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How To Pin Command Prompt With Admin Rights To Start Screen

Last Updated on June 18, 2013 by admin 1 Comment

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We have previously shown how to open Command Prompt as administrator in Windows 8. Users who regularly run Command Prompt as admin might want to pin the elevated prompt to the Start screen so that they cay launch the Command Prompt with admin rights with just a tap or click.

One can pin folders, drives, web pages, and almost anything to the Start screen in Windows 8. Start screen much more powerful than Start menu in many ways. In this guide, we are going to show you how to pin Command Prompt with admin rights to the Start screen.

Pin Elevated Command Prompt To Start Screen Step

Complete the given below instructions to pin elevated Command Prompt shortcut to the Start screen.

Step 1: First, you need to create a shortcut of the Command Prompt on your desktop. To do that, right-click on desktop, click New and then click Shortcut to open Create Shortcut wizard.

Pin Elevated Command Prompt To Start Screen Step1

Step 2: Enter the location as C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe (replace “C” with your Windows 8 system drive letter), click Next button.

Pin Elevated Command Prompt To Start Screen Step2

Step 3: Enter a name for your shortcut and click Finish button to create the shortcut on your desktop.

Pin Elevated Command Prompt To Start Screen Step3

Step 4: Right-click on the Command Prompt shortcut and click Properties.

Pin Elevated Command Prompt To Start Screen Step4

Step 5: Under Shortcut tab, click Advanced, and then check Run as administrator option. Click Ok and then click Apply button.

Pin Elevated Command Prompt To Start Screen Step5

Pin Elevated Command Prompt To Start Screen Step6

Step 6: Finally, right-click on the Command Prompt shortcut, click Pin to Start to pin the shortcut to the Start screen. From now onwards, you can simply switch to the Start screen and click or tap the Command Prompt tile to open elevated Command Prompt.

Pin Elevated Command Prompt To Start Screen Step7

You can also pin the Command Prompt to the Taskbar by right-clicking on the shortcut and then clicking Pin to Taskbar option.

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Filed Under: Windows 8 Guides Tagged: Tips, Windows 8

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Comments

  1. Netverse says

    January 20, 2016 at 8:36 am

    Open the Run Box, type in CMD and click run or hit the return(enter) key. Go to the taskbar, and right mouse click the CMD Icon and then right mouse click COMMAND PROMPT and choose Properties. Click ADVANCE, and check the box, Run as Admin.. Then pin the icon to taskbar, or you could pin it first. and then do all the other steps.

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