How to Run Command Prompt as Admin

This basic guide details 8 ways how to run a command prompt as an administrator on Windows.

Contents

1. Via List of programs
2. Via Quick links menu
3. Via Task Manager (quick)
4. Via Task Manager (standard)
5. Via Run menu
6. Via Windows 10 Search
7. From Windows folder
8. Via PowerShell

? On Windows 10, 8.1, 8 – instead of the command prompt, you can use PowerShell, which supports all cmd.exe commands.

Article in other languages:
?? – Cómo ejecutar el Símbolo del sistema como administrador
?? – Как запустить командную строку от администратора
?? – Comment exécuter Invite de commande en tant qu’administrateur
?? – So führen Sie die Eingabeaufforderung als Administrator aus
?? – Hoe de opdrachtprompt als administrator uitvoeren

Via List of programs

Run the command prompt as admin from the list of standard Windows programs.

? Suitable: Windows 10, Windows 8.

1. Open the Start menu (Ctrl + ESC);
2. Open the Windows System;
3. Right-click Command Prompt – More – Run as administrator.

Via Quick links menu

We enable the ability to run the command prompt as administrator on the menu on the Start button.

? Suitable: Windows 10, Windows 8.

1. Right-click on the Taskbar, select – Taskbar settings;
2. Disable the Replace Command Prompt with Windows PowerShell in the menu…;
3. Right-click on the Start button (Windows + X), select Command Prompt (Admin).

Via Task Manager (quick)

Running a Command Prompt as administrator via the Windows Task Manager (quick way).

? Suitable: Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7.

1. Call Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+ESC);
2. Click on the File;
3. Hold down the Ctrl key and click Run New Task.

Via Task Manager (standard)

Running the Command Prompt as administrator via the Windows Task Manager (standard way).

? Suitable: Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7.

1. Call Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+ESC);
2. Click on the File;
3. Click Run New Task;
4. Select the Create this task with administrative privileges check box;
5. Type cmd and click OK.

Via Run menu

? Suitable: Windows 10, 8.1, 7.

Open the Run menu.

1. Press the Windows+R key combination (or right-click on the Start button, select Run);
2. Enter the cmd command;
3. Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

Via Windows 10 Search

Run the Command Prompt as administrator via Windows 10 Search.

? Suitable: Windows 10.

1. Press the combination Windows+S (or right-click the Start button, select Search);
2. In the search bar write the command prompt (the result will be displayed earlier than you type completely);
3. In the right part of the window, select Run as administrator.

From Windows folder

Running cmd.exe from the utility location folder is another way to run the command prompt as administrator.

? Suitable: for all versions of Windows.

1. Open the System32 folder to the Windows folder (usually C:\Windows\System32);
2. Right-click on the cmd file and select Run as administrator.

Via PowerShell

Another way to run Command Prompt as administrator is from PowerShell.

Run the command in the PowerShell console:

start-process cmd -verb runas

---

? This article discussed how to run Command Prompt as admin Windows. I hope you were able to run the Command Prompt as as administrator with the chosen method. However, if you encounter any problems when starting the command prompt, feel free to write in the comments. I will try to help.