Hotkey to open cmd with administration rights in current folder from Explorer

Question

In Explorer sequence Shift+F10 -> open command window here opens cmd in current directory.

Is there any way to do the same via shortcuts to launch cmd with administration rights?

Answer 1

Complete shortcuts are listed here Link to the answer

1. Right-click Start & choose Command Prompt or Command Prompt (Admin) from the Quick Link menu. You can also use keyboard shortcuts for this route: Windows key + X, followed by C (non-admin) or A (admin).
2. Type cmd in the search box, then press Enter to open the highlighted Command Prompt shortcut. To open the session as an administrator, press Alt+Shift+Enter.
3. From File Explorer, click in the address bar to select its contents; then type cmd and press Enter. That opens a non-admin Command Prompt session in the current folder.
4. In a File Explorer window, hold down Shift as you right-click on a folder or drive. That opens a non-admin Command Prompt session in the selected location.
5. To open an administrative Command Prompt window in the current folder, use this hidden Windows 10 feature: Navigate to the folder you want to use, then hold Alt and type F, S, A (that keyboard shortcut is the same as switching to the File tab on the ribbon, then choose Open command prompt as administrator).

Answer 2

I added the commands to the Explorer context menu in the registry for the background, folders, and files.

I know that you wanted a keyboard shortcut. I am hoping that you can use and adapt the commands and use the existing Windows shortcut system that allows you to set keyboard shortcuts.

Here is a link to an article that has the commands and a link to a ZIP with a REG file:

https://dkcool.tailnet.net/2019/05/add-open-admin-command-prompt-to-the-explorer-context-menu-in-windows-10/#tldr/

Adding to the Windows registry:

For the folder context-menu: (right-clicking on a folder in an explorer window)

powershell -WindowStyle Hidden "start cmd \"/k cd /d %1\" -v runAs"

For the background context-menu: (right-clicking on the background of an explorer window):

powershell -WindowStyle Hidden "start cmd \"/k cd /d %V\" -v runAs"

For the file context-menu: (right-clicking on a file in an Explorer window):

powershell -WindowStyle Hidden "start cmd \"/k cd /d %w\" -v runAs"

Here is a link to an article about the shell variables:

https://superuser.com/questions/136838/which-special-variables-are-available-when-writing-a-shell-command-for-a-context

EDIT:

I added keyboard shortcuts using Shift+F10, Shift+Context menu key, or Shift-Right click, and then a given letter for the desired option, which you can modify in the registry. I put all of the files onto GitHub at the link below.

https://github.com/DKCTC/windows-terminal-admin-shortcuts-registry