microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Add "Run As Administrator" menu option to Start Menu and Taskbar
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- Dominant language
- C++
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Description
Description of the new feature/enhancement
Ability, primarily in Windows, to easily open the terminal app in an elevated session. Either via the Start Menu icon, as the PowerShell app does it, or via the taskbar icon.
Example for Start Menu:
Example for Taskbar icon:
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the Windows integration points for the Start Menu and taskbar entries, then compare their behavior with the PowerShell app example in the issue. The work is done when Windows users can launch the terminal in an elevated session from both requested entry points.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100