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    # Get the ID and security principal of the current user account
$myWindowsID=[System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()
$myWindowsPrincipal=new-object System.Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal($myWindowsID)

# Get the security principal for the Administrator role
$adminRole=[System.Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator

# Check to see if we are currently running "as Administrator"
if ($myWindowsPrincipal.IsInRole($adminRole))
   {
   # We are running "as Administrator" - so change the title and background color to indicate this
   $Host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = $myInvocation.MyCommand.Definition + "(Elevated)"
   $Host.UI.RawUI.BackgroundColor = "DarkBlue"
   clear-host
   }
else
   {
   # We are not running "as Administrator" - so relaunch as administrator
   
   # Create a new process object that starts PowerShell
   $newProcess = new-object System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo "PowerShell";
   
   # Specify the current script path and name as a parameter
   $newProcess.Arguments = $myInvocation.MyCommand.Definition;
   
   # Indicate that the process should be elevated
   $newProcess.Verb = "runas";
   
   # Start the new process
   [System.Diagnostics.Process]::Start($newProcess);
   
   # Exit from the current, unelevated, process
   exit
   }

# Run your code that needs to be elevated here
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdgeDevToolsPreview | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml” -Verbose}
Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdgeDevToolsClient_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxManifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode -Confirm:$false
Write-Host -NoNewLine "Press any key to continue..."
$null = $Host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey("NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown")

#Can I add  powershell.exe -nologo -command  in place of   $newProcess = new-object System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo "PowerShell";


    • Edited by eorosz Monday, July 22, 2019 4:09 PM
    Monday, July 22, 2019 4:07 PM

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    When I try running this I get the following errors 

    Get-AppXPackage : The term 'Get-AppXPackage' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, 
    function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path 
    was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
    At line:37 char:1
    + Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdgeDevToolsPrevie ...
    + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
        + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (Get-AppXPackage:String) [], CommandNotFoundE 
       xception
        + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
     
    Add-AppxPackage : The term 'Add-AppxPackage' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, 
    function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path 
    was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
    At line:38 char:1
    + Add-AppxPackage -register “C:\windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftE ...
    + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
        + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (Add-AppxPackage:String) [], CommandNotFoundE 
       xception
        + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
     
    Press any key to continue...Exception calling "ReadKey" with "1" argument(s): "The method or 
    operation is not 
    implemented."
    At line:40 char:1
    + $null = $Host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey("NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown")
    + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
        + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
        + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NotImplementedException


    Monday, July 22, 2019 4:11 PM
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    That command is only available on Windows 10 an later. (2016 later)

    \_(ツ)_/


    Monday, July 22, 2019 10:11 PM
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    Wednesday, July 31, 2019 7:06 AM