Introducing Sudo for Windows We’re excited to announce the release of Sudo for Windows in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26052! Sudo for Windows is a new way for users to run elevated commands directly from an unelevated console session. It is an ergonomic and familiar solution for users who want to elevate a command without having to first open a new elevated console.
Yeah, I get that it can be a pain to type long commands out the first time, but if you’re using a terminal or an editor without tab completion in 2024 then you’ve chosen to do things the hard way.
Finally. Although, I bet it’s going to be one of these looongass PS OO commands, with an alias tied to it.
Probably
Escalate-RegularUserPriveligeand smack a mandatory-Confirmargument in there as well, just to be annoying.Although you have to admire that PowerShell at least attempts to define a common set of verbs and vocabulary.
Fair enough. I just wish shorthand was the standard.
The trick to powershell is to make incredibly liberal use of tab completion to speed yourself up. Or make aliases for commands you use really often.
Yeah, I get that it can be a pain to type long commands out the first time, but if you’re using a terminal or an editor without tab completion in 2024 then you’ve chosen to do things the hard way.