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Data/basic-apps.csv

@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ AppName,Category,AppID
 "Google Chrome",	"desktop browser",	Google.Chrome
 "Dopamine",		"audio player",		Digimezzo.Dopamine.2
 "Dropbox",		"file sync",		Dropbox.Dropbox
-"Git",			"code management",	Git.Git
+"Git for Windows",	"code management",	Git.Git
 "IrfanView",		"image viewer",		9PJZ3BTL5PV6
 "inSSIDer",		"Wifi tool",		MetaGeek.inSSIDer
 "LibreOffice",		"office suite",		TheDocumentFoundation.LibreOffice
 "Microsoft Teams",	"messenger",		XP8BT8DW290MPQ
 "Mozilla Firefox",	"desktop browser",	9NZVDKPMR9RD
 "Mozilla Thunderbird",	"email client",		Mozilla.Thunderbird
+"Mp3tag",		"mp3 tag editor",	9NN77TCQ1NC8
 "Netflix",		"video player",		9WZDNCRFJ3TJ
 "Notepad++",		"text editor",		Notepad++.Notepad++
 "One Calendar",		"desktop calendar",	9WZDNCRDR0SF

Docs/FAQ.md

@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@ Why use PowerShell?
 
 ✔️ it's **cross-platform** - available for Linux, Mac OS and Windows
 
-✔️ it's **open-source and free** - see the Github repository at https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell 
+✔️ it's **open-source and free** - see the Github repository at: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell 
 
-✔️ it's **easy to learn** - see the tutorial for beginners at https://www.guru99.com/powershell-tutorial.html
+✔️ it's **easy to learn** - see the tutorial for beginners at: https://www.guru99.com/powershell-tutorial.html
 
-✔️ it's **fully documented** - see the PowerShell documentation at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/
+✔️ it's **fully documented** - see the PowerShell documentation at: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/
 
 
 How to get PowerShell?
 ----------------------
-* **On Windows** PowerShell is preinstalled. **However,** the default execution policy is "restricted", meaning script execution is disallowed! To change this, open the *Windows PowerShell (Administrator)* console and enter:
+* **On Windows** PowerShell is preinstalled. **However,** the execution policy is 'restricted' by default! To allow script execution: open the *Windows PowerShell (Administrator)* console and enter:
    ```
    PS> Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope CurrentUser
    ```
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ How to get the PowerShell Scripts?
 * **Otherwise,** download and unzip it from: https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell/archive/master.zip
 
 
+How to execute PowerShell Scripts?
+----------------------------------
+1. In the Windows desktop: right-click the script and select: *Execute with PowerShell*
+2. In a command-line interface (CLI, e.g. *Windows Terminal*, either local or remote via SSH) by typing: `./<FILENAME_OF_SCRIPT>`.
+3. By connecting a context menu item with a script.
+4. By voice control, e.g. see repo [talk2windows](https://github.com/fleschutz/talk2windows) for more information.
+5. By using automation software, e.g. [Jenkins](https://www.jenkins.io).
+6. Automatically on login (see AutoStart folder)/logoff/daily/etc.
+
+
 What about Security?
 --------------------
 * Execute scripts only that you trust (and/or where you have checked the code before)!
@@ -48,7 +58,7 @@ What about Security?
 
 Why do some scripts show gibberish characters?
 ----------------------------------------------
-Those PowerShell scripts are using Unicode characters. Use a modern console supporting UTF-8 such as Windows Terminal, please.
+Those PowerShell scripts are using Unicode characters. Use a modern console supporting UTF-8 such as *Windows Terminal*, please.
 
 
 How to set PowerShell as default shell on Linux?

README.md

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 Mega Collection of PowerShell Scripts
 -------------------------------------
 
-**This repository provides more than 400 useful and cross-platform PowerShell scripts in the [📂Scripts](Scripts/) subfolder - to be used by command-line interface (CLI), for remote control (via SSH), by context menu, by voice control (see repo [talk2windows](https://github.com/fleschutz/talk2windows)), by automation software (e.g. [Jenkins](https://www.jenkins.io/)), automatically on login/logoff/daily/etc., or simply to learn PowerShell.**
+**This repository provides more than 500 useful and cross-platform PowerShell scripts in the [📂Scripts](Scripts/) subfolder - to be used by command-line interface (CLI), for remote control (via SSH), by context menu, by voice control (see repo [talk2windows](https://github.com/fleschutz/talk2windows)), by automation software (e.g. [Jenkins](https://www.jenkins.io/)), automatically on login/logoff/daily/etc., or simply to learn PowerShell.**
 
-**[Download](https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell/releases) | [FAQ](Docs/FAQ.md)** | **Note:** the scripts support Unicode characters, so use a modern console (e.g. *Windows Terminal*).
+**[Download](https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell/releases) | [FAQ](Docs/FAQ.md)** | **Note:** the scripts support Unicode - a modern console is recommended (e.g. *Windows Terminal*)
 
 🔊 Scripts for Audio & Voice 
 -----------------------------
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ Mega Collection of PowerShell Scripts
 | [install-signal-cli.ps1](Scripts/install-signal-cli.ps1) | Installs signal-cli from github.com/AsamK/signal-cli           | [Help](Docs/install-signal-cli.md)  |
 | [install-updates.ps1](Scripts/install-updates.ps1)   | Installs updates (need admin rights)                               | [Help](Docs/install-updates.md)      |
 | [install-wsl.ps1](Scripts/install-wsl.ps1)           | Installs Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), needs admin rights     | [Help](Docs/install-wsl.md)         |
-| [list-cli-tools.ps1](Scripts/list-cli-tools.ps1)     | Lists available command-line interface (CLI) tools                 | [Help](Docs/list-cli-tools.md)      |
+| [list-apps.ps1](Scripts/list-apps.ps1)               | Lists the installed applications                                   | [Help](Docs/list-installed-apps.md) |
+| [list-cli-tools.ps1](Scripts/list-cli-tools.ps1)     | Lists installed command-line interface (CLI) tools                 | [Help](Docs/list-cli-tools.md)      |
 | [list-drives.ps1](Scripts/list-drives.ps1)           | Lists all drives                                                   | [Help](Docs/list-drives.md)         |
 | [list-network-shares.ps1](Scripts/list-network-shares.ps1) | Lists all network shares of the local computer               | [Help](Docs/list-network-shares.md) |
-| [list-installed-apps.ps1](Scripts/list-installed-apps.ps1) | Lists the installed Windows Store apps                       | [Help](Docs/list-installed-apps.md) |
 | [list-installed-software.ps1](Scripts/list-installed-software.ps1) | Lists the installed software (except Windows Store apps) | [Help](Docs/list-installed-software.md)|
 | [list-printers.ps1](Scripts/list-printers.ps1)       | Lists all printer known to the computer                            | [Help](Docs/list-printers.md)       |
 | [list-print-jobs.ps1](Scripts/list-print-jobs.ps1) | Lists all jobs of all printers                                       | [Help](Docs/list-print-jobs.md)     |
@@ -216,63 +216,64 @@ Mega Collection of PowerShell Scripts
 ♻️ Scripts to Convert Files
 ---------------------------
 
-| Script                                                 | Description                                                        | Help                                  |
+| Script                                                 | Description                                                                                         |
-| ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------- |
+| ------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| [convert-csv2txt.ps1](Scripts/convert-csv2txt.ps1)     | Converts a .CSV file to a text file                                | [Help](Docs/convert-csv2txt.md)       |
+| [convert-csv2txt.ps1](Scripts/convert-csv2txt.ps1)     | Converts a .CSV file to a text file. [Read more...](Docs/convert-csv2txt.md)                              |
-| [convert-mysql2csv.ps1](Scripts/convert-mysql2csv.ps1) | Converts a MySQL database table to a .CSV file                     | [Help](Docs/convert-mysql2csv.md)     |
+| [convert-mysql2csv.ps1](Scripts/convert-mysql2csv.ps1) | Converts a MySQL database table to a .CSV file. [Read more...](Docs/convert-mysql2csv.md)                 |
-| [convert-ps2bat.ps1](Scripts/convert-ps2bat.ps1)       | Converts a PowerShell script to a Batch script                     | [Help](Docs/convert-ps2bat.md)        |
+| [convert-ps2bat.ps1](Scripts/convert-ps2bat.ps1)       | Converts a PowerShell script to a Batch script. [Read more...](Docs/convert-ps2bat.md)                    |
-| [convert-ps2md.ps1](Scripts/convert-ps2md.ps1)         | Converts the comment-based help of a PowerShell script to Markdown | [Help](Docs/convert-ps2md.md)         |
+| [convert-ps2md.ps1](Scripts/convert-ps2md.ps1)         | Converts the comment-based help of a PowerShell script to Markdown. [Read more...](Docs/convert-ps2md.md) |
-| [convert-sql2csv.ps1](Scripts/convert-sql2csv.ps1)     | Converts a SQL database table to a .CSV file                       | [Help](Docs/convert-sql2csv.md)       |
+| [convert-sql2csv.ps1](Scripts/convert-sql2csv.ps1)     | Converts a SQL database table to a .CSV file. [Read more...](Docs/convert-sql2csv.md)                     |
-| [convert-txt2wav.ps1](Scripts/convert-txt2wav.ps1)     | Converts text to a .WAV audio file                                 | [Help](Docs/convert-txt2wav.md)       |
+| [convert-txt2wav.ps1](Scripts/convert-txt2wav.ps1)     | Converts text to a .WAV audio file. [Read more...](Docs/convert-txt2wav.md)                               |
-| [export-to-manuals.ps1](Scripts/export-to-manuals.ps1) | Exports all scripts as manuals                                     | [Help](Docs/export-to-manuals.md)     |
+| [export-to-manuals.ps1](Scripts/export-to-manuals.ps1) | Exports all scripts as manuals. [Read more...](Docs/export-to-manuals.md)                                 |
 
 
 📝 Scripts for Git
 -------------------
 
-| Script                                               | Description                                                        | Help                                    |
+| Script                                               | Description                                                                                       |
-| ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------- |
+| ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| [build-repo.ps1](Scripts/build-repo.ps1)             | Builds a Git repository                                            | [Help](Docs/build-repo.md)              |
+| [build-repo.ps1](Scripts/build-repo.ps1)             | Builds a Git repository. [Read more...](Docs/build-repo.md)                                       |
-| [build-repos.ps1](Scripts/build-repos.ps1)           | Builds all Git repositories in a folder                            | [Help](Docs/build-repos.md)             |
+| [build-repos.ps1](Scripts/build-repos.ps1)           | Builds all Git repositories in a folder. [Read more...](Docs/build-repos.md)                      |
-| [clean-repo.ps1](Scripts/clean-repo.ps1)             | Cleans a Git repository from untracked files                       | [Help](Docs/clean-repo.md)              |
+| [check-repo.ps1](Scripts/check-repo.ps1)             | Checks a Git repository. [Read more...](Docs/check-repo.md)                                       |
-| [clean-repos.ps1](Scripts/clean-repos.ps1)           | Cleans all Git repositories in a folder from untracked files       | [Help](Docs/clean-repos.md)             |
+| [clean-repo.ps1](Scripts/clean-repo.ps1)             | Cleans a Git repository from untracked files. [Read more...](Docs/clean-repo.md)                  |
-| [clone-repos.ps1](Scripts/clone-repos.ps1)           | Clones well-known Git repositories                                 | [Help](Docs/clone-repos.md)             |
+| [clean-repos.ps1](Scripts/clean-repos.ps1)           | Cleans all Git repositories in a folder from untracked files. [Read more...](Docs/clean-repos.md) |
-| [configure-git.ps1](Scripts/configure-git.ps1)       | Sets up the Git user configuration                                 | [Help](Docs/configure-git.md)           |
+| [clone-repos.ps1](Scripts/clone-repos.ps1)           | Clones well-known Git repositories. [Read more...](Docs/clone-repos.md)                           |
-| [fetch-repo.ps1](Scripts/fetch-repo.ps1)             | Fetches updates for a Git repository                               | [Help](Docs/fetch-repo.md)              |
+| [configure-git.ps1](Scripts/configure-git.ps1)       | Sets up the Git user configuration. [Read more...](Docs/configure-git.md)                         |
-| [fetch-repos.ps1](Scripts/fetch-repos.ps1)           | Fetches updates for all Git repositories in a folder               | [Help](Docs/fetch-repos.md)             |
+| [fetch-repo.ps1](Scripts/fetch-repo.ps1)             | Fetches updates for a Git repository. [Read more...](Docs/fetch-repo.md)                          |
-| [list-branches.ps1](Scripts/list-branches.ps1)       | Lists all branches in a Git repository                             | [Help](Docs/list-branches.md)           |
+| [fetch-repos.ps1](Scripts/fetch-repos.ps1)           | Fetches updates for all Git repositories in a folder. [Read more...](Docs/fetch-repos.md)         |
-| [list-commits.ps1](Scripts/list-commits.ps1)         | Lists all commits in a Git repository                              | [Help](Docs/list-commits.md)            |
+| [list-branches.ps1](Scripts/list-branches.ps1)       | Lists all branches in a Git repository. [Read more...](Docs/list-branches.md)                     |
-| [list-latest-tag.ps1](Scripts/list-latest-tag.ps1)   | Lists the latest tag on the current branch in a Git repository     | [Help](Docs/list-latest-tag.md)         |
+| [list-commits.ps1](Scripts/list-commits.ps1)         | Lists all commits in a Git repository. [Read more...](Docs/list-commits.md)                       |
-| [list-latest-tags.ps1](Scripts/list-latest-tags.ps1) | Lists the latests tags in all Git repositories under a directory   | [Help](Docs/list-latest-tags.md)        |
+| [list-latest-tag.ps1](Scripts/list-latest-tag.ps1)   | Lists the latest tag on the current branch in a Git repository. [Read more...](Docs/list-latest-tag.md) |
-| [list-repos.ps1](Scripts/list-repos.ps1)             | Lists Git repositories                                             | [Help](Docs/list-repos.md)              |
+| [list-latest-tags.ps1](Scripts/list-latest-tags.ps1) | Lists the latests tags in all Git repositories under a directory. [Read more...](Docs/list-latest-tags.md) |
-| [list-submodules.ps1](Scripts/list-submodules.ps1)   | Lists the submodules in a Git repository                           | [Help](Docs/list-submodules.md)         |
+| [list-repos.ps1](Scripts/list-repos.ps1)             | Lists the Git repositories in a folder. [Read more...](Docs/list-repos.md)                        |
-| [list-tags.ps1](Scripts/list-tags.ps1)               | Lists all tags in a Git repository                                 | [Help](Docs/list-tags.md)               |
+| [list-submodules.ps1](Scripts/list-submodules.ps1)   | Lists the submodules in a Git repository. [Read more...](Docs/list-submodules.md)                 |
-| [new-branch.ps1](Scripts/new-branch.ps1)             | Creates a new branch in a Git repository                           | [Help](Docs/new-branch.md)              |
+| [list-tags.ps1](Scripts/list-tags.ps1)               | Lists all tags in a Git repository. [Read more...](Docs/list-tags.md)                             |
-| [new-tag.ps1](Scripts/new-tag.ps1)                   | Creates a new tag in a Git repository                              | [Help](Docs/new-tag.md)                 |
+| [new-branch.ps1](Scripts/new-branch.ps1)             | Creates a new branch in a Git repository. [Read more...](Docs/new-branch.md)                      |
-| [pick-commit.ps1](Scripts/pick-commit.ps1)           | Cherry-picks a Git commit into multiple branches                   | [Help](Docs/pick-commit.md)             |
+| [new-tag.ps1](Scripts/new-tag.ps1)                   | Creates a new tag in a Git repository. [Read more...](Docs/new-tag.md)                            |
-| [pull-repo.ps1](Scripts/pull-repo.ps1)               | Pulls updates for a Git repository                                 | [Help](Docs/pull-repo.md)               |
+| [pick-commit.ps1](Scripts/pick-commit.ps1)           | Cherry-picks a Git commit into multiple branches. [Read more...](Docs/pick-commit.md)             |
-| [pull-repos.ps1](Scripts/pull-repos.ps1)             | Pulls updates for all Git repositories in a folder                 | [Help](Docs/pull-repos.md)              |
+| [pull-repo.ps1](Scripts/pull-repo.ps1)               | Pulls updates for a Git repository. [Read more...](Docs/pull-repo.md)                             |
-| [remove-tag.ps1](Scripts/remove-tag.ps1)             | Removes a tag in a Git repository                                  | [Help](Docs/remove-tag.md)              |
+| [pull-repos.ps1](Scripts/pull-repos.ps1)             | Pulls updates for all Git repositories in a folder. [Read more...](Docs/pull-repos.md)            |
-| [switch-branch.ps1](Scripts/switch-branch.ps1)       | Switches the branch in a Git repository                            | [Help](Docs/switch-branch.md)           |
+| [remove-tag.ps1](Scripts/remove-tag.ps1)             | Removes a tag in a Git repository. [Read more...](Docs/remove-tag.md)                             |
-| [sync-repo.ps1](Scripts/sync-repo.ps1)               | Synchronizes a Git repository by push & pull                       | [Help](Docs/sync-repo.md)               |
+| [switch-branch.ps1](Scripts/switch-branch.ps1)       | Switches the branch in a Git repository. [Read more...](Docs/switch-branch.md)                    |
+| [sync-repo.ps1](Scripts/sync-repo.ps1)               | Synchronizes a Git repository by push & pull. [Read more...](Docs/sync-repo.md)                   |
 
 🔎 Scripts for PowerShell 
 ------------------------
 
-| Script                                                 | Description                                                        | Help                                  |
+| Script                                                 | Description                                                                                            |
-| ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------- |
+| ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
-| [daily-tasks.sh](Scripts/daily-tasks.sh)               | Execute PowerShell scripts automatically as daily tasks (Linux only) | [Help](Docs/daily-tasks.sh.md)      |
+| [daily-tasks.sh](Scripts/daily-tasks.sh)               | Execute PowerShell scripts automatically as daily tasks (Linux only). [Read more...](Docs/daily-tasks.sh.md) |
-| [introduce-powershell.ps1](Scripts/introduce-powershell.ps1) | Introduces PowerShell to new users                           | [Help](Docs/introduce-powershell.md)  |
+| [introduce-powershell.ps1](Scripts/introduce-powershell.ps1) | Introduces PowerShell to new users. [Read more...](Docs/introduce-powershell.md)                 |
-| [list-aliases.ps1](Scripts/list-aliases.ps1)           | Lists all PowerShell aliases                                       | [Help](Docs/list-aliases.md)          |
+| [list-aliases.ps1](Scripts/list-aliases.ps1)           | Lists all PowerShell aliases. [Read more...](Docs/list-aliases.md)                                     |
-| [list-automatic-variables.ps1](Scripts/list-automatic-variables.ps1) | Lists the automatic variables of PowerShell          | [Help](Docs/list-automatic-variables.md)|
+| [list-automatic-variables.ps1](Scripts/list-automatic-variables.ps1) | Lists the automatic variables of PowerShell. [Read more...](Docs/list-automatic-variables.md)|
-| [list-cheat-sheet.ps1](Scripts/list-cheat-sheet.ps1)   | Lists the PowerShell cheat sheet                                   | [Help](Docs/list-cheat-sheet.md)      |
+| [list-cheat-sheet.ps1](Scripts/list-cheat-sheet.ps1)   | Lists the PowerShell cheat sheet. [Read more...](Docs/list-cheat-sheet.md)                             |
-| [list-cmdlets.ps1](Scripts/list-cmdlets.ps1)           | Lists the PowerShell cmdlets                                       | [Help](Docs/list-cmdlets.md)          |
+| [list-cmdlets.ps1](Scripts/list-cmdlets.ps1)           | Lists the PowerShell cmdlets. [Read more...](Docs/list-cmdlets.md)                                     |
-| [list-console-colors.ps1](Scripts/list-console-colors.ps1) | Lists all console colors                                       | [Help](Docs/list-console-colors.md)   |
+| [list-console-colors.ps1](Scripts/list-console-colors.ps1) | Lists all console colors. [Read more...](Docs/list-console-colors.md)                              |
-| [list-modules.ps1](Scripts/list-modules.ps1)           | Lists the PowerShell modules                                       | [Help](Docs/list-modules.md)          |
+| [list-modules.ps1](Scripts/list-modules.ps1)           | Lists the PowerShell modules. [Read more...](Docs/list-modules.md)                                     |
-| [list-profiles.ps1](Scripts/list-profiles.ps1)         | Lists your PowerShell profiles                                     | [Help](Docs/list-profiles.md)         |
+| [list-profiles.ps1](Scripts/list-profiles.ps1)         | Lists your PowerShell profiles. [Read more...](Docs/list-profiles.md)                                  |
-| [list-scripts.ps1](Scripts/list-scripts.ps1)           | Lists all PowerShell scripts in this repository                    | [Help](Docs/list-scripts.md)          |
+| [list-scripts.ps1](Scripts/list-scripts.ps1)           | Lists all PowerShell scripts in this repository. [Read more...](Docs/list-scripts.md)                  |
-| [new-script.ps1](Scripts/new-script.ps1)               | Creates a new PowerShell script                                    | [Help](Docs/new-script.md)            |
+| [new-script.ps1](Scripts/new-script.ps1)               | Creates a new PowerShell script. [Read more...](Docs/new-script.md)                                    |
-| [set-profile.ps1](Scripts/set-profile.ps1)             | Updates your PowerShell user profile                               | [Help](Docs/set-profile.md)           |
+| [set-profile.ps1](Scripts/set-profile.ps1)             | Updates your PowerShell user profile. [Read more...](Docs/set-profile.md)                              |
 
 🛒 Various PowerShell Scripts 
 ------------------------------

Scripts/cd-repos.ps1

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
-	Sets the working directory to the user's Git repositories folder
+	Sets the working directory to the user's repos folder
 .DESCRIPTION
 	This PowerShell script changes the working directory to the user's Git repositories folder.
 .EXAMPLE
 	PS> ./cd-repos
-	📂/home/Markus/Repos
+	📂C:\Users\Markus\Repos
 .LINK
 	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@
 try {
 	$Path = Resolve-Path "$HOME/Repos"
 	if (-not(Test-Path "$Path" -pathType container)) {
-		throw "Git repositories folder at 📂$Path doesn't exist (yet)"
+		$Path = Resolve-Path "$HOME/source/repos"
+		if (-not(Test-Path "$Path" -pathType container)) {
+			$Path = Resolve-Path "$HOME/Repos"
+			throw "Folder for Git repositories at 📂$Path doesn't exist (yet)"
+		}
 	}
 	Set-Location "$Path"
 	"📂$Path"
@@ -23,4 +27,4 @@ try {
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/cd-users.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Sets the working directory to the users directory
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This PowerShell script changes the working directory to the users directory.
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./cd-users
+	📂C:\Users
+.LINK
+	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
+#>
+
+try {
+	$Path = Resolve-Path "$HOME/.."
+	if (-not(Test-Path "$Path" -pathType container)) {
+		throw "Users directory at 📂$Path doesn't exist (yet)"
+	}
+	Set-Location "$Path"
+	"📂$Path"
+	exit 0 # success
+} catch {
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}

Scripts/check-cpu.ps1

@@ -12,27 +12,42 @@
 	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
 #>
 
+function GetCPUTemperatureInCelsius {
+	$Temp = 99999.9 # unsupported
+	if ($IsLinux) {
+		if (Test-Path "/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp" -pathType leaf) {
+			[int]$IntTemp = Get-Content "/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp"
+			$Temp = [math]::round($IntTemp / 1000.0, 1)
+		}
+	} else {
+		$Objects = Get-WmiObject -Query "SELECT * FROM Win32_PerfFormattedData_Counters_ThermalZoneInformation" -Namespace "root/CIMV2"
+		foreach ($Obj in $Objects) {
+			$HiPrec = $Obj.HighPrecisionTemperature
+			$Temp = [math]::round($HiPrec / 100.0, 1)
+		}
+	}
+	return $Temp;
+}
+
 try {
-	if (test-path "/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp" -pathType leaf) {
+	$Celsius = GetCPUTemperatureInCelsius
-		[int]$IntTemp = get-content "/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp"
+	if ($Celsius -eq 99999.9) {
-		$Temp = [math]::round($IntTemp / 1000.0, 1)
+		$Temp = "no temp"
+	} elseif ($Celsius -gt 50) {
+		$Temp = "$($Celsius)°C hot"
+	} elseif ($Celsius -gt 0) {
+		$Temp = "$($Celsius)°C warm"
 	} else {
-		$data = Get-WMIObject -Query "SELECT * FROM Win32_PerfFormattedData_Counters_ThermalZoneInformation" -Namespace "root/CIMV2"
+		$Temp = "$($Celsius)°C cold"
-		$Temp = @($data)[0].HighPrecisionTemperature
+	} 
-		$Temp = [math]::round($Temp / 100.0, 1)
+
-	}
+	if ($IsLinux) {
-	if ($Temp -gt 80) {
+		"✅ CPU is $Temp."
-		$Reply = "CPU is $($Temp)°C extremely hot!"
-	} elseif ($Temp -gt 50) {
-		$Reply = "CPU is $($Temp)°C hot."
-	} elseif ($Temp -gt 0) {
-		$Reply = "CPU is $($Temp)°C warm."
-	} elseif ($Temp -gt -20) {
-		$Reply = "CPU is $($Temp)°C cold."
 	} else {
-		$Reply = "CPU is $($Temp)°C extremely cold!"
+		$Details = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Processor
+		$DeviceName = $Details.Name.trim()
+		"✅ $DeviceName ($($Details.DeviceID), $($Details.MaxClockSpeed)MHz, $Temp)."
 	}
-	& "$PSScriptRoot/give-reply.ps1" $Reply
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"

Scripts/check-date.ps1

@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-<#
-.SYNOPSIS
-	Determines the current date 
-.DESCRIPTION
-	This PowerShell script determines and speaks the current date by text-to-speech (TTS).
-.EXAMPLE
-	PS> ./check-date
-	✔️ It's Sunday, October 17, 2021
-.LINK
-	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
-.NOTES
-	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
-#>
-
-try {
-	[system.threading.thread]::currentthread.currentculture=[system.globalization.cultureinfo]"en-US"
-	$Weekday = (Get-Date -format "dddd")
-	$CurrentDate = (Get-Date).ToShortDateString()
-
-	& "$PSScriptRoot/give-reply.ps1" "It's $Weekday, $CurrentDate"
-	exit 0 # success
-} catch {
-	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
-	exit 1
-}

Scripts/check-dns.ps1

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Checks the DNS resolution 
 .DESCRIPTION
-	This PowerShell script checks the DNS resolution using frequently used domain names.
+	This PowerShell script measures and prints the DNS resolution speed by using 200 frequently used domain names.
 .EXAMPLE
 	PS> ./check-dns
 .LINK
@@ -12,28 +12,28 @@
 #>
  
 try {
-	"⏳ Step 1/2 - Reading table from Data/domains.csv..."
+	Write-Progress "⏳ Step 1/2 - Reading from Data/frequent-domains.csv..."
-	$Table = Import-CSV "$PSScriptRoot/../Data/domains.csv"
+	$Table = Import-CSV "$PSScriptRoot/../Data/frequent-domains.csv"
 	$NumRows = $Table.Length
 
-	"⏳ Step 2/2 - Resolving $NumRows domains..."
+	Write-Progress "⏳ Step 2/2 - Resolving $NumRows domains..."
 	$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
 	if ($IsLinux) {
-		foreach($Row in $Table) { $null = dig $Row.Domain +short }
+		foreach($Row in $Table){$nop=dig $Row.Domain +short}
 	} else {
-		foreach($Row in $Table) { $null = Resolve-DNSName $Row.Domain }
+		foreach($Row in $Table){$nop=Resolve-DNSName $Row.Domain}
 	}
 
 	[float]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
 	$Average = [math]::round($NumRows / $Elapsed, 1)
-	if ($Average -gt 200.0) { $Rating = "excellent" 
+
-	} elseif ($Average -gt 100.0) { $Rating = "quite good"
+	if ($Average -gt 10.0) {
-	} elseif ($Average -gt 10.0) { $Rating = "good"
+		"✅ DNS resolves $Average domains per second."
-	} else { $Rating = "poor"
+	} else {  
+		"⚠️ DNS resolves only $Average domains per second!"
 	}
-	"✔️ $Average DNS domain lookups per second - $Rating"
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/check-drives.ps1

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
-	Checks the free space of all drives
+	Checks the drive space
 .DESCRIPTION
-	This PowerShell script checks all drives for free space left (20 GB by default).
+	This PowerShell script checks all drives for free space left.
+.PARAMETER MinLevel
+	Specifies the minimum warning level (10 GB by default)
 .EXAMPLE
 	PS> ./check-drives
 .LINK
@@ -11,22 +13,26 @@
 	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
 #>
 
+param([int]$MinLevel = 10) # 10 GB minimum
+
 try {
 	$Drives = Get-PSDrive -PSProvider FileSystem 
 	foreach($Drive in $Drives) {
-		$DriveDetails = (Get-PSDrive $Drive.Name)
+		$ID = $Drive.Name
-		[int]$Free = (($DriveDetails.Free / 1024) / 1024) / 1024
+		$Details = (Get-PSDrive $ID)
-		[int]$Used = (($DriveDetails.Used / 1024) / 1024) / 1024
+		[int]$Free = $Details.Free / 1GB
+ 		[int]$Used = $Details.Used / 1GB
 		[int]$Total = ($Used + $Free)
 
-		if ($Total -eq "0") {
+		if ($Total -eq 0) {
-			$Reply = "Drive $($Drive.Name) is empty."
+			"✅ Drive $ID is empty."
 		} elseif ($Free -lt $MinLevel) {
-			$Reply = "Drive $($Drive.Name) has only $Free GB left to use! $Used of $Total GB is in use."
+			"⚠️ Drive $ID has only $Free GB of $Total GB left to use!"
+		} elseif ($Used -lt $Free) {
+			"✅ Drive $ID uses $Used GB of $Total GB."
 		} else {
-			$Reply = "Drive $($Drive.Name) has $($Free) GB left, $($Total) GB total."
+			"✅ Drive $ID has $Free GB of $Total GB left."
 		}
-		"* $Reply"
 	}
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {

Scripts/check-gpu.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+        Checks the GPU 
+.DESCRIPTION
+        This PowerShell script queries GPU details and prints it.
+.EXAMPLE
+        PS> ./check-gpu
+.LINK
+        https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES
+        Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
+#>
+
+function Bytes2String { param([int64]$Bytes)
+        if ($Bytes -lt 1000) { return "$Bytes bytes" }
+        $Bytes /= 1000
+        if ($Bytes -lt 1000) { return "$($Bytes)KB" }
+        $Bytes /= 1000
+        if ($Bytes -lt 1000) { return "$($Bytes)MB" }
+        $Bytes /= 1000
+        if ($Bytes -lt 1000) { return "$($Bytes)GB" }
+        $Bytes /= 1000
+        return "$($Bytes)TB"
+}
+
+try {
+	if ($IsLinux) {
+		# TODO
+	} else {
+		$Details = Get-WmiObject Win32_VideoController
+		$Model = $Details.Caption
+		$RAMSize = $Details.AdapterRAM
+		$ResWidth = $Details.CurrentHorizontalResolution
+		$ResHeight = $Details.CurrentVerticalResolution
+		$BitsPerPixel = $Details.CurrentBitsPerPixel
+		$RefreshRate = $Details.CurrentRefreshRate
+		$DriverVersion = $Details.DriverVersion
+		$Status = $Details.Status
+		 "✅ $Model ($(Bytes2String $RAMSize), $ResWidth x $ResHeight pixels, $BitsPerPixel bit, $RefreshRate Hz, driver $DriverVersion, status $Status)."
+	}
+} catch {
+        "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+        exit 1
+}

Scripts/check-health.ps1

@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
-	Checks the computer health 
+	Checks the system health 
 .DESCRIPTION
-	This PowerShell script checks the health of the local computer.
+	This PowerShell script checks some health parameter of the local computer.
 .EXAMPLE
 	PS> ./check-health
-	✔️ 1213 GB left for swap space (67 of 1280 GB used)
-	✔️ 172 GB left on drive C (61 of 233 GB used)
-	✔️ 30.3 °C CPU temperature - good
-	✔️ DNS resolution is 19.7 domains per second
-	✔️ 29 ms ping average (13 ms min, 110 ms max, 10 hosts)
 .LINK
 	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES
@@ -18,13 +13,15 @@
 
 & "$PSScriptRoot/check-uptime.ps1"
 & "$PSScriptRoot/check-operating-system.ps1"
+& "$PSScriptRoot/check-time-zone.ps1"
+& "$PSScriptRoot/check-cpu.ps1"
+& "$PSScriptRoot/check-ram.ps1"
+& "$PSScriptRoot/check-gpu.ps1"
+& "$PSScriptRoot/check-smart-devices.ps1"
 & "$PSScriptRoot/check-swap-space.ps1"
 & "$PSScriptRoot/check-drives.ps1"
-& "$PSScriptRoot/check-cpu.ps1"
 & "$PSScriptRoot/check-dns.ps1"
 & "$PSScriptRoot/check-ping.ps1"
 & "$PSScriptRoot/check-vpn.ps1"
-if ($IsLinux) {
+& "$PSScriptRoot/check-pending-reboot.ps1"
-	& "$PSScriptRoot/check-smart-devices.ps1" 
-}
 exit 0 # success

Scripts/check-operating-system.ps1

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
-	Determines the exact OS version 
+	Query OS details
 .DESCRIPTION
-	This PowerShell script determines and says the exact operating system version by text-to-speech (TTS).
+	This PowerShell script queries and lists operating system details.
 .EXAMPLE
 	PS> ./check-operating-system
 .LINK
@@ -13,17 +13,22 @@
 
 try {
 	if ($IsLinux) {
-		$Reply = (uname -sr)
+		"✅ $(uname -sr)."
 	} else {
 		$OS = Get-WmiObject -class Win32_OperatingSystem
-		$OSname = $OS.Caption
+		$Name = $OS.Caption
-		$OSarchitecture = $OS.OSArchitecture
+		$Arch = $OS.OSArchitecture
-		$OSversion = $OS.Version
+		$Version = $OS.Version
-		$Reply = "$OSname for $OSarchitecture version $OSversion"
+
+		[system.threading.thread]::currentthread.currentculture = [system.globalization.cultureinfo]"en-US"
+		$OSDetails = Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem
+		$BuildNo = $OSDetails.BuildNumber
+		$Serial = $OSDetails.SerialNumber
+		$InstallDate = $OSDetails.InstallDate
+		"✅ $Name ($Arch, v$Version, serial $Serial), installed $($InstallDate.ToShortDateString())."
 	} 
-	& "$PSScriptRoot/give-reply.ps1" "$Reply"
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/check-outlook.ps1

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
-	Checks Outlook's Inbox 
+	Checks Outlook's inbox 
 .DESCRIPTION
-	This PowerShell script checks the inbox of Outlook for new mails.
+	This PowerShell script checks the inbox of Outlook for new/unread mails.
 .EXAMPLE
 	PS> ./check-outlook
 .LINK
@@ -17,23 +17,14 @@ try {
 	$Namespace = $Outlook.GetNameSpace("MAPI")
 	$Inbox = $Namespace.GetDefaultFolder(6) # 6 = olFolderInbox
 	[int]$Unread = 0
-	$Sender = ""
-	[switch]$SameSender = $true
 	foreach($Mail in $Inbox.Items) {
 		if ($Mail.Unread -eq $false) { continue }
+		"⚠️ New mail '$($Mail.Subject)' from $($Mail.SenderName)."
 		$Unread++
-		if ("$Sender" -eq "") { $Sender = $Mail.SenderName
-		} elseif ("$Sender" -ne "$($Mail.SenderName)") { $SameSender = $false }
-		$Subject = $Mail.Subject
 	}
-	if ($Unread -eq 0) {		$Reply = "No new mails."
+	if ($Unread -eq 0) { "✅ No new mails." }
-	} elseif ($Unread -eq 1) {	$Reply = "One new mail from $Sender regarding $Subject."
-	} elseif ($SameSender) {	$Reply = "$Unread new mails from $Sender."
-	} else {			$Reply = "$Unread new mails."
-	}
-	"$Reply"
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/check-pending-reboot.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Check for pending reboots
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This PowerShell script checks different registry keys and values to determine if a reboot is pending.
+.EXAMPLE
+	./check-pending-reboot.ps1
+.LINK
+        https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES
+        Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
+#>
+
+function Test-RegistryValue { param([parameter(Mandatory=$true)][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]$Path, [parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]$Value)
+	try {
+		Get-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Value -EA Stop
+		return $true
+	} catch {
+		return $false
+	}
+}
+
+$Reason = ""
+
+if (Test-Path -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\RebootRequired") {
+	$Reason += ", found registry entry: '...\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\RebootRequired'"
+}
+if (Test-Path -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\PostRebootReporting") {
+	$Reason += ", found registry entry: '...\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\PostRebootReporting'"
+}
+if (Test-Path -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\RebootPending") {
+	$Reason += ", found registry entry: '...\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\RebootPending'"
+}
+if (Test-Path -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ServerManager\CurrentRebootAttempts") {
+	$Reason += ", found registry entry: '...\Microsoft\ServerManager\CurrentRebootAttempts'"
+}
+if (Test-RegistryValue -Path "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing" -Value "RebootInProgress") {
+	$Reason += ", found registry entry: '...\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing' with 'RebootInProgress'"
+}
+if (Test-RegistryValue -Path "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing" -Value "PackagesPending") {
+	$Reason += ", found registry entry: '...\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing' with 'PackagesPending'"
+}
+#if (Test-RegistryValue -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager" -Value "PendingFileRenameOperations") {
+#	$Reason += ", found registry entry '...\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager' with 'PendingFileRenameOperations'"
+#}
+if (Test-RegistryValue -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager" -Value "PendingFileRenameOperations2") {
+	$Reason += ", found registry entry '...\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager' with 'PendingFileRenameOperations2'"
+}
+if (Test-RegistryValue -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce" -Value "DVDRebootSignal") {
+	$Reason += ", found registry entry '...\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce' with 'DVDRebootSignal'"
+}
+if (Test-RegistryValue -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon" -Value "JoinDomain") {
+	$Reason += ", found registry entry '...\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon' with 'JoinDomain'"
+}
+if (Test-RegistryValue -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon" -Value "AvoidSpnSet") {
+	$Reason += ", found registry entry '...\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon' with 'AvoidSpnSet'"
+}
+if ($Reason -ne "") {
+	"⚠️ Pending reboot ($($Reason.substring(2)))."	
+} else {
+	"✅ No pending reboot."
+}
+exit 0 # success

Scripts/check-ping.ps1

@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
-	Checks the ping latency to selected Internet hosts
+	Checks the ping latency 
 .DESCRIPTION
-	This PowerShell script checks the ping latency from the local computer to selected Internet hosts.
+	This PowerShell script checks the ping latency from the local computer to some Internet hosts.
-	The hosts by default are: amazon.com,bing.com,cnn.com,dropbox.com,facebook.com,google.com,live.com,twitter.com,youtube.com
 .PARAMETER hosts
-	Specifies the hosts to check (separated by comma)
+	Specifies the hosts to check, seperated by comma (default is: amazon.com,bing.com,cnn.com,dropbox.com,facebook.com,google.com,live.com,twitter.com,youtube.com)
 .EXAMPLE
 	PS> ./check-ping
-	✔️ Average ping is 36ms average (13ms min, 109ms max)
+	✅ Ping is 25ms average, 13ms min, 109ms max.
 .LINK
 	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES
@@ -18,28 +17,22 @@
 param([string]$hosts = "amazon.com,bing.com,cnn.com,dropbox.com,facebook.com,google.com,live.com,twitter.com,youtube.com")
 
 try {
-	write-progress "Sending pings to $hosts..."
+	Write-Progress "⏳ Pinging $hosts..."
 	$HostsArray = $hosts.Split(",")
-	$Pings = test-connection -count 1 -computerName $HostsArray
+	$Pings = Test-Connection -count 1 -computerName $HostsArray
 
 	[int]$Min = 9999999
-	[int]$Max = 0
+	[int]$Max = [int]$Avg = 0
-	[int]$Avg = 0
 	foreach($Ping in $Pings) {
-		if ($IsLinux) {
+		if ($IsLinux) {	[int]$Latency = $Ping.latency } else { [int]$Latency = $Ping.ResponseTime }
-			[int]$Latency = $Ping.latency
-		} else {
-			[int]$Latency = $Ping.ResponseTime
-		}
 		if ($Latency -lt $Min) { $Min = $Latency }
 		if ($Latency -gt $Max) { $Max = $Latency }
 		$Avg += $Latency
 	}
-	$Avg = $Avg / $Pings.count
+	$Avg /= $Pings.count
-
+	"✅ Ping is $($Avg)ms average, $($Min)ms min, $($Max)ms max."
-	& "$PSScriptRoot/give-reply.ps1" "$($Avg)ms average ping time ($($Min)ms min, $($Max)ms max)"
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/check-ram.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Checks the RAM 
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This PowerShell script queries and prints details of the installed RAM.
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./check-ram
+.LINK
+	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
+#>
+
+function GetRAMType { param([int]$Type)
+	switch($Type) {
+	2 { return "DRAM" }
+	5 { return "EDO RAM" }
+	6 { return "EDRAM" }
+	7 { return "VRAM" }
+	8 { return "SRAM" }
+	10 { return "ROM" }
+	11 { return "Flash RAM" }
+	12 { return "EEPROM" }
+	13 { return "FEPROM" }
+	14 { return "EPROM" }
+	15 { return "CDRAM" }
+	16 { return "3DRAM" }
+	17 { return "SDRAM" }
+	18 { return "SGRAM" }
+	19 { return "RDRAM" }
+	20 { return "DDR RAM" }
+	21 { return "DDR2 RAM" }
+	22 { return "DDR2 FB-DIMM" }
+	24 { return "DDR3 RAM" }
+	26 { return "DDR4 RAM" }
+	27 { return "DDR5 RAM" }
+	28 { return "DDR6 RAM" }
+	29 { return "DDR7 RAM" }
+	default { return "RAM" }
+	}
+}
+
+try {
+	if ($IsLinux) {
+		# TODO
+	} else {
+		$Banks = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_PhysicalMemory
+		foreach ($Bank in $Banks) {
+			$Capacity = $Bank.Capacity / (1024 * 1024 * 1024)
+			$Type = GetRAMType $Bank.SMBIOSMemoryType
+			$Speed = $Bank.Speed
+			[float]$Voltage = $Bank.ConfiguredVoltage / 1000.0
+			$Manufacturer = $Bank.Manufacturer
+			$Location = "$($Bank.BankLabel)/$($Bank.DeviceLocator)"
+			"✅ $($Capacity)GB $Type ($($Speed)MHz, $($Voltage)V) at $Location by $Manufacturer."
+		}
+	}
+	exit 0 # success
+} catch {
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}

Scripts/check-repo.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Checks a Git repository
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This PowerShell script verifies the integrity of a local Git repository.
+.PARAMETER RepoDir
+	Specifies the path to the Git repository (current working dir by default)
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./check-repo
+.LINK
+	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
+#>
+
+param([string]$RepoDir = "$PWD")
+
+try {
+	$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
+
+	Write-Host "⏳ (1/11) Searching for Git executable...  " -noNewline
+	& git --version
+	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" }
+
+	Write-Host "⏳ (2/11) Checking path...                 " -noNewline
+	$FullPath = Resolve-Path "$RepoDir"
+	if (!(Test-Path "$FullPath" -pathType Container)) { throw "Can't access folder: $FullPath" }
+	"$FullPath"
+
+	Write-Host "⏳ (3/11) Searching for 📂.git...          " -noNewline
+	if (!(Test-Path "$FullPath/.git" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access folder: $FullPath/.git" }
+	"OK"
+
+	Write-Host "⏳ (4/11) Query remote URL...              " -noNewline
+	& git -C "$FullPath" remote get-url origin
+	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git remote get-url origin' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
+
+	Write-Host "⏳ (5/11) Query current branch...          " -noNewline
+	& git -C "$FullPath" branch --show-current
+	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git branch --show-current' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
+
+	Write-Host "⏳ (6/11) Trying to fetch...               " -noNewline
+	& git -C "$FullPath" fetch
+	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git branch --show-current' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
+	Write-Host "OK"
+
+	Write-Host "⏳ (7/11) Query latest tag...              " -noNewline
+        $LatestTagCommitID = (git -C "$FullPath" rev-list --tags --max-count=1)
+        $LatestTagName = (git -C "$FullPath" describe --tags $LatestTagCommitID)
+        Write-Host "$LatestTagName (commit $LatestTagCommitID)"
+
+	Write-Host "⏳ (8/11) Verify data integrity..."
+	& git -C "$FullPath" fsck 
+	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git fsck' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
+
+	Write-Host "⏳ (9/11) Run maintenance tasks..."
+	& git -C "$FullPath" maintenance run
+	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git maintenance run' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
+
+	Write-Host "⏳ (10/11) Query submodule status...        " -noNewline
+	& git -C "$FullPath" submodule status
+	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git submodule status' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
+	" "
+
+	Write-Host "⏳ (11/11) Query repository status...      " -noNewline
+	& git -C "$FullPath" status --short 
+	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git status --short' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
+	" "
+
+	$RepoDirName = (Get-Item "$FullPath").Name
+	[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
+	"✔️ checked 📂$RepoDirName repo in $Elapsed sec"
+	exit 0 # success
+} catch {
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}

Scripts/check-smart-devices.ps1

@@ -1,34 +1,71 @@
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
-	Performs a selftest on your S.M.A.R.T. HDD/SSD devices.
+	Checks SMART devices
 .DESCRIPTION
-	This PowerShell script performs a selftest on your S.M.A.R.T. HDD/SSD devices.
+	This PowerShell script queries S.M.A.R.T. HDD/SSD device details and prints it.
-        It requires smartctl (smartmontools package) and admin rights.
-.PARAMETER type
-	Specifies the type of selftest: either short (default) or long
 .EXAMPLE
 	PS> ./check-smart-devices
-	✔️ short selftest started on S.M.A.R.T. device /dev/sda
+	✅ 1TB Samsung SSD 970 EVO via NVMe, 37°C, 2388 hours, 289x on, v2B2QEXE7, selftest passed.
 .LINK
 	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES
 	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
 #>
 
-#Requires -RunAsAdministrator
+function Bytes2String { param([int64]$Bytes)
-
+	if ($Bytes -lt 1000) { return "$Bytes bytes" }
-param([string]$type = "short")
+	$Bytes /= 1000
+	if ($Bytes -lt 1000) { return "$($Bytes)KB" }
+	$Bytes /= 1000
+	if ($Bytes -lt 1000) { return "$($Bytes)MB" }
+	$Bytes /= 1000
+	if ($Bytes -lt 1000) { return "$($Bytes)GB" }
+	$Bytes /= 1000
+	if ($Bytes -lt 1000) { return "$($Bytes)TB" }
+	$Bytes /= 1000
+	if ($Bytes -lt 1000) { return "$($Bytes)PB" }
+	$Bytes /= 1000
+	if ($Bytes -lt 1000) { return "$($Bytes)EB" }
+}
 
 try {
-	$Result=(smartctl --version)
+	Write-Progress "⏳ Step 1/3 - Searching for smartctl executable..."
+	$Result = (smartctl --version)
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'smartctl' - make sure smartmontools are installed" }
 
-	$Devices = $(sudo smartctl --scan-open)
+	Write-Progress "⏳ Step 2/3 - Scanning S.M.A.R.T devices..."
+	if ($IsLinux) {
+		$Devices = $(sudo smartctl --scan-open)
+	} else {
+		$Devices = $(smartctl --scan-open)
+	}
 	foreach($Device in $Devices) {
+		Write-Progress "⏳ Step 3/3 - Querying S.M.A.R.T devices..."
 		$Array = $Device.split(" ")
 		$Device = $Array[0]
-		$Result = (sudo smartctl --test=$type $Device)
+		if ("$Device" -eq "#") {
-		"✔️ $type selftest started on S.M.A.R.T. device $Device"
+			continue
+		} elseif ($IsLinux) {
+			$Details = (sudo smartctl --all --json $Device) | ConvertFrom-Json
+			$null = (sudo smartctl --test=short $Device)
+		} else {
+			$Details = (smartctl --all --json $Device) | ConvertFrom-Json
+			$null = (smartctl --test=short $Device)
+		}
+		$ModelName = $Details.model_name
+		$Protocol = $Details.device.protocol
+		[int64]$GBytes = $Details.user_capacity.bytes
+		if ($GBytes -gt 0) {
+			$Capacity = "$(Bytes2String $GBytes) "
+		} else {
+			$Capacity = ""
+		}
+		$Temp = $Details.temperature.current
+		$Firmware = $Details.firmware_version
+		$PowerOn = $Details.power_cycle_count
+		$Hours = $Details.power_on_time.hours
+		if ($Details.smart_status.passed) { $Status = "passed" } else { $Status = "FAILED" }
+		"✅ $($Capacity)$ModelName via $Protocol, $($Temp)°C, $($Hours) hours, $($PowerOn)x on, v$($Firmware), selftest $Status."
 	}
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {

Scripts/check-swap-space.ps1

@@ -4,41 +4,43 @@
 .DESCRIPTION
 	This PowerShell script checks the free swap space.
 .PARAMETER MinLevel
-	Specifies the minimum level (50 GB by default)
+	Specifies the minimum level (10 GB by default)
 .EXAMPLE
 	PS> ./check-swap-space
-	✔️ 1213 GB left for swap space (67 of 1280 GB used)
+	✅ Swap space uses 63 GB of 1856 GB.
 .LINK
 	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES
 	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
 #>
 
-param([int]$MinLevel = 50) # minimum level in GB
+param([int]$MinLevel = 10) # minimum level in GB
 
 try {
+	[int]$Total = [int]$Used = [int]$Free = 0
 	if ($IsLinux) {
 		$Result = $(free --mega | grep Swap:)
 		[int]$Total = $Result.subString(5,14)
 		[int]$Used = $Result.substring(20,13)
-		[int]$Free = $Result.substring(31,12)
+		[int]$Free = $Result.substring(32,11)
 	} else {
-		$Items = get-wmiobject -class "Win32_PageFileUsage" -namespace "root\CIMV2" -computername localhost 
+		$Items = Get-WmiObject -class "Win32_PageFileUsage" -namespace "root\CIMV2" -computername localhost 
 		foreach ($Item in $Items) { 
-			[int]$Total = $Item.AllocatedBaseSize
+			$Total = $Item.AllocatedBaseSize
-			[int]$Used = $Item.CurrentUsage
+			$Used = $Item.CurrentUsage
-			[int]$Free = ($Total - $Used)
+			$Free = ($Total - $Used)
 		} 
 	}
 
-	if ($Total -eq "0") {
+	if ($Total -eq 0) {
-        	$Reply = "No swap space configured!"
+        	"⚠️ No swap space!"
 	} elseif ($Free -lt $MinLevel) {
-        	$Reply = "Swap space has only $Free GB left to use! ($Used of $Total GB used, minimum is $MinLevel GB)"
+		"⚠️ Swap space has only $Free GB of $Total GB left to use!"
+	} elseif ($Used -lt $Free) {
+		"✅ Swap space uses $Used GB of $Total GB."
 	} else {
-		$Reply = "Swap space has $Free GB left ($Total GB total)"
+		"✅ Swap space has $Free GB of $Total GB left."
 	}
-	& "$PSScriptRoot/give-reply.ps1" "$Reply"
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"

Scripts/check-time-zone.ps1

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
-	Determines the time zone
+	Checks the time zone setting
 .DESCRIPTION
-	This PowerShell script determines and returns the current time zone.
+	This PowerShell script determines and prints the current time zone.
 .EXAMPLE
 	PS> ./check-time-zone
 .LINK
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@
 #>
 
 try {
-	$TimeZone = (Get-Timezone)
+	[system.threading.thread]::currentThread.currentCulture = [system.globalization.cultureInfo]"en-US"
-
+	$Time = $((Get-Date).ToShortTimeString())
-	& "$PSScriptRoot/give-reply.ps1" "It's $($TimeZone.DisplayName)"
+	$TZ = (Get-Timezone)
+	if ($TZ.SupportsDaylightSavingTime) { $DST=" & +01:00:00 DST" } else { $DST="" }
+	"✅ $Time in $($TZ.Id) (UTC+$($TZ.BaseUtcOffset)$DST)."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/check-uptime.ps1

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
-	Determines the uptime 
+	Check uptime 
 .DESCRIPTION
-	This PowerShell script determines and says the uptime by text-to-speech (TTS).
+	This PowerShell script queries and prints the uptime.
 .EXAMPLE
 	PS> ./check-uptime
 .LINK
@@ -16,32 +16,29 @@ try {
 		$Uptime = (get-uptime)
 	} else {
 		$BootTime = Get-WinEvent -ProviderName eventlog | Where-Object {$_.Id -eq 6005} | Select-Object TimeCreated -First 1 
-		$TimeNow = Get-Date 
+		$Uptime = New-TimeSpan -Start $BootTime.TimeCreated.Date -End (Get-Date)
-		$Uptime = New-TimeSpan -Start $BootTime.TimeCreated.Date -End $TimeNow
 	}
-	
 	$Days = $Uptime.Days
 	$Hours = $Uptime.Hours
 	$Minutes = $Uptime.Minutes 
 
-	$Reply = "I'm up for "
+	$Reply = "Up for "
 	if ($Days -eq "1") {
 		$Reply += "1 day, "
 	} elseif ($Days -ne "0") {
 		$Reply += "$Days days, "
 	}
 	if ($Hours -eq "1") {
-		$Reply += "1 hour "
+		$Reply += "1 hour, "
 	} elseif ($Hours -ne "0") {
-		$Reply += "$Hours hours "
+		$Reply += "$Hours hours, "
 	}
 	if ($Minutes -eq "1") {
-		$Reply += "and 1 minute"
+		$Reply += "1 minute"
-	} elseif ($Minutes -ne "0") {
+	} else {
-		$Reply += "and $Minutes minutes"
+		$Reply += "$Minutes minutes"
 	}
-	$Reply += "."
+	"✅ $Reply."
-	& "$PSScriptRoot/give-reply.ps1" "$Reply"
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"

Scripts/check-vpn.ps1

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
-	Checks the VPN connections
+	Checks the VPN connection
 .DESCRIPTION
-	This PowerShell script checks the status of all available VPN connections.
+	This PowerShell script queries and prints the status of any VPN connection.
 .EXAMPLE
 	PS> ./check-vpn
 .LINK
@@ -12,13 +12,17 @@
 #>
 
 try {
-	$FoundOne = $false
+	$NoVPN = $true
-	$Connections = (Get-VPNConnection)
+	if ($IsLinux) {
-	foreach($Connection in $Connections) {
+		# TODO
-		"VPN $($Connection.Name) is $($Connection.ConnectionStatus)."
+	} else {
-		$FoundOne = $true
+		$Connections = (Get-VPNConnection)
+		foreach($Connection in $Connections) {
+			"✅ VPN '$($Connection.Name)' is $($Connection.ConnectionStatus)."
+			$NoVPN = $false
+		}
 	}
-	if (!$FoundOne) { throw "No VPN connection available" }
+	if ($NoVPN) { "⚠️ No VPN connection." }
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"

Scripts/clean-repo.ps1

@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ param([string]$RepoDir = "$PWD")
 try {
 	$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
 
-	"⏳ Step 1/4 - Searching for Git executable..."
+	Write-Host "⏳ (1/4) Searching for Git executable...  " -noNewline
 	& git --version
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" }
 
 	$RepoDirName = (Get-Item "$RepoDir").Name
-	"⏳ Step 2/4 - Checking folder 📂$RepoDirName..."
+	"⏳ (2/4) Checking folder 📂$RepoDirName..."
 	if (-not(Test-Path "$RepoDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access folder '$RepoDir' - maybe a typo or missing folder permissions?" }
 
-	"⏳ Step 3/4 - Cleaning Git repository from untracked files..."
+	"⏳ (3/4) Removing untracked files in repository..."
 	& git -C "$RepoDir" clean -xfd -f # to delete all untracked files in the main repo
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") {
 		"'git clean' failed with exit code $lastExitCode, retrying once..."
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ try {
 		if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git clean' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
 	}
 
-	"⏳ Step 4/4 - Cleaning Git submodules from untracked files..."
+	"⏳ (4/4) Removing untracked files in submodules..."
 	& git -C "$RepoDir" submodule foreach --recursive git clean -xfd -f # to delete all untracked files in the submodules
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git clean' in the submodules failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
 

Scripts/configure-git.ps1

@@ -22,29 +22,33 @@ param([string]$FullName = "", [string]$EmailAddress = "", [string]$FavoriteEdito
 try {
 	$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
 		
-	"⏳ Step 1/4 - Searching for Git executable..."
+	Write-Host "⏳ (1/6) Searching for Git executable...  " -noNewline
 	& git --version
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" }
 
-	"⏳ Step 2/4 - Input details..."
+	"⏳ (2/6) Asking for details..."
 	if ($FullName -eq "") { $FullName = read-host "Enter your full name" }
 	if ($EmailAddress -eq "") { $EmailAddress = read-host "Enter your e-mail address"}
-	if ($FavoriteEditor -eq "") { $FavoriteEditor = read-host "Enter your favorite text editor (emacs,nano,vi,vim,...)" }
+	if ($FavoriteEditor -eq "") { $FavoriteEditor = read-host "Enter your favorite text editor (atom,emacs,nano,subl,vi,vim,...)" }
 
-	"⏳ Step 3/4 - Saving basic settings (name,email,editor,symlinks,etc.)..."
+	"⏳ (3/6) Saving personal settings (name,email,editor)..."
 	& git config --global user.name $FullName
 	& git config --global user.email $EmailAddress
 	& git config --global core.editor $FavoriteEditor
-	& git config --global core.autocrlf false
-	& git config --global core.symlinks true
-	& git config --global core.longpaths true
-	& git config --global http.sslVerify false
-	& git config --global init.defaultBranch main
-	& git config --global merge.renamelimit 99999
-	& git config --global pull.rebase false
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git config' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
 
-	"⏳ Step 4/4 - Saving basic shortcuts (co,br,ci,st,pl,ps,mrg,chp,ls,smu)..."
+	"⏳ (4/6) Saving basic settings (autocrlf,symlinks,longpaths,etc.)..."
+	& git config --global core.autocrlf false          # don't change newlines
+	& git config --global core.symlinks true           # enable support for symbolic link files
+	& git config --global core.longpaths true          # enable support for long file paths
+	& git config --global http.sslVerify false
+	& git config --global init.defaultBranch main      # set the default branch name to 'main'
+	& git config --global merge.renamelimit 99999
+	& git config --global pull.rebase false
+	& git config --global fetch.parallel 0             # enable parallel fetching to improve the speed
+	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git config' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
+
+	"⏳ (5/6) Saving shortcuts (git co, git br, etc.)..."
 	& git config --global alias.co "checkout"
 	& git config --global alias.br "branch"
 	& git config --global alias.ci "commit"
@@ -57,11 +61,12 @@ try {
 	& git config --global alias.smu "submodule update --init"
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git config' failed" }
 
-	[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
+	"⏳ (6/6) Listing your Git settings..."
-	"✔️ saved your Git configuration in $Elapsed sec, it's now:"
-
 	& git config --list
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git config --list' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
+
+	[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
+	"✔️ configured Git in $Elapsed sec."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber)): $($Error[0])"

Scripts/convert-csv2txt.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Converts a .CSV file into a text file
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ try {
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/convert-image2ascii.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+<#
+ .SYNOPSIS
+    Convert-ImageToAscii
+ .DESCRIPTION
+    Converts an image to ASCII art.
+ .EXAMPLE
+    Convert-ImageToAscii -InFile "C:\Folder\Image.jpg" -Width 32 -Height 32
+ .INPUTS
+ .OUTPUTS
+ .NOTES
+    Author: Fxbyy
+ .FUNCTIONALITY
+    Converts an image to ASCII art.
+ #>
+ 
+ function Convert-ImageToAscii {
+    [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = 'AutoSize')]
+    param (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+        [string] $InFile,
+
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $false, ParameterSetName = 'CustomSize')]
+        [int] $Width,
+
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $false, ParameterSetName = 'CustomSize')]
+        [int] $Height,
+
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
+        [switch] $Invert
+    )
+ 
+    begin {
+        $tempFile = "$PSScriptRoot\temp.jpg"
+        [void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Drawing")
+
+        $img = [System.Drawing.Image]::FromFile((Get-Item $InFile))
+
+        if ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'AutoSize') {
+            [int]$Height = $Host.UI.RawUI.WindowSize.Height * ($img.Size.Width / $img.Size.Height)
+            [int]$Width = $Height * ($img.Size.Width / $img.Size.Height)
+        } else {
+            if ($null -eq $Height -or $Height -eq 0) {
+                [int]$Height = $Width * ($img.Size.Height / $img.Size.Width)
+            } elseif ($null -eq $Width -or $Width -eq 0) {
+                [int]$Width = $Height * ($img.Size.Width / $img.Size.Height)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+ 
+    process {
+        $bmp = New-Object System.Drawing.Bitmap($Width, $Height)
+
+        $graph = [System.Drawing.Graphics]::FromImage($bmp)
+        $graph.DrawImage($img, 0, 0, $Width, $Height)
+
+        $graph.Dispose()
+        $img.Dispose()
+
+        if ($Invert) {
+            $symbols = " .,:~+t?xmoX#M%@"
+        } else {
+            $symbols = "@%M#Xomx?t+~:,. "
+        }
+        $res = ""
+
+        foreach ($h in 1..$bmp.Height) {
+            foreach ($w in 1..$bmp.Width) {
+                $px = $bmp.GetPixel($w - 1, $h - 1)
+                $brightness = (0.2126 * $px.R + 0.7152 * $px.G + 0.0722 * $px.B)
+
+                if ($brightness -le 15) { $res += $symbols[0] + " " } 
+                elseif ($brightness -le 31) { $res += $symbols[1] + " " }
+                elseif ($brightness -le 47) { $res += $symbols[2] + " " }
+                elseif ($brightness -le 63) { $res += $symbols[3] + " " }
+                elseif ($brightness -le 79) { $res += $symbols[4] + " " }
+                elseif ($brightness -le 95) { $res += $symbols[5] + " " }
+                elseif ($brightness -le 111) { $res += $symbols[6] + " " }
+                elseif ($brightness -le 127) { $res += $symbols[7] + " " }
+                elseif ($brightness -le 143) { $res += $symbols[8] + " " }
+                elseif ($brightness -le 159) { $res += $symbols[9] + " " }
+                elseif ($brightness -le 175) { $res += $symbols[10] + " " }
+                elseif ($brightness -le 191) { $res += $symbols[11] + " " }
+                elseif ($brightness -le 207) { $res += $symbols[12] + " " }
+                elseif ($brightness -le 223) { $res += $symbols[13] + " " }
+                elseif ($brightness -le 249) { $res += $symbols[14] + " " }
+                else { $res += $symbols[15] + " " }
+
+            }
+            $res += "`n"
+        }
+    }
+ 
+    end {
+        $BitMap.Dispose()
+        Remove-Item $tempFile -Force
+
+        $res
+    }
+}

Scripts/disconnect-vpn.ps1

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
-	Disconnect VPN
+	Disconnects the VPN
 .DESCRIPTION
 	This PowerShell script disconnects the active VPN connection.
 .EXAMPLE

Scripts/encrypt-file.ps1

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ try {
 	$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
 
 	$PasswordBase64 = [System.Convert]::ToBase64String($Password)
-	EnryptFile "$Path" -Algorithm AES -KeyAsPlainText $PasswordBase64 -RemoveSource
+	EncryptFile "$Path" -Algorithm AES -KeyAsPlainText $PasswordBase64 -RemoveSource
 
 	[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
 	"✔️  file encrypted in $Elapsed sec"
@@ -127,4 +127,4 @@ try {
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/fetch-repos.ps1

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ try {
 	if (-not(Test-Path "$ParentDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access folder: $ParentDir" }
 	$Folders = (Get-ChildItem "$ParentDir" -attributes Directory)
 	$NumFolders = $Folders.Count
-	"Found $NumFolders subfolders."
+	"Found $NumFolders subfolders, fetching one by one..."
 
 	[int]$Step = 3
 	foreach ($Folder in $Folders) {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ try {
 	}
 
 	[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
-	"✔️ fetched $NumFolders Git repos at 📂$ParentDirName in $Elapsed sec"
+	"✔️ fetched $NumFolders Git repos in 📂$ParentDirName, it took $Elapsed sec"
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"

Scripts/install-audacity.ps1

@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"Audacity installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/install-basic-apps.ps1

@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@ try {
 	"⏳ Step 1 - Loading table from Data/basic-apps.csv..."
 	$Table = Import-CSV "$PSScriptRoot/../Data/basic-apps.csv"
 	$NumEntries = $Table.count
-	Write-Host "   I will install: " -NoNewline
+	Write-Host "   About to install $NumEntries apps: " -NoNewline
 	foreach($Row in $Table) {
 		[string]$AppName = $Row.AppName
 		Write-Host "$AppName, " -NoNewline
 	}
 	""
+	"Press <Control> <C> to abort, otherwise the installation will start..."
 	sleep -s 3
 
 	[int]$Step = 2
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ try {
 		$Step++
 	}
 	[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
-	"✔️ installed $NumEntries basic apps in $Elapsed sec"
+	"✔️ installed $NumEntries apps in $Elapsed sec"
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"

Scripts/install-chocolatey.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
         Installs Chocolatey (needs admin rights)
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ try {
 	iwr https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1 -UseBasicParsing | iex
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-        "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
-        exit 1
+	exit 1
 }

Scripts/install-chrome.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Installs Chrome
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"Google Chrome installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/install-crystal-disk-info.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Installs CrystalDiskInfo
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"CrystalDiskInfo installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/install-crystal-disk-mark.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Installs CrystalDiskMark
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"CrystalDiskMark installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/install-discord.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Installs Discord
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"Discord installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/install-edge.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Installs Microsoft Edge
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"Microsoft Edge installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/install-firefox.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Installs Mozilla Firefox
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"Firefox installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/install-git-extensions.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Installs Git Extensions
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"Git Extensions installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/install-git-for-windows.ps1

@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"Git for Windows installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/install-irfanview.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Installs IrfanView
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"IrfanView installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/install-microsoft-teams.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Installs Microsoft Teams
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"Microsoft Teams installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
 }

Scripts/install-netflix.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Installs Netflix
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"Netflix installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/install-nine-zip.ps1

@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"9 Zip installed successfuly."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/install-one-calendar.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Installs One Calendar
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"One Calendar installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/install-opera-browser.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Installs Opera Browser
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"Opera Browser installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/install-opera-gx.ps1

@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"Opera GX installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/install-paint-3d.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Installs Paint 3D
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"Paint 3D installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/install-power-toys.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Installs Microsoft Powertoys
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"Microsoft Powertoys installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/install-rufus.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Installs Rufus
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"Rufus installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/install-skype.ps1

@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"Skype installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/install-spotify.ps1

@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"Spotify installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/install-updates.ps1

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
 #>
 
-#Requires -RunAsAdministrator
 
 try {
 	$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
@@ -29,11 +28,11 @@ try {
 		"⏳ Step 4/4 - Upgrading installed Snap packages..."
 		& sudo snap refresh
 	} else {
-		"⏳ Step 1/2 - Checking for application updates..."
+		"⏳ Step 1/2 - Fetching update infos..."
-		winget upgrade
+		& winget upgrade
 
-		"⏳ Step 2/2 - Upgrading application..."
+		"⏳ Step 2/2 - Upgrading apps..."
-		winget upgrade --all
+		& winget upgrade --all
 	}
 
 	[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
@@ -42,4 +41,4 @@ try {
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/install-visual-studio-code.ps1

@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"Visual Studio Code installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/install-vivaldi.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Installs Vivaldi
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"Vivaldi installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/install-vlc.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Installs VLC
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"VLC media player installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/install-windows-terminal.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Installs Windows Terminal
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"Windows Terminal installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/install-zoom.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Installs Zoom
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ try {
 	"Zoom installed successfully."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/list-apps.ps1

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Lists the installed apps
 .DESCRIPTION
-	This PowerShell script lists the installed apps (from Windows Store or snaps).
+	This PowerShell script lists the installed applications (from Windows Store, or Snap Store).
 .EXAMPLE
-	PS> ./list-installed-apps
+	PS> ./list-apps
 .LINK
 	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ try {
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/list-bios.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Lists BIOS details
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This PowerShell script lists the BIOS details.
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./list-bios
+.LINK
+	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
+#>
+
+try {
+	Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_BIOS
+	exit 0 # success
+} catch {
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}

Scripts/list-bluetooth-devices.ps1

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
-	Lists all Bluetooth devices
+	Lists Bluetooth devices
 .DESCRIPTION
-	This PowerShell script lists all Bluetooth devices.
+	This PowerShell script lists all Bluetooth devices connected to the computer.
 .EXAMPLE
 	PS> ./list-bluetooth-devices
 .LINK

Scripts/list-calendar.ps1

@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
-	Writes out a calendar 
+	Lists the calendar 
 .DESCRIPTION
-	Writes out calendar elements, either a single month or an entire year.
+	Lists calendar elements, either a single month or an entire year.
 .PARAMETER Month
 	If specified, will limit output to a single month with this numeral value.
 .PARAMETER Year
 	If specified, will output an entire year.
 .EXAMPLE
-	PS> ./write-calendar
+	PS> ./list-calendar
-	Outputs the current month.
+	Lists the calendar for current month.
 .EXAMPLE
-	PS> ./write-calendar 2013
+	PS> ./list-calendar 2013
-	Outputs the calendar for 2013.
+	Lists the calendar for 2013.
 .EXAMPLE
-	PS> ./write-calendar 04 2011
+	PS> ./list-calendar 04 2011
-	Outputs the calendar for April, 2011.
+	Lists the calendar for April, 2011.
 .EXAMPLE
-	PS> ./write-calendar 7
+	PS> ./list-calendar 7
-	Outputs the calendar for July of this year.
+	Lists the calendar for July of this year.
 .LINK
 	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES
@@ -139,10 +139,8 @@ function Find-LastWeekDay ($year, $month, $dayOfWeek) {
         if ($dayCounter.DayOfWeek -eq $dayOfWeek) {
             $result = $dayCounter
         }
-
         $dayCounter = $dayCounter.AddDays(1)
     }
-
     return $result
 }
 
@@ -167,4 +165,4 @@ try {
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/list-cli-tools.ps1

@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@
 .EXAMPLE
 	PS> ./list-cli-tools
 
-	Name         Version         Location                                        FileSize
+	Name         Version         Path                                          FileSize
-	----         -------         --------                                        --------
+	----         -------         ----                                          --------
-	at           10.0.19041.1    C:\WINDOWS\system32\at.exe                         31232
+	at           10.0.19041.1    C:\WINDOWS\system32\at.exe                    31232
-	attrib       10.0.19041.1    C:\WINDOWS\system32\attrib.exe                     23040
 	...
 .LINK
 	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
@@ -20,10 +19,10 @@
 function CheckFor { param([string]$Cmd, [string]$VersionArg)
 	try {
 		$Info = Get-Command $Cmd -ErrorAction Stop
-		$Location = $Info.Source
+		$Path = $Info.Source
 		if ("$($Info.Version)" -eq "0.0.0.0") {
 			if ("$VersionArg" -ne "") {
-				$Result = invoke-expression "$Location $VersionArg"
+				$Result = invoke-expression "$Path $VersionArg"
 				if ("$Result" -match '\d+.\d+\.\d+') {
 					$Version = "$($Matches[0])"
 				} elseif ("$Result" -match '\d+\.\d+') {
@@ -37,12 +36,12 @@ function CheckFor { param([string]$Cmd, [string]$VersionArg)
 		} else {
 			$Version = $Info.Version
 		}
-		if (Test-Path "$Location" -pathType leaf) {
+		if (Test-Path "$Path" -pathType leaf) {
-			$FileSize = (Get-Item "$Location").Length
+			$FileSize = (Get-Item "$Path").Length
 		} else {
 			$FileSize = "0"
 		}
-		New-Object PSObject -Property @{ Name=$Cmd; Version=$Version; Location=$Location; FileSize=$FileSize }
+		New-Object PSObject -Property @{ Name=$Cmd; Version=$Version; Path=$Path; FileSize=$FileSize }
 	} catch {
 		return
 	}
@@ -56,76 +55,174 @@ function ListTools {
 	CheckFor amixer	"--version"
 	CheckFor aplay	"--version"
 	CheckFor ar	"--version"
+	CheckFor arch	"--version"
 	CheckFor arecord "--version"
+	CheckFor arp    ""
 	CheckFor at	""
 	CheckFor attrib	""
 	CheckFor awk	"--version"
+	CheckFor b2sum	"--version"
+	CheckFor base32	"--version"
+	CheckFor base64	"--version"
 	CheckFor basename "--version"
+	CheckFor basenc	"--version"
 	CheckFor bash	"--version"
-	CheckFor bc	"--version"
+	CheckFor bc		"--version"
-	CheckFor cc	"--version"
+	CheckFor bunzip2	"--version"
+	CheckFor bzcat	"--version"
+	CheckFor bzip2	"--version"
+	CheckFor bzip2recover "--version"
+	CheckFor captoinfo "--version"
+	CheckFor cat	"-version"
+	CheckFor cc		"--version"
+	CheckFor chattr	"--version"
+	CheckFor chcon	"--version"
 	CheckFor chdsk	""
+	CheckFor chgrp	"--version"
+	CheckFor chmod	"--version"
 	CheckFor chkntfs ""
+	CheckFor chown	"--version"
+	CheckFor chroot	"--version"
 	CheckFor choco  "--version"
 	CheckFor cipher ""
 	CheckFor cksum	"--version"
 	CheckFor clang	"--version"
+	CheckFor clear	"--version"
 	CheckFor cmake	"--version"
 	CheckFor cmd	""
+	CheckFor cmp	"--version"
+	CheckFor column	"--version"
 	CheckFor comp	""
 	CheckFor compact ""
+	CheckFor cp		"--version"
 	CheckFor cpack	"--version"
+	CheckFor csplit	"--version"
 	CheckFor ctest	"--version"
 	CheckFor curl	"--version"
 	CheckFor cut	"--version"
+	CheckFor cygcheck	"--version"
+	CheckFor cygpath	"--version"
+	CheckFor d2u	"--version"
+	CheckFor dash	"--version"
 	CheckFor date	""
+	CheckFor dd		"--version"
+	CheckFor df		"--version"
 	CheckFor diff	"--version"
+	CheckFor diff3	"--version"
+	CheckFor dir	"--version"
+	CheckFor dircolors "--version"
+	CheckFor dirname	"--version"
 	CheckFor dism	""
+	CheckFor dos2unix	"--version"
 	CheckFor driverquery ""
+	CheckFor du		"--version"
+	CheckFor echo	"--version"
 	CheckFor egrep	"--version"
+	CheckFor env	"--version"
+	CheckFor ex		"--version"
+	CheckFor expand	"--version"
+	CheckFor expr	"--version"
+	CheckFor factor	"--version"
+	CheckFor false	"--version"
+	CheckFor fido2-assert "--version"
+	CheckFor fido2-cred   "--version"
+	CheckFor fido2-token  "--version"
+	CheckFor file	"--version"
 	CheckFor find	"--version"
 	CheckFor fgrep	"--version"
+	CheckFor fmt	"--version"
+	CheckFor fold	"--version"
 	CheckFor ftp	"--version"
+	CheckFor funzip	"--version"
+	CheckFor gawk	"--version"
+	CheckFor gencat	"--version"
+	CheckFor getconf	"--version"
+	CheckFor getopt	"--version"
+	CheckFor gettext  "--version"
 	CheckFor gcc	"--version"
 	CheckFor gdb	"--version"
-	CheckFor gh	"--version"
+	CheckFor gh		"--version"
 	CheckFor git	"--version"
+	CheckFor gkill	"--version"
+	CheckFor gmondump "--version"
 	CheckFor gpg	"--version"
+	CheckFor gpg-agent "--version"
+	CheckFor gpgconf	"--version"
+	CheckFor gpg-error "--version"
+	CheckFor gpgsplit	"--version"
+	CheckFor gpgtar	"--version"
+	CheckFor grep	"--version"
+	CheckFor groups	"--version"
+	CheckFor gzip	"--version"
+	CheckFor head	"--version"
 	CheckFor hcsdiag ""
 	CheckFor help	"--version"
+	CheckFor hmac256	"--version"
+	CheckFor hostid	"--version"
 	CheckFor hostname ""
 	CheckFor htop	"--version"
+	CheckFor iconv	"--version"
+	CheckFor id		"--version"
 	CheckFor ipfs	"--version"
 	CheckFor java	"--version"
+	CheckFor join	"--version"
+	CheckFor kill	"--version"
+	CheckFor ldd	"--version"
+	CheckFor less	"--version"
+	CheckFor link	"--version"
+	CheckFor ln	"--version"
+	CheckFor locale	"--version"
+	CheckFor locate	"--version"
+	CheckFor logname	"--version"
+	CheckFor ls	"--version"
+	CheckFor lsattr	"--version"
 	CheckFor lsb_release ""
 	CheckFor lzma	"--version"
+	CheckFor mac2unix "--version"
 	CheckFor make	"--version"
 	CheckFor md5sum "--version"
+	CheckFor minidumper "--version"
+	CheckFor mkdir	"--version"
 	CheckFor mkfifo "--version"
+	CheckFor mkgroup	"--version"
+	CheckFor mknod	"--version"
+	CheckFor mkpasswd "--version"
+	CheckFor mktemp	"--version"
 	CheckFor mount	"--version"
 	CheckFor MpCmdRun "-h"
+	CheckFor netsh  ""
+	CheckFor netstat ""
 	CheckFor nice	"--version"
+	CheckFor nohup	"--version"
 	CheckFor nroff	"--version"
 	CheckFor nslookup ""
 	CheckFor openssl ""
+	CheckFor passwd	"--version"
+	CheckFor paste	"--version"
 	CheckFor perl	"--version"
 	CheckFor ping	"-V"
 	CheckFor ping6	"-V"
+	CheckFor pip	"--version"
+	CheckFor pip3	"--version"
+	CheckFor pip3.8	"--version"
 	CheckFor powercfg "/?"
 	CheckFor powershell "--version"
 	CheckFor print	""
 	CheckFor printf "--version"
 	CheckFor python "--version"
 	CheckFor python3 "--version"
+	CheckFor python3.8 "--version"
 	CheckFor rasdial "--version"
 	CheckFor regedit "--version"
 	CheckFor replace "--version"
 	CheckFor robocopy "--version"
+	CheckFor route  ""
 	CheckFor rsh	""
 	CheckFor rsync	"--version"
 	CheckFor rundll32 "--version"
 	CheckFor scp	""
 	CheckFor sftp	""
+	CheckFor sh		"--version"
 	CheckFor sha1sum "--version"
 	CheckFor sha256sum "--version"
 	CheckFor sha512sum "--version"
@@ -178,9 +275,9 @@ function ListTools {
 }
  
 try {
-	ListTools | Format-Table -property @{e='Name';width=12},@{e='Version';width=15},@{e='Location';width=55},@{e='FileSize';width=10}
+	ListTools | Format-Table -property @{e='Name';width=12},@{e='Version';width=15},@{e='Path';width=70},@{e='FileSize';width=10}
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/list-commit-statistics.ps1

@@ -18,17 +18,22 @@
 param([string]$RepoDir = "$PWD")
 
 try {
-	"⏳ Step 1/3: Checking requirements..."
+	Write-Progress "⏳ Step 1/4 - Searching for Git executable..."
-	if (-not(test-path "$RepoDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access directory: $RepoDir" }
+	$null = (git --version)
-
-	$Null = (git --version)
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" }
 
-	"⏳ Step 2/3: Fetching updates..."
+	$RepoDirName = (Get-Item "$RepoDir").Name
+	Write-Progress "⏳ Step 2/4 - Checking folder 📂$RepoDirName..."
+	if (-not(test-path "$RepoDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access directory: $RepoDir" }
+
+	Write-Progress "⏳ Step 3/4 - Fetching updates..."
 	& git -C "$RepoDir" fetch --all --quiet
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git fetch' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
 
-	"⏳ Step 3/3: Listing commits without merges..."
+	Write-Progress "⏳ Step 4/4 - Querying commits..."
+	" "
+	"Commits Author"
+	"------- ------"
 	git -C "$RepoDir" shortlog --summary --numbered --email --no-merges
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git shortlog' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
 	exit 0 # success

Scripts/list-cpu.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Lists CPU details
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This PowerShell script lists the CPU details.
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./list-cpu
+.LINK
+	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
+#>
+
+try {
+	Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Processor
+	exit 0 # success
+} catch {
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}

Scripts/list-crypto-rates.ps1

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
-	Lists the current crypto exchange rates
+	Lists crypto exchange rates
 .DESCRIPTION
-	This PowerShell script lists the current crypto exchange rates.
+	This PowerShell script queries and lists the current crypto exchange rates from cryptocompare.com.
 .EXAMPLE
 	PS> ./list-crypto-rates
 .LINK
@@ -12,39 +12,38 @@
 #>
 
 function ListCryptoRate { param([string]$Symbol, [string]$Name)
-	$Rates = (invoke-webRequest -uri "https://min-api.cryptocompare.com/data/price?fsym=$Symbol&tsyms=USD,EUR,RUB,CNY" -userAgent "curl" -useBasicParsing).Content | ConvertFrom-Json
+	$Rates = (Invoke-WebRequest -URI "https://min-api.cryptocompare.com/data/price?fsym=$Symbol&tsyms=USD,EUR,RUB,CNY" -userAgent "curl" -useBasicParsing).Content | ConvertFrom-Json
-	new-object PSObject -property @{ 'Cryptocurrency' = "1 $Name ($Symbol) ="; 'USD' = "$($Rates.USD)"; 'EUR' = "$($Rates.EUR)"; 'RUB' = "$($Rates.RUB)"; 'CNY' = "$($Rates.CNY)" }
+	New-Object PSObject -property @{ 'Cryptocurrency' = "1 $Name ($Symbol) ="; 'USD' = "$($Rates.USD)"; 'EUR' = "$($Rates.EUR)"; 'RUB' = "$($Rates.RUB)"; 'CNY' = "$($Rates.CNY)" }
 }
 
 function ListCryptoRates { 
-	ListCryptoRate BTC "Bitcoin"
+	ListCryptoRate BTC   "Bitcoin"
-	ListCryptoRate ETH "Ethereum"
+	ListCryptoRate ETH   "Ethereum"
-	ListCryptoRate ADA "Cardano"
+	ListCryptoRate ADA   "Cardano"
-	ListCryptoRate BNB "Binance Coin"
+	ListCryptoRate BNB   "Binance Coin"
-	ListCryptoRate USDT "Tether"
+	ListCryptoRate USDT  "Tether"
-	ListCryptoRate XRP "XRP"
+	ListCryptoRate XRP   "XRP"
-	ListCryptoRate DOGE "Dogecoin"
+	ListCryptoRate DOGE  "Dogecoin"
-	ListCryptoRate USDC "USD Coin"
+	ListCryptoRate USDC  "USD Coin"
-	ListCryptoRate DOT "Polkadot"
+	ListCryptoRate DOT   "Polkadot"
-	ListCryptoRate SOL "Solana"
+	ListCryptoRate SOL   "Solana"
-	ListCryptoRate UNI "Uniswap"
+	ListCryptoRate UNI   "Uniswap"
-	ListCryptoRate BUSD "Binance USD"
+	ListCryptoRate BUSD  "Binance USD"
-	ListCryptoRate BCH "Bitcoin Cash"
+	ListCryptoRate BCH   "Bitcoin Cash"
-	ListCryptoRate LTC "Litecoin"
+	ListCryptoRate LTC   "Litecoin"
-	ListCryptoRate LINK "Chainlink"
+	ListCryptoRate LINK  "Chainlink"
-	ListCryptoRate LUNA "Terra"
+	ListCryptoRate LUNA  "Terra"
-	ListCryptoRate ICP "Internet Computer"
+	ListCryptoRate ICP   "Internet Computer"
-	ListCryptoRate WBTC "Wrapped Bitcoin"
+	ListCryptoRate WBTC  "Wrapped Bitcoin"
 	ListCryptoRate MATIC "Polygon"
-	ListCryptoRate XLM "Stellar"
+	ListCryptoRate XLM   "Stellar"
 }
 
 try {
-	""
+	" "
-	"Current Crypto Exchange Rates (source: cryptocompare.com)"
+	"Current Crypto Exchange Rates by cryptocompare.com"
-	"============================="
+	"=================================================="
-
+	ListCryptoRates | Format-Table -property @{e='Cryptocurrency';width=28},USD,EUR,RUB,CNY
-	ListCryptoRates | format-table -property @{e='Cryptocurrency';width=28},USD,EUR,RUB,CNY
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"

Scripts/list-dir-tree.ps1

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
-	Lists the full directory tree
+	Lists the directory tree content
 .DESCRIPTION
-	This PowerShell script lists the full directory tree.
+	This PowerShell script lists all files and folders in a directory tree.
 .PARAMETER DirTree
 	Specifies the path to the directory tree
 .EXAMPLE
@@ -17,21 +17,17 @@ param([string]$DirTree = "$PWD")
 
 function ListDir { param([string]$Directory, [int]$Depth)
 	$Depth++
-	$Items = get-childItem -path $Directory
+	$Items = Get-ChildItem -path $Directory
-	foreach ($Item in $Items) {
+	foreach($Item in $Items) {
 		$Filename = $Item.Name
+		for ($i = 1; $i -lt $Depth; $i++) { Write-Host "│  " -noNewline }
 		if ($Item.Mode -like "d*") {
-			for ($i = 0; $i -lt $Depth; $i++) {
+			Write-Host "├─" -noNewline
-				write-host -nonewline "+--"
+			Write-Host -foregroundColor green "📂$Filename"
-			}
-			write-host -foregroundColor green "📂$Filename"
 			ListDir "$Directory\$Filename" $Depth
 			$global:Dirs++
 		} else {
-			for ($i = 1; $i -lt $Depth; $i++) {
+			Write-Host "├ $Filename ($($Item.Length) bytes)"
-				write-host -nonewline "|  "
-			}
-			write-host "|-$Filename ($($Item.Length) bytes)"
 			$global:Files++
 			$global:Bytes += $Item.Length
 		}
@@ -43,9 +39,9 @@ try {
 	[int]$global:Files = 0
 	[int]$global:Bytes = 0
 	ListDir $DirTree 0
-	write-host "($($global:Dirs) directories, $($global:Files) files, $($global:Bytes) bytes total)"
+	"($($global:Dirs) folders, $($global:Files) files, $($global:Bytes) bytes total)"
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/list-fibonacci.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Lists the Fibonacci numbers
 .DESCRIPTION

Scripts/list-motherboard.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Lists motherboard details
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This PowerShell script lists the motherboard details.
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./list-motherboard
+.LINK
+	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
+#>
+
+try {
+	Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_BaseBoard
+	exit 0 # success
+} catch {
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}

Scripts/list-network-routes.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Lists network routes
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This PowerShell script lists the network routes on the local computer.
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./list-network-routes
+.LINK
+	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
+#>
+
+try {
+	& route print
+	exit 0 # success
+} catch {
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}

Scripts/list-news.ps1

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
-	Lists the latest news
+	Lists the news
 .DESCRIPTION
-	This PowerShell script lists the latest RSS feed news.
+	This PowerShell script lists the latest news by using RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds.
 .PARAMETER RSS_URL
-	Specifies the URL to the RSS feed
+	Specifies the URL to the RSS feed (Yahoo News by default)
 .PARAMETER MaxCount
 	Specifies the number of lines to list (20 by default)
 .EXAMPLE
@@ -20,13 +20,15 @@ param([string]$RSS_URL = "https://yahoo.com/news/rss/world", [int]$MaxCount = 20
 try {
 	[xml]$Content = (Invoke-WebRequest -URI $RSS_URL -useBasicParsing).Content
 	[int]$Count = 1
-	foreach ($item in $Content.rss.channel.item) {
+	foreach ($Item in $Content.rss.channel.item) {
-		"→ $($item.title)"
+		& "$PSScriptRoot/write-typewriter.ps1" "→ $($Item.title)" 20 # ms speed
 		if ($Count++ -eq $MaxCount) { break }
 	}
-	"  Source: 🌍 $($Content.rss.channel.title) 🌍"
+	$Source = $Content.rss.channel.title
+	$Date = $Content.rss.channel.pubDate
+	"  By *$($Source)* as of $Date"
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/list-nic.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Lists NIC details
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This PowerShell script lists the details of the installed network interfaces.
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./list-nic
+.LINK
+	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
+#>
+
+try {
+	Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration | Format-Table -property ServiceName,Description,IPAddress,DHCPEnabled -AutoSize
+	exit 0 # success
+} catch {
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}

Scripts/list-os.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Lists the operating system version
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This PowerShell script lists the exact operating system version.
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./list-os
+.LINK
+	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
+#>
+
+try {
+	if ($IsLinux) {
+		"🐧(uname -sr)"
+	} else {
+		$OS = Get-WmiObject -class Win32_OperatingSystem
+		$OSname = $OS.Caption
+		$OSarchitecture = $OS.OSArchitecture
+		$OSversion = $OS.Version
+		"🌐$OSname for $OSarchitecture version $OSversion"
+	}
+	exit 0 # success
+} catch {
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}

Scripts/list-ram.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Lists RAM details
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This PowerShell script lists the details of the installed RAM.
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./list-ram
+.LINK
+	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
+#>
+
+try {
+	Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_PhysicalMemory
+	exit 0 # success
+} catch {
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}

Scripts/list-special-folders.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Lists special folders
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This PowerShell script lists the special folders (sorted alphabetically).
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./list-special-folders
+
+	Folder Name     Folder Path
+	-----------     -----------
+	AdminTools      📂C:\Users\Markus\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools
+	...
+.LINK
+	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
+#>
+
+function GetTempDir {
+        if ("$env:TEMP" -ne "") { return "$env:TEMP" }
+        if ("$env:TMP" -ne "")  { return "$env:TMP" }
+        if ($IsLinux) { return "/tmp" }
+        return "C:\Temp"
+}
+
+function AddLine { param([string]$FolderName, [string]$FolderPath)
+	New-Object PSObject -property @{ 'Folder Name' = "$FolderName"; 'Folder Path' = "📂$FolderPath" }
+}
+
+function ListSpecialFolders {
+	if ($IsLinux) {
+		AddLine "Desktop"          "$HOME/Desktop"
+		AddLine "Downloads"        "$HOME/Downloads"
+		AddLine "Home Folder"      "$HOME"
+		AddLine "MyDocuments"      "$HOME/Documents"
+		AddLine "MyMusic"          "$HOME/Music"
+		AddLine "MyPictures"       "$HOME/Pictures"
+		AddLine "MyScreenshots"    "$HOME/Pictures/Screenshots"
+		AddLine "MyVideos"         "$HOME/Videos"
+		AddLine "Temporary Folder" "$(GetTempDir)"
+		$Path = Resolve-Path "$HOME/.."
+		AddLine "Users"            "$Path"
+	} else {
+		$FolderNames = [System.Enum]::GetNames('System.Environment+SpecialFolder')
+		$FolderNames | Sort-Object | ForEach-Object {
+			if ($Path = [System.Environment]::GetFolderPath($_)) {
+				AddLine "$_" "$Path"
+			}
+		}
+		AddLine "TemporaryFolder"  "$(GetTempDir)"
+		$Path = Resolve-Path "$HOME/.."
+		AddLine "Users"            "$Path"
+	}
+}
+
+try {
+	ListSpecialFolders | Format-Table -property @{e='Folder Name';width=22},'Folder Path'
+	exit 0 # success
+} catch {
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}

Scripts/list-suggestions.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Lists suggestions
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This PowerShell script lists "Did you mean?" suggestions from Google.
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./list-suggestions Joe
+	joe biden
+	joe cocker
+	...
+.PARAMETER text
+	Specifies the word or sentence to get suggestions for.
+.LINK
+	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
+#>
+
+param([string]$text = "")
+
+try {
+	if ("$text" -eq "") { $text = read-host "Enter a word or sentence to get suggestions for" }
+	$URI = [uri]::escapeuristring("suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?client=firefox&q=$text")
+	$Content = (Invoke-WebRequest -URI $URI -useBasicParsing).Content 
+	($Content | ConvertFrom-Json).SyncRoot | Select-Object -Skip 1
+	exit 0 # success
+} catch {
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}

Scripts/list-timezone.ps1

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
-	Lists the details of the current time zone
+	Lists time zone details
 .DESCRIPTION
 	This PowerShell script lists the details of the current time zone.
 .EXAMPLE
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@
 #>
 
 try {
-	get-timezone 
+	[system.threading.thread]::currentThread.currentCulture = [system.globalization.cultureInfo]"en-US"
+	Get-Timezone 
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/list-user-accounts.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Lists user accounts
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This PowerShell script lists the user accounts on the local computer.
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./list-user-accounts
+.LINK
+	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
+#>
+
+try {
+	& net user
+	exit 0 # success
+} catch {
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}

Scripts/list-wifi.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Lists WIFI
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This PowerShell script lists the WIFI networks.
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./list-wifi
+.LINK
+	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
+#>
+
+try {
+	& netsh wlan show profile
+	exit 0 # success
+} catch {
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}

Scripts/lock-desktop.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Locks the desktop
 .DESCRIPTION

Scripts/minimize-all-windows.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Minimizes all windows
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ try {
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
 	exit 1
-}
+}

Scripts/open-vpn-settings.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Opens the VPN settings
 .DESCRIPTION

Scripts/publish-to-ipfs.ps1

@@ -24,26 +24,25 @@ try {
 
 	$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
 
-	"⏳ Step 1/3: Searching for IPFS executable..."
+	Write-Host "⏳ (1/3) Searching for IPFS executable..." -NoNewline
 	& ipfs --version
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'ipfs' - make sure IPFS is installed and available" }
 
 	if (test-path "$FilePattern" -pathType container) {
-		""
+		"⏳ (2/3) Publishing folder $FilePattern/..."
-		"⏳ Step 2/3: Publishing folder $FilePattern/..."
 		& ipfs add -r "$FilePattern" > $HashList
 		[int]$Count = 1
 		""
-		"⏳ Step 3/3: Calculating digital forensics hashes to $DF_HASHES ..."
+		"⏳ (3/3) Calculating digital forensics hashes to $DF_HASHES ..."
 		& nice hashdeep -c md5,sha1,sha256 -r -d -l -j 1 "$FilePattern" > $DF_Hashes
 	} else {
 		$FileList = (get-childItem "$FilePattern")
 		foreach ($File in $FileList) {
 			if (test-path "$FilePattern" -pathType container) {
-				"⏳ Step 2/3: Publishing folder $File/..."
+				"⏳ (2/3) Publishing folder $File/..."
 				& ipfs add -r "$File" >> $HashList
 			} else {
-				"⏳ Step 3/3: Publishing file $File..."
+				"⏳ (3/3) Publishing file $File..."
 				& ipfs add "$File" >> $HashList
 			}
 		}

Scripts/pull-repo.ps1

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
-	Pulls Git repository updates 
+	Pulls repository updates 
 .DESCRIPTION
 	This PowerShell script pulls updates for a local Git repository (including submodules).
 .PARAMETER RepoDir
-	Specifies the path to the Git repository
+	Specifies the file path to the local Git repository (default is working directory)
 .EXAMPLE
 	PS> ./pull-repo 
 .LINK
@@ -18,27 +18,27 @@ param([string]$RepoDir = "$PWD")
 try {
 	$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
 
-	"⏳ Step 1/4 - Searching for Git executable..."
+	Write-Host "⏳ (1/4) Searching for Git executable...   " -noNewline
 	& git --version
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" }
 
 	$RepoDirName = (Get-Item "$RepoDir").Name
-	"⏳ Step 2/4 - Checking Git repository 📂$RepoDirName..."
+	"⏳ (2/4) Checking Git repository 📂$RepoDirName... "
 	if (-not(Test-Path "$RepoDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access folder: $RepoDir" }
 
 	$Result = (git -C "$RepoDir" status)
-	if ("$Result" -match "HEAD detached at ") { throw "Not on a branch, so nothing to pull (in detached HEAD state)" }
+	if ("$Result" -match "HEAD detached at ") { throw "Currently in detached HEAD state (not on a branch!), so nothing to pull" }
 
-	"⏳ Step 3/4 - Pulling updates..."
+	"⏳ (3/4) Pulling updates..."
-	& git -C "$RepoDir" pull --recurse-submodules --jobs=4
+	& git -C "$RepoDir" pull --recurse-submodules=yes
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git pull' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
 
-	"⏳ Step 4/4 - Updating submodules... "
+	"⏳ (4/4) Updating submodules... "
 	& git -C "$RepoDir" submodule update --init --recursive
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git submodule update' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
 
 	[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
-	"✔️ pulled updates for 📂$RepoDirName repo in $Elapsed sec"
+	"✔️ updated 📂$RepoDirName repository in $Elapsed sec."
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"

Scripts/pull-repos.ps1

@@ -18,22 +18,22 @@ param([string]$ParentDir = "$PWD")
 try {
 	$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
 
-	"⏳ Step 1 - Searching for Git executable..."
+	Write-Host "⏳ (1) Searching for Git executable...  " -NoNewline
 	& git --version
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" }
 
 	$ParentDirName = (Get-Item "$ParentDir").Name
-	"⏳ Step 2 - Checking folder 📂$ParentDirName..."
+	Write-Host "⏳ (29 Checking folder 📂$ParentDirName...  " -NoNewline
 	if (-not(Test-Path "$ParentDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access folder: $ParentDir" }
 	$Folders = (Get-ChildItem "$ParentDir" -attributes Directory)
 	$NumFolders = $Folders.Count
-	"Found $NumFolders subfolders."
+	"found $NumFolders subfolders"
 
 	[int]$Step = 3
 	[int]$Failed = 0
 	foreach ($Folder in $Folders) {
 		$FolderName = (Get-Item "$Folder").Name
-		"⏳ Step $Step/$($NumFolders + 2) - Pulling into 📂$FolderName... "
+		"⏳ ($Step/$($NumFolders + 2)) Pulling into 📂$FolderName... "
 
 		& git -C "$Folder" pull --recurse-submodules --jobs=4
 		if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { $Failed++; write-warning "'git pull' in 📂$FolderName failed" }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ try {
 	}
 
 	[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
-	"✔️ pulled $NumFolders Git repos at 📂$ParentDirName in $Elapsed sec ($Failed failed)"
+	"✔️ pulled $NumFolders Git repos in 📂$ParentDirName ($Failed failed, it took $Elapsed sec)"
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"

Scripts/query-smart-data.ps1

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ try {
 		$Cmd = "smartctl --all --json " + $Device 
 
 		Invoke-Expression $Cmd > $Filename
-		$DevInfo++
+		$DevNo++
 	}
 
 	"✔️  Done."

Scripts/set-volume.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
 	Sets the volume 
 .DESCRIPTION

Scripts/show-notification.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#
+<#
 .SYNOPSIS
         Shows a notification
 .DESCRIPTION
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ try {
 	$balloon.ShowBalloonTip($Duration)
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
-        "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
-        exit 1
+	exit 1
 }

Scripts/speak-arabic.ps1

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ param([string]$text = "")
 try {
 	if ($text -eq "") { $text = read-host "Enter the Arabic text to speak" }
 
-	$TTSVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
+	$TTS = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
-	foreach ($Voice in $TTSVoice.GetVoices()) {
+	foreach ($Voice in $TTS.GetVoices()) {
 		if ($Voice.GetDescription() -like "*- Arabic*") { 
-			$TTSVoice.Voice = $Voice
+			$TTS.Voice = $Voice
-			[void]$TTSVoice.Speak($text)
+			[void]$TTS.Speak($text)
 			exit 0 # success
 		}
 	}

Scripts/speak-danish.ps1

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ param([string]$text = "")
 try {
 	if ($text -eq "") { $text = read-host "Enter the Danish text to speak" }
 
-	$TTSVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
+	$TTS = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
-	foreach ($Voice in $TTSVoice.GetVoices()) {
+	foreach ($Voice in $TTS.GetVoices()) {
 		if ($Voice.GetDescription() -like "*- Danish*") { 
-			$TTSVoice.Voice = $Voice
+			$TTS.Voice = $Voice
-			[void]$TTSVoice.Speak($text)
+			[void]$TTS.Speak($text)
 			exit 0 # success
 		}
 	}

Scripts/speak-english.ps1

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ param([string]$text = "")
 try {
 	if ("$text" -eq "") { $text = read-host "Enter the English text to speak" }
 
-	$TTSVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
+	$TTS = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
-	foreach ($Voice in $TTSVoice.GetVoices()) {
+	foreach ($Voice in $TTS.GetVoices()) {
 		if ($Voice.GetDescription() -like "*- English*") {
-			$TTSVoice.Voice = $Voice
+			$TTS.Voice = $Voice
-			[void]$TTSVoice.Speak($text)
+			[void]$TTS.Speak($text)
 			exit 0 # success
 		}
 	}

Scripts/speak-french.ps1

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ param([string]$text = "")
 try {
 	if ($text -eq "") { $text = read-host "Enter the French text to speak" }
 
-	$TTSVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
+	$TTS = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
-	foreach ($Voice in $TTSVoice.GetVoices()) {
+	foreach ($Voice in $TTS.GetVoices()) {
 		if ($Voice.GetDescription() -like "*- French*") {
-			$TTSVoice.Voice = $Voice
+			$TTS.Voice = $Voice
-			[void]$TTSVoice.Speak($text)
+			[void]$TTS.Speak($text)
 			exit 0 # success
 		}
 	}

Scripts/speak-german.ps1

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ param([string]$text = "")
 try {
 	if ($text -eq "") { $text = read-host "Enter the German text to speak" }
 
-	$TTSVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
+	$TTS = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
-	foreach ($Voice in $TTSVoice.GetVoices()) {
+	foreach ($Voice in $TTS.GetVoices()) {
 		if ($Voice.GetDescription() -like "*- German*") { 
-			$TTSVoice.Voice = $Voice
+			$TTS.Voice = $Voice
-			[void]$TTSVoice.Speak($text)
+			[void]$TTS.Speak($text)
 			exit 0 # success
 		}
 	}

Scripts/speak-greek.ps1

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ param([string]$text = "")
 try {
 	if ($text -eq "") { $text = read-host "Enter the Greek text to speak" }
 
-	$TTSVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
+	$TTS = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
-	foreach ($Voice in $TTSVoice.GetVoices()) {
+	foreach ($Voice in $TTS.GetVoices()) {
 		if ($Voice.GetDescription() -like "*- Greek*") { 
-			$TTSVoice.Voice = $Voice
+			$TTS.Voice = $Voice
-			[void]$TTSVoice.Speak($text)
+			[void]$TTS.Speak($text)
 			exit 0 # success
 		}
 	}

Scripts/speak-hindi.ps1

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ param([string]$text = "")
 try {
 	if ($text -eq "") { $text = read-host "Enter the Hindi text to speak" }
 
-	$TTSVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
+	$TTS = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
-	foreach ($Voice in $TTSVoice.GetVoices()) {
+	foreach ($Voice in $TTS.GetVoices()) {
 		if ($Voice.GetDescription() -like "*- Hindi*") { 
-			$TTSVoice.Voice = $Voice
+			$TTS.Voice = $Voice
-			[void]$TTSVoice.Speak($text)
+			[void]$TTS.Speak($text)
 			exit 0 # success
 		}
 	}

Scripts/speak-italian.ps1

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ param([string]$text = "")
 try {
 	if ($text -eq "") { $text = read-host "Enter the Italian text to speak" }
 
-	$TTSVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
+	$TTS = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
-	foreach ($Voice in $TTSVoice.GetVoices()) {
+	foreach ($Voice in $TTS.GetVoices()) {
 		if ($Voice.GetDescription() -like "*- Italian*") {
-			$TTSVoice.Voice = $Voice
+			$TTS.Voice = $Voice
-			[void]$TTSVoice.Speak($text)
+			[void]$TTS.Speak($text)
 			exit 0 # success
 		}
 	}

Scripts/speak-japanese.ps1

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ param([string]$text = "")
 try {
 	if ($text -eq "") { $text = read-host "Enter the Japanese text to speak" }
 
-	$TTSVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
+	$TTS = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
-	foreach ($Voice in $TTSVoice.GetVoices()) {
+	foreach ($Voice in $TTS.GetVoices()) {
 		if ($Voice.GetDescription() -like "*- Japanese*") { 
-			$TTSVoice.Voice = $Voice
+			$TTS.Voice = $Voice
-			[void]$TTSVoice.Speak($text)
+			[void]$TTS.Speak($text)
 			exit 0 # success
 		}
 	}

Scripts/speak-latin.ps1

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
-	Speaks text with a Latin text-to-speech voice
+	Speaks text in Latin
 .DESCRIPTION
 	This PowerShell script speaks the given text with a Latin text-to-speech (TTS) voice.
 .PARAMETER text
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ param([string]$text = "")
 try {
 	if ($text -eq "") { $text = read-host "Enter the Latin text to speak" }
 
-	$TTSVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
+	$TTS = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
-	foreach ($Voice in $TTSVoice.GetVoices()) {
+	foreach ($Voice in $TTS.GetVoices()) {
 		if ($Voice.GetDescription() -like "*- Latin*") { 
-			$TTSVoice.Voice = $Voice
+			$TTS.Voice = $Voice
-			[void]$TTSVoice.Speak($text)
+			[void]$TTS.Speak($text)
 			exit 0 # success
 		}
 	}

Scripts/speak-mandarin.ps1

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ param([string]$text = "")
 try {
 	if ($text -eq "") { $text = read-host "Enter the Mandarin text to speak" }
 
-	$TTSVoice = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
+	$TTS = New-Object -ComObject SAPI.SPVoice
-	foreach ($Voice in $TTSVoice.GetVoices()) {
+	foreach ($Voice in $TTS.GetVoices()) {
 		if ($Voice.GetDescription() -like "*- Mandarin*") { 
-			$TTSVoice.Voice = $Voice
+			$TTS.Voice = $Voice
-			[void]$TTSVoice.Speak($text)
+			[void]$TTS.Speak($text)
 			exit 0 # success
 		}
 	}