Run Python Script As Admin In Windows

I have a script that removes and substitute some files in C:\Windows directory. I start command line as admin then I start my python script in it. And when the script tries to rem

Solution 1:

WindowsError error 5 occurs when you have no System Administrator privileges to perform action. You can try to force script to run with admin priveleges with Windows cmd command runas. Try something like this:

runas /user:administrator_account path_to_script

Just replace administrator_account with account name that has privileges on your computer. Also this command will prompt for password (if account has one setup). For more information about this command you can read here.