Windows 7: how can I elevate a running cmd window? [duplicate]
How can I elevate a open cmd window such that it has administrator rights as it would have if i would start it with "run as administrator"?
You can use the runas command to elevate individual commands, and you can use runas to start a new shell, but you cannot elevate the current shell.
I have a hard time believing that this would be possible. Even the example by Microsoft restarts the process to achieve elevation.