If you want to systematically test whether you currently have Administrator privileges, you can use this function:
function Test-Admin {
$identity = [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()
$principal = new-object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal $identity
$principal.IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)
}
$identity = [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()
$principal = new-object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal $identity
$principal.IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)
}
It will return $true if you do have Administrator rights, else $false.
