You can press Windows + I to open Windows Settings, and click Accounts.
Check how to create a new user account below. Some users find that they can open and run Command Prompt as administrator when logging on with another user account.
If you are facing can’t run Command Prompt as Administrator on Windows 10 problem, you may try to create a new user account to see if you can access Command Prompt. Attempt to launch Command Prompt again to see if you can open it. After that, you can restart your Windows 10 PC to make the changes take effect. Next you can click New button, and create a new entry with a name C:\Windows\SysWow64\, and click OK. In Environment Variables window, you can click Path and click Edit button. You can click Environment Variables button. Now you are under Advanced tab in System Properties window. Click Start, type environ, and select Edit the system environment variables. You can try to edit the PATH system environment variables to see if it can fix this error. Some people have the issue that Command Prompt opens and closes immediately in Windows 10. Modify PATH Environment Variables Settings
Tip: MiniTool Power Data Recovery - Easy and professional data recovery software lets you recover any deleted/lost files from Windows computer, memory card, USB, external HDD, SSD, etc. Your computer is still protected by Windows’ own antivirus application Windows Defender if you remove all other antivirus software.Ĭheck if CMD not working/opening error has been fixed, if not, continue to try other ways. To make Command Prompt work normally again, you can temporarily disable all third-party antivirus software of totally remove them. Sometimes antivirus software may interfere with other computer processes, and make Command Prompt not working in Windows 10 or cannot run CMD as administrator in Windows 10. The second move you should take is to temporarily disable any installed third-party antivirus software in your Windows 10 computer.
If computer restart doesn’t help, continue to check other fixes below. Then you can press Windows + R, type cmd, and press Enter (press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open elevated Command Prompt) to see if you can open Command Prompt now. You can click Start -> Power -> Restart to reboot your Windows 10 computer. Restarting computer can sometimes help fix many minor computer issues.
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