Categories Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows Vista Windows XP How to Open Command prompt with administrator privileges Post author By shantanu Post date January 1, 2013 1 Comment on How to Open Command prompt with administrator privileges Windows 8 On the desktop Press Windows Logo Key + X Click on Command Prompt (Admin) Windows 7 / Vista Go to start menu In the start menu search box, type : Command Prompt Right click the command prompt Click on Run as administrator Tags cmd, command prompt, opening command prompt with administrator privileges