How get Admin credentials? I am the Admin already [closed]

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Question

My new computer have Windows 8.1 64-bit Spanish version; the previous one had Windows XP and I never messed before with Credentials, Privileges, etc. In my computer there is just one user account that is marked as Administrator: "They have access to all files and programs stored in the computer". However, if I open a command-line window and execute chkdsk I get this:

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C:\Users\Antonio>  chkdsk
Acceso denegado porque no tiene privilegios suficientes.
Invoque esta utilidad ejecutándola en modo elevado.

That is: "Access denied because you have not enough privileges. Invoke this utility executing it in elevated mode". I tried to use runas command, but I don't understand what parameters I must give.

I get the same result when I execute fsutil with these options:

C:\Users\Antonio>  fsutil fsinfo ntfsInfo C:
Error:  Acceso denegado.

How can I execute these programs in my computer? TIA

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Solution

Welcome to the 21 century and the world of UAC ;)

The following MSDN article explains how to launch cmd.exe with the needed Admin privileges.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc947813%28v=ws.10%29.aspx

1) Click Start, click All Programs, and then click Accessories.

2) Right-click Command prompt, and then click Run as administrator.

3) If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the action it displays is what you want, and then click Continue.

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