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5 Ways to Fix Invoke this Utility Running in Elevated Mode

Follow our steps in order to resume your Command Prompt work

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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TheYou have to invoke this utility running in elevated mode and ensure the disk is unlockederror message is not new to experienced Windows users who regularly use the Command Prompt.

This is how one user on theMicrosoft Answers forumdescribed the problem:

I have received this message:

“Access denied as you do not have sufficient privileges or the disk may be locked by another process You have to invoke this utility running in elevated mode and make sure the disk is unlocked”. How can I resolve this problem. Thank you

If you’ve encountered (or you’re encountering) this error and are in the dark about how to fix it, this post will show you practical solutions.

What doesYou have to invoke this utility running in elevated mode and make sure the disk is unlockedmean?

The functionality of the Command Prompt changes significantly depending on whether it is run typically or with administrator privileges; thus, specific commands won’t be able to run with regular user privileges.

It explains why you need to launch the CMD program in elevated mode, which translates to having administrator capabilities on the system. The error message can also appear asYou do not have sufficient privileges to run system configuration.As you can see, a clear solution is to run Command Prompt as an administrator so that you can gain the privileges needed.

This is because doing so would mean that a guest user on your computer would be able to make significant changes to your computer, which is not recommended.

How do I fix theYou have to invoke this utility running in elevated modeerror?

1. Run Command Prompt as an administrator

2. Repair your PC’s registry

3. Run the CHKDSK command

4. Take ownership of the drive partition

5. Change the current user to an administrator account

How do I fix CHKDSK Access Denied?

To fix access denied issues, you will need to execute Command Prompt as an administrator, just as we did previously. To do this, stick to our instructions, which are laid out above and are pretty easy to understand.

Check out our guide on what to do if youcan’t run Command Prompt as admin, so you can also fix this issue.

Alternatively, we have prepared an article onhow to fix Access denied in Windows 10/11that you can visit for more potential solutions.

We hope you resolved theYou have to invoke this utility running in elevated mode and make sure thediskis unlockederror message. If so, you can share your experience with us by commenting below.

5 Ways to Fix Invoke this Utility Running in Elevated Mode#

What doesYou have to invoke this utility running in elevated mode and make sure the disk is unlockedmean?#

How do I fix theYou have to invoke this utility running in elevated modeerror?#

1. Run Command Prompt as an administrator#

2. Repair your PC’s registry#

3. Run the CHKDSK command#

4. Take ownership of the drive partition#

5. Change the current user to an administrator account#

How do I fix CHKDSK Access Denied?#