Start Programs Elevated (as Administrator) from Run Dialog in Windows 10 [Ctrl + Shift]

If you want to edit your HOSTS file or any file that requires admin privileges to edit, you need to open Notepad or your preferred text editor as administrator. To start a program elevated, you usually right-click on the shortcut and click Run as Administrator from the context menu. Alternately, you can search for that program from Start menu, select the item, press Ctrl + Shift and press ENTER.Read more