They've locked down our XP desktops.<BR><BR>No RUN<BR>No CMD prompt<BR>Hidden C: partition in Explorer<BR><BR>Bunch of other restrictions.<BR><BR>When you try to start CMD you get 'Command Prompt has ...

There are a number of Win 7 clients on our domain. All of them have been configured at standard user. Now the problem is that administrator username/password need to be entered for running things like ...

If you try and open an admin-level command prompt however by typing cmd in the Start Search box above The Pearl, right-clicking on cmd in the search results, and selecting Run As Administrator, the ...

Security settings on Windows PCs often have admin rights enabled by default. It makes sense since most normal users shouldn’t need admin rights. However, many standard Windows users will come across ...

The first and most convenient method to change administrator on Windows 11 is to use the Settings app. You can open Windows Settings app and tweak some settings to switch the administrator account.

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, ...