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Take Ownership Menu Hacks
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Add Take Ownership from Context Menu.ps1
if((Test-Path -LiteralPath "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shell\runas") -ne $true) { New-Item "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shell\runas" -force -ea SilentlyContinue };
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shell\runas' -Name '(default)' -Value 'Take Ownership' -PropertyType String -Force -ea SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shell\runas' -Name 'NoWorkingDirectory' -Value '' -PropertyType String -Force -ea SilentlyContinue;
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Remove Take Ownership from Context Menu.ps1
Remove-Item -LiteralPath "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shell\runas" -force;
Remove-Item -LiteralPath "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\runas" -force;
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