sudo for Windows

sudo is a Unix-like new feature in Windows 24H2 to get admin privileges. For more information go to Sudo for Windows | Microsoft Learn
To execute a cmd script as admin, add the following statement at the top of your script :

Code:

@reg query HKU\S-1-5-19 >nul 2>nul||(sudo "%~f0"&exit)

Example :

Code:

@reg query HKU\S-1-5-19 >nul 2>nul||(sudo "%~f0"&exit)
@ECHO off
echo Got Admin. Hit any key to execute powershell commands...&pause >nul
set c=Set-Location '%~dp0';
set c=%c%$host.ui.rawui.BackgroundColor = ""Blue"";
set c=%c%$host.ui.rawui.ForegroundColor = 'White';
set c=%c%Clear-Host;
set c=%c%If(([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] ""Administrator""))
set c=%c%{""`r`nWe are executing powershell with admin privileges`r`n""}
pwsh -c "%c%;dir"
echo Hit any key to exit&pause >nul&exit

Following is an other way of doing hybrid batch + powershell scripts + elevation:

Code:

<# : standard way of doing hybrid batch + powershell scripts + elevation
@set c=Set-Location '%~dp0';iex((Get-Content('%~nx0') -Raw))
@reg query HKU\S-1-5-19 >nul 2>nul||(@sudo pwsh -c "%c%"&exit)
#>
# Powershell statements following
#
$host.ui.rawui.BackgroundColor = "Blue"
$host.ui.rawui.ForegroundColor = "White"
Clear-Host
If(([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator"))
{"`r`nWe are executing powershell with admin privileges`r`n"}
dir #$pwd
Write-Host "Hit any key to exit" -NoNewLine
[void][Console]::ReadKey("NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown")
[Environment]::Exit(1)

In a terminal session, if you need admin privilege to execute a statement, for example dism, enter :

Code:

sudo dism ...

or :

Code:

sudo pwsh/powershell

to execute powershell statements.

If you want to switch to admin, enter :

Code:

sudo cmd