Elevated command prompts are often used to carry out tasks with full administrator rights to your computer. In most cases, you will not want to execute programs with administrator rights, as it opens your system up to security vulnerabilities. Typically you would want to check with your network support professional for help before proceeding with the below.

Windows 7

1. Open Start Menu
2. In search box, type ‘cmd’
3. Right click the CMD program, and select ‘Run as administrator’

Windows 8

1. Open search screen, using start menu or ‘Charms’ on right hand side of the screen
2. In search box, type ‘cmd’
3. Right click the ‘Command Prompt’ program, and select ‘Run as administrator’