How to Add an 'Open Command Prompt Here As Administrator' Shortcut to the Context Menu in Windows 7 and Windows Vista

Method 1 of 2:

Install

Open Notepad by going to Start → All Programs → Accessories → Notepad.
Copy codes given below and paste them in Notepad.

[version] signature="$CHICAGO$" [CmdHereAsAdminInstall] CopyFiles = CmdHereAsAdmin.Files.Inf AddReg = CmdHereAsAdmin.AddReg [DefaultInstall] CopyFiles = CmdHereAsAdmin.Files.Inf AddReg = CmdHereAsAdmin.AddReg [DefaultUnInstall] DelFiles = CmdHereAsAdmin.Files.Inf DelReg = CmdHereAsAdmin.DelReg [SourceDisksNames] 55="CMD Prompt Here as Administrator","",1 [SourceDisksFiles] CmdHereAsAdmin.INF=55 [DestinationDirs] CmdHereAsAdmin.Files.Inf = 17 [CmdHereAsAdmin.Files.Inf] CmdHereAsAdmin.INF [CmdHereAsAdmin.AddReg] HKLM,%UDHERE%,DisplayName,,"%CmdHereAsAdminName%" HKLM,%UDHERE%,UninstallString,,"rundll32.exe syssetup.dll,SetupInfObjectInstallAction DefaultUninstall 132 %17%CmdHereAsAdmin.inf" HKCR,DirectoryShellrunas,,,"%CmdHereAsAdminAccel%" HKCR,DirectoryShellrunascommand,,,"%11%cmd.exe /k cd /d ""%1""" HKCR,DriveShellrunas,,,"%CmdHereAsAdminAccel%" HKCR,DriveShellrunascommand,,,"%11%cmd.exe /k cd /d ""%1""" [CmdHereAsAdmin.DelReg] HKLM,%UDHERE% HKCR,DirectoryShellrunas HKCR,DriveShellrunas [Strings] CmdHereAsAdminName="CMD Prompt Here as Administrator PowerToy (Uninstall only)" CmdHereAsAdminAccel="CMD here as Admin" UDHERE="SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallCmdHereAsAdmin"

How to Add an 'Open Command Prompt Here As Administrator' Shortcut to the Context Menu in Windows 7 and Windows Vista Picture 2

In Notepad, go to File → Save As... and save the file with name CmdHereAsAdmin.inf. Be sure to change the Save as Type: from Text Documents to All Files.
Go to the location where you just saved the "CmdHereAsAdmin.inf" file. Right click on the file and click on "Install" from context menu.
To try it, right-click any folder in Windows Explorer and you will see a new menu item called "CMD here as Admin". Click on that option and Command Prompt will appear.

Method 2 of 2:

Uninstall

Go to Start → Control Panel → Add or Remove Programs.
Click on the Remove for CMD Prompt Here as Administrator PowerToy (Uninstall only) entry.

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Samuel Daniel

Update 04 March 2020

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