Easily Run Commands as an Administrator in Windows 10, 8 & 8.1: Unlocking the Power of the Command Prompt

Easily Run Commands as an Administrator in Windows 10, 8 & 8.1: Unlocking the Power of the Command Prompt

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  2025-02-02 16:02:28 2025-02-02 16:02:28 Created   2025-02-07 18:23:19 2025-02-07 18:23:19 Updated    

Easily Run Commands as an Administrator in Windows 10, 8 & 8.1: Unlocking the Power of the Command Prompt

Sometimes we need to open command prompt to run some utilities. And some utilities only can be run with administrator permission. Here you will learn how to open command prompt as administrator in Windows 10, 8 & 8.1.

Follow steps below (apply to Windows 10, 8 & 8.1):

1. PressWin+X(Windows logo key and X key) at the same time.
2. Click**Command Prompt (Admin)**in the pop-up menu.

3. If the User Account Control dialog box appears, Click Yes to confirm that the action it displays is what you want.

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  • Title: Easily Run Commands as an Administrator in Windows 10, 8 & 8.1: Unlocking the Power of the Command Prompt
  • Author: Daniel
  • Created at : 2025-02-02 16:02:28
  • Updated at : 2025-02-07 18:23:19
  • Link: https://some-skills.techidaily.com/easily-run-commands-as-an-administrator-in-windows-10-8-and-81-unlocking-the-power-of-the-command-prompt/
  • License: This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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