Open Notepad as Admin to Avoid “Access is Denied”

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If you’ve ever tried toedit a system file using Notepadon your Windows PC, you’ve likely seen the error that says “Notepad access denied”. It usually happens when you try to modify a system file from a standard user account on a PC. Windows does this to ensure your system files are protected and that only the administrator can make changes to them.

If you still need to access and edit the file using Notepad, you’ll need to open Notepad as admin. It should then give you the privileges you need to modify any of the system files on your machine. There are multiple ways to run Notepad as admin and here we show you some of those.

The easiest way to run Notepad as an admin is to use an option from your context menu. You’ve likely used this option before if you’ve ever triedrunning an app as an admin.

Notepad will launch with admin privileges letting you modify any files on your system.

Run Notepad As Admin By Creating a Shortcut

The above method might not be convenient for you if you need to run the Notepad with admin privileges too frequently.

Fortunately, there’s a method that eliminates right-clicking on the file and automatically launches the Notepad app with admin rights. It’ll require you to input the admin password each time, though.

From now on, whenever you double-click on the newly created shortcut, it’ll open the Notepad app with admin rights.

Launch Notepad With Admin Rights From Cortana Search

Cortana search also allows you to open an instance of Notepad with admin rights. You basically need to search for the app and then choose an option that launches it.

Use A Third-Party App To Access Notepad With Admin Rights

Since most users prefer using Notepad to edit system files, there’s now even an app that lets you run this text editor as admin each time you open it.

The app’s called RunAsTool and it lets you run any app on your computer as an administrator. It’s available for free to download and use.

Double-clicking on this newly created shortcut will launch Notepad as admin on your PC. It won’t ask for an admin password but it will ask for UAC permissions.

Directly Open Files With Admin Rights In Notepad

If you’ve noticed, all of the methods above require you to first open Notepad to then edit your files. What if there was a way you could directly open the files you want to edit in Notepad with the admin rights? Well, there is.

Using Windows registry editor, you can add an option to your right-click menu that lets you open any of your files in Notepad with administrator privileges.

It’s only a one-time password prompt and you won’t be asked to enter the password the next time you use the option.

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Open Notepad as Admin to Avoid “Access is Denied”#

Open Notepad As Admin Using The Right-Click Menu#

Run Notepad As Admin By Creating a Shortcut#

Launch Notepad With Admin Rights From Cortana Search#

Use A Third-Party App To Access Notepad With Admin Rights#

Directly Open Files With Admin Rights In Notepad#

Open Notepad as Admin to Avoid “Access is Denied”

Open Notepad As Admin Using The Right-Click Menu

Run Notepad As Admin By Creating a Shortcut

Launch Notepad With Admin Rights From Cortana Search

Use A Third-Party App To Access Notepad With Admin Rights

Directly Open Files With Admin Rights In Notepad