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How to autostart Power Automate with elevated privilege?

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Hi. I've been trying to figure out a way to auto-start Power Automate as admin on boot.

It's on my personal pc, so I am the admin user. I could just click "Run as Admin", but I want to find a way to open the app on boot with elevated privilege. Since it is an app, I'm not sure if the traditional "finding the .exe file and changing the property" way works. Any ideas?

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OkanMTL 703 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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Hello, you can do the next actions:

Press Win + R to open the Run dialog, then type taskschd.msc and press Enter to launch the Task Scheduler.
In the Task Scheduler window, go to the "Action" menu and click on "Create Task...".
In the "General" tab of the "Create Task" window, give your task a name and description. Check the box "Run with highest privileges" to ensure it runs as an administrator.
Navigate to the "Triggers" tab and click on "New...". In the "New Trigger" window, select "At startup" from the "Begin the task" dropdown menu. Click "OK" to save the trigger.
Go to the "Actions" tab and click on "New...". In the "New Action" window, select "Start a program" from the "Action" dropdown menu. Click on "Browse..." to find and select the executable file of the application you want to run on boot. Click "OK" to save the action.
Optionally, you can configure additional settings in the "Conditions" and "Settings" tabs as needed.
Click "OK" to create the task. You may be prompted to enter your administrator password.
Good luck

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KrispyKremeSuga 16 on at

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Unfortunately, Power Automate Desktop on Windows 11 is does not have the traditional .exe file. It is an app downloaded from Microsoft Store, so I don't exactly have access to the "properties" window or .exe file, which is why I'm here for help.

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KrispyKremeSuga 16 on at

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Never Mind, I guess I could just download the non-Microsoft Store version and follow you way.

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