Hi,

Do you need to check those things every time, or just once?

Because you say activation, it might be that you only want it once. In that
case, you can prompt the user for an admin password the first time the
application is run. You can then use PInvoke and LogonUser Win32 API
function to generate a user token. Then use WindowsIdentity.Impersonate to
impersonate the administrator user until you activate. Remember to restore
to normal user level after you are done.

(If you need to check once, this could also be checked during setup, which
probably requires elevated privileges anyway)

If you require these things every time, you somehow need to make sure your
program gets elevated privileges to read those things. Always asking for an
admin password could be annoying, and might not be available always either.

Regards
-Lenard