![]() You should be especially suspicious of downloaded software and copy-pasted snippets for PowerShell or Command Prompt. The rule of thumb is that you would never run something as Admin unless you determined it’s absolutely necessary. This is why sometimes you need to launch PowerShell or Command Prompt as Admin. With PowerShell it’s also important that many operations are performed by the shell itself rather than a dedicated program like netsh. The elevated Command Prompt would then run what I type in elevated, like netsh in this example. I would have to re-launch Command Prompt as Admin myself to actually do this. I couldn’t change the Wi-Fi adapter’s IP address! Instead of prompting for elevation, the operation simply failed. The requested operation requires elevation (Run as administrator). Take a look at this example: C:\Users\Daniel>netsh interface ipv4 set address "Wi-Fi" static 10.0.0.9 255.255.255.0 10.0.0.1 When you use the Windows graphical user interface, requesting and getting Admin rights (elevated permissions) is often intuitive and you’ll be prompted when needed. The separation of rights is a critical security feature. There are even some operations that should never be performed with Admin rights, like browsing the web. ![]() On the other hand, opening and editing a Word document, then printing it, does not require Admin rights. So yes, it does give you more permissions. Or maybe you want to add a new user account to your PC. Let’s say you want to change your computer’s IP address on the local network. This is, by definition, not what you normally do on your PC. Or, to take it very literally: To perform administrative tasks. Why does one need Admin rights at all? To change certain system settings and to access/edit certain files. Why should I run as administrator every time when I use cmd or powershell?
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