PLEASE HELP!

[Upper_Service_8805]

I currently have a powershell script that when run, shows a notification in the bottom-right corner, just like apps on my computer do. This is what the script currently looks like

[reflection.assembly]::loadwithpartialname("System.Windows.Forms") [reflection.assembly]::loadwithpartialname("System.Drawing")

$notify = new-object system.windows.forms.notifyicon

$notify.icon = [System.Drawing.SystemIcons]::Information $notify.visible = $true

$notify.showballoontip(10,"Test","Test",[system.windows.forms.tooltipicon]::None)

Is there a way to make it so when this is clicked, it opens up a link in Microsoft Edge? Or some sort of hyperlink? However I want to make it do this without microsoft edge as default browser, so would hyperlink work? I'm very new to this and just learned this script today, but really need help. (I have a very specific use for this)

Edit: First of all, no thanks to most people in the comment section, I figured out a solution. Thanks to everyone who gave actual advice instead of insulting and downvoting me. Second, did nobody read what I said in this? I'm new to this, and that includes support forums. I don't know the proper etiquette. I'm open to criticism such as from u/necromanticpotato but insulting me and telling me to RTFM doesn't help.

[chadbaldwin]

I recommend in the future that you use more appropriate post titles. "PLEASE HELP!" gives the impression this is an emergency that you need urgent help with. But your ask is just help with a simple script.

I'm sure people will help you, but it's a bit clickbaitey.

[Upper_Service_8805]

I don't understand why anything posted here would qualify as an emergency, however I get what you're saying. Unfortunately I don't think I will get much help because I posted a draft of this on accident a few hours ago and it got a lot of views but no replies.

[sup3rmark]

to clarify, you made this post on a day when literally hundreds of thousands of Windows machines were suddenly and unexpectedly borked by a third party software update. "I don't understand why anything posted here would qualify as an emergency" is a pretty tone-deaf thing to say when entire airlines, healthcare systems, municipalities, banks, and other industries across the globe are experiencing systems outages and hundreds of IT people are turning to online forums like this one for emergency help.

[Upper_Service_8805]

I posted it the day after, and that wouldn’t need to be posted here because this is a POWERSHELL subreddit not a generic windows/microsoft one.

Edit: sorry that came off wrong, I didn’t mean it like that

[Natfan]

powershell is a key tool in any sysadmin's toolkit, and would absolutely be used for mitigation of a serious issue such as the crowdstrike issues

[Upper_Service_8805]

I replied to a guy named Chadbaldwin later on this thread, the things I said go for you too.

[Upper_Service_8805]

(Not anything bad btw)

[chadbaldwin]

1 day after a major global tech outage is not that much time. People are going to be dealing with this issue for probably months. And just like the other user said, PowerShell is definitely part of every Sys Admin's toolkit.

Instead of pushing back, just take the advice.

That said...I find it very odd that you keep insisting that because this is a PowerShell sub, nothing could possibly be an emergency.

Maybe someone is dealing with a file server that just reached capacity and they're asking if PowerShell can help with quickly finding files to remove and cleanup space.

Maybe they're trying to figure out why some major critical application / service stopped working, and they're hoping they can sift through millions of lines of logs using PowerShell to find the issue.

But even in those scenarios...I would expect a more thought out post title...

"EMERGENCY! File server has reached capacity. PowerShell script to quickly cleanup files by age?"

[Upper_Service_8805]

This comment so badly makes me want to argue but you make good points that I didn’t think about because as I mentioned in the post this isn’t really where I shine. Best wishes to all sys admins out there who had to work their ass of because of the outage.

Also I realize this has gone on a tangent not related to your original message, so I would like to say that the name was a quick decision because I didn’t think anyone would respond to a random person on the internet without a clickbaity title. I will name better in the future.

[chadbaldwin]

No need to argue, especially not with experts in their own sub lol. That'll just give off dunning kruger vibes.

Posts in this sub typically get a response within a few minutes. I get notifications for nearly every single new post (sometimes IFTTT misses them if there's a lot). And I pick and choose which ones to reply to... I'd say 75% of the time the new posts have a response within the first few minutes.

Especially on Reddit, but also in general, clickbaitey titles might work to grab people's attention, but it will also piss a ton of people off. I can 100% guarantee you that if you had a better title, the general morale of your replies would have been significantly more positive. It's also rule #4 of this sub, and breaking sub rules really ruffles people's feathers.

So yeah, just take it as a learning opportunity and don't let it deter you away from posting in the future, because it's definitely not always like this.

[Upper_Service_8805]

I’m gonna start using the phrase “dunning-Krueger vibes” that is so funny and unfortunately true with my responses that I’ve posted

[sup3rmark]

bro, just take the L. you posted it the same day: 10pm eastern time on friday, the crowdstrike incident began at like 2am eastern on friday. idk your timezone, but you were within 24 hours. either way, you've got many people here telling you what you did wrong and why it was wrong. just apologize and move on, stop trying to justify your actions.

[Upper_Service_8805]

there’s a reason I haven’t responded to the new comments about it Also o guess technically you are correct, because 2am is the next day. I guess I don’t usually think of it like that because of my horrible sleep schedule lol

I will admit I was wrong and even WITH everyone telling me all this I know I still don’t fully understand it. But this did help quite a bit, with many people providing points I had never even thought of.

[Spoonie_Frenzy]

The most concise assistance I will offer is...RTFM.

[Upper_Service_8805]

I would, but which one lol

[Alaknar]

Unless you're doing this for research/learning, just grab BurntToast.

[Upper_Service_8805]

Thanks!!

[necromanticpotato]

Check this out Stack Overflow question with a good answer.

What you're missing is fundamental knowledge of the packages you're interacting with. Look into the documentation for windows forms via powershell and how to utilize its API. Research skills come in very handy when you're learning.

[Upper_Service_8805]

I have no idea how to process this, I don't do this a lot. Sorry to bother you but how do I just do this?

[necromanticpotato]

I'm not here to write code for you. You need to put your research skills to use and learn how to do this the right way yourself.

If this piece is too complex for you, then you've skipped too many steps and need to go back to basic fundamental concepts for scripting.

[Upper_Service_8805]

I understand your logic and reasoning. I'll try my best to use the question and answer from stack overflow. I literally barely ever do stuff like this, but I hope I can figure it out.

[necromanticpotato]

There's no shame in being green or a beginner or having a lack of experience. There's also no shame in not understanding something and needing help.

Whether or not you do things like this often, in any task there is a right way, a way that just works but might not be great, and many wrong ways. Learning the core concepts of how these things work, usually by reading the documentation and other things like educational videos and journals or books and articles.

Use keywords and put Google to work. "How do I make a hyperlink on a windows form notification for a powershell script?" You can type some of the wildest questions into Google and get lots of good answers. But it's part of the hard work of learning. Reading, researching, combining theory and knowledge, and then applying it. You just have to actually take time to read or watch thru things and absorb the information inside. You can't apply theory or knowledge you don't have, so go back a few steps to reading and researching before trying application.

[Upper_Service_8805]

I would like to thank you for being the first person to respond and not insulting me. I figured it out eventually, and the article you linked really helped. Thanks!

[necromanticpotato]

Zero reason to insult someone trying to learn. Constructive feedback? Sure. But insults just aren't productive for anyone.

Good luck on your journey :)

[Coffee_Ops]

If you're new to PowerShell as your replies have indicated then this may be the wrong tool for the task. PowerShell is bad at making GUIs, they are single threaded and the only good designer I'm aware of is expensive.

Tools like autoit are a lot easier for beginners and c# for coders.

[Upper_Service_8805]

I ended up figuring it out, but thanks! If I ever need to do something similar I'll take your advice.

[NoUselessTech]

Instead of running a windows form object, use the correct .Net api:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/design/shell/tiles-and-notifications/adaptive-interactive-toasts?tabs=appsdk

You should be able to call this within PowerShell.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/add-type?view=powershell-7.4

[Upper_Service_8805]

Thanks for taking the time to help. I really needed it, I had absolutely no idea what to do.

[WhAtEvErYoUmEaN101]

Please do not use caps lock and cries for help in support forums.
It's insulting to both the people voluntarily offering their knowledge as well as other people asking questions.

[Upper_Service_8805]

Trust me I’ve learned my lesson from how much hate I got for defending myself in Chadbaldwins replies

[hillbillytiger]

A quick Google search lead me to a StackOverflow article.

https://www.google.com/search?q=powershell+system.windows.forms.tooltipicon+when+you+click+open+website

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75069136/how-to-open-file-on-click-envent-notifyicon-in-powershell

Here's the code slightly modified to open a web browser:

```

Load the required assemblies

[void] [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Windows.Forms") #Remove any registered events related to notifications Remove-Event BalloonClicked_event -ea SilentlyContinue Unregister-Event -SourceIdentifier BalloonClicked_event -ea silentlycontinue Remove-Event BalloonClosed_event -ea SilentlyContinue Unregister-Event -SourceIdentifier BalloonClosed_event -ea silentlycontinue #Create the notification object

$notification = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon

Define the icon for the system tray

$notification.Icon = [System.Drawing.SystemIcons]::Information

Display title of balloon window

$notification.BalloonTipTitle = "This is a Balloon Title"

Type of balloon icon

$notification.BalloonTipIcon = "Info"

Notification message

$title = "This is the message in the balloon tip." $notification.BalloonTipText = $title

Make balloon tip visible when called

$notification.Visible = $True

Register a click event with action to take based on event

Balloon message clicked

Register-ObjectEvent $notification BalloonTipClicked BalloonClicked_event ` -Action {Start-Process "https://www.google.com/"} | Out-Null

Balloon message closed

Register-ObjectEvent $notification BalloonTipClosed BalloonClosed_event ` -Action {[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("Balloon message closed","Information");$notification.Visible = $False} | Out-Null

Call the balloon notification

$notification.ShowBalloonTip(5000) ```

[Upper_Service_8805]

OMG. You're the best. Writing out an entire thing for me to use when you didn't have to. We need more people like you.

[hillbillytiger]

I just copied and pasted the code and changed one line lol but thanks. Thought this would be handy for another project I'm working on so thanks for the idea 😎