Elevated+prompt.

Elevated prompt.

A Command Prompt lets you change settings, run programs, access files, etc.

However, a standard Command Prompt window only runs commands that do not require Administrator privileges.

A lot of troubleshooting depends on using the Command Prompt and you may have to be an Administrator to carry those command out. So we have an elevated prompt.

A standard Command Prompt window:- C:\ (Chevron) e.g.

However, there are ways to get those privileges.

No.1

Go to your Start button and left-click. Then left-click on All Programs.

Then left-click on Accessories (right-side of the Start menu) Then right-click on Command Prompt. After which left-click on Run as Administrator.

If you take note of the tops of each window. The standard command prompt window will have this at the top:

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe The Administrator (elevated) Prompt window will have this at the top.

Administrators Command Prompt

No. 2 to get an elevated (Administrator) prompt:

Left-click on your Start button and then type in cmd.exe in the Search box. In the menu that pops up you will see Run as Administrator. Left-click on that.

Now is that not easy?

You now have your elevated prompt.

An elevated prompt is simply a prompt at a Administrator's level. And implementing either method above will give you one.  