Admin Privilege Registry Editor

Overview

This batch script checks for administrative privileges and re-runs itself with elevated rights if necessary. Once it has administrative privileges, it deletes specific registry values related to legal notices shown at system startup.

Script Breakdown

1. Start and Parameters: Sets the parameters for the script execution.

   :start
   set "params=%*"

2. Change Directory to Script Location: Changes the working directory to the script's location.

   cd /d "%~dp0" && (

3. Check and Create a VBScript for Elevation: Checks for administrative privileges and creates a VBScript to elevate if necessary.

   if exist "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" del "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
   fsutil dirty query %systemdrive% 1>nul 2>nul || (
   echo Set UAC = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^) : UAC.ShellExecute "cmd.exe", "/k cd ""%~sdp0"" && %~s0 %params%", "", "runas", 1 >> "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
   "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
   exit /B
   )
   

4. Delete Registry Keys: Deletes the registry keys for legalnoticecaption and legalnoticetext.

   REG DELETE "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v legalnoticecaption /f
   REG DELETE "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v legalnoticetext /f

5. Exit: Exits the script.

   exit

Usage

1. Run the Script: Execute the script in an elevated Command Prompt session.

   .\admin-privilege-registry-editor.bat

License

This script is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.