Install and configure the salt-minion service with nssm. Accidentally posted anonymously in https://gist.github.com/4435871

gistfile1.ps1

Write-Host "Configuring salt-minion service"
# install the service with nssm. This is where the binary and arguments are specified.
c:\salt\nssm.exe install salt-minion c:\salt\salt-minion.exe -c c:\salt\etc\salt -l quiet

# Make a friendly name, description, and make it start automatically.
Set-Service -name "salt-minion" `
            -displayName "Salt Minion" `
            -StartupType Automatic `
            -Description "Provides secure orchestration and centralized management"

# Modify the service to depend on Network Store Interface to ensure the networking stack is up when it starts.
New-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\salt-minion `
                 -Name "DependOnService" `
                 -PropertyType MultiString `
                 -force `
                 -Value "nsi" | Out-Null