Powershell Run as Admin

Run-AsAdmin.ps1

    # Get the ID and security principal of the current user account
    $myWindowsID = [System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent();
    $myWindowsPrincipal = New-Object System.Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal($myWindowsID);

    # Get the security principal for the administrator role
    $adminRole = [System.Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator;

    # Check to see if we are currently running as an administrator
    if ($myWindowsPrincipal.IsInRole($adminRole))
    {
        # We are running as an administrator, so change the title and background colour to indicate this
        $Host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = $myInvocation.MyCommand.Definition + "(Elevated)";
        $Host.UI.RawUI.BackgroundColor = "DarkBlue";
        Clear-Host;
    }
    else {
        # We are not running as an administrator, so relaunch as administrator

        # Create a new process object that starts PowerShell
        $newProcess = New-Object System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo "PowerShell";

        # Specify the current script path and name as a parameter with added scope and support for scripts with spaces in it's path
        $newProcess.Arguments = "& '" + $script:MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path + "'"

        # Indicate that the process should be elevated
        $newProcess.Verb = "runas";

        # Start the new process
        [System.Diagnostics.Process]::Start($newProcess);

        # Exit from the current, unelevated, process
        Exit;
    }