Administrator - Elevated Command Prompt

Hikermann said:

- "This command required administrative privileges and must be executed from an elevated command prompt.

- I am the sole user of this PC and already have administration privileges.

- Why does the command prompt not already recognize that?

That doesn't mean that anything at all can run without your permission. See:

What Does "Run as Administrator" Mean in Windows 10?

Hikermann said:

- So how do I get to the elevated command prompt?

See:
Open Elevated Command Prompt in Windows 10

Also read:

Skip UAC Prompt v1.0

If you think that it's okay to perform any operation at all without any intervention or prompt or elevation of privileges then I suggest that you don't start elevating everything especially anything internet facing/ internet connected.

I agree with Callender.

Hikermann said:

- I am the sole user of this PC and already have administration privileges.
- Why does the command prompt not already recognize that?

All users are initially logged in with Standard privileges.
For your Admin user account to exercise your Admin privileges, you need to click on the Yes button that will appear in an Admin prompt / UAC prompt*** when you do certain tasks such as opening an elevated comment prompt.
How to Open an Elevated Command Prompt - TenForumsTutorials
Those Admin privileges apply only to the job that is approved in that dialog [click on Show more details] and not to other things that you might happen to be doing at the same time and the Admin privileges expire when that job ends.
So, for example, everything you do in that elevated command prompt runs with Admin privileges.
There is an exception to this rule within Settings, Networks. Only an Admin user can choose to set a network connection as "metered" but no Admin prompt / UAC prompt appears. A standard user merely does not get shown the option to make that setting. There might be other exceptions I have not come across.


*** We all routinely call this an Admin prompt or UAC prompt

[ConsentUI form of the ElevationUI]

Standard users would see

[CredentialUI form of the ElevationUI]

Denis

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