how to use command prompt instead of powershell when i press shift right click

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That's what I did on my current setup (W7).

 

I don't see what the deal is. Why would you want to use the command prompt anyway? If you open power shell, and type cmd, then press return, you will get the command prompts. Simple as that. Power Shell is a very powerful tool, and I use it extensively.

 

It is because people like to create a pseudo-problems. You see it.

 

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@ abbodi

Can you provide MUIVerb value for powershell?

 

Code:

Windows PowerShell
@powershell.exe,-109

Open Windows PowerShell
@shell32.dll,-37446

Open Windows PowerShell as administrator
@shell32.dll,-37448

 

Slightly updated version (fusion with previous and some abbodi):

Code:

::COMMAND PROMPT HERE
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\shell\MenuCmd" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "@shell32.dll,-22022" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\shell\MenuCmd" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\shell\MenuCmd" /v "ExtendedSubCommandsKey" /t REG_SZ /d "Directory\ContextMenus\MenuCmd" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\shell\MenuCmd" /v "Position" /t REG_SZ /d "bottom" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\background\shell\MenuCmd" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "@shell32.dll,-22022" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\background\shell\MenuCmd" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\background\shell\MenuCmd" /v "ExtendedSubCommandsKey" /t REG_SZ /d "Directory\ContextMenus\MenuCmd" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\background\shell\MenuCmd" /v "Position" /t REG_SZ /d "bottom" /f
    reg add "HKCR\LibraryFolder\background\shell\MenuCmd" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "@shell32.dll,-22022" /f
    reg add "HKCR\LibraryFolder\background\shell\MenuCmd" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe" /f
    reg add "HKCR\LibraryFolder\background\shell\MenuCmd" /v "ExtendedSubCommandsKey" /t REG_SZ /d "Directory\ContextMenus\MenuCmd" /f
    reg add "HKCR\LibraryFolder\background\shell\MenuCmd" /v "Position" /t REG_SZ /d "bottom" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Drive\shell\MenuCmd" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "@shell32.dll,-22022" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Drive\shell\MenuCmd" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Drive\shell\MenuCmd" /v "ExtendedSubCommandsKey" /t REG_SZ /d "Directory\ContextMenus\MenuCmd" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Drive\shell\MenuCmd" /v "Position" /t REG_SZ /d "bottom" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuCmd\shell\open" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "@shell32.dll,-37415" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuCmd\shell\open" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuCmd\shell\open\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /s /k pushd \"%%V\"" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuCmd\shell\runas" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "@shell32.dll,-37444" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuCmd\shell\runas" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuCmd\shell\runas" /v "HasLUAShield" /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuCmd\shell\runas\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /s /k pushd \"%%V\"" /f
::POWERSHELL PROMPT HERE
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\shell\MenuPowerShell" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "@powershell.exe,-109" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\shell\MenuPowerShell" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\shell\MenuPowerShell" /v "ExtendedSubCommandsKey" /t REG_SZ /d "Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\shell\MenuPowerShell" /v "Position" /t REG_SZ /d "bottom" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\background\shell\MenuPowerShell" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "@powershell.exe,-109" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\background\shell\MenuPowerShell" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\background\shell\MenuPowerShell" /v "ExtendedSubCommandsKey" /t REG_SZ /d "Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\background\shell\MenuPowerShell" /v "Position" /t REG_SZ /d "bottom" /f
    reg add "HKCR\LibraryFolder\background\shell\MenuPowerShell" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "@powershell.exe,-109" /f
    reg add "HKCR\LibraryFolder\background\shell\MenuPowerShell" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe" /f
    reg add "HKCR\LibraryFolder\background\shell\MenuPowerShell" /v "ExtendedSubCommandsKey" /t REG_SZ /d "Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell" /f
    reg add "HKCR\LibraryFolder\background\shell\MenuPowerShell" /v "Position" /t REG_SZ /d "bottom" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Drive\shell\MenuPowerShell" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "@powershell.exe,-109" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Drive\shell\MenuPowerShell" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Drive\shell\MenuPowerShell" /v "ExtendedSubCommandsKey" /t REG_SZ /d "Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Drive\shell\MenuPowerShell" /v "Position" /t REG_SZ /d "bottom" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\open" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "@shell32.dll,-37446" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\open" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\open\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe -noexit -command Set-Location '%%V'" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\runas" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "@shell32.dll,-37448" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\runas" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\runas" /v "HasLUAShield" /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
    reg add "HKCR\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\runas\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe -noexit -command Set-Location '%%V'" /f

Look:

Spoiler

 

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Using Powershell to launch elevated cmd doesn't seem very practical

the one from @AndrewRichards lanuches elevated cmd directly, with the help of runas verb
more sophisticated

for me, since PS already exist in Explorer upper menu, i don't need it on right-click menu

 

^^I don't use Explorer so i like to have them both.

 

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Yeah, can add CMD to RunAs and it won't launch it from Powershell but elevated Powershell must be launched from PowerShell then since both can't be added to RunAs. And if there is already something in RunAs like "Take Ownership" then it will get replaced by CMD when adding the tweak.

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Command Prompt

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\runas]
@="Elevated Command Prompt"
"Icon"="cmd.exe"
"HasLUAShield"=""
"SeparatorAfter"=""
"Position"="Bottom"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /S /K pushd \"%V\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas]
@="Elevated Command Prompt"
"Icon"="cmd.exe"
"HasLUAShield"=""
"SeparatorAfter"=""
"Position"="Bottom"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /S /K pushd \"%V\""

; PowerShell

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\ElevatedPowerShell]
@="Elevated PowerShell"
"Icon"="powershell.exe"
"HasLUAShield"=""
"SeparatorBefore"=""
"Position"="Bottom"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\ElevatedPowerShell\command]
@="Powershell Start-Process PowerShell -verb runas -ArgumentList '-noexit', 'Push-Location -literalPath ''\"%V\"'''"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\ElevatedPowerShell]
@="Elevated PowerShell"
"Icon"="powershell.exe"
"HasLUAShield"=""
"SeparatorBefore"=""
"Position"="Bottom"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\ElevatedPowerShell\command]
@="Powershell Start-Process PowerShell -verb runas -ArgumentList '-noexit', 'Push-Location -literalPath ''\"%V\"'''"

 

The above reg tweak works very well. It puts a Admin PowerShell and Admin Command Prompt in your right hand click

 

Wish they could post screenshots about these reg tweaks do.

 

Mine, using abbodis additions....



EDIT: Using the MUIVerb values the text shown will be localized, depending on system language.

 

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I guess i'm gonna need PS in context menu in Windows 11 after all, thanks to the hideous new file explorer and the Terminal joke