Add/Remove PowerShell from Context Menu

This script enables you to add or remove PowerShell or PowerShell Core to the context menu of any directory:

PowerShell is evolving. PowerShell.exe's latest version is 5.1, whereas PowerShell Core, the next generation of PowerShell, is version 7.1. If you haven't upgraded to PowerShell Core / PowerShell 7, check it out.

Parameter	Description	PowerShell Executable (for reference)
-Add	Adds PS to the context menu	powershell.exe
-AddPowerShellCore	Adds PS Core to the context menu	pwsh.exe
-Remove	Removes PS from the context menu	powershell.exe
-RemovePowerShellCore	Removes PS Core from the context menu	pwsh.exe

You need to log off and log in for changes to take effect. Alternatively you can restart your computer.

Example Usage

Adds PowerShell to the Context Menu:

.\PowerShell-ContextMenu.ps1 -Add

Adds PowerShell Core to the Context Menu:

.\PowerShell-ContextMenu.ps1 -AddPowerShellCore

Remove PowerShell to the Context Menu:

.\PowerShell-ContextMenu.ps1 -Remove

Remove PowerShell Core to the Context Menu:

.\PowerShell-ContextMenu.ps1 -RemovePowerShellCore

Installation

You can either download the latest ps1 from Releases, or type the following command in PowerShell:

Install-Script PowerShell-ContextMenu

It should install from PowerShell Gallery automatically. You may need to answer Yes to a few prompts first.

After installed, you can just open PowerShell and reference PowerShell-ContextMenu.ps1 from any directory.