Need an elevated Command Prompt fast? Try these quick methods to open Command Prompt with admin rights – less clicking, less ...

Since 2006, Microsoft has been bundling the PowerShell command-line shell that administrators can use to manage their computers and other computers on a network.

You can search “Command Prompt” from the Start Menu and select Run as administrator. You can check our guide to explore options for running Command Prompt with administrative privileges.

That will launch the Command Prompt app in Administrator mode. While in the Windows PowerShell window, just type CD [parameters] to switch to another drive or directory.

When these administrative command line tools stop functioning, it indicates a major problem with either the core system or the filesystem.

Once done, the hacker can return to the workstation at any point later in time and launch an administrator level command prompt just by pressing shift 5 times in a row.