How to request access rights for a program using WinAPI?

Question

C++ / C#

For example, there is a program that simply creates a folder in some path. Let's say you need to create a folder in System, and this requires administrator rights. How to write a program so that when the program starts, a window opens about granting administrator rights (UAC)?

Answer 1

If admin rights are always required, see Setting the Execution Level in the Application Manifest . Otherwise, launching the program via ShellExecute("runas") and passing the necessary data to the child process.