How to Open Command Prompt as Administrator in Windows 11, 10, 8 or 7?

Many times opening the Command Prompt as a regular user fulfills your need. Sometimes, you’ll need to open the Command Prompt as an administrator or with elevated rights to run commands with super privileges. Windows 11/10/8/7 offers various ways to open the Command Prompt, and with these methods, you can open the Command Prompt with admin privileges.

In this video, we will guide you through two easy methods to open an elevated command prompt.

How to open Command Prompt as Administrator using Start Menu?

To open the Command Prompt with an administrative privilege, click the Start menu on Windows 10/11 (or Start screen on Windows 8/7) and type “Command Prompt.”

From the available search results, right-click on the “Command Prompt” and choose “Run as administrator.”

If the “User Account Control” window asks for permission to continue, click Yes.

Once you complete the above steps, “Administrator: Command Prompt” window will open. You can perform any administrative task using the command prompt.

How to launch Command Prompt with Elevated Rights using the Run box?

This is another easy method to open Command Prompt as an administrator.

First, press Windows + R keys on the keyboard to open the “Run” box.

Type cmd and then press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to run the command prompt as an administrator.

When you're done, Command Prompt window with administrative rights will open.

Both these methods work in Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11 operating systems.

Chapters

00:00 Intro
00:41 How to open Command Prompt as Administrator using Start Menu?
01:19 How to launch Command Prompt with Elevated Rights using the Run box?

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