handy_windows_commands [Whizzbang Tech Stuff]

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====== Handy Windows Commands ======

====== Install Edge Browser ======

<code powershell>
md -Path $env:temp\edgeinstall -erroraction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
$Download = join-path $env:temp\edgeinstall MicrosoftEdgeEnterpriseX64.msi
Invoke-WebRequest 'https://msedge.sf.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/a2662b5b-97d0-4312-8946-598355851b3b/MicrosoftEdgeEnterpriseX64.msi' -OutFile $Download
Start-Process "$Download"
# alt:
# Start-Process "$Download" -ArgumentList "/quiet"
</code>

====== Install VS Code ======

<code powershell>
Save-Script install-vscode -path $env:TEMP
$env:temp\install-vscode.ps1
</code>

=== Alt ===
<code powershell>
Install-Script -Name Install-VSCode
</code>

====== Install Notepad++ ======
<code powershell>
$LocalTempDir = $env:TEMP
$href = ((Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/').Links | Where-Object { $_.innerText -match 'current version' }).href
$downloadUrl = ((Invoke-WebRequest "https://notepad-plus-plus.org/$href").Links | Where-Object { $_.innerHTML -match 'installer' -and $_.href -match 'x64.exe' }).href
Invoke-RestMethod $downloadUrl -OutFile "$LocalTempDir/np++.exe"
start-process -FilePath "$LocalTempDir\np++.exe" -ArgumentList '/S' -Verb runas -Wait
</code>