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Add "(Administrator)" suffix to window title when running as administrator in Windows #19707

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@daviwil
  • VSCode Version: 1.8.1, 1.9.0-insiders
  • OS Version: Windows 10 Anniversary

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Run VS Code / Insiders as administrator by right-clicking the icon and clicking "Run as Administrator"
  2. Observe window title does not indicate that Code is running as administrator

Since running as administrator works pretty well now, the only thing that's missing is an indication that the window has been run as administrator. Visual Studio (and other apps) use the title bar to indicate this:

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