Start Shortcut (.ink) as administrator in Win8.1: Folder name contains symbol (& or =) error

Question

The folder name of my folder contains the ampersand symbol "&", and in that folder i have at batchfile, batchfile.bat.

Lets say the path is:

C:\Users\%username%\Desktop\1 & 2\batchfile.bat

When creating af shortcut to run that batchfile, when not run as administrator, it works. But as soon as i run the shortcut as administrator, it will not open batchfile.bat and gives the error:

'C:\Users\%username%\Desktop\1' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Is there a way to bypass the ampersand (&), and run the program as administrator, whithout changing the name of the folder?

Answer 1

Adapt the target field of the shortcut from

"C:\Users\%username%\Desktop\1 & 2\batchfile.bat"

to (here /K switch for debugging purposes, the cmd window should stay open)

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /K call "C:\Users\%username%\Desktop\1 & 2\batchfile.bat"

and finally to

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C call "C:\Users\%username%\Desktop\1 & 2\batchfile.bat"

Tested with simplified path "D:\bat\1 & 2\batchfile.bat" as follows:

The script is as follows:

@ECHO OFF >NUL
@SETLOCAL enableextensions
set "xx=%~f0"
echo stackoverflow 28077086 %xx:&=^&%
@ENDLOCAL
goto :eof