How to Run PowerShell or Command Prompt as Administrator in Windows?

How to Run PowerShell or Command Prompt as Administrator in Windows?

Solution 1

1. Click on the Start button or Search and enter CMD or PowerShell;

2. On available items, Right Mouse Button click and select Run as administrator.

Solution 2

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+Escape at the same time. Task Manager windows will appear;

Or

1. Right Mouse Button click on the taskbar and select Task Manager;

Or

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete at the same time and click on Task Manager

2. In Task Manager navigate to File\Run new task;

3. In the new window select Create this task with administrative privileges, enter CMD or PowerShell, and click OK;

NOTE: IF you enter powershell ise, then run PowerShell ISE, by default (powershell) runing PowerShell console.

Solution 3

1. Navigate to folder, where stored *.exe files;

Command Prompt (CMD):

C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe

Windows PowerShell:

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

Windows PowerShell ISE:

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell_ise.exe

NOTE: There are also powershell.exe.xml and powershell_ise.exe.xml, don’t run them, run files with PowerShell icons.

2. Right Mouse button click at *.exe file and select Run as administrator.

Solution 4

If you use Windows 10 release 1703 and above:

Right Mouse button click on Start button and select Windows PowerShell (Admin);

NOTE: In Windows Server available Command Prompt is like in Windows 1607 and above. Also, you replace Windows PowerShell with Command Prompt in Windows Settings.

If you know other solutions – let me know in the comments.