![]() How to start an Elevated Command Prompt in Windows 7 and Vista. A Command Prompt allows you to run programs, manipulate Windows settings, and access files by typing in commands that you wish to execute. To start a Command Prompt you simply need to type cmd. Start menu or click on Start, then Accessories, and then click on the Command Prompt icon. A window will appear, called the Command Prompt, that will open in your user profile folder and wait for you to issue commands. An example of this Command Prompt can be seen below: Default Command Prompt Window. The problem with the standard Command Prompt is that any commands you run in it operate as if you do not have Administrative privileges. So you won't be able to run any commands or access any files that require these privileges. There are three methods that can be used to open an Elevated Command Prompt and I have outlined them both below. Method 1: Run As Administrator from shortcut. The first method is to launch the Command Prompt as an Administrator. This can be achieved by clicking on the Start menu, then selecting All Programs, and then Accessories. You will now see a shortcut labeled Command Prompt. Right- click on it and select Run as administrator as shown below. ![]() Run as administrator. When you select Run as administrator a User Account Control prompt will appear asking if you would like to allow the Command Prompt to be able to make changes on your computer. ![]() ![]() User Account Control Prompt. Click on the Yes button and you will now be at the Elevated Command Prompt as shown below. Elevated Command Prompt. Please note that the Elevated Command Prompt starts in the Windows System. C: \Windows\System. User Profile. In this Elevated Command Prompt you can now launch programs or access files that require Administrative privileges. Method 2: Use Ctrl+Shift+Enter to launch Cmd. ![]() It is also possible to launch cmd. Start Menu search field by using the Ctrl+Shift+Enter keyboard combination. To use this method, click on the Start menu and in the search field enter cmd as shown in the image below. Start Menu search field. Once you type cmd, press the Ctrl+Shift+Enter keyboard combination and cmd. Run as Administrator. You will then see a User Account Control prompt asking if you would like to allow the Command Prompt to be able to make changes on your computer. Click on the Yes button and you will now be at the Elevated Command Prompt. Method 3: Create an Elevated Command Prompt Shortcut. If you find that you use the Elevated Command Prompt often and would like an easier way to launch it, you can make a short cut to it on your desktop or pinned to your Taskbar. To do this you can click on the Start menu, then selecting All Programs, and then Accessories. You will now see a shortcut labeled Command Prompt. How to Launch a WSH VBScript as Administrator in Windows 7 and Vista. The example below launches a VB script as administrator on Windows 7 and Vista regardless if the. Find out how to open elevated Command Prompt or Command Prompt as administrator in Windows 8.1. Right- click on it and either drag it to your desktop and copy it there, select Pin to Start Menu, or select Pin to Taskbar (Windows 7 only). Once the Command Prompt shortcut is where you want it, right- click on it and select Properties. You will now be at a screen similar to the one below. As shortcut's advanced properties screen. At this screen put a checkmark in the box labeled Run as administrator, as shown above, and then click the OK button. Then click OK one more time to exit the shortcut's properties. Now whenever you double- click on this shortcut it will automatically run the Command Prompt with elevated privileges.
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