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# Use GSudo for elevated PowerShell sessions

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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