You may have to launch few programs with elevated permissions as Administrator. E.g., if you want edit hosts file, you should open up the Notepad as Administrator before you open the Hosts file.
You already may have figured out how to run programs as Administrator. Right click on the program (e.g., Notepad) and select “Run as administrator” option.
Well it works. What if you known a keyboard short cut. Then you will be one of the elite user. Here it is,
Press Control+Shift while left click the application icon.
Anand, the Architect 