Elevate rights in current directory with PowerShell

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For example I'm in C:\Users\User\Desktop\Tools and I'm trying to stay here as admin.

I tried this way, gluing together different commands:

"C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit" & -windowstyle hidden -Command Start-Process powershell  -ArgumentList '-NoExit', '-Command cd %V' -Verb runAs""

The PATH changes to C:\WINDOWS\system32 why? How to elevate rights in current directory via simple command?

Mathias R. Jessen · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-12 15:45:41Z

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Use $PWD from the calling process to change the location on startup:

Start-Process powershell -ArgumentList '-NoExit', "-Command cd '$pwd'; & .\actual\script\you\want\to\run.ps1" -Verb runAs

answered Sep 12, 2020 at 15:45

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poszkodowany Over a year ago

work fine Start-Process powershell -ArgumentList '-NoExit', "-Command cd '$pwd'" -Verb runAs

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