Opening Windows PowerShell as an administrator.

Question

How do I Open Windows PowerShell as an administrator?

Answer 1

Hi Tim,

Right-click the Start button and choose Windows Terminal(Admin). It opens Powershell as default.

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Answer 2

On Windows 11, Windows PowerShell can be opened as an administrator in several ways.

Method 1 – From Start menu

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Type Windows PowerShell.
3. In the results, right-click Windows PowerShell.
4. Select Run as administrator.
5. If prompted by User Account Control (UAC), approve the elevation.

Method 2 – From an existing PowerShell/Command Prompt window

1. Open a normal Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell window.
2. Type PowerShell (or powershell.exe) and press Enter.
3. To start an elevated session instead, close this window and use Method 1 to run it as administrator.

How to confirm it is running as administrator When PowerShell is elevated, the window title bar shows Administrator: Windows PowerShell.

For PowerShell ISE (if used):

1. Open Start, type ISE.
2. Right-click Windows PowerShell ISE.
3. Select Run as administrator.

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References:

• Starting Windows PowerShell
• Chapter 1 - Getting started with PowerShell
• PowerToys running with administrator permissions