Run as administrator context menu for Power Shell (PS1) files

There are not many cases when you need to execute a Power Shell script (*.PS1 file) as Administrator. But when you need it, it can be tricky. Instead of just double clicking your PS1 file, you need to open an elevated Power Shell console and type the name of the PS1 script file at the correct path to execute the script as admin. To avoid this, you can add a context menu command for PS1 files to the File Explorer app which will allow you to run the selected PS1 file as administrator. Here is how.

This can be done with a simple Registry tweak. Follow the instructions below.

1. Open Registry Editor.
2. Go to the following Registry key:

   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Microsoft.PowerShellScript.1\shell

   Tip: You can access any desired Registry key with one click.
   If you have no such Registry key, then just create it.

3. Create here a new subkey named "runas". You will get

   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Microsoft.PowerShellScript.1\shell\runas

   

   

4. Under the runas subkey, create a new string value named HasLUAShield. Don't set its value data, leave it empty. This value is only required to add the UAC icon to the context menu item you are creating. You should get it as follows:
5. Under the runas subkey, create a new subkey called "command". You will get the following path:

   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Microsoft.PowerShellScript.1\shell\runas\command

   Set the default parameter of the command subkey to the following text:

   powershell.exe "-Command" "if((Get-ExecutionPolicy ) -ne 'AllSigned') { Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process Bypass }; & '%1'"

   

Now right click any *.PS1 file to test the context menu item:

To save your time, you can download ready-to-use Registry files:

Download Registry Files

Use them to add or remove the mentioned context menu entry.

Alternatively, you can use Winaero Tweaker and enable or disable the feature with one click.

You can download Winaero Tweaker here:

Download Winaero Tweaker

You are done. To undo this change, delete the mentioned "runas" subkey.

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