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# turn off ie security
$AdminKey = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{A509B1A7-37EF-4b3f-8CFC-4F3A74704073}"
$UserKey = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{A509B1A8-37EF-4b3f-8CFC-4F3A74704073}"
Set-ItemProperty -Path $AdminKey -Name "IsInstalled" -Value 0
Set-ItemProperty -Path $UserKey -Name "IsInstalled" -Value 0

# priority to programs, not background
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\PriorityControl" -Name "Win32PrioritySeparation" -Value 38

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#Scan for available updates
function Get-AvailableUpdates {
  [CmdletBinding()]
  param()
  $ci = New-CimInstance -Namespace root/Microsoft/Windows/WindowsUpdate -ClassName MSFT_WUOperationsSession  
  $result = $ci | Invoke-CimMethod -MethodName ScanForUpdates -Arguments @{SearchCriteria="IsInstalled=0";OnlineScan=$true}
  $result.Updates
}

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param (
    $ScriptPath
)
# Formats the Script to you can paste it into a RunCommand or Automation Document
# Example:
#       .\AdditionalExamples\Format-PSForDocument.ps1 -ScriptPath .\AdditionalExamples\Install-SSMS.ps1

# Grab the script and remove blank lines and comments
$powershell = (Get-Content $ScriptPath | Where-Object {$_ -notlike '#*' -and $_ -notlike [string]::Empty})

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$path = $env:TEMP; $arg="/silent /install"; $exe = "chrome_installer.exe"; $url="https://dl.google.com/chrome/install/latest/$exe"; Invoke-WebRequest $url -OutFile $path$exe; Start-Process -FilePath $path$exe -Args $arg -Verb RunAs -Wait; Remove-Item $path$exe

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# Instal IIS
Install-WindowsFeature -name Web-Server -IncludeManagementTools

# Install .Net
Install-WindowsFeature Net-Framework-Core

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Import-Module AWSPowerShell

Function Get-MetaData {
    <#
    .DESCRIPTION
    Gets metadata from the local instance using the path extention provided
    .PARAMETER metaDataUrlPathExtention
    The URL suffix of the metadata that you want to gathered
    .EXAMPLE
    [string]$instanceId = $(Get-MetaDataObject -metaDataUrlPathExtention "instance-id")

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 <#
.SYNOPSIS
This script installs Visual Studio Code Silently.

.DESCRIPTION
The script downloads the latest VSCode installer and performs a silent installation.

.NOTES
Run this script on a Windows Server instance.
#>

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$(Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem).OperatingSystemSKU

 #region Nano server check
Switch -Exact ($(Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem).OperatingSystemSKU) {
    143 {
        Write-Verbose -Message 'Script Running on Windows Server Datacenter Edition (Nano Server installation)'
        break;
    }
    144 {
        Write-Verbose -Message 'Windows Server Standard Edition (Nano Server installation)'

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Write-Host "Installed Updates"

$ci = New-CimInstance -Namespace root/Microsoft/Windows/WindowsUpdate -ClassName MSFT_WUOperationsSession
$result = $ci | Invoke-CimMethod -MethodName ScanForUpdates -Arguments @{SearchCriteria="IsInstalled=1";OnlineScan=$true}
$result.Updates

Write-Host "Missing Updates"

$ci = New-CimInstance -Namespace root/Microsoft/Windows/WindowsUpdate -ClassName MSFT_WUOperationsSession  

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# PowerShell to grab a list of the Windows 2016 with Containers AMI
Get-EC2Image -Filter @{Name='name';Value='Windows_Server-2016*'},@{Name='name';Value="*Containers*"}