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I'm using this small script from here to append an entry to opening PowerShell from the context menu when clicking on a folder.

However, I'd like to change its behaviour in order to open the PowerShell from within a directory. Is this possible?

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You might not be able to use this solution verbatim, but maybe it will help? stackoverflow.com/questions/4451668/… – FrustratedWithFormsDesigner Apr 5 '12 at 14:07
Thanks for your comment but I do not see how a linux related question might help me here? – orschiro Apr 5 '12 at 17:38
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You didn't read the question very carefully. The question was about how to reproduce behaviour from a linux environment (a button click that opened a new terminal window in the directory that the button was clicked on) in a Windows environment. I think this solution: stackoverflow.com/a/4461768/192801 is actually closer to what you want. – FrustratedWithFormsDesigner Apr 5 '12 at 18:04
At least you can open a CMD "here". In Vista and Windows 7, you'll get that option if you hold down shift and right-click (this is built in). Does anybody know how this might be changed to use the PowerShell instead? – orschiro Jun 2 '12 at 10:31
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The technique is to find Cmdhere in the Registry. Then add PowerShelHere and wire-up in the same way as Cmdhere. I started at: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell – Guy Thomas Aug 6 '12 at 16:42

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Blatantly stealing from http://ss64.com/ps/syntax-openhere.html, you basically need to save the following to a text file with an extension of .reg, double click to run it and confirm the input. Now when you right click on a directory, you will have an option for "PowerShell Here".

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\PSOpenHere]
@="PowerShell Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\PSOpenHere\command]
@="C:\\Windows\\system32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe -NoExit -Command Set-Location -LiteralPath '%L'"
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