Add Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator to Context menu in Windows 10 and Windows 11 with Batch Script


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You can add Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator to Context menu in Windows 10 and Windows 11 File Explorer, so this entry will allow you to open the Windows Terminal app elevated from the right-click menu in the current folder.



Batch:
::  Add Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator to Context menu in Windows 10 and Windows 11

@Echo Off

net sess>nul 2>&1||(powershell start cmd -ArgumentList """/c %~0""" -verb Runas & exit)

:_Start
Cls & Mode CON  LINES=13 COLS=90 & Color 0E
Echo.
Echo.      
Echo         Type (R) to Remove Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator
Echo.
Echo.        
Echo         Type (A) to Add Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator  
Echo.      
Echo.




Set /p input=:^>

If /i  Not %input%==R (Goto :_A) Else (Goto :_Remove)

:_A

If /i  Not %input%==A  (Goto :_Start) Else (Goto :_Add)





:_Add

Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin" /v "HasLUAShield" /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin" /v "SubCommands" /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\01defaultProfile" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator - Default Profile" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\01defaultProfile" /v "HasLUAShield" /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\01defaultProfile\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Set-Location -literalPath '%%V';Start-Process -Verb RunAs wt.exe -ArgumentList @('-d','.')\"" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\02Cmd" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator - Command Prompt" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\02Cmd" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "imageres.dll,-5324" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\02Cmd\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Set-Location -literalPath '%%V';Start-Process -Verb RunAs wt.exe -ArgumentList @('-p','\"\"\"Command Prompt\"\"\"','-d','.')\"" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\03PS" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator - PowerShell" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\03PS" /v "HasLUAShield" /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\03PS" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\03PS\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Set-Location -literalPath '%%V';Start-Process -Verb RunAs wt.exe -ArgumentList @('-p','\"\"\"Windows PowerShell\"\"\"','-d','.')\"" /f
REM ; Directory\Background
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin" /v "HasLUAShield" /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin" /v "SubCommands" /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\01defaultProfile" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator - Default Profile" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\01defaultProfile" /v "HasLUAShield" /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\01defaultProfile\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Set-Location -literalPath '%%V';Start-Process -Verb RunAs wt.exe -ArgumentList @('-d','.')\"" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\02Cmd" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator - Command Prompt" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\02Cmd" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "imageres.dll,-5324" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\02Cmd\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Set-Location -literalPath '%%V';Start-Process -Verb RunAs wt.exe -ArgumentList @('-p','\"\"\"Command Prompt\"\"\"','-d','.')\"" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\03PS" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator - PowerShell" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\03PS" /v "HasLUAShield" /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\03PS" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\03PS\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Set-Location -literalPath '%%V';Start-Process -Verb RunAs wt.exe -ArgumentList @('-p','\"\"\"Windows PowerShell\"\"\"','-d','.')\"" /f
Exit





:_Remove

Reg.exe delete "HKCR\Directory\shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin" /f
Reg.exe delete "HKCR\Directory\Background\shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin" /f
Exit
 

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