AdminConsole.ps1
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function Test-LocalAdmin { <# .SYNOPSIS Test if you have Admin Permissions; returns simple boolean result .DESCRIPTION ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole(` [Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] 'Administrator') #> if ((Get-Variable -Name IsAdmin -ErrorAction Ignore) -eq $true) { Return $IsAdmin } else { if ((Get-Variable -Name IsWindows -ErrorAction Ignore) -eq $true) { Return ([security.principal.windowsprincipal] [security.principal.windowsidentity]::GetCurrent()).isinrole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] 'Administrator') } } } # end function Test-LocalAdmin Function Open-AdminConsole { [cmdletbinding()] param ( [Parameter(Position=0)] [Alias('Interactive')] [Switch] $LoadProfile, [Parameter(Position=1)] [Alias('cmdlet','function','script','ScriptBlock')] [Object] $Command ) if ($Global:PSEdition -eq 'Core') { $Shell = 'pwsh.exe' } else { $Shell = 'powershell.exe' } $ShellPath = Join-Path -Path $PSHOME -ChildPath $Shell Write-Verbose -Message ('$ShellPath is {0}' -f $ShellPath) Write-Debug -Message ('$Variable:LoadProfile is {0}' -f $Variable:LoadProfile) Write-Debug -Message ('$Command is {0}' -f $Command) # Can't add Command handling until including some kind of validation / safety checking # if ($Variable:Command) if ($Variable:LoadProfile) { # Add Command validation / safety checking $return = Start-Process -FilePath "$ShellPath" -ArgumentList ('-LoadProfile {0}' -f $Command) -Verb RunAs -WindowStyle Normal } else { $return = Start-Process -FilePath "$ShellPath" -ArgumentList ('-Command & {{{0}}}' -f $Command) -Verb RunAs -WindowStyle Normal } Return $return <# .SYNOPSIS Launch a new console window from the command line, with optional -LoadProfile support .DESCRIPTION Simplifies opening a PowerShell console host, with Administrative permissions, by enabling the same result from the keyboard, instead of having to grab the mouse to Right-Click and select 'Run as Administrator' The following aliases are also provided: Open-AdminHost Start-AdminConsole Start-AdminHost New-AdminConsole New-AdminHost Request-AdminConsole Request-AdminHost sudo #> } New-Alias -Name New-AdminConsole -Value Open-AdminConsole -ErrorAction Ignore New-Alias -Name New-AdminHost -Value Open-AdminConsole -ErrorAction Ignore New-Alias -Name Open-AdminHost -Value Open-AdminConsole -ErrorAction Ignore New-Alias -Name Start-AdminConsole -Value Open-AdminConsole -ErrorAction Ignore New-Alias -Name Start-AdminHost -Value Open-AdminConsole -ErrorAction Ignore New-Alias -Name sudo -Value Open-AdminConsole -ErrorAction Ignore |