Windows 7: how can I elevate a running cmd window?

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How can I elevate a open cmd window such that it has administrator rights as it would have if i would start it with "run as administrator"?

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 09 '12 at 12:41

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You can use the runas command to elevate individual commands, and you can use runas to start a new shell, but you cannot elevate the current shell.

answered Mar 09 '12 at 12:41

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 09 '12 at 12:35

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I have a hard time believing that this would be possible. Even the example by Microsoft restarts the process to achieve elevation.

answered Mar 09 '12 at 12:35

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Windows 7: how can I elevate a running cmd window?

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