Windows 7 - Elevated Command Prompt Shortcut

**Brink** · 02-09-2009

How to Create a "Elevated Command Prompt" Shortcut in Windows 7

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**Dwarf** · 05-28-2010

What happens when you use a non-elevated (standard) command prompt? Try ipconfig.

Nelly · 05-28-2010

Same thing "Access denied"

**Brink** · 05-28-2010

Nelly,

Could you post the command that you are typing in to see if something may be wrong with it?

As a test, create a new administrator account to see if it works properly while logged into it instead.

If it does, then you can just copy your files from your old account's C:\Users\(user-name) folders into your new account's C:\Users\(user-name) folders. After everything checks out ok, you can delete the old account from within the new one.

**Dwarf** · 05-28-2010

Do the prompts open correctly? Do you only get the errors when trying to execute a command at the prompt? Try the command help.

Nelly · 05-29-2010

Hello again,
The commands I am typing are ipconfig /flushdns , ipconfig /all, defrag C: -f , ping 127.0.0.1 etc.
Also "help" produced the "Access is denied" message.
However, and baffling, I found that "date" and "exit" work.

I created a new administrator account and received the same "Access is denied" message.

**Brink** · 05-29-2010

Nelly,

Since these are all ipconfig commands, how do you have your network setup? Are you part of a domain?

If through a router, test it connected directly to your modem instead to see if it may be a IP address set the same as another device on the network issue in the router.

**need4steer** · 10-27-2010

Thanks a lot for another great tutorial!.

**Brink** · 10-27-2010

You're most welcome mate.

**Magikill** · 03-14-2011

This might be a silly Question but is there a way to add it to context menu on desktop ?

**Brink** · 03-14-2011

Hello Magikill,

Not a silly question at all. This may work for you.

Add or Remove "Open Command Window Here as Administrator" to the Context Menu

Windows 7 - Elevated Command Prompt Shortcut

Elevated Command Prompt Shortcut problems?