--- title: Introducing Sudo for Windows: Microsoft Brings Linux's... description: Microsoft brings Linux's command to Windows 11 with the introduction of Sudo for Windows. This new feature allows users to run elevated commands from an... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-sudo-for-windows-microsoft-brings-linux-s-command-to-windows-11-icff5fa3d twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Introducing Sudo for Windows: Microsoft Brings Linux's Command to Windows 11 | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft brings Linux's command to Windows 11 with the introduction of Sudo for Windows. This new feature allows users to run elevated commands from an... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-sudo-for-windows-microsoft-brings-linux-s-command-to-windows-11-icff5fa3d og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/iCfF5fA3d.png og:image:alt: Introducing Sudo for Windows: Microsoft Brings Linux's Command to Windows 11 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Introducing Sudo for Windows: Microsoft Brings Linux's Command to Windows 11 **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 1 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft brings Linux's command to Windows 11 with the introduction of Sudo for Windows. This new feature allows users to run elevated commands from an unelevated console session and is open-sourced on GitHub. ## Content Microsoft has made an exciting announcement with the release of Sudo for Windows in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26052. This new feature provides users with a convenient way to run elevated commands directly from an unelevated console session. And that's not all - the project is also open-sourced on GitHub, making it accessible to developers who want to dive into the code. This news has been confirmed by Microsoft, with the popular tech website Phoronix.com highlighting Michael Larabel as the principal author. With this update, Windows 11 is set to bridge the gap between Windows and Linux systems, giving developers the flexibility and power of Linux's sudo command in the Windows environment. 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