{"id":17360,"date":"2021-11-22T07:09:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T07:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=17360"},"modified":"2021-11-22T07:13:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T07:13:52","slug":"open-windows-terminal-as-admin-in-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-windows-terminal-as-admin-in-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Open Windows Terminal as Admin in Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows Terminal is a multi-tabbed terminal emulator in Windows 11, which lets you run Command Prompt, PowerShell, Azure Cloud Shell in separate tabs. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 5 easy ways to open Windows Terminal as administrator in Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Open Windows Terminal as Admin via WinX Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Right-click the <strong>Start<\/strong> button on the taskbar or press the Windows key + X on your keyboard, then choose &#8220;<strong>Windows Terminal (Admin)<\/strong>&#8221; from the WinX menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/windows-terminal-admin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"377\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/windows-terminal-admin.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/windows-terminal-admin-300x290.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It will open Windows Terminal as administrator.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/windows-terminal.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"556\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/windows-terminal.png 556w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/windows-terminal-300x121.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Open Windows Terminal as Admin via Run<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Press the Windows key + R to bring up the Run dialog. Type <strong>wt<\/strong>, then hold down the <strong>CTRL<\/strong> and <strong>SHIFT<\/strong> keys, and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/run-wt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/run-wt.png 399w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/run-wt-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>or type <strong>wt<\/strong> in the text field, then press <strong>CTRL<\/strong> + <strong>SHIFT<\/strong> + <strong>ENTER<\/strong> keyboard shortcut to launch an elevated Windows Terminal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Open Windows Terminal as Admin via Search<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click the <strong>Search<\/strong> button on the taskbar. Type <strong>terminal<\/strong> in the text field at the top. Next, right-click the Windows Terminal app under Best Match section and choose &#8220;<strong>Run as administrator<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/search-windows-terminal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"412\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/search-windows-terminal.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/search-windows-terminal-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 4: Open Windows Terminal as Admin via Start Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click the <strong>Start<\/strong> button on the taskbar. When the Start Menu appears, click the <strong>All apps<\/strong> button on the top right corner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/all-apps.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"373\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/all-apps.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/all-apps-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Scroll down to the &#8220;W&#8221; section and you&#8217;ll see the Windows Terminal shortcut. Right-click on it and select <strong>More<\/strong> -> <strong>Run as administrator<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/run-windows-terminal-as-admin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"471\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/run-windows-terminal-as-admin.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/run-windows-terminal-as-admin-300x236.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 5: Open Windows Terminal as Admin via Task Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To get started, press the keyboard shortcut CTRL + SHIFT + ESC to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/5-quick-ways-to-open-task-manager-in-windows-10-8\/\">launch the Task Manager<\/a>. Click the <strong>File<\/strong> menu and select &#8220;<strong>Run new task<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/run-new-task.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/run-new-task.png 491w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/run-new-task-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter <strong>wt<\/strong> in the text field. Check the box next to &#8220;Create this task with administrator privileges&#8221; and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/create-this-task-with-admin-rights.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"229\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/create-this-task-with-admin-rights.png 413w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/create-this-task-with-admin-rights-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows Terminal is a multi-tabbed terminal emulator in Windows 11, which lets you run Command Prompt, PowerShell, Azure Cloud Shell in separate tabs. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 5 easy ways to open Windows Terminal as administrator in Windows 11. 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