Test Administrator
Last Modified: February 26, 2023 14:22 CEST

Test-Administrator #

SYNOPSIS #

Returns true if the user has administrative rights

SYNTAX #

Test-Administrator [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION #

The function can be used to test whether the logged-in user has administrative rights on the PC.

EXAMPLES #

Example 1:Tests if the user has administrative rights #

PS C:\> if (Test-Administrator) { Write-Host 'You have administrative rights' }

If the user has administrative rights on the PC, the following message is displayed on the screen: You have administrative rights.

PARAMETERS #

CommonParameters #

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS #

None #

OUTPUTS #

System.Object #

NOTES #