--- a/Win32OperatingSystem.st	Mon Nov 05 14:40:55 2018 +0100
+++ b/Win32OperatingSystem.st	Mon Nov 05 15:00:53 2018 +0100
@@ -4362,6 +4362,54 @@
     "Created: / 15-11-2016 / 19:39:49 / cg"
 !
 
+primShellExecuteUacElevated:binary 
+    args:args
+
+    "
+        try executing binary with the highest privileges it can obtain.
+        this has been implement, because a normal user (from user group, not admin group)
+        could not write to its own HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry by Win32OperatingSystem registryEntry.
+        but calling a corresponding *.reg file like the following examples, did the trick (even without UAC prompt)
+
+        self 
+            primShellExecuteUacElevated:'regedit' asUnicode16String
+            args:'/s C:\users\test\desktop\add.reg' asUnicode16String
+    "
+
+%{
+    int result;
+
+    if (!__isUnicode16String(binary)) {
+        RETURN (false);
+    };
+
+    if (!__isUnicode16String(args)) {
+        RETURN (false);
+    };     
+
+    result = (int)ShellExecuteW( 
+        NULL, 
+        // The "runas" verb is important because that's what
+        // internally triggers windows to open up a UAC prompt.
+        // windows does not always open the UAC prompt,
+        // if not the #binary will executed UAC elevated
+        L"runas",  
+        __unicode16StringVal(binary),  
+        __unicode16StringVal(args),  
+        NULL,                  
+        SW_SHOWNORMAL  
+    ); 
+
+    if (result <= 32) {
+        RETURN (false);
+    }
+
+    RETURN (true);
+%}
+
+    "Created: / 05-11-2018 / 13:27:41 / sr"
+!
+
 shellExecute:hwndArg lpOperation:lpOperationArg lpFile:lpFileArg lpParameters:lpParametersArg lpDirectory:lpDirectoryArg nShowCmd:nShowCmd
     "Opens or prints the specified file, which can be an executable, document file, or directory.
      If its a directory, an explorer window is opened (see example below).
@@ -4492,6 +4540,27 @@
     "
 !
 
+shellExecuteUacElevated:binary 
+    args:args
+
+    "
+        try executing binary with the highest privileges it can obtain.
+        this has been implement, because a normal user (from user group, not admin group)
+        could not write to its own HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry by Win32OperatingSystem registryEntry.
+        but calling a corresponding *.reg file like the following examples, did the trick (even without UAC prompt)
+
+        self 
+            shellExecuteUacElevated:'regedit' 
+            args:'/s C:\users\test\desktop\add.reg' 
+    "
+
+    ^ self 
+        primShellExecuteUacElevated:binary asUnicode16String
+        args:args asUnicode16String
+
+    "Created: / 05-11-2018 / 13:58:29 / sr"
+!
+
 startProcess:aCommandString inputFrom:anExternalInStream outputTo:anExternalOutStream
     errorTo:anExternalErrStream auxFrom:anAuxiliaryStream
     environment:anEvironmentDictionary inDirectory:dir