This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a custom "Edit or Run with" cascading context menu for PowerShell .ps1 files for all users in Windows 11.
A PS1 file is a script, or cmdlet, used by Windows PowerShell.
The Edit or Run with cascading context menu includes the following items for PS1 files:
- Run with PowerShell
- Run with PowerShell as administrator
- Run with PowerShell 7
- Run with PowerShell 7 as administrator
- Edit with PowerShell ISE
- Edit with PowerShell ISE as administrator
- Edit with PowerShell ISE (x86)
- Edit with PowerShell ISE (x86) as administrator
- Edit with Notepad
- Edit with Notepad as administrator
You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove this context menu.
It is required to install PowerShell 7 from Github for the PowerShell 7 items in the context menu to work.
EXAMPLE: "Edit or Run with" PS1 cascading context menu
You will need to click/tap on Show more options first by default, then click/tap on Edit or Run with.
Here's How:
1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.
2 Add "Edit or Run with" to PS1 File Context Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Add_Edit_or_Run_with_to_PS1_context_menu.reg
(Contents of .reg file)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with]
"MUIVerb"="Edit or Run with"
"SubCommands"=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with\shell\001flyout]
"MUIVerb"="Run with PowerShell"
"Icon"="powershell.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with\shell\001flyout\Command]
@="\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe\" \"-Command\" \"if((Get-ExecutionPolicy ) -ne 'AllSigned') { Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process Bypass }; & '%1'\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with\shell\002flyout]
"MUIVerb"="Run with PowerShell as administrator"
"HasLUAShield"=""
"Icon"="powershell.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with\shell\002flyout\Command]
@="\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe\" \"-Command\" \"\"& {Start-Process PowerShell.exe -ArgumentList '-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -File \\\"%1\\\"' -Verb RunAs}\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with\shell\003flyout]
"MUIVerb"="Run with PowerShell 7"
"Icon"="pwsh.exe"
"CommandFlags"=dword:00000020
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with\shell\003flyout\Command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\PowerShell\\7\\pwsh.exe\" \"-Command\" \"if((Get-ExecutionPolicy ) -ne 'AllSigned') { Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process Bypass }; & '%1'\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with\shell\004flyout]
"MUIVerb"="Run with PowerShell 7 as administrator"
"HasLUAShield"=""
"Icon"="pwsh.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with\shell\004flyout\Command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\PowerShell\\7\\pwsh.exe\" \"-Command\" \"\"& {Start-Process pwsh.exe -ArgumentList '-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -File \\\"%1\\\"' -Verb RunAs}\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with\shell\005flyout]
"MUIVerb"="Edit with PowerShell ISE"
"Icon"="powershell_ise.exe"
"CommandFlags"=dword:00000020
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with\shell\005flyout\Command]
@="\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell_ise.exe\" \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with\shell\006flyout]
"MUIVerb"="Edit with PowerShell ISE as administrator"
"HasLUAShield"=""
"Icon"="powershell_ise.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with\shell\006flyout\Command]
@="PowerShell -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList '/s,/c,start PowerShell_ISE.exe \"\"%1\"\"' -Verb RunAs\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with\shell\007flyout]
"MUIVerb"="Edit with PowerShell ISE (x86)"
"Icon"="powershell_ise.exe"
"CommandFlags"=dword:00000020
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with\shell\007flyout\Command]
@="\"C:\\WINDOWS\\syswow64\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell_ise.exe\" \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with\shell\008flyout]
"MUIVerb"="Edit with PowerShell ISE (x86) as administrator"
"HasLUAShield"=""
"Icon"="powershell_ise.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with\shell\008flyout\Command]
@="PowerShell -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList '/s,/c,start C:\\WINDOWS\\syswow64\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell_ise.exe \"\"%1\"\"' -Verb RunAs\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with\shell\009flyout]
"MUIVerb"="Edit with Notepad"
"Icon"="notepad.exe"
"CommandFlags"=dword:00000020
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with\shell\009flyout\Command]
@="\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\notepad.exe\" \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with\shell\010flyout]
"MUIVerb"="Edit with Notepad as administrator"
"HasLUAShield"=""
"Icon"="notepad.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with\shell\010flyout\Command]
@="PowerShell -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList '/s,/c,start C:\\Windows\\System32\\notepad.exe \"\"%1\"\"' -Verb RunAs\""3 Remove "Edit or Run with" from PS1 File Context Menu
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Remove_Edit_or_Run_with_from_PS1_context_menu.reg
(Contents of .reg file)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit-Run-with]4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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