An elevated Command Prompt lets you run commands with special powers to change important computer settings. You can open an elevated Command Prompt in Windows 11, 10, and 8 through the Power User ...

A powerful feature of the Recovery Console Command Prompt is that you can not only run console programs, but you can also run certain Windows programs such as Notepad or an antivirus program.

If you're beyond basic Windows 10 customization -- and comfortable working in the Registry or the Command Prompt -- you've probably noticed that you can't run programs as an administrator by default.

It is possible to open a Command Prompt with Administrator privileges that allows you to run any command that you wish, even those that require elevated privileges. Here's how to open a ...