How to Open Command Prompt Admin in Windows?

Open Command Prompt as Admin in Windows

What is Command Prompt (Admin)?

Every Windows version has a different place to open Command Prompt. I will tell you the very easy and short ways to get a command prompt in all versions of Windows. This post will show you that how you can open command prompt as Admin in your Windows.

Command Prompt, also known as CMD in Windows operating language. In simple words, i can say, command prompt (Admin) is a Windows interface program or Windows NT command line interface wherein you can execute several commands with administrative privileges.

There is a very important role of command prompt, in a Windows based computer. You may have heard about many commands which can be used only in command prompt to get several tasks done.

So, what version of Windows OS you have?

How to open Command Prompt Admin?

Is opening command prompt is different, in between the version of available Windows?

You might be using Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 or Windows 10.

Now days, worldwide popular version of Windows are Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 or Windows 10.

Check the steps below for each Windows to open Command Prompt with Administrator:

Run Command Prompt as Admin in Windows Vista and Windows 7

Step 1. Click on Start Menu. Type, cmd into the Windows Search to get the result

Step 2. See the result at the top. Right-click on the found result as cmd and select Run as administrator in order to open Command Prompt as Administrator.

Launch Command Prompt as Admin in Windows 8.1

Step 1. Go to the Home Screen by clicking on the Start Menu in the left bottom of the screen. On the Home Screen, click on the Search Icon to the right top as shown in below image:

Step 2. Type, cmd to get the result. Right-click on the found result as command prompt and select Run as administrator to get the Command Prompt admin.

How to Open Command Prompt as Admin in Windows 10?

Step 1. Press Win + S to get the Windows 10 search.

Step 2. Type, cmd to get the result.

Right-click on the found result as a command prompt (Desktop app) and select Run as administrator to get the Command Prompt admin.

NOTE: You will be getting User Account Control prompt while opening command prompt as administrator with option Yes and No.

Need to click Yes in order to open command prompt as administrator.

This is how command prompt as administrator looks after opening. Check below image:

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