# Gateway Control utility is missing in v8.0

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-control-utility-is-missing-in-v8-0/23610>\
**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Created:** [March 26, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-control-utility-is-missing-in-v8-0/23610 "2019-03-26T17:32:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-control-utility-is-missing-in-v8-0/23610/15 "2019-08-09T15:36:18Z")

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The GCU has needed elevated privileges since Windows 7, reflected in this post from 2013:

> [@Gateway Control Utility Status not updating](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-control-utility-status-not-updating/6369/2):
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> You need to run the gcu with elevated permissions. Run it as a administrator.

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