Vista takes some getting used to, doesn’t it? Especially User Account Control (UAC) and the effects it has on doing things like running simple tasks. For example, if you open an ordinary command ...

Some of our Windows 10 tips involve tweaking the Registry (for example, this tip on how to get rid of default cloud service icons in File Explorer) or running a few lines of code in the Command Prompt ...

João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also love all things tech and videogames, especially Nintendo, which he's always ...

Lots of the Windows Vista tweaks that I’m going to talk about here require an elevated Command Prompt session. The easiest way to get yourself an elevated command line is to click Start, type command, ...

Since 2006, Microsoft has been bundling the PowerShell command-line shell that administrators can use to manage their computers and other computers on a network. "Windows PowerShell is a Windows ...

I run my Win10 machine on a standard user account, and don't mind entering the admin creds when installing/removing software. But there are certain things I run frequently that require admin access to ...

You can use the command prompt in Windows to run lower-level operating system commands in a text-based MS-DOS-type interface. This is useful when you need to troubleshoot and repair your system, run ...

This problem has now been solved, thanks guys! Can anybody enlighten me as to why the below command does not work from a Run prompt: runas /user:localhost\administrator "mmc compmgmt.msc" It says ...