batch-file Elevated Privileges in Batch Files Requesting runtime elevated privileges without UAC prompt

Example

As previous example, this script request elevation if needed. We ask the user for credentials avoiding the UAC prompt.

@echo off

cls & set "user=" & set "pass="

:: check if we have administrative access
:: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
whoami /groups | find "S-1-5-32-544">NUL 2>&1 && goto:gotAdmin


echo/
echo/ Testing administrative privileges
echo/
echo/ Please enter administrative credentials
echo/

:: get user
:: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
set/P user="*     User:: "
if "%user%" EQU "" exit/B 1
:: get password
:: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
<NUL set/p=* password& call:getPass pass || exit/B 1
if "%pass%" EQU "" exit/B 1

:: check if credential has administrative privileges 
:: this call can be removed
:: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
call:askIsAdmin "%user%", "%pass%" || goto:notAdmin

:: run elevated without UAC prompt
:: with the previous call enabled, we are sure credentials are right
:: without it, this will fail if credentials are invalid
:: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
call:elevateScript "%user%", "%pass%" 

exit/B 0

:gotAdmin
echo(
echo( You have administrative rights.
echo( 
timeout /T 7 
exit/B 0

:notAdmin
echo(
echo( Invalid credential or non administrative account privileges
echo( 
timeout /T 7 
exit/B 1

:: invoke powershell to get the password
:: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
:getPass
SetLocal
set "psCmd=powershell -Command "$pwd = read-host ':' -AsSecureString; $BSTR=[System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($pwd); [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto($BSTR)""
for /F "usebackq delims=" %%# in (`%psCmd%`) do set "pwd=%%#"
if "%pwd%" EQU "" EndLocal & exit/B 1
EndLocal & set "%1=%pwd%"
doskey /listsize=0 >NUL 2>&1 & doskey /listsize=50 >NUL 2>&1        & rem empty keyboard buffer
exit/B 0

:: check if credential has administrative privileges
:: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
:askIsAdmin
SetLocal & set "u=%~1" & set "p=%~2" & set/A ret=1
set "psCmd=powershell -Command "$p='%p%'^|convertto-securestring -asplaintext -force;$c=new-object -typename system.management.automation.pscredential('%u%',$p^);start-process 'powershell' '-Command "write-host ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent(^)^).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator^)"' -credential $c -passthru -wait;""
for /F "usebackq delims=" %%# in (`%psCmd%`) do @set "result=%%#"
echo %result% | find /I "true">NUL 2>&1 && set/A ret=0
EndLocal & exit/B %ret%
exit/B 1

:: run elevated without UAC prompt
:: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
:elevateScript
SetLocal & set "u=%~1" & set "p=%~2" 
set "_vbs_file_=%TEMP%\runadmin.vbs"
echo set oWS ^= CreateObject^("wScript.Shell"^)>"%_vbs_file_%"
echo strcmd="C:\Windows\system32\runas.exe /user:%COMPUTERNAME%\%u% " + """%~dpnx0""">>"%_vbs_file_%"
echo oWS.run strcmd, 2, false>>"%_vbs_file_%"
echo wScript.Sleep 100>>%_vbs_file_%
echo oWS.SendKeys "%p%{ENTER}">>%_vbs_file_%
if exist "%TEMP%\runadmin.vbs" (set "_spawn_=%TEMP%\runadmin.vbs") else (set "_spawn_=runadmin.vbs")
ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 50 >NUL
start /B /WAIT cmd /C "cls & "%_spawn_%" & del /F /Q "%_spawn_%" 2>NUL"
EndLocal & set "pass="
exit/B 0