On Linux, if you need to run a single command as an administrator, you can just put sudo at the beginning and run it—you're asked for an administrator password and the process runs. Now, Windows finally has adopted this popular feature.

Rene Yibowei

Cryptography

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Windows 11 version 24H2 introduces a new feature called 'sudo' that allows users to run single commands as an administrator, similar to the sudo command in Linux. This feature can be enabled through System Settings under the 'For developers' section. The default setting runs commands in a new window, but other options are available. If users experience issues or prefer a more Linux-like experience, they can use the open-source tool gsudo.

Windows Finally Has a 'Sudo'-Style Command Too

<p>For years, MS has been implementing some technologies that are UNIX or Linux. They should state soon that Windows will be another Linux distro.</p>
