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Creates an elevated process by duplicating the security token of an already-elevated process, avoiding a new UAC prompt.
Distinct from Process Privilege Elevation: Distinct from Process Privilege Elevation: specifically duplicates tokens from already-elevated processes rather than general token modification.
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gsudo is a command-line utility for Windows that elevates any command with administrator privileges directly from the current console window. It functions as a sudo-style tool, detecting the active shell environment—whether CMD, PowerShell, WSL, or Bash—and running the elevated command natively within that shell without spawning a new window. The tool preserves full console features including colors, keyboard input, auto-completion, and I/O redirection during elevated execution. A key differentiator is gsudo's credential caching system, which stores UAC-approved tokens in a background daemon
Duplicates security tokens from already-elevated processes to avoid new UAC prompts.