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# Comparison between gsudo and Microsoft sudo
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`gsudo` was born in 2019 as a productivity tool and is open-source. It has been downloaded over 700k times so far and has enjoyed a warm reception from users.
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`gsudo` was born in 2019 as a productivity tool and is open-source. It has been downloaded over 700k times so far and has enjoyed a warm reception from users. It is very easy to install and works from Windows 7 SP1 up to Windows 11.
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Microsoft initially declined to create a similar tool, citing security concerns. However `gsudo`'s documentation [challenged this view](security.md) arguing that absolute security is unattainable without altering Windows itself, and that the default same-desktop UAC is not completely secure either.
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| Returns the command exit code | Yes | Yes (fixed in v1.0.0, Windows insider build 26080) |
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| Preserves the current directory | Yes |[It depends](microsoft/sudo#63)|
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| Source code available |[Yes](https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo)| Not for `sudo.exe`, but [promised](https://github.com/microsoft/sudo/blob/f8f1d05/README.md#contributing)|
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### Security Impersonation Features
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