# Function Reference

# _WinAPI_IsElevated

Determines whether the current process is elevated

#include <WinAPIProc.au3>
_WinAPI_IsElevated ( )

## Return Value

Success: | True - The current process is elevated. False - Otherwise. Additionally, the function always sets the @extended flag to one of the following values (any other value indicates an unexpected error). 0 - Indicates that either the User Account Control (UAC) is disabled, or the process is started by a standard user (not a member of the Administrators group). The following two values can be returned only if both the UAC is enabled and the user is a member of the Administrators group (that is, the user has a "split" token). 1 - Indicates that the process is running elevated. 2 - Indicates that the process is not running elevated.
Failure: | Sets the @error flag to non-zero.

## Remarks

This function requires Windows Vista or later.