How to Add "Open PowerShell window here as administrator" context menu in Windows 10
Windows 10 comes with Windows PowerShell 5.0 included.
Windows PowerShell is a task-based command-line shell and scripting language designed especially for system administration. Built on the .NET Framework, Windows PowerShell helps IT professionals and power users control and automate the administration of the Windows operating system and applications that run on Windows.
For more details about Windows PowerShell, see:
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a Open PowerShell window here as administrator context menu for all users in Windows 10.
You must be signed in as an administrator to add, remove, or use the "Open PowerShell window here as administrator" context menu.
The "Open PowerShell window here as administrator" context menu will be available when you right click or shift + right click on a folder, drive, or mapped network drive and when you right click or shift + right click on the background of a folder, drive, mapped network drive, library, or desktop.
EXAMPLE: "Open PowerShell window here as administrator" context menu
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.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.
Add_Open_PowerShell_window_here_as_administrator_context_menu.reg
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(Content of REG file for reference)
Code:Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\PowerShellAsAdmin] @="Open PowerShell window here as administrator" "Extended"=- "HasLUAShield"="" "Icon"="powershell.exe" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\PowerShellAsAdmin\command] @="powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -NoProfile -Command \"Start-Process -Verb RunAs powershell.exe -ArgumentList \\\"-NoExit -Command Push-Location \\\\\\\"\\\"%V/\\\\\\\"\\\"\\\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\PowerShellAsAdmin] @="Open PowerShell window here as administrator" "Extended"=- "HasLUAShield"="" "Icon"="powershell.exe" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\PowerShellAsAdmin\command] @="powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -NoProfile -Command \"Start-Process -Verb RunAs powershell.exe -ArgumentList \\\"-NoExit -Command Push-Location \\\\\\\"\\\"%V/\\\\\\\"\\\"\\\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\PowerShellAsAdmin] @="Open PowerShell window here as administrator" "Extended"=- "HasLUAShield"="" "Icon"="powershell.exe" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\PowerShellAsAdmin\command] @="powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -NoProfile -Command \"Start-Process -Verb RunAs powershell.exe -ArgumentList \\\"-NoExit -Command Push-Location \\\\\\\"\\\"%V/\\\\\\\"\\\"\\\"" [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\Background\shell\PowerShellAsAdmin] ; To allow mapped drives to be available in elevated PowerShell [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "EnableLinkedConnections"=dword:00000001
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.
Add_Shift+Open_PowerShell_window_here_as_administrator_context_menu.reg
Download
(Content of REG file for reference)
Code:Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\PowerShellAsAdmin] @="Open PowerShell window here as administrator" "Extended"="" "HasLUAShield"="" "Icon"="powershell.exe" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\PowerShellAsAdmin\command] @="powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -NoProfile -Command \"Start-Process -Verb RunAs powershell.exe -ArgumentList \\\"-NoExit -Command Push-Location \\\\\\\"\\\"%V/\\\\\\\"\\\"\\\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\PowerShellAsAdmin] @="Open PowerShell window here as administrator" "Extended"="" "HasLUAShield"="" "Icon"="powershell.exe" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\PowerShellAsAdmin\command] @="powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -NoProfile -Command \"Start-Process -Verb RunAs powershell.exe -ArgumentList \\\"-NoExit -Command Push-Location \\\\\\\"\\\"%V/\\\\\\\"\\\"\\\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\PowerShellAsAdmin] @="Open PowerShell window here as administrator" "Extended"="" "HasLUAShield"="" "Icon"="powershell.exe" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\PowerShellAsAdmin\command] @="powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -NoProfile -Command \"Start-Process -Verb RunAs powershell.exe -ArgumentList \\\"-NoExit -Command Push-Location \\\\\\\"\\\"%V/\\\\\\\"\\\"\\\"" [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\Background\shell\PowerShellAsAdmin] ; To allow mapped drives to be available in elevated PowerShell [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "EnableLinkedConnections"=dword:00000001
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_PowerShell_window_here_as_administrator_context_menu.reg
Download
(Content of REG file for reference)
Code:Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\PowerShellAsAdmin] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\PowerShellAsAdmin] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\PowerShellAsAdmin] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\Background\shell\PowerShellAsAdmin]
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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Add Open PowerShell window here as administrator in Windows 10
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New #1
I found the /k switch in the cmd call to launch PowerShell is not handy for me. Let me illustrate an example:
Because I have my hands on the keyboard when using PS, quitting is faster by typing exit than with the mouse to close the PS window, which actually is cmd running PS. So, when I type exit PS quits and cmd is still there, so I'd have to type exit twice to actually close the window (Alt+F4 doest not work in PS). This can be fixed by changing the /k switch to /c, which stops cmd execution after PS quits. Is this always the case and if so, would you consider integrating this change in the .reg files on tenforums.com?
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New #2
Hello EDP, :)
Odd. It closed for me, but I have updated the tutorial to use /C for you to help.
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New #3
Hi,
This one is
I'm getting quite a collection of reg files thanks for your generous geekness :)
Cheers.
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New #5
On my laptop Powershell immediately auto-closes and leaving a command shell running. Tried changing '/c' to '/k', made no difference.
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New #6
Hello flvegat, and welcome to Ten Forums. :)
Does it look like the example screenshot in the tutorial?
If so, it's running PowerShell even though it's in a command window instead of the usual blue PowerShell window.
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Add Open PowerShell window here as administrator in Windows 10
How to Add Open PowerShell window here as administrator context menu in Windows 10Published by Shawn BrinkCategory: Customization
19 Dec 2021
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