This tutorial will walk you through using both methods to access an elevated command prompt in Windows 8. Note: When you open a Command Prompt your working directory is your UserProfile folder.

This allows you to start the terminal directly with the command prompt. You can open the program by simply right-clicking on the Start button and selecting “Terminal” or “Terminal ...

An Elevated Command Prompt is a mode on Windows that allows users to enter commands and execute the command with Administrative access. There are particular commands for example an sfc command ...