How to run program from command line with elevated rights
Solution 1:
It looks like this utility - Hidden Start - will do what you wish if you use the /uac switch. Here's an example command line:
hstart /UAC "notepad.exe"
This will pop up the UAC dialog rather than ask for a password like runas does.
Solution 2:
There is a way to do this in PowerShell:
PS> Start-Process powershell -Verb runAs