Windows 10: Can you open Elevated Command Prompt from Command Prompt?

I have read everything I can find on Error messages regarding looping of Preparing to Repair.
I can not open my computer to Windows...it never loads. I started experiencing problems a while ago. Finally, I would be able to get on line, but only for about a minute before it froze up.

I am trying to do a Repair using Command Prompt because that is the only option I seem to have left. But regardless of the command....sfc /scannow or anything else...it won't go there...because it is not recognizing me as Admin.
So...my question is as the title says: Is there a way to open elevated command prompt from command prompt?

:)

 

Elevated Command Prompt

How do I open an Elevated Command Prompt in Windows 10?

 

Elevated Command Prompt

Hi Tommy,

A command prompt is an entry point for typing computer commands in the Command Prompt window. By typing commands in an elevated command prompt, you can perform tasks that require administrator rights on your computer without using the Windows graphical interface.
You may open an elevated Command Prompt by following the steps below.

1. Open the Start menu, and type cmd to open the search box.

2. When Command Prompt shows up in the search results, right click or press and hold on it, then click/tap on
Run as administrator.

Feel free to post your query should you need assistance.

 

Welcome to the forum. Yes you can by using runas see out tutor Run as different user in Windows 10 User Accounts Tutorials

 

To start an elevated Command Prompt from normal user mode Command Prompt, the command is:

runas /user:administrator cmd

Please notice that you must first set a password for built-in administrator account. If you run the command when built-in admin has no password (by default ihas none), the command fails with following error message:

Account restrictions are preventing this user from signing in. For example: blank passwords aren't allowed, sign-in times are limited, or a policy restriction has been enforced..

 

Thank you so much! I can put in an admin in Set Up....correct? I'll give that a shot. Thank you again! I'll let you know how that works out.

 

I am getting a message that says: 'runas' is not recognized as an internal or external command...

 

at command prompt it says x:/windows/system32> How do I get to C:

at the top of the command prompt it says:
Adminstrator: X:\windows\system32\cmd.exe

 

If you run it from Command Prompt at boot, you'll need to add path to runas command, it is located in C:\Windows\System32 folder:

C:\Windows\System32\runas /user:administrator cmd

 

How are you able to reach the Command Prompt option?

Since you cannot boot into Windows check
Boot to Advanced Startup Options in Windows 10
Boot to Advanced Startup Options in Windows 10 Installation Upgrade Tutorials
Two consecutive failed attempts to start Windows.
Two consecutive unexpected shutdowns that occur within two minutes of boot completion.
--- Two times usually work but there have been times when I had to do 3 times.

 

Kari,
I appreciate your help. I don't seem to be able to gain access to anything except the command prompt. Could you please explain to me how to access the windows 32 folder?

 

How do you boot to Command Prompt?

 

In the Windows Recovery Environment,(ie) x:\sources or x:\Windows the Windows OS directory may not be on the C: drive. First, lets find out which drive Windows is on.
At command prompt (x: sources) type this exactly as written:
bcdedit |find “osdevice” (Must inc ” and the |), the | before Find is the Upper case \ key) press enter. This will tell you what drive letter the OS is on. It may not be on the C: drive.
Now use the returned as the drive letter for OS, for this example, assume C: or whatever drive letter is the os device.
At the x sources type: chkdsk c: /r press enter, 5 stages of check disk will run. It will test the HDD for errors. it may take a while.
To get to C:\Windows\System32 from the X: drive. type C: and press Enter (ie) C:\> at this prompt type CD Windows and press enter (ie) C:\Windows> a this prompt type CD System32 and press enter (ie) C:\Windows\System32> now type runas /user:administrator cmd

 

When it first reboots it goes to a black prompt screen with this message: Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key_

If I keep trying to reboot I do get a recovery blue screen...but it says: Recovery Your PC/Device needs to be repaired
The application or operating system couldn't be loaded because a required file is missing or contains errors.
File: \Windows.old.000\Windows\system32\winload.exe
Error code: 0xc000000f
You'll need to use recovery tools. If you don't have any installation media (like a disc or USB device), contact your PC adminstrator or PC//Device manufacturer.
Press Enter to try again
Press F8 for Startup Settings
Press F9 to use a different operating system

If I press enter...it just instantly reloads the same page
If I press F8...same thing
If I press F9 The windows logo pops up with the little rotating dots....but it never loads...It goes to a blue page with a message that says it has to restart. Then when it finally gets back to that Recovery page again...I press F9 again...then it goes to the Windows Logo and says Preparing Automatic Repair. Eventually it gets around to loading an options page and one of the options....the only one that does anything is Command Prompt.

 

The last sentence in the other post is how I boot to Command Prompt. So, I started over...and now I'm waiting for Preparing Automatic Repair to take me to the page where Command Prompt is a choice. It takes awhile for that to occur.