Add zero-UAC elevation: Run as Admin and Admin Command Prompt features - #1068
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Implements zero-UAC privilege elevation via the Windhawk service, allowing users to: - Open Windhawk UI with admin privileges without UAC prompt - Launch an elevated Administrator Command Prompt without UAC prompt The service acts as an elevation provider, spawning processes under the SYSTEM account's elevated token and assigning them to the interactive session. Closes ramensoftware#1063
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Summary
This PR implements zero-UAC privilege elevation via the Windhawk background service.
Features
Allows users to open the Windhawk UI directly with administrative privileges without triggering a UAC prompt.
Allows users to launch an elevated Command Prompt directly from the tray menu without triggering a UAC prompt.
Implementation Details
The Windhawk service (running under the SYSTEM account) acts as an elevation provider. When requested, the service creates the target process using an elevated token and attaches it to the active interactive user session (\CreateProcessAsUser).
Closes #1063