools and office administrators sometimes ban .bat files created. Most likely registry. Create a tutorial on how to bypass registry entries by administrators(for educational purposes only ofc)

Video starts at 01:22

Just use a UAC defeat method to get around it. It will allow you to do things like install software system wide. Only problem is most enterprise computers set UAC to “Always Notify,” meaning it isn’t easy to find a working UAC defeat method, and Microsoft patches any public ones on Patch Tuesday. But if you are fast enough, you may be able to do it!

Don't do it guys. Me and my friend reinstalled Windows on our school computers, installed a graphics card and installed "unauthorized software" (Fortnite, a vpn and a RAT). We got a written warning. Not for reinstalling Windows but for installing the software. Even though they didn't fins the RAT they told us that if we do anything like that again we will get suspended. The only reason we didn't get suspended was because i bluffed and said that i could and was willing to stay after school to fix it. They didn't want our help but appreciated the offer. It's NOT worth the risk🙏🙏🙏

The only *hack* here, is the clever flipping of the video so it doesn't look like you live in a hallway with a curtain obscuring your bathroom/kitchen

Awesome!! Now I can bypass the annoying block IT put on my computer that should only be enforced on marketing and HR. They are the ones that don't know how to use a computer

Didn't work for me.

Bro, you solved my year long problem. Definitely deserve a like and subscribe. Thanks.

I remember at an internship one of our "teachers" wanted to unwrap an archived file that I've had on my work laptop. Funny enough, the Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC didn't even have the basic windows winrar (forgot its name, I'm always using 7zip). So I've just used the portable version of 7Zip, bypassing the admin rights to install it (and you can do that with pretty much all of the "light" versions or portable versions of an installer). Sadly your method won't work, as someone has stated below, since it will probably still need the admin rights.

It doesnt work, probably because im an editor

This doesn't work anymore as of June 2024

Because of things like this, and the fact that a lot of programs install to AppData and do not need admin priv, I implemented a software restriction policy. Now programs cannot run from any folder except a specific on on the C drive, and that folder requires admin rights to even copy anything to it. The life of a sys admin at a high school, it is great.

0:42 when he said smash the like button, the like button got highligted so cool

This is handy if you need an app that doesn't really need admin rights to run, but wants to write some (optional) libraries in your system folder. Those apps usually refuse to run or install, but like this, you can basically made a portable-ish version of the app. That said, lots of apps installed like this will have random errors or outright crash, but others will work fine. I remember getting grounded years ago and my dad uninstalled the online game I was using...well, the program needed write access to the programs folder, which is something a normal user cannot do, also to install it wanted to write some windows library so I couldn't do it myself. But guess what, I had a backup of the folder, and slapped it into my documents, it was able to run without admin rights, the updater also worked fine as well. I also remember lots of video converter programs I couldn't fully install, but somehow worked anyway with the "portable trick"

It won't install. It complains you need admin permission to write on the program folder.

Hey Mr hacker loi, I’ve tried that before but for software installers it doesn’t allow the installation to finish because there is another admin prompt at the end. Do you know how to get it to still work?

Chrome has this built in to it kind of..... If you try to run the setup it'll prompt for admin rights. However it you don't have admin rights it'll just install to the user directory which does not require elevated rights......

This is so misleading! Even if you can run an executable, it doesn't give you the proper rights to write to restricted areas.

setting the COMPAT_LAYER variable to RunAsInvoker does not grant administrator privileges to a program, it only suppresses the UAC prompt that would otherwise appear. The program still runs with the same permissions as the user who launched it12

Nice Tutorial, but boss I have a doubt, How to uninstall a app without admin rights?

I'm sorry for you but it doesn't work.... Because if you're not an administrator you can't write to the hard drive C: show the video to the end, start the program after launching the bat file and see what happens.

THIS DOESNT WORK

firstly thats dont work with every software, i think for someone like u It's disappointing u are a certified ethical hacker show us some real things unlike children's things edit: im not a hater its just my pov

I tired and it doesn't work. The installation start and then ask for the admin password.

Can anyone actually believe that "admin permission" does not mean "admin permission"? xDD

This just prevents the User Account Control (UAC) prompt from appearing when launching an application without elevating to administrator rights and doesn’t provide any additional access beyond what the user already has. RunAsInvoker is safe because it doesn’t elevate privileges without authorization and to perform administrative tasks, you’ll still need to authenticate as an administrator.

No. I have seen this method before and tried it on various PCs and or doesn't work. It only works with 5% of exe files. 😢😢😢. Alternative: Get Portable Apps, or Get Portable SSD and install exe files on that with a different PC. Then just plug in to any PC you want to run apps on. [exe files]

After I did so, a pop-up message came: “the application has to be run as administrator” 😢

This should be titled "how to end up sitting in front of your manager and HR to explain why you should keep your job."

What about if you want to add a printer or you want to put a static IP instead of the DHCP? That would help me in my work.

Tldr; this is a really good tip to install software that uses badly coded installer routines that think it needs admin priv. Yes, it is not privileged escalation. No where does he say this is what it is doing.

Do we agree that it install said softwares in the userdata folder, and not in the Program Files/Program Files (x86) or ProgramData folder ?

wow at start you are so suprised.... that whout be my face if my goofy pc can enter angry birds wit out crashing

For some reason doesnt work with bluestacks when I did the exact same thing with capcut but it only worked on capcut

If you're going to be installing software, you need admin privileges. Plus, administrators could disable batch script execution.

actually it's not applicable in Pcs on networks that having a network admins

Doesn’t work for me win 11 pro

That's bullshit, you can't install software without admin rights. You can start the installer and specify the path, but when the installer starts to install the program on the hard disk, an error message will appear. You don't have NTFS permission to write to certain paths, you don't have permission to write to the registry, you don't have permission to create services...

sorry my friend i've tried it and it didn't work i followed exactly your steps when i click Install on steam It give me error "Error opening file for writing" would you mind give us more examples?

Administrator of your school/work can also just disable your CMD if they feel like it. If you don't need it while you are in class you don't need it at all.

Loi, it doesn't work my man. It only prevent the popup asking for admin's privileges. If you are not already an admin it will still ask for username and password

Tried, but it seems didn't work in AD environment, still required the admin password.

it didn't work, it said "this app cant run on your PC"

a universal option for running any file. just transfer your .exe to the script icon cmd /min /C "set __COMPAT_LAYER=RUNASINVOKER && start "" %1"

You are aware that this command only works on .exe setup not on .exe that extracts an .msi installer file

Awesome! :) Can this be done ONLY from command prompt or powershell?

If I was admin, I would actually prefer this method of installation of unofficial software - it will install and run with the current, unprivileged user's permissions. So if it's not maintained and becomes vulnerable, it would eventually compromise this user's profile, but not the whole system. I also consider this method to install software on my PC. There is absolutely no reason for the most of it to have system administrator privileges to install and run. It's a major security flaw of Windows and software for Windows.

Wow did you guys notice that when he asked for us to like and subcribe that the like/dislike button got a rainbow glow, ive never seen it before.

try to insert cmd prompt exe instead of for example screen keyboard from logging screen and add local admin acc, then you will have an secret local admin on PC not doma

Boom! Still asked for admin password. XD The correct code is : set __COMPAT_LAYER=RunAsInvoker start Insert Setup Name

Just use portable version of the software😊

Not working got an error window says you must logged in as administrator when installing this program.

I think it will still get detected by EDR

Would you explain to us the trick behind this? why did it work ? whats the trick behind it please please

Admin rights yeah the better version of human rights

I cannot install Direct X 9 to run San Andreas Multiplayer, even doing same thing on the video. Bat file doesnt open it without password. Any suggestions/help? Let me play in office bro

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Alternative: UAC Bypass

dosn't work for me i still need the permission i hate my IT dad

what is the difference with 'portable' mode?

This is not working with every installer

As a Cyber Security Administartor I can 100% tell you this does not work. My computers are on a domain network and this method will not bypass my security config.

Yikes, can anyone confirm that this would work on a domain environment? You had me a little nervous for a moment - however I think we are good here (I am a Network Engineer) - our corporate GPO is set to disable local admin every time it runs - (every 15minutes) and no one but a "domain admin" can elevate to install an exe. So not unless we run a script to elevate local admin from our RMM tool would a local admin have the ability to do this - and the next time the GPO runs, it turns back off. Also we have MFA so every single time I elevate as a domain admin I have to use a ubikey or MFA code.

This is actually quite useful. We have a new domain at work with new set of restrictions and I will need to install a legitimate app for many users which doesn't work properly if I install it from admin account. Thanks for the tip!

What about getting the internet passcode but you can’t see it cuz you need the username and password for admin

It did not work at all.

Does not work in most cases, since the command does not provide admin rights. The program starts maybe but cannot do any changes to the system.

I’m watching in the official RU-vid app. When he said “hit the like button” it lit up in the app. How did he get it to do that?

hacking is not illegal if you dont get cought :)

You can setup but you can't update and that's why will not run.

would be interesting if this is something which can possibly be stopped somehow or if this is impossible to stop

If it says it doesn't have permission to install another file that requires admin, you just set the install location to the location you put the .bat file.

This method will not work for all the application.

Its not working brother, my IT team is stronger than your code

if you do this you cant play games that require multiplayer(for example tf2)

0:41 Anyone notice when he says "Like button" the like button below actually glows?

Software needs administrative rights for a reason. Without this it wouldn't work as designed. Use virtual machines instead to avoid compromise main system.

it doesnt work

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Eventhough the invoke part, just tells the start part to execute as the logged in user, and make you not see the permission windows for administrative access: This won't work with good group policies (e.g. no write access outside you profile c:\user\\, and the computer being part of the domain (enforcing the gp) only software that can actually be installed on inside a userprofile directory structure can be installed/ran. (most companies/universities have these kinds of gpo's active). But most software cannot not, since they want to install something in specific directories (or alter some files outside your profile dirs: e.g. program files, or even registry). Steam is one of those. So, no this is a weak video, which won't work on most good protected windows machines (which the majority are in offices/universities/libraries etc)

Does it work on windows 11?

Well... just tried & that didn't work for me. Sad

Thanks a lot that batch file solved my issue to install new office in my university computer