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Is there any 'sudo' command for Windows?

Fresh3 days ago
Mar 15, 2026867897 views
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I always work on a non-administrator account on my Windows computer. Sometimes I need to install programs which requires administrator access. As I mostly use the Windows command prompt, is there a Windows command to escalate privileges, similar to the Linux terminal command ?

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The runas command. Just run: to start a command shell as a administrator

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