Much of the time, opening the Command Prompt as a regular user is all you need. Sometimes, though, you'll need to open the Command Prompt as an administrator so that you can run commands that require ...

The Windows Control Panel allows you to control all the settings for your computer. Microsoft is planning to move all these controls over to Windows Settings, but I guess that will still take some ...

Since 2006, Microsoft has been bundling the PowerShell command-line shell that administrators can use to manage their computers and other computers on a network. "Windows PowerShell is a Windows ...

Unlike standard users and guests, administrators in Windows 7 can control most aspects of the operating system, such as installing and removing programs and drivers, and making changes to the registry ...

Some files force programs to perform operations that require administrator rights. As an example, if you received a ZIP file containing several business spreadsheets ...