Windows – What are the differences between runas and psexec

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runas is already installed on many systems (maybe by default) psexec is shipped with the awesome PsTools.

Why would I use psexec (an external tool) instead of runas(an included tool) ?

What are the differences between them?

Best Answer

Of course psexec is no longer an external tool - SysInternals is now part of Microsoft (since 2006, I believe)

From Mark Russinovitch:

Many Windows administrative console tools can run only on a local machine. PsExec lets you remote-enable any of them.

Have a good look through the psexec page here.

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