Run As Different User on Control Panel Items

Hope this is the right place,
I used to use the Shift Right-Click "Run As..." on contol panel items like add/remove programs and system in Windows XP. This saved me having to log out the user to login to the admin account. This feature seems to have been removed from Windows 7. I've tried running a command in cmd that resembles "runas control appwiz.cpl" and when I enter the credentials all opens fine but it still doesn't give the admin privilages (this worked in RC). I was hoping there would be a easy way of doing this. I know this works for normal exe's but I'm interested in the .cpl apps.
Thanks in Advance
Sam

Hello,
As for other control panel items like Device manager or Disk manager, You can use the following method to run it as adminitrator:
1. Click start button, tyep in CMD, right click CMD and choose Run as administrator. You will be asked for the password of the adminstrator account.
2. Type in MMC and then press enter. It also works for CPL files.
3. Click File->Add/Remove Snap-in, then add the item you want to use.
Thomas77
This answer works for MMC snap-in items, but it doesn't work for any .cpl item. So don't try - switch user instead and do your work logged as administrator.

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