<# .SYNOPSIS Launches the Firefox browser .DESCRIPTION This script launches the Mozilla Firefox Web browser. .EXAMPLE PS> ./open-firefox .PARAMETER URL Specifies an URL .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0 .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell #> param([string]$URL = "http://www.fleschutz.de") try { $App = Get-AppxPackage -Name Mozilla.FireFox if ($App.Status -eq "Ok") { # starting Firefox UWP app: explorer.exe shell:appsFolder\$($App.PackageFamilyName)!FIREFOX } else { # starting Firefox program: start-process firefox.exe "$URL" } exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))" exit 1 }