Windows Remote Assistance - Add right-click context menu to initiate request

Windows Remote Assistance - Add right-click context menu to initiate request

Reference: http://www.cievo.sk/tag/remote-assistance/

RemoteAssistance.vbs

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'Script to run Remote Assitance on domain computer

Set wshArguments = WScript.Arguments

Set objUser = GetObject(wshArguments(0))

'Check if Remote Assistance is installed

Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

If (fso.FileExists("C:\Windows\System32\msra.exe")) Then

'Is istalled

 Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

 Return = objShell.Run("C:\Windows\System32\msra.exe /offerra " & objUser.dNsHostName, 1, true)

Else

 'Is not installed, error.

 Wscript.Echo "Microsoft Remote Assistance is not installed on this machine."

End If

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Save this script as .vbs file into \\DOMAIN.LOCAL\NETLOGON directory.
StartADSI Edit tool 

Right-Click and hit Connect To

Choose Configuration and Click OK

Look for the following Key: 

CN=409,CN=DisplaySpecifiers,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=local. 

There look for CN=computer-Display. Right-click on CN=computer-Display and select Properties.

In attribute adminContextMenu add following line:

2, &Remote Assistance,\\domain.local\NETLOGON\RemoteAssistance.vbs

Description:

2 – order number

&Remote Assistance – name of the item in context menu

\\domain.local\NETLOGON\RemoteAssistance.vbs – command to run

When you click OK, OK in ADSI Edit your work is done. Now when you click on computer account you can see and use following context menu item:

And that’s all folks.