Introduction If you have stumbled upon the error message "Getuid-x64 Require Administrator Privileges," you are likely not a casual computer user. This error typically appears in command-line tools, privilege escalation exploits, cybersecurity frameworks (like Metasploit or Cobalt Strike), or custom-compiled Unix-to-Windows ported applications.
powershell Start-Process your_tool.exe -Verb RunAs This works if the tool genuinely needs admin rights, not just a broken check. Fix 2: Disable UAC Filtering for the Specific Tool (Advanced) Create a shortcut → Properties → Advanced → Check "Run as administrator" . Fix 3: Recompile Without Admin Check (For Developers) If you control the source code, replace: Getuid-x64 Require Administrator Privileges
Replace id.exe with whoami (built into Windows): Introduction If you have stumbled upon the error
BOOL IsElevated() BOOL fRet = FALSE; HANDLE hToken = NULL; if (OpenProcessToken(GetCurrentProcess(), TOKEN_QUERY, &hToken)) TOKEN_ELEVATION Elevation; DWORD cbSize = sizeof(TOKEN_ELEVATION); if (GetTokenInformation(hToken, TokenElevation, &Elevation, cbSize, &cbSize)) fRet = Elevation.TokenIsElevated; CloseHandle(hToken); return fRet; Fix 2: Disable UAC Filtering for the Specific