Sharepoint 2013 custom workflow issue

Hi,
We are developing custom workflow in our sharepoint 2013 project using Visual studio 2013. We have got one issue while list item updation in custom workflow.
'Modified By' field is changed to System Account while updating item. It is not done with elevated privilege or not with user token.
Thanks in advance
Nithya K Pillai

Hi Nithya,
You can try powershell to change the Modified by -
http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/projectserver/Update-SharePoint-list-4e6272ab
or before your update method get the user and update the modified by like the below-
Item["Editor"] = User;
Item.Update();
Alternatively try using listItem.SystemUpdate for not updating modified by values -
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/microsoft.sharepoint.splistitem.systemupdate(v=office.15).aspx
Hope this helps!
Ram - SharePoint Architect
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