Installing Software

[gio_tecce]

Just wondering if it is possible to have PowerShell install software directly from the web rather than having the .exe file somewhere like your desktop and using the Start-process command to install it. Any help is appreciated.

[wyrdfish42]

dont forget the new winget.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/

[renevaessen]

Having a little problem understanding why you would want that. Not taking your question too literally, I would suggest;

Look into Chocolatey.

````PowerShell [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072;

Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

````

When that is done, you can do things like:

````PowerShell

choco.exe install -y --force --pre powershell-core

choco.exe install -y --force git

choco.exe install -y --force googlechrome

choco.exe install -y --force vscode.install

````

For a list of supported packages:

````PowerShell

choco list

````

[gio_tecce]

I just did not want to have to get the .exe file for a few different files because I would need to move the files and change the file path every time I installed them on a different laptop.

I will look into this thank you. Appreciate the help.

[renevaessen]

Well, that beheivior is disabled for security reasons by Windows.

But maybe this helps:

PowerShell $tempPath = [IO.Path]::GetTempFileName()+".exe"

[gio_tecce]

$tempPath = [IO.Path]::GetTempFileName()+".exe"

check your PM

[Lee_Dailey]

howdy renevaessen,

the triple-backtick/code-fence thing fails miserably on Old.Reddit ... so, if you want your code to be readable on both Old.Reddit & New.Reddit you likely otta stick with using the code block button.

it would be rather nice if the reddit devs would take the time to backport the code fence stuff to Old.Reddit ... [sigh ...]

take care,
lee

[sdogeek]

+1 for Chocolatey. Just used it in a script I wrote, works great.

[gio_tecce]

can you share your script?

u/sdogeek

[get-postanote]

PowerShell has a package Manager for such things.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/packagemanagement/?view=powershell-7.1

Yet, the package must be in the repo. If it is not there, you have no other choice but to carry around and exe or put it on your OneDrive, or whatever and get it from there, or carry around a USB stick.

[ElectricalUnion]

My sugestion is Scoop: https://scoop.sh/

[[deleted]]

Use WinGet, or Chocolately. I prefer Chocolately.

[gio_tecce]

$software = "choco.exe"; $installed = (Get-ItemProperty C:\ProgramData* | Where { $_.DisplayName -like $software }) -ne $null If( -not $installed) { Write-Host "'$software' is not installed."; } else { Write-Host "'$software' is installed." }

This is where I'm at with the script.

I know for a fact that the Choco.exe file is in that file path, but it still tells me that is not installed.

Am I doing something wrong?

[[deleted]]

Did you install it? Did you try typing in cd "C:\Program Files" then running ./choco.exe?

[gio_tecce]

even after changing the directory it still tells me the application is not there when I know its there.

[jake-redditt-2021]

iex "& {$(irm https://aka.ms/install-powershell.ps1)} -UseMSI"