Open elevated command prompt in Windows 7

Many don’t know know what’s the difference between opening the elevated command prompt and the default command prompt.These images would make it clear

Elevated command prompt

Command Prompt

 

Notice that the elevated command prompt opens to D:\Windows\system32> while the default one opens to D:\Users\(user account name)>

To open the elevated command prompt here are the steps-

  1. Open start menu
  2. Navigate to accessories,then right click on command prompt and then click on Run as Administrator

OR

  1. Open start menu
  2. In the search box type cmd and then press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER

OR

  1. Open the start menu
  2. In search box type cmd,then right click on the cmd and click on run as administrator
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