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How often do you need to run the Command Prompt, PowerShell, or Windows Terminal as administrator on your Windows 11/10? For me what happens is, I often forget to right-click and select Run as administrator and I know it only when I get the error in running any command as shown in the screenshot below. And trust me it annoys me too much go back and open it again with the administrator privileges.

You must be an administrator running a console session in order to use the sfc utility.

Well, in today’s post, we will learn how to always run Command Prompt, PowerShell, or Windows Terminall as administrator.

We will create desktop shortcuts to make Command Prompt and PowerShell run as administrators every time we open it. For Terminal, we will change a setting.

How to always run Command Prompt as Administrator

You have two options to always run an elevated CMD.

1] Create an elevated Desktop Shortcut For Command Prompt

To create a shortcut for Command Prompt, go to the Desktop.

• Right-click on the desktop > New > New Shortcut.
• Type cmd.exe in the box. Finish the shortcut wizard and you will see a Command Prompt shortcut on your desktop.
• Once created, right-click on the shortcut and go to Properties.
• Click on Advanced and it will open a new pop-up window.
• Check the box saying, “Run as administrator”
• Click OK and then Apply. 

Now you can open Command Prompt with just a single click. While you can disable UAC – it is not recommended at all as it could put your computer at a security risk.

2] Change Advanced properties of CMD.exe

If you don’t want to create a shortcut for Command Prompt on your desktop, you can just change the Properties of CMD.exe and pin it to your taskbar.

• Click on the Windows icon on your screen and Type cmd
• Click on Open File Location.
• Right-click on Command Prompt (cmd.exe) and go to the Properties.
• Click on the Advanced tab and check the box saying, “Run as administrator”
• Click on OK then Apply and then again OK.

Go to Start again and type CMD

Click on Pin to taskbar and you are done.

You will get a Command Prompt shortcut in your taskbar and it will always run with the administrative privileges.

Related: Command Prompt won’t run as Administrator.

How to Always Run PowerShell as an Administrator

You again have two options to always run an elevated PowerShell prompt.

1] Create a desktop shortcut

Just as we did for Command Prompt, you can do the same with PowerShell as well. We will create a PowerShell shortcut on our desktop and make it run always with administrator privileges.

To create a shortcut for PowerShell on the desktop, go to the Desktop.

1. Right-click > New >Shortcut.
2. Type PowerShell in the box in the pop-up window.
3. Finish the wizard and you will a PowerShell icon on your desktop. 
4. Right-click on the PowerShell icon and click on Properties.
5. Go to Advanced and check the box saying, “Run and administrator”
6. Click Ok then Apply and again Ok.

2] Change Advanced properties of powershell.exe

Same as we did with Command Prompt above, type PowerShell in your Windows Search box and open the file location.

Right-click on PowerShell > Properties > Advanced. 

Check the box saying, “Run and administrator”

Click OK then Apply and again OK.

Open PowerShell from your Search Box again and click on Pin to taskbar.

You are done.

You will now see a PowerShell icon in your taskbar and every time you click it you can open PowerShell with the administrator privileges.

How to Always Run Terminal as Administrator

To always run Terminal as an administrator follow these steps:

1. Right-click the Start button to open the Win X Menu
2. Select Windows Terminal
3. Select the drop-down ‘arrow’ menu next to the new tab option
4. Click on Settings
5. On the left pane select Defaults under Profiles
6. On the right side, turn on Run this profile as Administrator.

Hope this helps.

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 When Walking, Plan the Safest and Most Direct Route
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 Project Confidence
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 If You Are Being Followed or Feel Threatened, Be Proactive
Cross the street, change direction and go to a safe, busy and well-lit area where you can ask for help or call the police. If a car is following you, turn around and walk in the opposite direction if possible. Write down the license plate number and a description of the car and occupants.

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With nothing more than a generic Windows 11/10 installation disc or USB flash drive, one can enable the built-in Administrator account with a little simple trick – and then use it to lock you out of your own system, or worse, access your private and sensitive files. In this post, we will walk you through the steps to delete the inbuilt Administrator Account in Windows 11/10.

By default, the built-in Windows administrator account is disabled. The built-in administrator account in Windows 11/10 does not even require a password. If you enable the built-in Windows administrator account by choice, you should always create a strong password to use with it.

Caution: It’s strongly recommended NOT to delete the inbuilt Administrator account.

To delete the inbuilt Administrator account in Windows 11/10, do the following:

Since this is a registry operation, it is recommended that you back up the registry or create a system restore point as necessary precautionary measures. Once done, you can proceed as follows:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SAM\SAM

• At the location, on the left pane, right-click the expanded SAM folder, and then click Permissions on the pop-up context menu.
• In the Permissions for SAM window, select the Administrators group. Then, enable the Full-Control and Read options under the Allow header.
• Click Apply > OK.

• Next, click View on the Registry Editor window menu bar, and then click Refresh.
• Now, expand the subfolders underneath the SAM folder until you get to the Names folder. The path is as follows:

SAM > Domains > Account > Users > Names

• Expand the Names folder to reveal the list of user accounts on the system.
• Right-click the Administrator folder, and then click Delete.

That’s it! You have successfully deleted the Windows built-in Administrator account.

You can use the same process to delete the Default Account and Guest Account in Windows as well.

To verify that the built-in admin account has indeed been deleted, you can open a command prompt by pressing the  Windows key + R, then type cmd and hit Enter. In the command prompt window, type net user and hit Enter. This command will list all accounts on the system – even if they have been disabled.

Once the command executes, Windows will display a list of all accounts on the system. Note that the Administrator account is no longer visible.

You can also verify that the built-in Windows admin account is gone by opening the Computer Management console in Windows 11/10.

To do this, invoke the Run dialog box, then type compmgmt.msc and hit Enter. Then, click Local Users and Groups and select the Users folder. Again, note that the Administrator account is not visible.

Hope this helps.

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