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Sometimes you get a requirement to start a Powershell script from an elevated prompt. Here is a quick function to check that :

function Test-ElevatedPrompt {                      
 [Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] $Identity = [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()            
 $Identity.IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)            
}

This will return a simple boolean so you can use it this way :