Windows 10: Open Bash window here as administrator - Add in Windows 10

How to: Open Bash window here as administrator - Add in Windows 10

How to Add 'Open Bash window here as administrator' context menu in Windows 10


Information Microsoft first made investments that improve cmd, PowerShell, and many other command-line tools and developer scenarios. Second Microsoft decided to grow their command line family by adding real, native Bash and with it support for Linux command-line tools which run directly on Windows in an environment that behaves like Linux!

Starting with Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14316, you can natively run Bash in Windows. BASH is a popular text-based shell and command-language. It is the default shell included within Ubuntu and other Linux distro’s, and in OSX. Users type commands into a shell to execute scripts and/or run commands and tools to accomplish many tasks.

You can now run Bash scripts, Linux command-line tools like sed, awk, grep, and you can even try Linux-first tools like Ruby, Git, Python, etc. directly on Windows. You can also access your Windows filesystem from within Bash allowing you to work on the same set of files using your preferred Windows tools or Linux command-line tools.

For more details about Bash, see:

• Run Bash on Ubuntu on Windows | Building Apps for Windows
• Bash on Ubuntu on Windows | MSDN
• Bash Frequently Asked Questions | MSDN
• Bash Command Reference | MSDN

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a Open Bash window here as administrator context menu for all users in Windows 10.



Note You must be signed in as an administrator to add, remove, or use the "Open Bash window here as administrator" context menu.

The "Open Bash window here" context menu item requires that Bash on Unbunto is enabled to work. Bash on Unbunto is not enabled by default in Windows 10.

The "Open Bash window here" context menu will be available when you right click or shift + right click on a folder or drive, and when you right click or shift + right click on the background of a folder, drive, library, or desktop.


EXAMPLE: "Open Bash window here as administrator" context menu










Here's How:

1. Do step 2 (add-right click), step 3 (add-Shift+right click) , or step 4 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Add Right Click "Open Bash window here as administrator" Context Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Add_Open_Bash_window_here_as_administrator_context_menu.reg

Download

3. To Add Shift + Right Click "Open Bash window here as administrator" Context Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Add_Shiift+Open_Bash_window_here_as_administrator_context_menu.reg

Download

4. To Remove "Open Bash window here as administrator" Context Menu
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Remove_Open_Bash_window_here_as_administrator_context_menu.reg

Download
5. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

6. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

7. If prompted, click on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

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


That's it,
Shawn


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WINDOWS 10 PRO (turn on windows features is not enabling any feature after restart.)

Try performing a repair upgrade.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki...

To install bash, open a Command Prompt (Administrator) > type lxrun /install > hit Enter.

Note: The command will ask for a username and password for the user account in the Bash environment.

You may also skip the account setup during the installation of bash, open a Command Prompt (Administrator) > type lxrun /install /y > hit Enter.

Note: The root account will be the default user account without a password.

Feel free to post back should you need further help.

 

Windows10Upgrade Folder on C:

In case you can not delete any folder by Windows tool, you can try ti install
Git Bash, then you press Windows button on your keyboard, and type Git. You must open git bash with Administrator.

After that, you cd to C:, and type command line "rm -rf Windows10Updgade" then prompt enter button, wait for some seconds => Done.

Hope it can help you.

 

Hello klepp, *Smile

Here's one without the UAC icon.

Add_Open_Bash_window_here_as_administrator_context_menu.reg

 

The Shield Icon means it requires administrator privs. It can't (to my knowledge) be set to something else without replacing it globally (ie some kind of imgres replacement) . You can remove the admin privs, as Brink has done, but you can't use a custom icon.

 

The icon in the context menu can be any icon you want, or can be removed. It won't affect it from running as administrator. *Smile

 

You are the man *Smile

Thank you!

Any chance there’s a tutorial around about how to change the icon? Appreciate your removing the shield for me *Smile

If i can add the bash icon and learn something along the way that would be great.

#bow

 

You're most welcome.

You can edit the .reg file, add the "Icon" lines, and replace the bit in red below with the full path of the .ico file you want to use.

Code: Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\BashAsAdmin] @="Open Bash window here as administrator" "Extended"=- "HasLUAShield"=- "Icon"="full path of .ico file" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\BashAsAdmin\command] @="PowerShell -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList '/s,/k,pushd,%V && bash.exe' -Verb RunAs\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\BashAsAdmin] @="Open Bash window here as administrator" "Extended"=- "HasLUAShield"=- "Icon"="full path of .ico file" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\BashAsAdmin\command] @="PowerShell -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList '/s,/k,pushd,%V && bash.exe' -Verb RunAs\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\BashAsAdmin] @="Open Bash window here as administrator" "Extended"=- "HasLUAShield"=- "Icon"="full path of .ico file" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\BashAsAdmin\command] @="PowerShell -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList '/s,/k,pushd,%V && bash.exe' -Verb RunAs\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\Background\shell\BashAsAdmin] @="Open Bash window here as administrator" "Extended"=- "HasLUAShield"=- "Icon"="full path of .ico file" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\Background\shell\BashAsAdmin\command] @="PowerShell -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList '/s,/k,pushd,%V && bash.exe' -Verb RunAs\""[/quote]

 

I feel guilty for bugging you, I apologize!

First thing in the morning I’ll see if I can’t find where windows stashes that little red three circle icon and it should be easy peasy beyond that.

Sincere gratitude *Smile

 

found it! for those interested

"C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_1604.2017.922.0_x64__79rhkp1fndgsc\\images \\icon.ico"

Thanks brink *Smile

 

hrm I get

cannot import (path to file): The specified file is not a registry script. You can only import binary registry files from within the registry editor.

EDIT - fixed. Has to have Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 header, didnt realize that was integral *Smile