superUser is a simple and lightweight utility to start any process with TrustedInstaller privileges.
The program acquires the Trusted Installer's Process' handle and creates a new (user-specified) process attributing Trusted Installer as its parent.
There are two ways to run the program:
Double click the executable, grant admin privileges and wait for a command prompt to appear.
Simply run superUser from the command prompt (preferably one with admin privileges) using the following arguments:
| Option | Meaning |
|---|---|
| /c | Used to specify the command to run. Without it, cmd is started. |
| /h | Display the help message. |
| /r | Return the exit code of the child process. Requires /w. |
| /v | Verbose. Display progress info. |
| /w | Wait for the created process to exit. Used for scripts. |
Notes: You can also use a dash (-) in place of the slash (/) in command.
Multiple options can be grouped together, the c option last (e.g., /wrc).
| Exit Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 1 | Invalid argument |
| 2 | Failed acquiring SeDebugPrivilege |
| 3 | Could not open/start the TrustedInstaller service |
| 4 | Process creation failed (prints error code) |
If the /r option is specified, the exit code of the child process is returned.
If superUser fails, it returns a code from -1000001 to -1000004 (e.g., -1000002 instead of 2).