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JoshuaTheMiller/AddAdmnCmdToContextMenu.reg

Created February 22, 2018 02:58
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Adds the ability to open the current folder in an Administrative Command Prompt via the Windows 10 context menu. Use at your own risk as this modifies the registry.
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AddAdmnCmdToContextMenu.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\OpenElevatedCmd]
@="Open with Administrator Command Prompt"
"Icon"="cmd.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\OpenElevatedCmd\command]
@="PowerShell -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Start-Process cmd.exe -ArgumentList '/s,/k,pushd,%V' -Verb RunAs\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\OpenElevatedCmd]
@="Open with Administrator Command Prompt"
"Icon"="cmd.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\OpenElevatedCmd\command]
@="PowerShell -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Start-Process cmd.exe -ArgumentList '/s,/k,pushd,%V' -Verb RunAs\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\OpenElevatedCmd]
@="Open with Administrator Command Prompt"
"Icon"="cmd.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\OpenElevatedCmd\command]
@="PowerShell -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Start-Process cmd.exe -ArgumentList '/s,/k,pushd,%V' -Verb RunAs\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\background\shell\OpenElevatedCmd]
@="Open with Administrator Command Prompt"
"Icon"="cmd.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\background\shell\OpenElevatedCmd\command]
@="PowerShell -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Start-Process cmd.exe -ArgumentList '/s,/k,pushd,%V' -Verb RunAs\""
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RemoveAdmnCmdToContextMenu.reg
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\OpenElevatedCmd]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\OpenElevatedCmd\command]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\OpenElevatedCmd]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\OpenElevatedCmd\command]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\OpenElevatedCmd]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\OpenElevatedCmd\command]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\background\shell\OpenElevatedCmd]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\background\shell\OpenElevatedCmd\command]
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