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You can add Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator to Context menu in Windows 10 and Windows 11 File Explorer, so this entry will allow you to open the Windows Terminal app elevated from the right-click menu in the current folder.
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Add "Open in Windows Terminal (Admin)" context menu in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a Open in Windows Terminal as administrator context menu for all users in Windows 11. Windows Terminal is a modern host application for the command-line shells you already love, like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and bash (via Windows Subsystem for...

Batch:
:: Add Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator to Context menu in Windows 10 and Windows 11
@Echo Off
net sess>nul 2>&1||(powershell start cmd -ArgumentList """/c %~0""" -verb Runas & exit)
:_Start
Cls & Mode CON LINES=13 COLS=90 & Color 0E
Echo.
Echo.
Echo Type (R) to Remove Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator
Echo.
Echo.
Echo Type (A) to Add Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator
Echo.
Echo.
Set /p input=:^>
If /i Not %input%==R (Goto :_A) Else (Goto :_Remove)
:_A
If /i Not %input%==A (Goto :_Start) Else (Goto :_Add)
:_Add
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin" /v "HasLUAShield" /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin" /v "SubCommands" /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\01defaultProfile" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator - Default Profile" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\01defaultProfile" /v "HasLUAShield" /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\01defaultProfile\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Set-Location -literalPath '%%V';Start-Process -Verb RunAs wt.exe -ArgumentList @('-d','.')\"" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\02Cmd" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator - Command Prompt" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\02Cmd" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "imageres.dll,-5324" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\02Cmd\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Set-Location -literalPath '%%V';Start-Process -Verb RunAs wt.exe -ArgumentList @('-p','\"\"\"Command Prompt\"\"\"','-d','.')\"" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\03PS" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator - PowerShell" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\03PS" /v "HasLUAShield" /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\03PS" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\03PS\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Set-Location -literalPath '%%V';Start-Process -Verb RunAs wt.exe -ArgumentList @('-p','\"\"\"Windows PowerShell\"\"\"','-d','.')\"" /f
REM ; Directory\Background
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin" /v "HasLUAShield" /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin" /v "SubCommands" /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\01defaultProfile" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator - Default Profile" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\01defaultProfile" /v "HasLUAShield" /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\01defaultProfile\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Set-Location -literalPath '%%V';Start-Process -Verb RunAs wt.exe -ArgumentList @('-d','.')\"" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\02Cmd" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator - Command Prompt" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\02Cmd" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "imageres.dll,-5324" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\02Cmd\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Set-Location -literalPath '%%V';Start-Process -Verb RunAs wt.exe -ArgumentList @('-p','\"\"\"Command Prompt\"\"\"','-d','.')\"" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\03PS" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Open in Windows Terminal as Administrator - PowerShell" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\03PS" /v "HasLUAShield" /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\03PS" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin\shell\03PS\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden \"Set-Location -literalPath '%%V';Start-Process -Verb RunAs wt.exe -ArgumentList @('-p','\"\"\"Windows PowerShell\"\"\"','-d','.')\"" /f
Exit
:_Remove
Reg.exe delete "HKCR\Directory\shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin" /f
Reg.exe delete "HKCR\Directory\Background\shell\WindowsTerminalAsAdmin" /f
Exit
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