diff --git a/Hammerer.ahk b/Hammerer.ahk
index 50da791..b62c51e 100644
--- a/Hammerer.ahk
+++ b/Hammerer.ahk
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 SendMode Input
 Menu, Tray, Icon, shell32.dll, 166
 
+; 2020-02-06 - added privilege elevation
+GoSub, RunAdmin
 
 f9::
 	Gosub, ShowGui
@@ -148,5 +150,27 @@ ShowGui:
 	Gui, Add, Button, x5 y%yPos% w495 gButtonApply, Apply LanguageList and EntryOrder
 
 	yPos += 30
-	Gui, Show, h%yPos% w505, [Hammerer] 2018-06-05 j.tretter@accenture.com
+	Gui, Show, h%yPos% w505, [Hammerer] version 2020-02-06 joe.tretter@kcc.com
 return
+
+; Run as admin
+RunAdmin:
+If !A_IsAdmin
+	{
+	 if A_OSVersion not in WIN_2003,WIN_XP,WIN_2000
+		{
+		 Run % "*RunAs " DllCall( "GetCommandLineW", "Str" ),, UseErrorLevel
+		 if !ErrorLevel
+			ExitApp
+		}
+	 MsgBox 0x31, Hammerer,
+	 (LTrim Join`s
+		Hammere is running as a limited user. If you continue, 
+		it will most likely not be able to interact with CAS Modeler.
+		`n
+		To continue anyway, click OK. Otherwise click Cancel.
+		)
+	 IfMsgBox, Cancel
+		ExitApp
+	}
+Return
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