How To Run PowerShell with Elevated Permissions

Direct answer

To run the PowerShell window with elevated permissions just click Start then type PowerShell then Right-Click on PowerShell icon and select Run as Administrator.

To run the PowerShell window with elevated permissions just click Start then type PowerShell then Right-Click on PowerShell icon and select Run as Administrator.

[

powershell_elevated

](/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/powershell_elevated.png)

Shortcut:

- Start

- Type PowerShell

- Press Shift-Control-Enter

Dan Stolts

Founder and Chief AI Officer of Just In Time AI, with an IT career that began in 1988 -- nearly four decades of experience. Over a decade of that career went into building ITProGuru into a 250,000-uniques/mo IT-community resource, and he now applies the same teach-first approach to AI systems that run real businesses. Full profile →