How to create an elevated command prompt shortcut in Windows 10 and Windows 11. An elevated command prompt gives you granular control over your system settings, but accessing it can be challenging. Let's walk through how creating an elevated command prompt shortcut can streamline your workflow. Before we begin, be sure to subscribe to Ninja One's IT Video Hub and our YouTube channel for more tech content like this. A quick overview of how an elevated command prompt works in Windows 10 and 11. An elevated command prompt runs with administrator privileges. It enables you to perform high level tasks that regular users typically can't, like verifying system files, running disc checks, managing networks and configuring user accounts. Elevation is essential for system maintenance and troubleshooting, because some commands require admin level access to function properly. However, manually accessing an elevated command prompt can be tedious. You must right click the command prompt and select run as administrator each time you open it, which gets tedious over time. So to streamline your workflow, you should create a custom elevated command prompt shortcut on your desktop. How to create an elevated command prompt shortcut. Let's walk you through creating an elevated command prompt shortcut. Right click anywhere on your desktop. If you're using Windows 11, click show. More options, select new. Then click shortcut in the location field type percent comm. Spec percent slash k. Click next. Then name the shortcut, elevated command. Prompt, choose. Finish right. Click on the elevated command, prompt, shortcut, and select properties. In the shortcut tab, select advanced, and check the run as administrator option. Click okay. Then apply to confirm the changes. To customize your shortcuts icon, open the shortcuts properties again, and go to the shortcut tab. Click change icon, and select a new icon from the windows default or click browse to select your own ICO file. Click okay to confirm your icon selection. Then apply to save the changes. And that's it. Now you have a custom desktop shortcut that opens the command prompt with administrator privileges, no right clicking needed. It's a great way to simplify system tasks and ensure you have the control you need for administrative operations. For more information, check out our official blog post on how to create an elevated command prompt shortcut linked in the description below.