Marshall Gunnell/IDG That was the quick way. If you want to use the quicker way, just hold the Ctrl key while clicking Run New Task in the File tab. Command Prompt will then open without the need ...

The Windows 11 Command Prompt app will then launch and run as administrator. At this point, you can start entering DOS commands to manually use and manage system data.

Some applications and file types usually include an option on the properties page to run as administrator, but that's not the case for batch files. You can launch Command Prompt elevated to run ...