## The *install-basic-apps.ps1* Script This PowerShell script installs basic Windows apps (browser, e-mail client, etc). Apps from the Microsoft Store are preferred for automatic updates. ## Parameters ```powershell install-basic-apps.ps1 [] [] This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. ``` ## Example ```powershell PS> ./install-basic-apps ``` ## Notes Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 ## Related Links https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell ## Source Code ```powershell <# .SYNOPSIS Installs basic apps .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script installs basic Windows apps (browser, e-mail client, etc). Apps from the Microsoft Store are preferred for automatic updates. .EXAMPLE PS> ./install-basic-apps .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> try { $StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew() "⏳ Step 1 - Loading table from Data/basic-apps.csv..." $Table = Import-CSV "$PSScriptRoot/../Data/basic-apps.csv" $NumEntries = $Table.count Write-Host " About to install $NumEntries apps: " -NoNewline foreach($Row in $Table) { [string]$AppName = $Row.AppName Write-Host "$AppName, " -NoNewline } "" "Press to abort, otherwise the installation will start..." sleep -s 3 [int]$Step = 2 foreach($Row in $Table) { [string]$AppName = $Row.AppName [string]$Category = $Row.Category [string]$AppID = $Row.AppID "⏳ Step $Step/$($NumEntries + 1) - Installing $AppName ($Category)..." & winget install --id $AppID --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'winget install' for $AppName failed" } $Step++ } [int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "✔️ installed $NumEntries apps in $Elapsed sec" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 } ``` *Generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of install-basic-apps.ps1*