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

Look into 'cmd /k.' Make a shortcut to the exe that you're running, and then go into its properties. Instead of running the exe directly, use "cmd /k {exe}." ...

On my box at work, when I open a run prompt and type "cmd", a command prompt opens with Administrative rights. I've built a base VM image to be distributed to other developers in my group that ...