Run as Administrator greyed out on shortcut

It works if you add the executable to the shortcut target. For example:

Right-click on the shortcut and change the target from:

C:\Scripts\helloworld.js

to

wscript.exe C:\Scripts\helloworld.js

(or)

cscript.exe C:\Scripts\helloworld.js

Then the Run as Administrator checkbox is activated in properties.

I had the problem with a python script: I needed to add in the target: "C:\Users\......\Python36\python.exe" "C:\Users\......\test.py"

All the glory to Ramesh Srinivasan

You may be able to use the run as administrator available on the compatibility tab.

One way third party way would be with nircmd. http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd2.html#elevate

It seems as though the "run as administrator" context menu option and/or shortcut checkbox are unavailable for batch files/scripts. This was answered for PowerShell here: How to run script as administrator?

I don't have an answer yet for running a common batch file.