How to automatically download and launch files?

[Helpful Tech Witch]

After reinstalling windows today, I realised that I need to get a way to automatically get a the files I need (drivers, game launchers, etc) and launch them. 

I know id need to use whatever windows uses for wget, and whatever the equivalent to && is (can you tell I only use Linux shell?), But I don't know the way I'd go about this.

Also, is CMD file the best way to do this? Batch?

[Helpful Tech Witch]

does this look like it will do the trick?

$url = "https://download.msi.com/dvr_exe/intel_chipset_9.zip"
$output = "c:\users\urban\Downloads\chipset.zip"
$start_time = Get-Date

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $output
Write-Output "Time taken: $((Get-Date).Subtract($start_time).Seconds) second(s)"
cd C:\Users\urban\Downloads
Expand-Archive -Path chipset.zip -DestinationPath c:\users\urban\Downloads\chipset
cd "\Users\urban\Downloads\chipset\Intel 10.1.1.45\"
start SetupChipset.exe

its to download and start the chipset driver installer

 

 

now, can I get it to approve the admin perms for a file that requires them?

[Forbidden Wafer]

Maybe 

if (-NOT ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator"))  
{  
  $arguments = "& '" +$myinvocation.mycommand.definition + "'"
  Start-Process powershell -Verb runAs -ArgumentList $arguments
  Exit
}

 

Source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/66796707/12280200

[Helpful Tech Witch]

2 minutes ago, Forbidden Wafer said:

Maybe 

if (-NOT ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator"))  
{  
  $arguments = "& '" +$myinvocation.mycommand.definition + "'"
  Start-Process powershell -Verb runAs -ArgumentList $arguments
  Exit
}

 

Source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/66796707/12280200

I actually was able to figure is out.

I had to launch it as administrator, then I had to disable the protections for powershell .PS1 scripts (I ligitamatly thought that was a form of ROM file for the psx).

I was then able to run it, and it ran the chrome setup as if there was no admin perms required.

Im actually able to get everything as the newest versions on the download script, except for the amd drivers. I'll have to scrape the link from the driver download page, they don't just auto download the latest from a gereneric link like everything else I have.

Any guess on how to do that?

[Forbidden Wafer]

1 minute ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

I'll have to scrape the link from the driver download page, they don't just auto download the latest from a gereneric link like everything else I have.

Any guess on how to do that?

With powershell? No idea.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

3 minutes ago, Forbidden Wafer said:

With powershell? No idea.

Yeah. It probably can be done with the all powerful Invoke-WebRequest command. It seems to do everything.

[samuelhnrq]

Please use PowerShell core (7+) https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell its open source and much more ergonomic and maintained.

 

If I were you I would use a tool like SCOOP to maintain package versions and updates. See docs about creating your own custom "bucket" (git hub repo with scoop packages) 

 

About the AMD thing, you sure its just a question of scraping an static HTML? You sure there isn't any JS generating a custom link after accepting EULA something like that? If there is, you might need something like a https://github.com/microsoft/playwright script or something.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

2 hours ago, samuelhnrq said:

Please use PowerShell core (7+) https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell its open source and much more ergonomic and maintained.

 

If I were you I would use a tool like SCOOP to maintain package versions and updates. See docs about creating your own custom "bucket" (git hub repo with scoop packages) 

 

About the AMD thing, you sure its just a question of scraping an static HTML? You sure there isn't any JS generating a custom link after accepting EULA something like that? If there is, you might need something like a https://github.com/microsoft/playwright script or something.

I actually have it figured out. I can use invoke webrequest to do it, I’ve got it all working except for Amd rn.

Amd I’ve actually got it to save the link by doing a certain script with .links.href, and saving it to a string, but invoke we request can’t parse the link