You can open the Command Prompt on a PC by right-clicking the Start icon, by searching for it, or by opening the Windows System folder.

On Windows 10, a batch file typically has a ".bat" extension, and it is a special text file that contains one or multiple commands that run in sequence to perform various actions with Command Prompt.

This is where the Windows 8 Elevated Command Prompt comes in handy. When you use an elevated command prompt, any command you type in and execute will run with administrative privileges.

Whatever the reason it might be, Windows 10 includes several methods for quickly starting an app with elevated privileges, including the Start menu, File Explorer, Command Prompt, and more.