A small tip on how to launch, run or open Command Prompt as an administrator or an elevated CMD with administrative privileges & rights in Windows 11/10.

If you can’t run Command Prompt as administrator in Windows 11/10, then one of these suggestions are sure to help you make Command Prompt admin work.

How to run Linux programs in a Windows 10 command prompt Last week we explained how you could launch Windows 10 programs within a WSL Linux distribution.

To open a Command prompt as an administrator, hit the Windows key or click on Start button, then type cmd. Right-click on the result for the Command Prompt, then choose Run as administrator.

With the Terminal, Windows has a common interface for Powershell, Command Prompt, and Azure Cloud Shell. This allows you to start the terminal directly with the command prompt.

You can be more efficient while in Command Prompt using the command history feature, and in this guide, we'll show you how to use it.