You may know that most of the PowerShell command needs to be executed with administrator rights. This is why it’s always recommended to run PowerShell as an administrator. Opening PowerShell with Admin rights is pretty easy; users just need to right-click on PowerShell and select the ‘Run as administrator’ option. Although the process is easy, it still takes a few extra steps to run PowerShell with administrative rights.

PowerShell can be configured in Windows 11 to open with administrator access by default. Below, we share the steps to always open PowerShell as an admin in Windows 11.

1. Using Windows Terminal Preview

1. Click on the Windows 11 Search and type in Windows Terminal. Open Windows Terminal from the list of options.

2. Click on the drop-down arrow next to the New Tab option and select Settings.

3. In Settings, select PowerShell.

4. On the right, enable the toggle button behind Run this profile as administrator. Once done, click Save.

2. Always Open PowerShell as an administrator via a shortcut

If you are not using the latest version of Windows Terminal, you need to follow this method.

1. Right-click anywhere on a blank space and select New > Shortcut.

2. In the location field, paste the following path:

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

3. Once done, click on the Next button. On the next screen, name the new shortcut and click Finish.

4. Right-click on the shortcut file and select Properties.

5. On the Shortcut tab, click on the Advanced option.

6. On the Advanced Properties pop-up, check Run as administrator and click Ok.

Now, whenever you want to run PowerShell with admin rights, just double-click on the desktop shortcut you have created.

It’s pretty easy to always run PowerShell as an administrator in Windows 11. I hope this article helped you! Please share it with your friends as well. If you have any doubts related to this, let us know in the comment box below.