To open Windows 11 Command Prompt with Administrator privileges, you need to open the Command Prompt in a certain way. First, click the Start Menu and type cmd into the search field.

With the Terminal, Windows has a common interface for Powershell, Command Prompt, and Azure Cloud Shell. This allows you to start the terminal directly with the command prompt.

Other ways to open Command Prompt include through the Start Menu and desktop search. The most recent versions of Windows 10 have replaced Command Prompt with "PowerShell," but you can still use ...

From the folder you want to open in Command Prompt, hold the Shift key, then right-click an empty area. From there, select Open in Terminal (W11) or Open PowerShell window here.