Force cmd.exe prompt to run NOT as admin
Turn UAC back on. With that enabled, no program you start will automatically run as administrator.
The short term solution:
- Find an icon to run the command prompt.
- Shift right click -> "Run as a different user"
- Then specify a non-admin user account.
The long term solution: Find 'RUNASADMIN' in your registry keys and delete any entries including cmd.exe
I know this topic is > 4 yrs old but I had the same issue and it may help others. My company used software where I would only be able to launch cmd.exe as admin. I had other software (AHK) I could not launch as admin. AHK couldn't interact with cmd.exe in admin. I solved the problem by copying cmd.exe, then renaming it and updating my scripts.