How to run 'sudo' command in windows

All the answers explain how to elevate your command in a new console host. So, I wrote: gsudo to behave like Unix/Linux sudo, allowing to execute the command inside the current console.

gsudo

  • Source Code, Documentation, and Releases available at: https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo

Most relevant features:

  • Elevates in the current console (no new window)
  • Elevates cmd commands, but also PowerShell / WSL / Git-Bash / cygwin / Msys / commands natively.
  • Optional: Credentials Cache (Elevate many times with only one UAC popup)

Installation

  • Using scoop: scoop install gsudo
  • Using Chocolatey: choco install gsudo
  • Using Winget: winget install gerardog.gsudo
  • Manually: Download the latest release, unzip, and add to path, from https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo/releases/

Demo

gsudo demo


There is no sudo command in Windows. The nearest equivalent is "run as administrator."

You can do this using the runas command with an administrator trust-level, or by right-clicking the program in the UI and choosing "run as administrator."

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