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Command Prompt freezes when opened unless run as Administrator
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Any time Command Prompt, or any program that runs via a CMD window is open, it immediately freezes the computer for a few seconds, and then resumes operations without displaying text on the CMD window. This does not occur if I initiate the apps via "Run As Administrator". Doing so runs them without issue.
I have tried reinstalling my current version of the OS via System Recovery. I have also tried scanning for corrupt files and repairing using the following commands in Command Prompt, however Windows found no issues with my installation:
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanu p-image /Restorehealth
DISM.exe /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup
sfc /scannow
I also tried doing a clean boot by entering System Config, and disabling all Services and Start-Up apps. This did not resolve the issue.
Running Windows in Safe Mode was able to resolve the issue, allowing Command Prompt to open and populate text instantly while in that container, however the issue persisted upon returning to a normal boot up.
Any help here would be really appreciated!
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Apps
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S.Sengupta 24,951 Reputation points MVP2025-07-01T01:27:22.0266667+00:00 - Go to Control Panel > User Accounts > Change User Account Control settings. Try temporarily lowering the UAC level to see if this resolves the issue.
- Open Event Viewer.
Look under:
Windows Logs → Application
Windows Logs → System
Check for an error is logged during the freeze. Share those logs.
- In Safe mode open Command Prompt and type the following and hit the enter key:
icacls %windir%\system32\cmd.exe /reset
- Create a new local user and check the issue.
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