Creating a System Command Prompt

Creating a System Command Prompt


For some advanced processes you may need to run a command prompt as the System user account.

These instructions will guide you through this process.


Creating a System Command Prompt
  1. Download PSTools from:
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec
    and unzip it to C:\PSTOOLS\


  2. Press WINDOWSKEY+R and run one of the following commands:

For the "System" user:

  1. C:\PSTOOLS\PSEXEC -i -u "NT AUTHORITY\System" cmd.exe

For the "Network Service" user:

  1. C:\PSTOOLS\PSEXEC -i -u "NT AUTHORITY\Network Service" cmd.exe

Once you run the commands, two command prompts will launch - one of which you will be able to type into.  Once the new command prompt launches, run the following command to ensure you are connected as the appropriate user:

  1. WhoAmI


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