Open CMD as admin with Windows+R shortcut

Question

My preference for running CMD is to use Windows+R » type cmd » Enter.

But this doesn't open it with admin rights. Is there a way to type your way through to command prompt with admin rights?

Answer 1

The easiest and quickest solution that follows your method, is by starting the command prompt as follows:

Press win to open the start menu. Type in cmd to search for Command Prompt.

Press ctrl+shift+enter to launch Command Prompt as administrator.

This works from Windows 7 and up.

win+r does not natively support this though, but an alternative (and less quick) way, is to type in runas /user:Administrator cmd and then type the password for the administrator account.

EDIT: It seems that the latest version of Windows 10 does offer support for ctrl+shift+enter at the Win+R dialog, so you can now use it there too.

Answer 2

Another fast way is to use Windows+X then hit A.

However I marked the other answer as the correct one because the question originally asked for a way to do that through Windows+R

Answer 3

a simple answer:

1. create a shortcut (LNK) to cmd.exe
2. right-click the shortcut > properties > advanced > [v] run as administratir
3. move the shortcut to a directory on the PATH

now: Win+R > admin > simply hit ok or enter.

nice to have

1. UAC auto-click. it's possible, but WAY out of this scope (and a security break), so I'll press manually Alt+y.
2. system-wide keyboard shortcut that links to this shortcut (or alternative command) directly. I'm using Win+Alt+C

alternative (external) commands

elevate.exe cmd
nircmdc.exe elevatecmd
powershell.exe -command "Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList '/c %CD% && %1 %2 %3 %4 %5' -Verb runas"

(Tested on windows 7)

Answer 4

In Windows 10, you can also type cmd in Run window, press Shift + Ctrl + Enter, instead of just pressing just enter. It will ask for permission & cmd will be in Administrator mode.

Answer 5

To run cmd as administrator through Win+R without additional password typing (but UAC warning is still in-place though) just use the following trick:

powershell "Start-Process cmd -Verb RunAs"

If you want to get an access to cmd by clicking a shortcut:

1. Create a shortcut for cmd (C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe)
2. Right-click the shortcut > Properties
3. Find "Target" field on "Shortcut" tab
4. Replace the target value with C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C powershell "Start-Process cmd -Verb RunAs"

Hope this helps.

Answer 6

Another solution is:

1. Right click task bar
2. Open Task Manager
3. Click More details option (it will show the menu bar)
4. Click File -> Run new task
5. Enter cmd and select Create this task with administrative privileges check box

Answer 7

The best solution for me (W10):

1- Pin the taskmanager In Taskbar : C:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr.exe

Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc , richt click on the taskmanager in the taskbar and select "Pin to taskbar" and close the taskmanager.

2- Press Ctrl + Shift + Click on the pinned taskmanager

3- Type the administrator and password account

4- Click on File -> Run new task

6- Enter "cmd" and select "Create this task with administrative privileges." check box

Let the Taskmanager open If you need to use other commands with admin rights by using the check box (regedit.exe, services.msc, mmc.exe, control userpasswords2...)

Answer 8

As of Windows 10 Build 16362 (and higher), you can use the Ctrl + Shift + Enter shortcut in the Run dialog to launch a program elevated.