Windows 10: Open Elevated Windows PowerShell in Windows 10

How to: Open Elevated Windows PowerShell in Windows 10

How to Open Elevated Windows PowerShell in Windows 10


Information Windows 10 comes with Windows PowerShell 5.0 included.

Windows PowerShell is a task-based command-line shell and scripting language designed especially for system administration. Built on the .NET Framework, Windows PowerShell helps IT professionals and power users control and automate the administration of the Windows operating system and applications that run on Windows.

For more details about Windows PowerShell, see:

• Microsoft PowerShell
• What's New in Windows PowerShell
• Cool Stuff about PowerShell 5 in Windows 10 - Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
  

This tutorial will show you different ways to open an elevated Windows PowerShell in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to open an elevated Windows PowerShell.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Open Elevated Windows PowerShell from All apps in Start Menu
• Option Two: Open Elevated Windows PowerShell in Search
• Option Three: Open Elevated Windows PowerShell from Task Manager
• Option Four: Open Elevated Windows PowerShell from Win+X Menu
• Option Five: To "Open Elevated Windows PowerShell Here" in File Explorer
• Option Six: Open Elevated Windows PowerShell from File Explorer

EXAMPLE: Elevated Windows PowerShell








OPTION ONE [/i] Open Elevated Windows PowerShell from All apps in Start Menu
1. Open All apps in the Start menu.

2. Scroll down and expand open the Windows PowerShell folder, right click or press and hold on Windows PowerShell, click/tap on More, and click/tap on Run as administrator. (see screenshot below)









OPTION TWO [/i] Open Elevated Windows PowerShell in Search
1. Press the Win+S keys to open Search.

2. Type powershell in the search box, right click or press and hold on Windows PowerShell in the search results at the top, and click/tap on Run as administrator. (see screenshot below)









OPTION THREE [/i] Open Elevated Windows PowerShell from Task Manager
1. Open Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc).

2. Click/tap on File (menu bar), and click/tap on Run new task. (see screenshot below)



3. Type powershell, check the Create this task with administrative privileges box, and click/tap on OK in the search results at the top. (see screenshot below)








OPTION FOUR [/i] Open Elevated Windows PowerShell from Win+X Menu
1. If you have the Win+X menu set to show Windows PowerShell instead of Command Prompt, then press the Win+X keys to open the Win+X menu.

2. Click/tap on Windows PowerShell (Admin). (see screenshot below)









OPTION FIVE [/i] To "Open Elevated Windows PowerShell Here" in File Explorer
1. Open File Explorer, select or open a folder or drive that you want to open Windows PowerShell at that location. (see screenshot below)

2. Click/tap on the File tab on the ribbon, click/tap on Open Windows PowerShell to expand, and click/tap on Open Windows PowerShell as administrator. (see screenshot below)









OPTION SIX [/i] Open Elevated Windows PowerShell from File Explorer
1. Open File Explorer, and browse to the folder location below.
*Arrow C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0
2. Select the powershell.exe file, click/tap on the File tab on the ribbon, and click/tap on Run as administrator. (see screenshot below)

OR

3. Right click or press and hold on the powershell.exe file, and click/tap on the Run as administrator.






That's it,
Shawn


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Windows Media Player on Windows 10 Home

Could you try the following with an elevated Powershell:

Restore Windows Media Player in Windows 10 using PowerShell

• Open
  an elevated PowerShell.
• To restore Windows Media Player, use the following command:
  

To remove Windows Media Player, use the following command:

from:
https://winaero.com/blog/restore-windows-media-player-windows-10/

 

Windows 10 issue "Subst" command doesn't work

Hmmm .. Strange behavior .. It appears the Privileges that Explorer.Exe runs in have change in Windows 10 ..
In Windows 7 and presumably 8 Explorer.Exe runs with BuiltIN\admin and Local Group Admin Privileges
.. In Windows 10 these are explicitly Denied ..

The behavior I see is: Drives that are created from a Non-Elevated Powershell command, are visible and accessible from the Windows 10 GUI
.. Drives created in an Elevated Powershell are not Visible in the Windows 10 GUI ..

Strange part: .. Within PowerShell it does not matter .. The Subst Drives are available regardless of the Elevation
in which they are created .. Create a Drive from an Elevated
Powershell and it is available to a non elevated Powershell ..

I wonder if it is possible to change the privileges the Explorer.Exe runs with without wrecking the Windows 10 GUI ??

 

Thank you Shawn for the great tute, as usual. However I have 2 problems on my Win 10 PRO 1703
1) Option 6 (File Explorer) is unavailable as the "Open Windows Powershell" option is greyed out:





2) Option 4 is unavailable as I previously used a tweak or setting which replaced Powershell with Command Prompt and I cannot find the tweak or setting to change it back.*Redface

Any advice is welcome.

EDIT: For problem 2 I just found this *Smile: Show Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell on Win+X menu in Windows 10 Windows 10 Customization Tutorials

 

Hello Joe, *Smile

Q1) It looks like you may not have a folder or drive selected in the "This PC" window for the "Open Windows PowerShell" option to be available.

Q2) Yep, that's the one.

 

As Homer Simpson would say.... D'OH!!! Thanks again Shawn for this and other fantabulous sites, tutorials, etc. You the Man!

 

You're most welcome Joe. *Smile

 

I'd like to add the easiest way to open anything elevated. Hold ctrl + shift and click your application or double click icon on desktop or explorer.

*Arrow Run as Administrator in Windows 10 Windows 10 Apps Features Tutorials