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

In Windows Vista and Windows 7, when you want to open a command prompt starting with a certain path, this can be a tedious process and sometimes you'll notice that some programs won't run from the command prompt at all, because they...

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Install

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    Open Notepad by going to Start → All Programs → Accessories → Notepad.
  2. 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"
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    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.
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    Go to the location where you just saved the "CmdHereAsAdmin.inf" file. Right click on the file and click on "Install" from context menu.
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    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

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

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