diff --git a/pkg/minikube/reason/reason.go b/pkg/minikube/reason/reason.go
index f90c1d98d86d56bc2a17fff555455c44c253c4fb..4f0815c6e1426f6524b36dc79742e7d52912cd0a 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/reason/reason.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/reason/reason.go
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ var (
 	DrvNotDetected        = Kind{ID: "DRV_NOT_DETECTED", ExitCode: ExDriverNotFound}
 	DrvAsRoot             = Kind{ID: "DRV_AS_ROOT", ExitCode: ExDriverPermission}
 	DrvNeedsRoot          = Kind{ID: "DRV_NEEDS_ROOT", ExitCode: ExDriverPermission}
+	DrvNeedsAdministrator = Kind{ID: "DRV_NEEDS_ADMINISTRATOR", ExitCode: ExDriverPermission}
 
 	GuestCacheLoad        = Kind{ID: "GUEST_CACHE_LOAD", ExitCode: ExGuestError}
 	GuestCert             = Kind{ID: "GUEST_CERT", ExitCode: ExGuestError}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/hyperv/hyperv.go b/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/hyperv/hyperv.go
index c12f2d826dd0e9d00252eb5dc3602def487af96d..3c6b5d207d77db7e5659b2711b0037adb2a07b9f 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/hyperv/hyperv.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/hyperv/hyperv.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/driver"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/localpath"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/registry"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/exit"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/reason"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -105,5 +107,18 @@ func status() registry.State {
 		return registry.State{Installed: false, Running: false, Error: errorMessage, Fix: fixMessage, Doc: docURL}
 	}
 
+	// Ensure user is either a Windows Administrator or a Hyper-V Administrator.
+	adminCheckCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, path, `@([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")`)
+	adminCheckOut, _ := adminCheckCmd.CombinedOutput()
+
+	hypervAdminCheckCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, path, `@([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole(([System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier]::new("S-1-5-32-578")))`)
+	hypervAdminCheckOut, _ := hypervAdminCheckCmd.CombinedOutput()
+
+
+	if (strings.TrimSpace(string(adminCheckOut)) != "True") && (strings.TrimSpace(string(hypervAdminCheckOut)) != "True") {
+		exit.Error(reason.DrvNeedsAdministrator,"", errors.New("Hyper-v commands have to be run as an Administrator"))
+	}
+
+
 	return registry.State{Installed: true, Healthy: true}
-}
+}
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