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    This creates a new console. The new window will disappear after the sudo'd command is completed--so you can't even read output. Commented Jan 17, 2016 at 14:09
  • Sadly, yes. But it can be used for some basic commands (copy), GUI tools, or opening an admin cmd. Commented Jan 17, 2016 at 18:04
  • This is elevation of a user account in Administrators; sudo is another thing. Commented Jan 13, 2020 at 10:10