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# Use GSudo for elevated PowerShell sessions

Configure GSudo as the elevation method for PowerShell terminal sessions in Remote Desktop Manager to avoid repeated Windows UAC prompts.

When executing elevated PowerShell scripts, the `UseShellExecute` method combined with `runas` is not consistently reliable, and selecting ***Run as administrator*** may not achieve the intended result. GSudo offers a more dependable solution by enabling elevation without requiring Remote Desktop Manager to run as an administrator.

GSudo supports [configurable caching](https://gerardog.github.io/gsudo/docs/credentials-cache), allowing you to avoid repeated Windows UAC prompts, a limitation of ShellExecute, which typically triggers a UAC prompt every 15 minutes for elevated processes.

You can choose **GSudo** as the method for running PowerShell terminals in Remote Desktop Manager.

1. Create or edit a PowerShell terminal (local) entry in Remote Desktop Manager.
2. Go to the ***Run as*** tab.
3. Set ***Run as mode*** to ***GSudo*** (instead of the default ***ShellExecute***).
4. Click ***Add*** or ***Update*** to save the entry.


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