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#!/bin/bash

INSTANCE_ID="$(InstanceID)"
REGION="us-east-2"
PING_STATUS=""

aws ec2 start-instances --instance-ids $INSTANCE_ID --region $REGION

while :; do
  # Run the AWS CLI command and capture the response

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Instructions to Rename User Profile Directory

In Windows 11, when setting up your MSFT Account, the OS defaults to the first 5 characters of your MSFT account for your user profile directory (ie- C:\Users\12345). These instructions are how to rename the directory safely.

Steps

1. Enable local administrator account and log in as it

2. Make replacements in Windows Registry. Find the acct sid and change the username there (Update this with the exact path)

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Moves contents from one directory to a temporary deletion folder.

.DESCRIPTION
This script safely moves files and folders from a specified directory to a randomly named
temporary folder. It preserves the original directory structure and handles the move operation
with error suppression.

Why? When you need to delete a directory such as a large .NET app webroot, there can be hundreds of

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# Get the list of installed programs
$installedPrograms = Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Select-Object DisplayName
$containsSplunk = $installedPrograms.DisplayName -like "*UniversalForwarder*"

if ($containsSplunk) {
    Write-Output "[INFO] Splunk found. Removing"
    if (Get-Service -Name SplunkForwarder -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
        Start-Process -FilePath "C:\Program Files\SplunkUniversalForwarder\bin\splunk.exe" -ArgumentList "stop" -Wait -NoNewWindow
    }
    $productCode = Get-WmiObject Win32_Product -Filter "name='UniversalForwarder'" | ForEach-Object { $_.IdentifyingNumber }

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#Requires -RunAsAdministrator
#Requires -PSEdition Desktop
Import-Module ps2exe

ps2exe .\your-powershell.ps1 your-exe.exe -noconsole -company 'JoeCorp' -product 'AppProductName' -description 'App Description'

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<#

.REQUIREMENTS
 - Visual Studio 2022
 - Wix Toolset 3.x
 - .NET framework SDKs / core required by app
 - Nuget
 - git
#>

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# Required for auth
$imdsv2Token = Invoke-RestMethod -Method PUT -Uri "http://169.254.169.254/latest/api/token" -Headers @{"X-aws-ec2-metadata-token-ttl-seconds" = "30"}

# Get Instance ID
$instanceId = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/instance-id" -Headers @{"X-aws-ec2-metadata-token" = "$imdsv2Token"}

# Get Tag on Current Instance
$instanceId = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/instance-id" -Headers @{"X-aws-ec2-metadata-token" = "$imdsv2Token"}
$ec2Tag = (Get-EC2Tag -Filter @{Name = "resource-type"; Values = "instance" }, @{Name = "resource-id"; Values = $instanceId }, @{Name = 'tag:t_something'; Values = "*" }).Value

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param(
    [switch]$dev,
    [switch]$qa,
    [switch]$prod
)

# Define the multidimensional array
$apps = @(
    @{ stack = 'dev'; appName = "foo"; username = 'foo1'; password = "passy1" }
    @{ stack = 'dev'; appName = "foo-dev1"; username = 'foo1'; password = "passy1" }

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Import-Module c:\ProgramData\Amazon\EC2-Windows\Launch\Module\Ec2Launch.psm1; Add-Routes

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<#
.DESCRIPTION
  Generates Gameshark codes for Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal to encounter a specific Pokemon at a specific level
  Takes user input for the Pokemon name and level and generates the codes
#>

function ConvertTo-Hex {
    param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [int]$Number