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#Function is called at bottom of the script for the scheduled task.
Function Get-PwshUpdates {
param (
[Parameter()]
[Switch]$Preview
)
$PwshName = "PowerShell 6-x"
$Metadata = Invoke-RestMethod https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/master/tools/metadata.json
$PwshRelease = $Metadata.ReleaseTag -replace '^v'
if ($Preview) {
$PwshRelease = ($Metadata.PreviewReleaseTag -replace '^v') -replace '-rc'
$PwshName = $PwshName -replace '-x', '-preview'
}
$PwshCurrent = Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -match "$PwshName" } | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion, UnInstallString
$Alert = new-object -comobject wscript.shell
#Compare and take action
if ($PwshCurrent) {
if ($PwshCurrent.DisplayVersion -notlike "$PwshRelease*") {
$InstallUpdate = $Alert.popup("A new version of $($PwshCurrent.DisplayName) is available!! Update now?", 0, "PowershellCore Update", 32 + 4)
}
else {
Write-output "$($PwshCurrent.DisplayName) : No Update needed"
return
}
}
#using https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/master/tools/install-powershell.ps1
if ($InstallUpdate -eq 6) {
try {
if ($Preview) {
Invoke-Expression "& { $(Invoke-RestMethod https://aka.ms/install-powershell.ps1) } -UseMSI -Preview" -ErrorAction Stop
}
Else {
Invoke-Expression "& { $(Invoke-RestMethod https://aka.ms/install-powershell.ps1) } -UseMSI" -ErrorAction Stop
}
}
catch {
$Errormessage = $_
$Alert.popup("Update has failed. $Errormessage", 0, "ALERT", 48)
}
}
Else {
Write-Output "Update canceled by user."
}
}
Get-PwshUpdates
Get-PwshUpdates -Preview
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