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How to Add an 'Open With Notepad As Administrator' Shortcut to the Context Menu in Windows 7 and Windows Vista

In Windows Vista and Windows 7, when you double-click a text file which is located in a protected system folder (like the 'Program Files' folder) or one of its subfolders, you'll notice that you can view its contents, but you will not be...

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Method 1 of 2:

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="$CHICAGO$" [NotepadAsAdminInstall] CopyFiles = NotepadAsAdmin.Files.Inf AddReg = NotepadAsAdmin.AddReg [DefaultInstall] CopyFiles = NotepadAsAdmin.Files.Inf AddReg = NotepadAsAdmin.AddReg [DefaultUnInstall] DelFiles = NotepadAsAdmin.Files.Inf DelReg = NotepadAsAdmin.DelReg [SourceDisksNames] 55="Notepad as Admin","",1 [SourceDisksFiles] NotepadAsAdmin.INF=55 [DestinationDirs] NotepadAsAdmin.Files.Inf = 17 [NotepadAsAdmin.Files.Inf] NotepadAsAdmin.INF [NotepadAsAdmin.AddReg] HKLM,%UDHERE%,DisplayName,,"%NotepadAsAdminName%" HKLM,%UDHERE%,UninstallString,,"rundll32.exe syssetup.dll, SetupInfObjectInstallAction DefaultUninstall 132 %17%NotepadAsAdmin.inf" HKCR,*Shellrunas,,,"%NotepadAsAdminAccel%" HKCR,*Shellrunascommand,,,"%11%notepad.exe ""%1""" [NotepadAsAdmin.DelReg] HKLM,%UDHERE% HKCR,DirectoryShellrunas HKCR,DriveShellrunas [Strings] NotepadAsAdminName="Notepad as Admin PowerToy (Uninstall only)" NotepadAsAdminAccel="Notepad as Admin" UDHERE="SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallNotepadAsAdmin"
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    In Notepad, go to File → Save As... and save the file with name NotepadAsAdmin.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 "NotepadAsAdmin.inf" file. Right click on the file and click on "Install" from context menu.
  3. To try it, right-click on any file in Windows Explorer and you will see a new menu item called "Notepad as Admin". Click on that option and that file will be opened in Notepad.
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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 Notepad as Admin PowerToy (Uninstall only) entry.

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