You can also open an administrative Command Prompt using just the Start Menu. Click the Start button, type “command,” and you’ll see “Command Prompt” listed as the main result. Right-click that result and choose “Run as administrator.”
![Search "Command Prompt" in the Start Menu.](https://static1.howtogeekimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Search-Command.png)
When you launch the Command Prompt with admin privileges, you’ll likely see a “User Account Control” window asking for permission to continue. Go ahead and click “Yes.”
![Click "Yes" when prompted.](https://static1.howtogeekimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cpa_2.png)
Once you’ve got the “Administrator: Command Prompt” window open, you can run any command, whether it requires administrative privileges or not.
![A Command Prompt window with Administrative Privileges.](https://static1.howtogeekimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1-cmd-as-admin.png)