Windows 10: CreateProcess failed; code 740 The requested operation requires elevation.

Hello. I am writing to you today because I came across an error trying to download this addon to a game. It gave me the error code 740, and I am looking for a fix to this error. I hope you can get back to me soon thank you.

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Updated to 1511: "740: The requested operation requires elevation"


In my normal user account (belonging to Users group) I maintain a folder with a bunch of convenient administrative shortcuts, which run certain applications under "Administrator" account through 'runas' utility. Each shortcut's command line looks as

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C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe /user:Administrator /savecred "<command line>"

Before update to version 1511 all my shortcuts were working fine. After the update most of them suddenly stopped working. Namely, running mmc shortcuts, like

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C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe /user:Administrator /savecred "mmc compmgmt.msc"

produces error "740: The requested operation requires elevation".

Control panel shortcuts like

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C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe /user:Administrator /savecred "control appwiz.cpl"

generate a message box

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::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{7B81BE6A-CE2B-4676-A29E-EB907A5126C5} Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.

Some applications continue to work, some don't. SysInternal's Autoruns works fine. Far Manager doesn't suffer from it either. But CPU-Z shortcut

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C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe /user:Administrator /savecred "C:\Utils\CPU-Z\cpuz_x64.exe"

also fails with "740: The requested operation requires elevation".

Is the something I can change (policy etc.) to restore the pre-1511 behavior?

 

The requested operation requires elevation"

The requested operation requires elevation"in windows 10

 

Error code 740

Try right clicking the .exe file & choosing to run as administrator. Please post back with the results.

You can also try turning off UAC - User Account Control.

https://windowsreport.com/createprocess-failed-...