The Easiest Way To Launch An Administrator Command Line In Windows 8.1

The Windows command line is very handy, but it’s not particularly evident how to launch it with administrator privileges in Windows 8.1. Here’s the simplest way to do that.

I needed a command prompt with administrator privileges recently, and realised there’s no super-obvious way to do that. However, a quick Google search unearthed (via the How-To Geek) a simple and keyboard-friendly method:

  1. Type Windows-X to bring up the Windows 8.1 command menu.
  2. Choose “Command Prompt (Admin”).
  3. That’s it!

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