If you regularly make changes to your Windows 11 computer, then you know that you need administrator rights for certain changes.
You will then need to run an app or a shortcut as an administrator to make changes to the system. Most people already are administrator on a Windows 11 PC and do not need to obtain any rights. There are also standard users every time they want to run an app must obtain rights through a password or PIN code from the administrator.
If you are already an administrator and you regularly change something on your PC, for example via the Command Prompt, PowerShell or Terminal, it may help to run these tools as administrator by default. With this adjustment you do not have to run the app as an administrator all the time by using the right mouse button Click on it and select “Run as administrator”.
Run Command Prompt, PowerShell, or Terminal as administrator
Right-click on the Start button. In the menu, click Windows Terminal.
Because Terminal is not yet available in Dutch, you will see the English language. This may change in the future, but for now Terminal is in English.
Click on the down arrow in the menu and click on “Settings”.
Always run command prompt as administrator
Click on “Command prompt” on the left side and enable the option “Run this profile as Administrator” and click “Save”.
Always run Windows PowerShell as administrator
Click on “Windows PowerShell” on the left and enable the option “Run this profile as Administrator” and click “Save”.
Always run the terminal as administrator
Click on “Defaults” on the left and enable the option “Run this profile as Administrator” and click “Save”.
I hope this helped you. Thank you for reading!
Also read: Run Windows Explorer as Administrator.