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Firefox install script
# Silently Install Firefox
# Path for the workdir
$workdir = "c:\installer\"
# Check if work directory exists if not create it
If (Test-Path -Path $workdir -PathType Container)
{ Write-Host "$workdir already exists" -ForegroundColor Red}
ELSE
{ New-Item -Path $workdir -ItemType directory }
# Download the installer
$source = "https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-latest&os=win64&lang=en-US"
$destination = "$workdir\firefox.exe"
# Check if Invoke-Webrequest exists otherwise execute WebClient
if (Get-Command 'Invoke-Webrequest')
{
Invoke-WebRequest $source -OutFile $destination
}
else
{
$WebClient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient
$webclient.DownloadFile($source, $destination)
}
# Start the installation
Start-Process -FilePath "$workdir\firefox.exe" -ArgumentList "/S"
# Wait XX Seconds for the installation to finish
Start-Sleep -s 120
# Remove the installer
rm -Force $workdir\firefox*
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