PowerRun is a portable freeware to launch regedit.exe , Cmd.exe or other software with the same privileges as the TrustedInstaller / Nt Authority/system Why would you need it? Sometimes it is not enough to just be running as Administrator, Maybe it’s a file or a registry key that is locked or not editable, PowerRun a tool with this powerful privilege most likely solve that , PowerRun doesn’t require any installation process or additional dll files.
What is New (Tuesday, August 5, 2025)
1. [Fixed] – PowerRun cannot run programs with the “Unblock” checkbox enabled.
2. [Added] – Code Improvements.
How to use : After downloading, extract PowerRun to your desired location, then run it. You can drag and drop any files on it for example ; program files , Program files shortcuts , script files , text files usw. to run a listed file in TrustedInstaller/SYSTEM privileges you can select it and use run button or right click on it and choose “Run File” feature , the file will run with Highest privileges , you can check the Task manager’s details tab to verify that the selected file running under SYSTEM Privileges.
If you’re trying to edit or delete keys from the registry , you might find that some keys won’t let you do anything with them and you’ll get an error such as “Cannot delete xxxxx: Error while deleting key“. These keys are usually protected to stop accidental deletion , You could also be the administrator on the computer, but still can’t manipulate the required key.
Even though the administrator account has a great deal of control, there are other hidden accounts and levels on the system which have even greater access and therefore standard administrator privileges are not enough. To solve this problem, you have to force the registry to allow the logged on user full control of the subkeys in such cases PoweRun can help you : use the “Launch Registry Editor” button.
Copy desired registry key and click “Open” button , PowerRun will open regedit (with Highest Privileges) and jump to the key Automatically. If you want to add any parameter to listed script or program rigt click on it and use “Edit Item” or just use wrench Button.
For automation purpose PowerRun allows you to create a vbs or bat file with necessary parameters in it , to use this feature :
1. Select the Program.
2. And use Edit – Create bat/Vbs File feature.
Don’t forget to run the script in the same folder with PowerRun.exe or PowerRun_x64.exe.
Choosing between System or TrustedInstaller Privileges
In the Options menu, you can choose between System and System + TrustedINstaller permissions.
To see all supported command line parameters of PowerRun, use PowerRun.exe ? command or click File menu and select Command Line Info.
NOTE: PowerRun can not run only with “TrustedInstaller” privileges it can also run with “Nt Authority/system” privileges.
Supported operating systems: Windows 11 , Windows 10 , Windows 8.1 , Windows 8 and Windows 7
Supported languages: English , Turkish , German , Portuguese (Brazil) , Korean , French , Greek , Russian , Japanese , Polish , Spanish , Chinese (Simplified), Lithuanian, Italian, Vietnamese
File: PowerRun_x64.exe │ Virustotal
MD5: ab06eeb603656d3943cd30396f82a45f
SHA1: 1a12519bdeb372e8b1836d78ec61617bbac166aa
SHA-256: b066ca2702853c2fcbf686897c18f6d315be7ae753007ac2c1d73c87b0a30de9
File: PowerRun.exe │ Virustotal
MD5: 819a19117d17c92e08eb85a2262727d3
SHA1: bcc884921ed8d23a40ebeb2e134cba50c95959ab
SHA-256: 4545392a2d54b613e67fc801ca478b89f69f9adbf7e7e6fafbe424fb26b97abd
Right-click on the application file that you are trying to run and open its properties. If you see an "Unlock" option, choose it and try again.
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Running from UNC (\\server\folder) gives an error dialog without any text and you can’t start anytthing.
You can add PowerRun to the context menu via the registry. See the following topics to do this without a program.
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Simple reg example:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\PowerRun]
"MUIVerb"="Run with PowerRun"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\PowerRun\command]
@="\"C:\\PowerRun\\PowerRun.exe\" \"\"%1\""
Don’t forget to correct the PowerRun location.
You can run x86 applications without any problems on your x64 system with the x64 PowerRun.
Can PowerRun still be put in the context menu so that instead of asking the program to create a vbs or bat file after launching PowerRun that says Start "" "C|PATH-TO-PowerRun_x64.exe" "D:\Test.reg" I can right click on the Test.reg file and merge Test.reg with the PowerRun perameter? Also, do I need the x86 powerrun executable if I’m running x64 Windows with a few x86 apps?
Hi,We had to restrict PowerRun in this way because some malware uses the PowerRun command line. To allow PowerRun commands, select File > Allow Command Line in the top-right corner of the program interface.