Visual Studio This task requires the application to have elevated permissions

In this post, we will be solving “This task requires the application to have elevated permissions” that you may face when opening Visual Studio 2019 or Visual Studio 2017 or Visual Studio 2015.

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This task requires the application to have elevated permissions

I have tried to open Visual Studio, but I got the following error message 

This task requires the application to have elevated permissions

This task requires the application to have elevated permissions Visual Studio

Cause

You will get this error “This task requires the application to have elevated permissions” if the current user doesn’t have sufficient privilege to open Visual Studio.

Solution

To run Visual Studio with the required elevated permissions, you should do one of the below workarounds:

Method (1): Run Visual Studio as Administrator

  • Right click on VS and select Run as Administrator.
Open Visual Studio as Administrator

Method (2) : Visual Studio Troubleshoot compatibility

The previous method should be repeated every time you are going to run the VS. In this method, I will show How to avoid the annoying compatibility issue by following the mentioned steps below :

  • Right Click on Visual Studio> Open File Location.
Visual Studio - Open File Location.png
  • Right Click on Visual Studio Shortcut > Select Troubleshoot compatibility.
Visual Studio - Troubleshoot Compatibility
  • Select Troubleshoot Program.
Program Compatibility Troubleshooter - Troubleshoot program
  • Check The program requires additional permissions.
Program Compatibility Troubleshooter - The program requires additional permissions
  • Click on Test the program.
Program Compatibility Troubleshooter - Test Program
  • Wait for a moment till the program starts.
  • Click Next.
  • Select “Yes, save these settings for this program”.
Program Compatibility Troubleshooter - yes, save these settings
  • Wait for resolving the issue.
Program Compatibility Troubleshooter - Resolving issue.png
  • Make sure the final status is fixed.
Program Compatibility Troubleshooter - issue found
  • Click Close.

Method (3) : Set Visual Studio to Run as Administrator

  • Right click on VS > Select Properties.
Visual Studio Properties.png
  • Click on Compatibility Tab > Check Run this program as an administrator.
Visual Studio Properties - Compatibility -  Run this program as administrator

Method (4) : Run Visual Studio as Administrator by default using Shortcut

Sometimes, you may not find the compatibility tab. so, you should navigate to

  • Shortcut tab > Advanced > Check Run as Administrator.
Visual Studio Properties - Shortcut - Advanced - Run as administrator

The Visual Studio should now be opened with elevated permissions properly now.


Applies To
  • Visual Studio 2017.
  • Visual Studio 2015.
  • Visual Studio 2013.
  • Visual Studio 2012.
  • Visual Studio 2010.
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4 thoughts on “Visual Studio This task requires the application to have elevated permissions”

  1. I have been dealing with the problem for awhile and this was the best answer. It was very detailed and was able to follow each step. Resolve my issue. Thanks!

  2. But, how do I change a project’s properties to indicate that it should not run with elevated permissions?!?

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