diff --git a/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Shell/Languages/en.xaml b/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Shell/Languages/en.xaml
index 7a953986cc..6f56e83f58 100644
--- a/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Shell/Languages/en.xaml
+++ b/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Shell/Languages/en.xaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
     <system:String x:Key="wox_plugin_cmd_relace_winr">Replace Win+R</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="wox_plugin_cmd_leave_cmd_open">Do not close Command Prompt after command execution</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="wox_plugin_cmd_always_run_as_administrator">Always run as administrator</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="wox_plugin_cmd_plugin_name">Shell</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="wox_plugin_cmd_plugin_description">Allows to execute system commands from Wox. Commands should start with ></system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="wox_plugin_cmd_cmd_has_been_executed_times">this command has been executed {0} times</system:String>
diff --git a/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Shell/Main.cs b/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Shell/Main.cs
index 1e60ef8c9c..323cfb5cd3 100644
--- a/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Shell/Main.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Shell/Main.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using WindowsInput.Native;
 using Wox.Infrastructure.Hotkey;
 using Wox.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using Wox.Infrastructure.Storage;
+using Wox.Plugin.SharedCommands;
 using Application = System.Windows.Application;
 using Control = System.Windows.Controls.Control;
 using Keys = System.Windows.Forms.Keys;
@@ -164,16 +165,15 @@ namespace Wox.Plugin.Shell
         {
             command = command.Trim();
             command = Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables(command);
+            var workingDirectory = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile);
+            var runAsAdministratorArg = !runAsAdministrator && !_settings.RunAsAdministrator ? "" : "runas";
 
             ProcessStartInfo info;
             if (_settings.Shell == Shell.Cmd)
             {
                 var arguments = _settings.LeaveShellOpen ? $"/k \"{command}\"" : $"/c \"{command}\" & pause";
-                info = new ProcessStartInfo
-                {
-                    FileName = "cmd.exe",
-                    Arguments = arguments,
-                };
+                
+                info = ShellCommand.SetProcessStartInfo("cmd.exe", workingDirectory, arguments, runAsAdministratorArg);
             }
             else if (_settings.Shell == Shell.Powershell)
             {
@@ -186,11 +186,8 @@ namespace Wox.Plugin.Shell
                 {
                     arguments = $"\"{command} ; Read-Host -Prompt \\\"Press Enter to continue\\\"\"";
                 }
-                info = new ProcessStartInfo
-                {
-                    FileName = "powershell.exe",
-                    Arguments = arguments
-                };
+
+                info = ShellCommand.SetProcessStartInfo("powershell.exe", workingDirectory, arguments, runAsAdministratorArg);
             }
             else if (_settings.Shell == Shell.RunCommand)
             {
@@ -200,21 +197,17 @@ namespace Wox.Plugin.Shell
                     var filename = parts[0];
                     if (ExistInPath(filename))
                     {
-                        var arguemtns = parts[1];
-                        info = new ProcessStartInfo
-                        {
-                            FileName = filename,
-                            Arguments = arguemtns
-                        };
+                        var arguments = parts[1];
+                        info = ShellCommand.SetProcessStartInfo(filename, workingDirectory, arguments, runAsAdministratorArg);
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        info = new ProcessStartInfo(command);
+                        info = ShellCommand.SetProcessStartInfo(command, verb: runAsAdministratorArg);
                     }
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    info = new ProcessStartInfo(command);
+                    info = ShellCommand.SetProcessStartInfo(command, verb: runAsAdministratorArg);
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -222,10 +215,7 @@ namespace Wox.Plugin.Shell
                 return;
             }
 
-
             info.UseShellExecute = true;
-            info.WorkingDirectory = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile);
-            info.Verb = runAsAdministrator ? "runas" : "";
 
             try
             {
diff --git a/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Shell/Settings.cs b/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Shell/Settings.cs
index 62eb31f4e3..af149e8290 100644
--- a/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Shell/Settings.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Shell/Settings.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ namespace Wox.Plugin.Shell
         public Shell Shell { get; set; } = Shell.Cmd;
         public bool ReplaceWinR { get; set; } = true;
         public bool LeaveShellOpen { get; set; }
+        public bool RunAsAdministrator { get; set; } = true;
+
         public Dictionary<string, int> Count = new Dictionary<string, int>();
 
         public void AddCmdHistory(string cmdName)
diff --git a/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Shell/ShellSetting.xaml b/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Shell/ShellSetting.xaml
index f631f6e228..dc6de53bac 100644
--- a/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Shell/ShellSetting.xaml
+++ b/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Shell/ShellSetting.xaml
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@
                 <RowDefinition/>
                 <RowDefinition/>
                 <RowDefinition/>
+                <RowDefinition/>
             </Grid.RowDefinitions>
             <CheckBox Grid.Row="0" x:Name="ReplaceWinR" Content="{DynamicResource wox_plugin_cmd_relace_winr}" Margin="10" HorizontalAlignment="Left"/>
             <CheckBox Grid.Row="1" x:Name="LeaveShellOpen" Content="{DynamicResource wox_plugin_cmd_leave_cmd_open}" Margin="10" HorizontalAlignment="Left"/>
-            <ComboBox Grid.Row="2" x:Name="ShellComboBox" Margin="10" HorizontalAlignment="Left" >
+            <CheckBox Grid.Row="2" x:Name="AlwaysRunAsAdministrator" Content="{DynamicResource wox_plugin_cmd_always_run_as_administrator}" Margin="10" HorizontalAlignment="Left"/>
+            <ComboBox Grid.Row="3" x:Name="ShellComboBox" Margin="10" HorizontalAlignment="Left" >
                 <ComboBoxItem>CMD</ComboBoxItem>
                 <ComboBoxItem>PowerShell</ComboBoxItem>
                 <ComboBoxItem>RunCommand</ComboBoxItem>
diff --git a/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Shell/ShellSetting.xaml.cs b/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Shell/ShellSetting.xaml.cs
index 639c5c3c98..ffa3b58568 100644
--- a/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Shell/ShellSetting.xaml.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Shell/ShellSetting.xaml.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace Wox.Plugin.Shell
         {
             ReplaceWinR.IsChecked = _settings.ReplaceWinR;
             LeaveShellOpen.IsChecked = _settings.LeaveShellOpen;
+            AlwaysRunAsAdministrator.IsChecked = _settings.RunAsAdministrator;
             LeaveShellOpen.IsEnabled = _settings.Shell != Shell.RunCommand;
 
             LeaveShellOpen.Checked += (o, e) =>
@@ -29,6 +30,16 @@ namespace Wox.Plugin.Shell
                 _settings.LeaveShellOpen = false;
             };
 
+            AlwaysRunAsAdministrator.Checked += (o, e) =>
+            {
+                _settings.RunAsAdministrator = true;
+            };
+
+            AlwaysRunAsAdministrator.Unchecked += (o, e) =>
+            {
+                _settings.RunAsAdministrator = false;
+            };
+
             ReplaceWinR.Checked += (o, e) =>
             {
                 _settings.ReplaceWinR = true;
diff --git a/Wox.Plugin/SharedCommands/ShellCommand.cs b/Wox.Plugin/SharedCommands/ShellCommand.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7071e7353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Wox.Plugin/SharedCommands/ShellCommand.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Wox.Plugin.SharedCommands
+{
+    public static class ShellCommand
+    {
+        public static ProcessStartInfo SetProcessStartInfo(this string fileName, string workingDirectory="", string arguments = "", string verb = "")
+        {
+            var info = new ProcessStartInfo
+            {
+                FileName = fileName,
+                WorkingDirectory = workingDirectory,
+                Arguments = arguments,
+                Verb = verb
+            };
+
+            return info;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Wox.Plugin/Wox.Plugin.csproj b/Wox.Plugin/Wox.Plugin.csproj
index 843cc7d8bf..3a486fb42b 100644
--- a/Wox.Plugin/Wox.Plugin.csproj
+++ b/Wox.Plugin/Wox.Plugin.csproj
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Result.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ActionContext.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SharedCommands\SearchWeb.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="SharedCommands\ShellCommand.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="packages.config" />