Windows 7 - Open Command Window Here as Administrator

**Brink**

Add or Remove "Open Command Window Here as Administrator" to the Context Menu

Information

This will show you how to add or remove Open Command Window Here as Administrator to the context menu of a folder, drive, and desktop to open a elevated command prompt with the focus at the folder, drive, desktop location in Windows 7.

Note

This is just like the Open Command Window Here context menu item, except that it opens a elevated "run as administrator" command prompt at the folder or drive location instead.

When added, you can right click, or press and hold shift and right click, on a folder or drive to see the Open Command Window Here as Administrator context menu item. You will then be prompted by UAC to click on YES or type in the administrator's password.

Warning

This will not work with Library folders.

If you added the Take Ownership context menu item, then adding Open Command Window Here as Administrator will remove and replace it for folders and drives.

EXAMPLE: Open Command Window Here as Administrator
NOTE: This is the context menu with this added and you right click on a drive, folder, or on the desktop.

Here's How:

1. To Add "Open Command Window Here as Administrator"
A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.
Add_Open_Command_Window_Here_as_Administrator.reg

B) Go to step 3.

2. To Remove "Open Command Window Here as Administrator"
A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.
Remove_Open_Command_Window_Here_as_Administrator.reg

3. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the desktop.

4. Right click on the downloaded .reg file and click on Merge.

5. When prompted, click on Run, Yes, Yes, and OK to approve merging the .reg file.

6. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it
Shawn

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**janmejaya** · 03-21-2010

thanks a lot
I was searching for it from a long tym to use attribute command line utility

**SIW2** · 03-21-2010

Don't you find that intereferes with any other runas context menu items, e.g. Take Ownership?

bertie11 · 04-04-2010

Hi Brink

When I click on the unzipped reg file all I get is Notepad opening up showing the detail of the patch. I can't make it merge into the registry.
Thanks.

**z3r010** · 04-04-2010

Quote: Originally Posted by bertie11

Hi Brink

When I click on the unzipped reg file all I get is Notepad opening up showing the detail of the patch. I can't make it merge into the registry.
Thanks.

If you open regedit (type regedit in the start search bar then press enter) then from the regedit file menu select import and then select the downloaded reg file.

**Brink** · 04-04-2010

Quote: Originally Posted by bertie11

Hi Brink

When I click on the unzipped reg file all I get is Notepad opening up showing the detail of the patch. I can't make it merge into the registry.
Thanks.

Hello Bertie,

It sounds like you have a improper association set for .reg file extensions. Double check in Default Programs to make sure that the .reg file extension has it's "Current Default" program set to Registry Editor (C:\Windows\regedit.exe).

Afterwards, see if you can merge the downloaded REG file.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

bertie11 · 04-05-2010

That fixed it!
Thanks Brink and Z3r010

**Brink** · 04-05-2010

You're most welcome Bertie.

**guiLe** · 04-20-2010

nice tutor
very useful ...

rover3500 · 06-10-2010

I know what brink means,if i put take ownership and this reg together,when i try to open a command prompt as admin,it just takes over the folder,and doesn't open a cmd window.
The reg entries are as follows if u have both installed:
@="cmd.exe /s /k pushd "%V""
and IsolatedCommand=cmd.exe /c takeown /f "%1" /r /d y && icacls "%1" /grant administrators:F /t

It seems to use the last command all the time.Also it would not let me merge from the reg file when i have take ownership installed,i had to manually put it in.It still shows on menu,but that's outside the key that has the command in the registry.
The only way i can get the open cmd window to work is to take out the isolated command line.
I've no idea why it does it this way,but it does for me,and prob Brink aswell.
Thanx for the info by the way.If i use a different grant admin reg 'hack',i can have both installed,just not with the take ownership for directory 'hack'.

I hope everyone knows what the hell i'm talking about...

Edit : i was mistaken,it won't work with the grant admin reg either,just takes over folder when i do cmd as admin.Had to take out.

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