How to Avoid ‘The Requested Operation Requires Elevation’ Error on Adding New IP Route

Do you require accessing Internet or Internet resources from a different network? Then you just need to run a simple syntax command and add a new IP route to that network’s routing table. Adding a new IP route is an easy and simple procedure on Windows XP. However, over Windows 7, Windows 8 and 8.1, the procedure of route adding might get interfered with the error ‘The requested operation requireselevation.’ In this blog, you will read in detail about how to get the new route added without any permission error. 

Static Route 

Every network has a routing table that comprises IP routes relevant to the default gateway. These routes manage the traffic depending on the IP address. However, if you require accessing recourses from outside the default gateway, then you need to manually add the routes, also called Static routes. Static routes override the default gateway, and thus, allow a user to access traffic sourced from another network.

 

Technical Support Tip: Add Static Route in Windows XP

Over Windows XP adding a static route to the routing table was a very simple and easy job as it usually doesn’t show any issues in executing the process. If you are a Windows XP user and looking for online computer support on how to add new IP route over Windows XP, then here is the step-by-step guide:

 To add a new static route in Windows, you just need to run a syntax command in the Command Prompt window (DOS). Thus, you need to complete the following steps to get the new route added:

•        Open the command prompt window

•        Click on ‘Start.'

•        Go to 'Run,' and then type ‘cmd.'

•        Press ‘Enter’ or click ‘Run.'

•        That will open the window shown below. That is the Command Prompt

·         On the Command Prompt, type the route print

•        That will list down all the routes currently available on your computer

•        On this list, if you don’t see your desired route, then temporally you can add a static route

•        For that type the command route add <destination subnet> mask <Destination subnet mask> <Your gateway> Eg: ‘route add 172.18.8.0 mask 266.266.266.0 172.186.1.250.’ Here, 172.18.8.0 is the subnet, 266.266.266.0 is a /24 destination subnet mask and 172.18.1.250 is the gateway.

•        Now, press ‘Enter’ and then new route will get added to the routing table.

If you want, you can make the route permanent by adding –p to the command above i.e. ‘route add 172.18.8.0 mask 266.266.266.0 172.186.1.250-p.’ A permanent command will always appear even after you reboot your system. 

With these steps, you can get the new route permanently added to the routing table. 

Technical Support Tip: Add Static Route Without Error

While adding a new route over Windows XP, you are not likely to confront any error but when you try doing the same thing over Windows 8/8.1/7, then you might get the permission error. ‘The Requested Operation Requires Elevation’ is a common permission error that you might confront. That is because, over the Windows 8/ 8.1/7, it is mandatory to run this command through Elevated Command Prompt. Elevated Command Prompt refers to a Command Prompt with Administrative privileges. 

To strengthen the security, the advanced version of Windows permits the execution of most of the commands only when the Command Prompt is ‘Run as Administrator.’ A Command Prompt with Admin rights is known as Elevated Command Prompt. As special permissions is mandatory so when a user tries to run the route adding command without admin rights, the UAC (User Account Control) displays the error message. Thus, to add the new static route over Windows 8/8.1/7 without getting the permission error, you need to perform the following steps: 

•        Go to Start button

•        Launch the search combo box

•        Type ‘cmd’ on it

•        That will bring up the jump list with the cmd window as the first option

•        Right-click on the cmd icon

•        And then click ‘Run as Administrator.'

•        That will launch the Elevated Command Prompt window, as shown below.

•        The window will have the word 'Administrator' on the top bar

•        From here, you need to follow the same steps as mentioned above for Windows XP.

Conclusion 

To access the resources from another network, you just need to run a syntax command on Windows cmd. But over Windows 8/8.1/7, you might get permission errors while trying to run that command. The online tech support tip to avoid this error is to run the command from Elevated Command Prompt that has admin rights. If you run the command without admin rights, then you will get the permission error ‘The requested operation requires elevation.’