Run Command Prompt as Administrator

How to create a batch file to run cmd as administrator

You might have to use another batch file first to launch the second with admin rights.

In the first use

runas /noprofile /user:mymachine\administrator yourbatchfile.bat

Upon further reading, you must be able to type in the password at the prompt. You cannot pipe the password as this feature was locked down for security reasons.

You may have more luck with psexec.

Hotkey to open cmd with administration rights in current folder from Explorer

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1. Right-click Start & choose Command Prompt or Command Prompt (Admin) from the Quick Link menu. You can also use keyboard shortcuts for this route: Windows key + X, followed by C (non-admin) or A (admin).
2. Type cmd in the search box, then press Enter to open the highlighted Command Prompt shortcut. To open the session as an administrator, press Alt+Shift+Enter.
3. From File Explorer, click in the address bar to select its contents; then type cmd and press Enter. That opens a non-admin Command Prompt session in the current folder.
4. In a File Explorer window, hold down Shift as you right-click on a folder or drive. That opens a non-admin Command Prompt session in the selected location.
5. To open an administrative Command Prompt window in the current folder, use this hidden Windows 10 feature: Navigate to the folder you want to use, then hold Alt and type F, S, A (that keyboard shortcut is the same as switching to the File tab on the ribbon, then choose Open command prompt as administrator).

How to open command prompt as administrator from address bar

We can add this windows default shortcut for achieving cmd as Administrator in single click

How can i run cmd as administrator privileges by cmd command without using any shortcut of cmd?

there is a DOS command you can use to run as administrator in command line:

runas /profile /user:administrator “Driver:\folder\program”

For example, the administrator account is “AAA” and you want to run BBB.exe of C:\programs, you should do these

1. Press Win key & R
2. Input “CMD” in open box and click “OK”
3. Input: runas /profile /user:AAA “C:\programs\BBB.exe”  and press “Enter”
4. Input the password of administrator AAA
5. Press “Enter”

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How to convert opened CMD to Administrator CMD?

I don't know the meaning or any other explanation for this command but, it works with all Windows Operating system's (Windows 7,8,8.1,10,11 - Tested). Run this command in your normal user privileged Command Prompt Which will open another Administrator: CMD window.

powershell -Command "Start-Process cmd -Verb RunAs"

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run CMD as administrator in PowerShell

Somewhat obscurely, you must use Start-Process with argument -Verb RunAs in order to launch an elevated process (a process with administrative privileges) in PowerShell:

# The command to pass to cmd.exe /c
$var = 'echo hello world & pause'

# Start the process asynchronously, in a new window,
# as the current user with elevation (administrative rights).
# Note the need to pass the arguments to cmd.exe as an *array*.
Start-Process -Verb RunAs cmd.exe -Args '/c', $var

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