If you're used to using the "Run" box to open apps, you can use that to launch Command Prompt with admin privileges. Press ...

To run the Command Prompt, as an Administrator, from Windows Search Box, simply type the command line in the Start menu. Then, hold the Shift and Ctrl keys, and hit Enter. In Windows 11/10, certain ...

They've locked down our XP desktops.<BR><BR>No RUN<BR>No CMD prompt<BR>Hidden C: partition in Explorer<BR><BR>Bunch of other restrictions.<BR><BR>When you try to start CMD you get 'Command Prompt has ...

I run my Win10 machine on a standard user account, and don't mind entering the admin creds when installing/removing software. But there are certain things I run frequently that require admin access to ...

Microsoft has made a lot of improvements to Windows 11 over the years, and sometimes they're a bit more subtle. Sudo for Windows is one that might have flown under the radar, but it's an incredibly ...

All programs in Windows can be launched by name from the Run command line. You can run an .EXE, .COM, .BAT or .CMD program by entering its full name and path, or Browse the folder hierarchy to find it ...

Windows 11 provides a Run as administrator option in the right-click menu. Using that option, you can run any supported application (say a BAT file, EXE, CMD, etc.) with full administrator access ...

Microsoft has left an unpatched exploit in Windows 8 Consumer Preview. The exploit works on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 8 Consumer Preview and has been documented and known for a ...

Although you can't run Windows 8-style apps as an administrator, you can launch the full Internet Explorer 11 program in Administrator mode. This admin mode grants elevated privileges when launching ...