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tags: [tldr, windows]
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# runas
> Run a program as another user.
> More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-r2-and-2012/cc771525(v=ws.11)>.
- Run a program as the Administrator local user:
`runas /user:.\Administrator "{{command}}"`
- Run a program as a specific user:
`runas /user:{{domain\username}} "{{command}}"`
- Run a program without loading the user's profile:
`runas /noprofile /user:{{domain\username}} "{{command}}"`
- Open Command Prompt as another user:
`runas /user:{{domain\username}} cmd`
- Run Notepad as a specific user with the current user's environment variables, opening a file with escaped quotes:
`runas /env /user:{{domain\username}} "notepad \"{{C:\path o ile.txt}}\""`
- Run Active Directory Users and Computers as a specific user:
`runas /env /user:{{domain\username}} "mmc %windir%\system32\dsa.msc"`