Confirmation PowerShell script

readme.md

The confirm.ps1 is a wrapper script so that any other program can be wrapped into getting user confirmation before it is run. My use case is that I have disabled MS Windows Server system reboot or shutdown in the Start menu so that Administrators do not kill the production server by mistake when logging out. Nonetheless they are provided a desktop shortcut to reboot the server if really needed.

confirm.ps1

$command = $args[0]

$title = "Please, confirm:"
$message = "Would you like to execute the " + $command + "?"

$yes = New-Object `
    System.Management.Automation.Host.ChoiceDescription `
    " &Yes ", `
    $( "Runs the command: " + $args )

$no = New-Object `
    System.Management.Automation.Host.ChoiceDescription `
    " &No ", `
    "Aborts the action."

$options = [System.Management.Automation.Host.ChoiceDescription[]]( $yes, $no )

$result = $host.ui.PromptForChoice( $title, $message, $options, 1 ) 

switch ($result)
    {
        0 { $("" + $args) | Invoke-Expression }
        1  {"Cancelled the command: " + $args }
    }

Powershell confirmation wrapper

powershell.exe -nologo -command "&" C:\bin\confirm.ps1 shutdown /r /t 15 /f /d p:0:0