Remove-ItemOnReboot #Powershell #Registry #Delete

Remove-ItemOnReboot.ps1

<#
 .DESCRIPTION
  Adds defined item to the PendingFileRenameOperations value in Registry to be deleted on next reboot.
 
 .EXAMPLE
  If item to be removed is a file
  Remove-ItemOnReboot -Item "C:\Temp\image.wim"
  
  If item to be removed is a directory
  Remove-ItemOnReboot -Item "C:\Temp\"
  
  .PARAMETER Item
  A path to item to be removed on next reboot.

#>
Function Remove-ItemOnReboot
 {
  [CmdletBinding()]
   Param
    (
     [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$Item
    )
   END
    {
     # Read current items from PendingFileRenameOperations in Registry
     $PendingFileRenameOperations = (Get-ItemProperty "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager" -Name PendingFileRenameOperations).PendingFileRenameOperations
     
     # Append new item to be deleted to variable
     $NewPendingFileRenameOperations = $PendingFileRenameOperations + "\??\$Item"
     
     # Reload PendingFileRenameOperations with existing values plus newly defined item to delete on reboot
     Set-ItemProperty -path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager" -Name "PendingFileRenameOperations" -Value $NewPendingFileRenameOperations
    }
 }