Learn how to use sudo in your command line to run elevated commands (as an administrator) directly from an unelevated console session on Windows.

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Sudo for Windows is not yet available for Windows 10, but may be in the future. It can be enabled through the Settings menu, and offers three different configuration options. Users can prepend 'sudo' to a command to run it as an administrator. Security considerations include risks associated with the different configurations.

Sudo for Windows

I’ve had sudo on Windows for donkeys years. You can install it via Scoop. Either standalone or as part of the “UnixUtils” package.
I’m not sure how the native one will differ compared to what I already have.

Unless you’re part of and using the latest Insider Build of Windows, this article isn’t for you. Atleast until it’s released in the main version. Most of the features outlined here might change until then…