Open Powershell Window Here as Administrator Context Menu

By Timothy Tibbetts

on 06/15/2023

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PowerShell users might find it useful to add "Open Powershell Window Here" to their Context Menu for quick access. Using PowerShell (go figure), this is easy to accomplish.

Back up your registry before proceeding, should you change your mind.

Open PowerShell as Admin by pressing the Windows Key + X.

Copy and paste the following code into PowerShell and press the Enter key:

$menu = 'Open Windows PowerShell Here as Administrator'
$command = "$PSHOMEpowershell.exe -NoExit -NoProfile -Command ""Set-Location '%V'"""
 
'directory', 'directorybackground', 'drive' | ForEach-Object {
    New-Item -Path "Registry::HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT$_shell" -Name runascommand -Force |
    Set-ItemProperty -Name '(default)' -Value $command -PassThru |
    Set-ItemProperty -Path {$_.PSParentPath} -Name '(default)' -Value $menu -PassThru |
    Set-ItemProperty -Name HasLUAShield -Value ''
}

While there are many registry files available on the internet to accomplish the same thing, we found this single-step method worked better.

Many guides also forget to mention that you can click on File > Open Windows PowerShell if using File Explorer.

If you change your mind, you can restore from the registry or download ShellExView.

You can also download these instructions and take them with you.

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