Windows – Powershell has started running as administrator

you can run cmd.exe as admin and start powershell.exe

This may not be an elegant solution, but this is what worked for me:

• Create a shortcut to MobaXterm: On your desktop (or in some other location, i.e. Documents), right-click > New > Shortcut
• Browse to the location where MobaXterm is installed, select MobaXterm.exe, then click OK (i.e. C:\Program Files (x86)\Mobatek\MobaXterm\MobaXterm.exe)
• Click Next
• Give your shortcut a name, such as MobaXterm (Admin), then click Finish
• Right-click the shortcut, then click Properties
• On the Shortcut tab, click the Advanced... button
• Select Run as administrator, click OK, then OK again

You'll now be able to run MobaXterm, along with all your sessions with elevated privileges.

NOTE: If you want to keep things tidy, you can also move the shortcut to the folder/directory where MobaXterm.exe is installed. If your MobaXterm folder is in one of the Program Files folders, you won't be able to create the shortcut directly in that location; however, once your create the shortcut following the above steps, you should be allowed to move the shortcut.

Now if you like, for quick access, you can:

• Pin the shortcut to the taskbar: Right-click the shortcut, then click Pin to taskbar
• If you use a dock (i.e. ObjectDock), you can drag the shortcut to your dock
• Add a shortcut on your Desktop (if you chose to create the shortcut in another location)

Since MobaXterm will now have elevated privileges, you may want to secure it by setting up a Master Password (For MobaXterm Professional only):

• Launch MobaXterm Professional
• Click Settings > Configuration
• In the General tab, click MobaXterm passwords management
• Click the Set a "Master Password" for strong passwords encryption button
• Enter a password
• Select Prompt for master password after resuming from monitor standby mode to beef up security even more
  • Click OK, OK, then OK again