How to Run System Restore as Administrator on Windows 11? 5 Effective Ways!

Right-click on the App and click Run as Administrator

• The User Account Control will prompt for your confirmation and open System Restore with Administrative Privileges on Windows 11.

Type rstrui and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter

• The system will confirm and open System Restore with Administrative Privileges.

Create a New Task to Run System Restore with Elevated Privileges on Windows 11

• Right-click on the Taskbar and click Task Manager. You can also use the shortcut CTRL + SHIFT + ESC. This combination will open Task Manager directly.

Run New Task

• Type the command rstrui and enable the checkbox “ Create this Task with Administrative Privileges “. Finally, click OK.

Create a new Shortcut

• The Create Shortcut dialog box will open now. In “ Type the Location of the Item “, enter the command C:\WINDOWS\system32\rstrui.exe and click Next.

Rename the Shortcut and click Finish

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  System Restore Desktop Shortcut will be created.

Right-click on the Shortcut and click Properties

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  System Restore Properties will open now. Click Advanced.

Enable the checkbox to run as administrator

• This option allows you to run this shortcut as an administrator, while protecting your computer from unathorized activity.


• Everytime you open System Store via this shortcut, the User Account Control will prompt for your confirmation and open it with Elevated Privileges.

Use File Explorer and Launch System Restore with Elevated Permissions on Windows 11

• Open File Explorer using the Shortcut WinKey + E.


• In the File Explorer, enter the following path to access the System 32 Folder. C:\WINDOWS\system32
  

Search for msinfo32

• Locate rstrui, and right-click on the file and click “ Run as Administrator “.

Run PowerShell as Administrator

• This will prompt the system to execute this command with Administrative Privileges. In the PowerShell, execute the following command. rstrui
  

Be cautious while running an app as administrator

While running System Restore as Administrator on Windows 11 grants it elevated privileges , which can potentially bypass system security restrictions. Please proceed with care and only run trusted applications in this mode. At