Learn how to open or run File Explorer with elevated privileges or in administrator mode in Windows 11/10, using CMD, Tskill, and Run.

If a Sys Admin has cmd.exe, regedit.exe and the C drive hidden, he usually has a good reason to.<BR><BR>I've seen plenty of Win95 machines borked beyond timely repair by users.

Second, if I do a runas /user:somedomainadmin cmd, I'll get a new cmd window that still does not have elevated privs. For example, barney is my domain admin account.

So, to create a local administrator account via Command Prompt on Windows 11/10 when you can’t sign in, do the following: Boot your computer from a Windows installation media.