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Can I open a command prompt with admin privleges in Vista WITHOUT my mouse?

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Mar 15, 20264296 views
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I'm accustomed to opening a shell in Windows with the keyboard, but when I want admin privileges, the only way I know is to right click on the start menu icon. There must be a keyboard-only way, right?

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Fix for: Can I open a command prompt with admin privleges in Vista WITHOUT my mouse?

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Option 1 - requires that you use the Vista-style Start Menu Hit Windows key Type Press Ctrl + Shift + Enter Done! Option 2 - works with Classic Start Menu, requires Quick Launch to be enabled Create a shortcut to cmd.exe on your Quick Launch bar Rig…

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