Howto Adminstrator Command Prompt Vista Windows 7

How do I run a command with elevated privileges?

Some commands that you can run using Command Prompt might require elevated or administrative privileges. To run these commands, you can use the Run as administrator command:

  1. Click the Start button Picture of the Start button.
  2. In the Search box, type command prompt.
  3. In the list of results, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. Administrator permission required If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

2 Comments

  1. Amazingly I was having some hell this morning troubleshooting certificate revocation and was trying to dummy up the host file to point to the offeninding server! This help imensly thanks Steve!
    Also “Who is your daddy and what does he do?!” 😀

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