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To launch an elevated command prompt, press the Windows key on your keyboard, type **cmd**, press Ctrl+Shift+Enter, and then click **Yes** to confirm the elevation prompt. Screenshots and other steps to open an elevated command prompt are [here](https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security/command-prompt-admin-windows-7/6a188166-5e23-461f-b468-f325688ec8c7). To launch an elevated command prompt, press the Windows key on your keyboard, type **cmd**, press Ctrl+Shift+Enter, and then click **Yes** to confirm the elevation prompt. Screenshots and other steps to open an elevated command prompt are [here](https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security/command-prompt-admin-windows-7/6a188166-5e23-461f-b468-f325688ec8c7).
Note: When you open an elevated command prompt, you will usually start in the **C:\WINDOWS\system32** directory. To run a program that you recently downloaded, you must change to the directory where the program is located. Alternatively, you can move or copy the program to a location on the computer that is automatically searched. These directories are listed in the [PATH variable](https://answers.microsoft.com/windows/forum/all/adding-path-variable/97300613-20cb-4d85-8d0e-cc9d3549ba23). Note: When you open an elevated command prompt, you will usually start in the **C:\WINDOWS\system32** directory. To run a program that you recently downloaded, you must change to the directory where the program is located. Alternatively, you can move or copy the program to a directory in your PATH variable. These directories are automatically searched. Type **echo %PATH%** to see the directories in your PATH variable.
If this is too complicated for you, then use File Explorer to create a new folder under C: with a short name such as "new" then copy or move the programs you want to run (like SetupDiag) to this folder using File Explorer. When you open an elevated command prompt, change to this directory by typing "cd c:\new" and now you can run the programs in that folder. If this is too complicated for you, then use File Explorer to create a new folder under C: with a short name such as "new" then copy or move the programs you want to run (like SetupDiag) to this folder using File Explorer. When you open an elevated command prompt, change to this directory by typing "cd c:\new" and now you can run the programs in that folder.