How to run Explorer elevated in administrator mode in Windows 11/10

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In this mail, we will prove y'all how to open up or run File Explorer (explorer.exe) with elevated privileges or in administrator mode in Windows xi/10. Windows File Explorer or explorer.exe is also prepare to run in the standard user context. Fifty-fifty if you lot right-click on explorer.exe, and select "Run as Ambassador", information technology will yet run in the standard user context. The problem is caused past the fact that User Business relationship Command can but elevate an application to a higher token when it is launching a new process. It cannot elevate an existing process.

How to open File Explorer every bit admin in elevated mode

First, you need to terminate the existing explorer.exe process.

Open Task Manager
Locate explorer.exe process
Correct-click on it and select End Task.

Having done that y'all have three options to run explorer.exe run as admin..

1] Using Run box

From the Task Managing director, select the File tab

Click on Run new task

Run box will open.

Type the following control, select Create this chore with administrative privileges and hit Enter.

explorer.exe /nouaccheck

We take restarted the Windows File Explorer as an admin.

Note that simply typing in explorer.exe, as suggested past most sites, may not help.

2] Using CMD

Open up an elevated command prompt window, blazon the following and hit Enter:

c:\Windows\explorer.exe /NOUACCHECK

This volition open explorer.exe in elevated way.

Now open Task Managing director and go to the Details tab.

We demand to add the Elevated cavalcade to the Task Managing director.

Right-click on any cavalcade championship, and click Select columns.

Select the Elevated cavalcade and click OK.

Now hither under the Elevated column, you volition come across the status as Yes under Elevated, ostend that explorer.exe is running in elevated mode.

Read: Job Director Tips and Tricks you may not be aware of.

3] Using Taskkill command

Open an elevated command prompt window, type the following and hit Enter:

tskill explorer & explorer

Explorer will close and the new explorer procedure volition restart taking the admin condition of the CMD.

Now, this method may or may not work on the latest Windows 10 versions.

Read: File Explorer tips and tricks.

This is the right way to open File Explorer in elevated mode. You lot should also verify via the Task Director if information technology is indeed running in that mode.

Anand Khanse is the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com, a x-twelvemonth Microsoft MVP (2006-16) & a Windows Insider MVP. Please read the unabridged post & the comments first, create a System Restore Point before making any changes to your arrangement & be conscientious about any third-party offers while installing freeware.