Powershell windows theme switch automation
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function Delete-ScheduledTask([string] $taskName) | |
{ | |
Write-Host "Delete schedule task for $taskName" | |
Unregister-ScheduledTask -TaskName $taskName -Confirm:$false | |
} | |
function DeleteIfExists-ScheduledTask([string] $taskName) | |
{ | |
$exists = Get-ScheduledTask | Where-Object {$_.TaskName -like $taskName} | |
if($exists) | |
{ | |
Delete-ScheduledTask $taskName | |
} | |
} | |
[int]$lighttime = 7 | |
[int]$nighttime = 19 | |
$enable_light_apps = 'reg add HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize /v AppsUseLightTheme /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f' | |
$enable_light_system = 'reg add HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize /v SystemUsesLightTheme /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f' | |
$enable_dark_apps = 'reg add HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize /v AppsUseLightTheme /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f' | |
$enable_dark_system = 'reg add HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize /v SystemUsesLightTheme /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f' | |
[int]$hrs = Get-Date -Format HH | |
Write-host "Day boundaries: $lighttime - $nighttime. Current time $a " | |
if ($hrs -ge $lighttime -and $hrs -lt $nighttime) { | |
Write-Host "Its a day time!" | |
Invoke-Expression $enable_light_apps | |
Invoke-Expression $enable_light_system | |
} else { | |
Write-Host "Its a night time!" | |
Invoke-Expression $enable_dark_apps | |
Invoke-Expression $enable_dark_system | |
} | |
[string]$user_folder = $env:USERPROFILE | |
[string]$script_destination_file = "$user_folder\themeswitcher.ps1" | |
if ($PSScriptRoot -ne $user_folder) { | |
$MyInvocation.MyCommand.ScriptContents | Out-File $script_destination_file | |
} | |
$task_name = "Theme Switcher" | |
$user_name = [environment]::username | |
$trigger = @( | |
$(New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -At "$([string]$lighttime):00" -Daily), | |
$(New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -At "$([string]$nighttime):00" -Daily) | |
$(New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogOn -User $user_name) | |
) | |
DeleteIfExists-ScheduledTask($task_name) | |
$action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "PowerShell.exe" -Argument "-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File $script_destination_file" | |
Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName $task_name -Action $Action -Trigger $trigger |
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