Java is a very extensively used programming language. In this article, we explain how you can run Java programs from the Command Prompt.

The command prompt is simply a window that by default displays the current directory, or in windows term a folder, that you are in and has a blinking cursor ready for you to type your commands.

Through Command Prompt, you can run different programs manually by typing specific commands. Although DOS is no longer part of the Windows OS, newer versions to embed the Command Prompt application.

Here's how to set a program to always run in administrator mode, so you don't have to go through the UAC warning every time you want to use the Run command box. Remember -- the UAC warning is ...

This is where the Windows 8 Elevated Command Prompt comes in handy. When you use an elevated command prompt, any command you type in and execute will run with administrative privileges.