Using this method with Windows 7 leads to all input to an elevated window or CLI being blocked. Only the local user can access the UI elements. I can see how this would be a good thing but ...

Microsoft is unveiling its own command line text editor on Windows today. Edit on Windows will be accessible by using “edit” in a command prompt, allowing developers to edit files within the command ...

Edit is an open-source command-line text editor so you can build the code or install the latest version from GitHub.