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    Add or Remove 'Open in Windows Terminal as administrator' context menu

    How to Add or Remove "Open in Windows Terminal as administrator" context menu in Windows 10
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    10 Nov 2021
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    How to Add or Remove "Open in Windows Terminal as administrator" context menu in Windows 10


    The Windows Terminal is a modern, fast, efficient, powerful, and productive terminal application for users of command-line tools and shells like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and WSL. Its main features include multiple tabs, panes, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine, and custom themes, styles, and configurations.

    Starting with Windows 10 build 21337, Windows Terminal is now an inbox app.

    Windows 10 includes a Open in Windows Terminal context menu by default when you right click or shift + right click on a folder or folder background, but this does not open Windows Terminal elevated (run as administrator).

    This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a Open in Windows Terminal as administrator context menu for all users in Windows 10.

    The Open in Windows Terminal as administrator context menu will allow you to select to open an elevated Windows Terminal to the current folder path with the default shell profile, Command Prompt shell profile, or Windows PowerShell shell profile.

    You must be signed in as an administrator to add, remove, and use the "Open in Windows Terminal as administrator" context menu.


    EXAMPLE: "Open in Windows Terminal as administrator" context menu
    Add or Remove 'Open in Windows Terminal as administrator' context menu-open_in_windows_terminal_as_administrator.png



    Here's How:

    1 Do step 2 (add-right click), step 3 (add-Shift+right click) , or step 4 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


    2 To Add Right Click "Open in Windows Terminal as administrator" Context Menu

    A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

    Add_Open_in_Windows_Terminal_as_administrator.reg

    Download

    If you installed PowerShell 7 and would like to add it to this context menu, then you can download and merge the Add_PowerShell_7_as_admin.reg file below afterwards.

    Download

    If you installed Ubuntu for WSL or WSL2 and would like to add Ubuntu to this context menu, then you can download and merge the Add_Ubuntu_as_admin.reg file below afterwards.

    Download


    (Contents of .Add_Open_in_Windows_Terminal_as_administrator.reg file for reference)
    Code:
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin]
"HasLUAShield"=""
"MUIVerb"="Open in Windows Terminal as administrator"
"Extended"=-
"SubCommands"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\001flyout]
"MUIVerb"="Default Profile"
"HasLUAShield"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\001flyout\command]
@="powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Start-Process -Verb RunAs cmd.exe -ArgumentList @('/c','start wt.exe','-d','\"\"\"%V\\.\"\"\"')\""


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\002flyout]
"MUIVerb"="Command Prompt"
"Icon"="imageres.dll,-5324"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\002flyout\command]
@="powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Start-Process -Verb RunAs cmd.exe -ArgumentList @('/c','start wt.exe','-p','\"\"\"Command Prompt\"\"\"','-d','\"\"\"%V\\.\"\"\"')\""


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\003flyout]
"MUIVerb"="PowerShell"
"HasLUAShield"=""
"Icon"="powershell.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\003flyout\command]
@="powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Start-Process -Verb RunAs cmd.exe -ArgumentList @('/c','start wt.exe','-p','\"\"\"Windows PowerShell\"\"\"','-d','\"\"\"%1\\.\"\"\"')\""



[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin]
"HasLUAShield"=""
"MUIVerb"="Open in Windows Terminal as administrator"
"Extended"=-
"SubCommands"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\001flyout]
"MUIVerb"="Default Profile"
"HasLUAShield"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\001flyout\command]
@="powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Start-Process -Verb RunAs cmd.exe -ArgumentList @('/c','start wt.exe','-d','\"\"\"%V\\.\"\"\"')\""


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\002flyout]
"MUIVerb"="Command Prompt"
"Icon"="imageres.dll,-5324"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\002flyout\command]
@="powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Start-Process -Verb RunAs cmd.exe -ArgumentList @('/c','start wt.exe','-p','\"\"\"Command Prompt\"\"\"','-d','\"\"\"%V\\.\"\"\"')\""


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\003flyout]
"MUIVerb"="PowerShell"
"HasLUAShield"=""
"Icon"="powershell.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\003flyout\command]
@="powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Start-Process -Verb RunAs cmd.exe -ArgumentList @('/c','start wt.exe','-p','\"\"\"Windows PowerShell\"\"\"','-d','\"\"\"%V\\.\"\"\"')\""


    3 To Add Shift + Right Click "Open in Windows Terminal as administrator" Context Menu

    A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

    Add_Shift+Open_in_Windows_Terminal_as_administrator.reg

    Download

    If you installed PowerShell 7 and would like to add it to this context menu, then you can download and merge the Add_PowerShell_7_as_admin.reg file below afterwards.

    Download

    If you installed Ubuntu for WSL or WSL2 and would like to add Ubuntu to this context menu, then you can download and merge the Add_Ubuntu_as_admin.reg file below afterwards.

    Download


    (Contents of .reg file for reference)
    Code:
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin]
"HasLUAShield"=""
"MUIVerb"="Open in Windows Terminal as administrator"
"Extended"=""
"SubCommands"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\001flyout]
"MUIVerb"="Default Profile"
"HasLUAShield"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\001flyout\command]
@="powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Start-Process -Verb RunAs cmd.exe -ArgumentList @('/c','start wt.exe','-d','\"\"\"%V\\.\"\"\"')\""


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\002flyout]
"MUIVerb"="Command Prompt"
"Icon"="imageres.dll,-5324"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\002flyout\command]
@="powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Start-Process -Verb RunAs cmd.exe -ArgumentList @('/c','start wt.exe','-p','\"\"\"Command Prompt\"\"\"','-d','\"\"\"%V\\.\"\"\"')\""


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\003flyout]
"MUIVerb"="PowerShell"
"HasLUAShield"=""
"Icon"="powershell.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\003flyout\command]
@="powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Start-Process -Verb RunAs cmd.exe -ArgumentList @('/c','start wt.exe','-p','\"\"\"Windows PowerShell\"\"\"','-d','\"\"\"%1\\.\"\"\"')\""



[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin]
"HasLUAShield"=""
"MUIVerb"="Open in Windows Terminal as administrator"
"Extended"=-
"SubCommands"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\001flyout]
"MUIVerb"="Default Profile"
"HasLUAShield"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\001flyout\command]
@="powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Start-Process -Verb RunAs cmd.exe -ArgumentList @('/c','start wt.exe','-d','\"\"\"%V\\.\"\"\"')\""


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\002flyout]
"MUIVerb"="Command Prompt"
"Icon"="imageres.dll,-5324"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\002flyout\command]
@="powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Start-Process -Verb RunAs cmd.exe -ArgumentList @('/c','start wt.exe','-p','\"\"\"Command Prompt\"\"\"','-d','\"\"\"%V\\.\"\"\"')\""


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\003flyout]
"MUIVerb"="PowerShell"
"HasLUAShield"=""
"Icon"="powershell.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin\shell\003flyout\command]
@="powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Start-Process -Verb RunAs cmd.exe -ArgumentList @('/c','start wt.exe','-p','\"\"\"Windows PowerShell\"\"\"','-d','\"\"\"%V\\.\"\"\"')\""


    4 To Remove "Open in Windows Terminal as administrator" Context Menu

    This is the default setting.

    A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

    Remove_Open_in_Windows_Terminal_as_administrator.reg

    Download

    (Contents of .reg file for reference)
    Code:
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\OpenWTHereAsAdmin]


    5 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

    6 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

    7 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

    8 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


    That's it,
    Shawn Brink


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  2. bamajon1974
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    @Brink

    The PowerShell Admin prompt doesn't launch a shell window. I think the command needs to be modified.
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    bamajon1974 said:
    @Brink

    The PowerShell Admin prompt doesn't launch a shell window. I think the command needs to be modified.
    Hello,

    Just to verify, do you have the Windows Terminal app installed?

    Which build of Windows 10 do you have installed?
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  5. bamajon1974
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    Brink said:
    Hello,

    Just to verify, do you have the Windows Terminal app installed?

    Which build of Windows 10 do you have installed?
    Correct. I have terminal installed. The command prompt option works, but not PowerShell option.

    Running 20H2 version.
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  6. Brink
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    bamajon1974 said:
    Correct. I have terminal installed. The command prompt option works, but not PowerShell option.

    Running 20H2 version.
    Hmm, the PowerShell option is working if you right click on a folder, but not for the folder background.

    I'll have to do some testing to see why.

    For now the default and command prompt options work on the background. The default is normally Windows PowerShell that can be used for now.
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  7. Brink
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       New #5

    @bamajon1974,

    Found the issue. There was a typo in the command. I have updated the .reg downloads. It should work now for you after merging the new .reg version.
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  8. bamajon1974
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    Great. I will try out the modified reg file this evening.

    Thanks!
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  9. Brink
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    bamajon1974 said:
    Great. I will try out the modified reg file this evening.

    Thanks!


    Please let me know how it went.
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  10. bamajon1974
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       New #8

    Brink said:


    Please let me know how it went.
    The modification works! Thank you!

    What do you need to modify the "Windows Powershell" part of the code to launch PowerShell v7 as well?
    @="powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden "Start-Process -Verb RunAs cmd.exe -ArgumentList @('/c','start wt.exe','-p','"""Windows PowerShell"""','-d','"""%1"""')""

    Also, what is the Azure Cloud Shell Option? I am not familiar with that shell.

    Thanks!
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  12. Brink
    Posts : 68,837
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    Thread Starter
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    bamajon1974 said:
    The modification works! Thank you!

    What do you need to modify the "Windows Powershell" part of the code to launch PowerShell v7 as well?
    @="powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden "Start-Process -Verb RunAs cmd.exe -ArgumentList @('/c','start wt.exe','-p','"""Windows PowerShell"""','-d','"""%1"""')""

    Also, what is the Azure Cloud Shell Option? I am not familiar with that shell.

    Thanks!
    You're most welcome.

    Using this below opened PowerShell v7 for me.

    @="powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden "Start-Process -Verb RunAs cmd.exe -ArgumentList @('/c','start wt.exe','-p','"""PowerShell"""','-d','"""%1"""')""

    The Azure Cloud Shell option is for this below:

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azu...shell/overview
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