shortcut.ps1
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function Set-ShortcutRunAsAdministrator { [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess)] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [Alias("Path")] [string] $ShortcutPath ) $bytes = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($ShortcutPath) $bytes[0x15] = $bytes[0x15] -bor 0x20 #set byte 21 (0x15) bit 6 (0x20) ON if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($ShortcutPath, "Set 'Run as administrator' flag")) { [System.IO.File]::WriteAllBytes($ShortcutPath, $bytes) } <# .SYNOPSIS Modifies a shortcut to run as administrator. .DESCRIPTION Sets the "Run as administrator" flag on the specified shortcut. .PARAMETER ShortcutPath The path to the shortcut to set the "Run as administrator" flag on. .EXAMPLE Set-ShortcutRunAsAdministrator -ShortcutPath "C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\MyShortcut.lnk" .NOTES This function is based on the answer at https://stackoverflow.com/a/29002207/2562544. #> } |