Force CMD.EXE to run as admin

Question

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On Windows 7, is there a command prompt line that can start cmd as an administrator?

Is it possible to force cmd.exe to always run with administrator rights?

Answer 1

In Windows Vista/7 follow these steps to always run the command prompt as an administrator:

1. Click Start. Type Command. Right-click Command Prompt, and then click Properties.

   

2. On the Shortcut tab, click Advanced.

3. Select the Run as administrator checkbox.

   

4. Click OK twice.

Now, when you launch a Command Prompt from the Start Menu, UAC will prompt you for administrative privileges.

Answer 2

If you are in Windows Vista or Windows 7:

• Press start
• Type "cmd"
• Hit Ctrl + Shift + Enter
• Press Yes to accept the resulting UAC prompt (or Alt + C on Windows Vista, or Alt + Y on Windows 7)

This method will run any application as administrator.

Answer 3

If you're using Windows XP, you could create a short cut to cmd.exe in the Quick Launch area and then right click -> Properties and change the Target field. You would preface the command with runas /noprofile /user:DOMAIN\USERNAME

The full text of the command on my computer is

C:\WINDOWS\system32\runas.exe /noprofile /user:DOMAIN\USERNAME %SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe