Quick Ways to Open the Windows Vista/7 Command Line with Administrator (Elevated) Privileges. Many of the applications of the command line are involved with administrative tasks. In Windows XP systems, that generally presents nothing new. In Windows Vista and Windows 7, however, User Account Control (UAC) will require that you elevate the command line to run as administrator even when you are logged into an administrator account. I described one way to do this in a previous tip. If you need to use the command line frequently with administrator privileges, you might want a quicker method. Here are two ways to save time. Windows Vista/7 keyboard shortcut for running command line as administrator. This shortcut can be pinned to the Start menu or (Windows 7) the Taskbar or left on the Desktop. Note that you will still get the UAC message when you open the command prompt. Get your own favorite tip published! Recently one of our reader "Uewd" asked us about. This tips section is maintained by Vic Laurie. Vic runs a Windows blog called The PC Informant and also operates a computer education website. Click here for more items like this. Better still, get Tech Tips delivered via your RSS feeder or alternatively, have the RSS feed sent as email direct to your in- box. On Windows, you actually need to launch a separate Command Prompt as Admin. Fortunately, this isn’t too difficult: just use the Win+X shortcut with the Windows Key.
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