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diff --git a/xmrstak/misc/uac.hpp b/xmrstak/misc/uac.hpp
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+#pragma once
+#include <windows.h>
+
+BOOL IsElevated() 
+{
+	BOOL fRet = FALSE;
+	HANDLE hToken = NULL;
+	if (OpenProcessToken(GetCurrentProcess(), TOKEN_QUERY, &hToken)) 
+	{
+		TOKEN_ELEVATION Elevation;
+		DWORD cbSize = sizeof(TOKEN_ELEVATION);
+		if (GetTokenInformation(hToken, TokenElevation, &Elevation, sizeof(Elevation), &cbSize))
+			fRet = Elevation.TokenIsElevated;
+	}
+	if (hToken)
+		CloseHandle(hToken);
+	return fRet;
+}
+
+BOOL SelfElevate(const char* my_path)
+{
+	if (IsElevated())
+		return FALSE;
+
+	SHELLEXECUTEINFO shExecInfo = { 0 };
+	shExecInfo.cbSize = sizeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFO);
+	shExecInfo.fMask = NULL;
+	shExecInfo.hwnd = NULL;
+	shExecInfo.lpVerb = "runas";
+	shExecInfo.lpFile = my_path;
+	shExecInfo.lpParameters = NULL;
+	shExecInfo.lpDirectory = NULL;
+	shExecInfo.nShow = SW_SHOW;
+	shExecInfo.hInstApp = NULL;
+
+	if (!ShellExecuteEx(&shExecInfo))
+		return FALSE;
+
+	// Hide our window and loiter in the background to make scripting easier
+	// ShowWindow(GetConsoleWindow(), SW_HIDE);
+	// WaitForSingleObject(shExecInfo.hProcess, INFINITE);
+
+	return TRUE;
+}