diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/MISC/Process/Processus.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/MISC/Process/Processus.cpp
index a04cb0f7..9d161e79 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/MISC/Process/Processus.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/MISC/Process/Processus.cpp
@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@
 #include "Processus.h"
 
 
-void Process::run() const
+void Process::run(bool isElevationRequired) const
 {
-	const TCHAR *opVerb = TEXT("open");
+	const TCHAR *opVerb = isElevationRequired ? TEXT("runas") : TEXT("open");
 	::ShellExecute(NULL, opVerb, _command.c_str(), _args.c_str(), _curDir.c_str(), SW_SHOWNORMAL);
 }
 
-unsigned long Process::runSync() const
+unsigned long Process::runSync(bool isElevationRequired) const
 {
 	SHELLEXECUTEINFO ShExecInfo = { 0 };
 	ShExecInfo.cbSize = sizeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFO);
 	ShExecInfo.fMask = SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS;
 	ShExecInfo.hwnd = NULL;
-	ShExecInfo.lpVerb = TEXT("open");
+	ShExecInfo.lpVerb = isElevationRequired ? TEXT("runas") : TEXT("open");
 	ShExecInfo.lpFile = _command.c_str();
 	ShExecInfo.lpParameters = _args.c_str();
 	ShExecInfo.lpDirectory = _curDir.c_str();
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/MISC/Process/Processus.h b/PowerEditor/src/MISC/Process/Processus.h
index 42773f3e..025c3afd 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/MISC/Process/Processus.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/MISC/Process/Processus.h
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ public:
     Process(const TCHAR *cmd, const TCHAR *args, const TCHAR *cDir)
 		:_command(cmd), _args(args), _curDir(cDir){}
 
-	void run() const;
-	unsigned long runSync() const;
+	void run(bool isElevationRequired = false) const;
+	unsigned long runSync(bool isElevationRequired = false) const;
 
 protected:
     generic_string _command;
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/NppBigSwitch.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/NppBigSwitch.cpp
index 1ca5deec..bf4a3096 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/NppBigSwitch.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/NppBigSwitch.cpp
@@ -1854,7 +1854,7 @@ LRESULT Notepad_plus::process(HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPa
 				if (!updaterFullPath.empty())
 				{
 					Process updater(updaterFullPath.c_str(), pNppParam->getWingupParams().c_str(), pNppParam->getWingupDir().c_str());
-					updater.run();
+					updater.run(pNppParam->shouldDoUAC());
 				}
 			}
 			return TRUE;
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.cpp
index 0c8b3959..41815862 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.cpp
@@ -1052,6 +1052,9 @@ bool NppParameters::load()
 		nppPluginRootParent = _pluginRootDir;
 
 		PathAppend(_pluginRootDir, TEXT("plugins"));
+
+		// For PluginAdmin to launch the wingup with UAC
+		setElevationRequired(true);
 	}
 
 	if (!PathFileExists(nppPluginRootParent.c_str()))
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h
index 43a615a4..ba2d5513 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h
@@ -1751,14 +1751,17 @@ private:
 	generic_string _wingupFullPath;
 	generic_string _wingupParams;
 	generic_string _wingupDir;
+	bool _isElevationRequired = false;
 
 public:
 	generic_string getWingupFullPath() const { return _wingupFullPath; };
 	generic_string getWingupParams() const { return _wingupParams; };
 	generic_string getWingupDir() const { return _wingupDir; };
+	bool shouldDoUAC() const { return _isElevationRequired; };
 	void setWingupFullPath(const generic_string& val2set) { _wingupFullPath = val2set; };
 	void setWingupParams(const generic_string& val2set) { _wingupParams = val2set; };
 	void setWingupDir(const generic_string& val2set) { _wingupDir = val2set; };
+	void setElevationRequired(bool val2set) { _isElevationRequired = val2set; };
 
 private:
 	void getLangKeywordsFromXmlTree();