PS: Add OpenAdminPS To Right Click Menu In Windows

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So I had a previous post where I talked about adding a line to my setup of QuickCliq to run a batch to run PS as admin and it works great, still use all the time. I started digging and found a way you can add it to right click menu as well in Windows itself.

NOTE: I still highly recommend using my QuickCliq setup to run batch files as it has shortcut commands and you can add/take away real easily without playing around in the registry.

I tried to refactor the script below as this (see below), and it doesn’t work => it moves the “Open PS here (Admin) to the main menu and just looks tacky. I’m usually good about refactoring scripts, but I screwed this one up somehow?

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   $Paths = @()
   $Paths += "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\01MenuPowerShell"
   $Paths += "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\01MenuPowerShell"
   $Paths += "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\open"
   $Paths += "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\open\command"
   $Paths += "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\runas"
   $Paths += "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\runas\command"
   $Paths += "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\Powershell"
   $Paths += "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\Powershell"
   $Paths += "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\01MenuPowerShell\open"
   $Paths += "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\01MenuPowerShell\open\command"
   $Paths += "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\runas"
   $Paths += "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\runas\command"

   ForEach ($Path in $Paths)
   {
      If ((Test-Path $Path) -ne $True)
      {
         New-Item $Path -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
      }
   }

   $Params = @{}
   $Params.Path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\01MenuPowerShell"
   $Params.Name = "MUIVerb"
   $Params.Value = "Open PowerShell"
   $Params.PropertyType = "String"
   New-ItemProperty @Params -Force | Out-Null
   Clear-Variable -Name Params

   $Params = @{}
   $Params.Path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\01MenuPowerShell"
   $Params.Name = "Icon"
   $Params.Value = "powershell.exe"
   $Params.PropertyType = "String"
   New-ItemProperty @Params -Force | Out-Null
   Clear-Variable -Name Params

   $Params = @{}
   $Params.Path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\01MenuPowerShell"
   $Params.Name = "ExtendedSubCommandsKey"
   $Params.Value = "Directory\\ContextMenus\\MenuPowerShell"
   $Params.PropertyType = "String"
   New-ItemProperty @Params -Force | Out-Null
   Clear-Variable -Name Params

   $Params = @{}
   $Params.Path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\01MenuPowerShell"
   $Params.Name = "MUIVerb"
   $Params.Value = "Open PowerShell"
   $Params.PropertyType = "String"
   New-ItemProperty @Params -Force | Out-Null
   Clear-Variable -Name Params

   $Params = @{}
   $Params.Path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\01MenuPowerShell"
   $Params.Name = "Icon"
   $Params.Value = "powershell.exe"
   $Params.PropertyType = "String"
   New-ItemProperty @Params -Force | Out-Null
   Clear-Variable -Name Params

   $Params = @{}
   $Params.Path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\01MenuPowerShell"
   $Params.Name = "ExtendedSubCommandsKey"
   $Params.Value = "Directory\\ContextMenus\\MenuPowerShell"
   $Params.PropertyType = "String"
   New-ItemProperty @Params -Force | Out-Null
   Clear-Variable -Name Params

   $Params = @{}
   $Params.Path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\01MenuPowerShell\open"
   $Params.Name = "MUIVerb"
   $Params.Value = "PowerShell here"
   $Params.PropertyType = "String"
   New-ItemProperty @Params -Force | Out-Null
   Clear-Variable -Name Params

   $Params = @{}
   $Params.Path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\01MenuPowerShell\open"
   $Params.Name = "Icon"
   $Params.Value = "powershell.exe"
   $Params.PropertyType = "String"
   New-ItemProperty @Params -Force | Out-Null
   Clear-Variable -Name Params

   $Params = @{}
   $Params.Path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\01MenuPowerShell\open\command"
   $Params.Name = "(default)"
   $Params.Value = "powershell.exe -noexit -command Set-Location '%V'"
   $Params.PropertyType = "String"
   New-ItemProperty @Params -Force | Out-Null
   Clear-Variable -Name Params

   $Params = @{}
   $Params.Path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\runas"
   $Params.Name = "MUIVerb"
   $Params.Value = "PowerShell here (Admin)"
   $Params.PropertyType = "String"
   New-ItemProperty @Params -Force | Out-Null
   Clear-Variable -Name Params

   $Params = @{}
   $Params.Path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\runas"
   $Params.Name = "Icon"
   $Params.Value = "powershell.exe"
   $Params.PropertyType = "String"
   New-ItemProperty @Params -Force | Out-Null
   Clear-Variable -Name Params

   $Params = @{}
   $Params.Path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\runas"
   $Params.Name = "HasLUAShield"
   $Params.Value = ""
   $Params.PropertyType = "String"
   New-ItemProperty @Params -Force | Out-Null
   Clear-Variable -Name Params

   $Params = @{}
   $Params.Path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\runas\command"
   $Params.Name = "(default)"
   $Params.Value = "powershell.exe -noexit -command Set-Location '%V'"
   $Params.PropertyType = "String"
   New-ItemProperty @Params -Force | Out-Null
   Clear-Variable -Name Params

   $Params = @{}
   $Params.Path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\Powershell"
   $Params.Name = "Extended"
   $Params.Value = ""
   $Params.PropertyType = "String"
   New-ItemProperty @Params -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
   Clear-Variable -Name Params

   $Params = @{}
   $Params.Path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\Powershell"
   $Params.Name = "Extended"
   $Params.Value = ""
   $Params.PropertyType = "String"
   New-ItemProperty @Params -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
   Clear-Variable -Name Params

To Resolve:

  1. Update 2018-04-04: If you just want to open an Administrator PS Prompt in your current directory, run:

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    $menu = 'OpenPSHere'
$command = "$PSHOME\powershell.exe -NoExit -NoProfile -Command ""Set-Location '%V'"""

'directory', 'directory\background', 'drive' | ForEach-Object {
   New-Item -Path "Registry::HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\$_\shell" -Name runas\command -Force |
   Set-ItemProperty -Name '(default)' -Value $command -PassThru |
   Set-ItemProperty -Path {$_.PSParentPath} -Name '(default)' -Value $menu -PassThru |
   Set-ItemProperty -Name HasLUAShield -Value ''
   }

  2. Here is a version that adds “Open Powershell” with a submenu of “Open Powershell here” and “Open Powershell here Admin”

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    if((Test-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\01MenuPowerShell") -ne $true) {  New-Item "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\01MenuPowerShell" -force -ea SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\01MenuPowerShell") -ne $true) {  New-Item "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\01MenuPowerShell" -force -ea SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\open") -ne $true) {  New-Item "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\open" -force -ea SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\open\command") -ne $true) {  New-Item "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\open\command" -force -ea SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\runas") -ne $true) {  New-Item "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\runas" -force -ea SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\runas\command") -ne $true) {  New-Item "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\runas\command" -force -ea SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\Powershell") -ne $true) {  New-Item "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\Powershell" -force -ea SilentlyContinue };
if((Test-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\Powershell") -ne $true) {  New-Item "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\Powershell" -force -ea SilentlyContinue };
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\01MenuPowerShell' -Name 'MUIVerb' -Value "Open PowerShell" -PropertyType String -Force -ea SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\01MenuPowerShell' -Name 'Icon' -Value "powershell.exe" -PropertyType String -Force -ea SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\01MenuPowerShell' -Name 'ExtendedSubCommandsKey' -Value "Directory\\ContextMenus\\MenuPowerShell" -PropertyType String -Force -ea SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\01MenuPowerShell' -Name 'MUIVerb' -Value "Open PowerShell" -PropertyType String -Force -ea SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\01MenuPowerShell' -Name 'Icon' -Value "powershell.exe" -PropertyType String -Force -ea SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\01MenuPowerShell' -Name 'ExtendedSubCommandsKey' -Value "Directory\\ContextMenus\\MenuPowerShell" -PropertyType String -Force -ea SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\open' -Name 'MUIVerb' -Value "PowerShell here" -PropertyType String -Force -ea SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\open' -Name 'Icon' -Value "powershell.exe" -PropertyType String -Force -ea SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\open\command' -Name '(default)' -Value "powershell.exe -noexit -command Set-Location '%V'" -PropertyType String -Force -ea SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\runas' -Name 'MUIVerb' -Value "PowerShell here (Admin)" -PropertyType String -Force -ea SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\runas' -Name 'Icon' -Value "powershell.exe" -PropertyType String -Force -ea SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\runas' -Name 'HasLUAShield' -Value "" -PropertyType String -Force -ea SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\runas\command' -Name '(default)' -Value "powershell.exe -noexit -command Set-Location '%V'" -PropertyType String -Force -ea SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\Powershell' -Name 'Extended' -Value "" -PropertyType String -Force -ea SilentlyContinue;
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shell\Powershell' -Name 'Extended' -Value "" -PropertyType String -Force -ea SilentlyContinue;

  3. The following script will add “AdminPS”, “AdminPowershellISE”, and “OpenPowershellHere” to your right click menu for any time you are in the file system (Windows Explorer/Desktop):

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    If (!(Test-Path "HKCR:"))
{
New-PSDrive -Name HKCR -PSProvider Registry -Root HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT | Out-Null
}
$registryPath = "HKCR:\Directory\Background\shell"
$Name = "AdminPowershell"
New-Item -Path $registryPath -Name $Name -Force | Out-Null
$registryPath = "HKCR:\Directory\Background\shell\AdminPowershell"
$Name = "command"
New-Item -Path $registryPath -Name $Name -Force | Out-Null
$registryPath = "HKCR:\Directory\Background\shell\AdminPowershell\command"
$Name = "(Default)"
$value = "C:\windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe start-process powershell -verb runas"
IF(!(Test-Path $registryPath))
{
New-Item -Path $registryPath -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $name -Value $value -PropertyType String -Force | Out-Null
If (!(Test-Path "HKCR:"))
{
New-PSDrive -Name HKCR -PSProvider Registry -Root HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT | Out-Null
}
$registryPath = "HKCR:\Directory\Background\shell"
$Name = "AdminPowershellISE"
New-Item -Path $registryPath -Name $Name -Force | Out-Null
$registryPath = "HKCR:\Directory\Background\shell\AdminPowershellISE"
$Name = "command"
New-Item -Path $registryPath -Name $Name -Force | Out-Null
$registryPath = "HKCR:\Directory\Background\shell\AdminPowershellISE\command"
$Name = "(Default)"
$value = "C:\windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe start-process powershell_ise -verb runas"
IF(!(Test-Path $registryPath))
{
New-Item -Path $registryPath -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $name -Value $value -PropertyType String -Force | Out-Null
If (!(Test-Path "HKCR:"))
{
New-PSDrive -Name HKCR -PSProvider Registry -Root HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT | Out-Null
}
$registryPath = "HKCR:\Directory\Background\shell"
$Name = "\OpenPowershellHere"
New-Item -Path $registryPath -Name $Name -Force | Out-Null
$registryPath = "HKCR:\Directory\Background\shell\OpenPowershellHere"
$Name = "command"
New-Item -Path $registryPath -Name $Name -Force | Out-Null
$registryPath = "HKCR:\Directory\Background\shell\\OpenPowershellHere\command"
$Name = "(Default)"
$value = "C:\windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit -command Set-Location -LiteralPath '%V'"
IF(!(Test-Path $registryPath))
{
New-Item -Path $registryPath -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $name -Value $value -PropertyType String -Force | Out-Null

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