LumifyClassroomCleanup.psm1
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function Remove-BrowserCache { <# .SYNOPSIS This will remove internet browers' cached user data .DESCRIPTION This script removes all of the user data stored by the browser/s, It first stops all of the current browser processes and then removes the cached user's data. This script will remove the cached data from four types of browsers if none are explicitly chosen with the paramater -BrowserType parameter. .Parameter BrowserType This parameter controls which of the four browsers to remove the cached data from the options are Chrome, Firefox, MSEdge and IExplore. Multiple browser types can be entered as an array seperated by commas. .EXAMPLE Remove-BrowserCache Deletes the user data from Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Internet Explorer (the default targets all four browsers) .EXAMPLE Remove-BrowserCache -BrowserType IExplore,Chrome Deletes the user data from Chrome and IE only .EXAMPLE Remove-BrowserCache -BrowserType FireFox Deletes the user data from FireFox only .EXAMPLE Remove-BrowserCache -BrowserType MsEdge, IExplore, Chrome Deletes the user data from Edge, Internet Explorer and Chrome only .NOTES General notes Created by: Brent Denny Created on: 9 Aug 2019 Updated on: 14 Apr 2023 Version History: 0.0.1 - 9 Aug 2019 - Initial version for trail 1.0.0 - 13 Apr 2023 - Version that also incorporates Edge 1.0.1 - 14 Apr 2023 - Updated the help to better reflect the new features #> [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$true,ConfirmImpact='Medium')] Param( [ValidateSet('Chrome','FireFox','IExplore','MSEdge')] [string[]]$BrowserType = @('Chrome','FireFox','IExplore','MSEdge') ) if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess(($BrowserType -join ' and '), "Terminating processes")) { Write-Verbose 'Killing all current brower sessions, hopefully?' Get-Process | Where-Object {$_.ProcessName -in $BrowserType} | Stop-Process -Force $Counter = 0 do { Start-Sleep -Seconds 1 $Counter++ $BrowserProcs = Get-Process | Where-Object {$_.ProcessName -in $BrowserType} } until ($BrowserProcs.Count -eq 0 -or $Counter -eq 20) if ($BrowserProcs.Count -ne 0) { Write-Warning "The selected browsers did not terminate in a timely fashion, `nplease close the browsers manually and re-run the script" break } } switch ($BrowserType) { {$_ -contains 'Chrome'} { if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess('Chrome', "Delete User Data")) { $ChromePath = $env:LOCALAPPDATA + "\Google\Chrome\User Data\*" if (Test-Path ($env:LOCALAPPDATA + "\Google\Chrome\User Data")) { try { Write-Verbose 'Attempting to clear user data from Chrome' Remove-Item -Path $ChromePath -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction stop } catch {Write-Warning 'Cannot delete the Chrome user data'} } else {Write-Verbose 'No user data exists for the Chrome browser'} } } {$_ -contains 'Firefox'} { if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess('Firefox', "Delete User Data")) { if (Test-Path $env:APPDATA\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles) { $FirefoxProfileFolders = (Get-ChildItem $env:APPDATA\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ -Directory).FullName Try { Write-Verbose 'Attempting to clear user data from Chrome Firefox' foreach ($ProfDir in $FirefoxProfileFolders) { Remove-Item -Recurse -Force -Path $ProfDir\* -ErrorAction stop } } Catch {Write-Warning 'Cannot delete the Firefox user data'} } else {Write-Verbose 'No user data exists for the Firefox browser'} } } {$_ -contains 'IExplore'} { if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess('Internet Explorer', "Delete User Data")) { Write-Verbose 'Attempting to clear user data from Internet Explorer' invoke-command -ScriptBlock {RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl, ClearMyTracksByProcess 255} } } {$_ -contains 'MSEdge'} { if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess('Edge', "Delete User Data")) { Write-Verbose 'Attempting to clear user data from Edge' try { if (Test-Path "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default") { Remove-Item "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction Stop } } catch {Write-Warning 'Cannot delete the Edge user data'} } } Default {Write-Warning 'Failed to clear user data, can only clear user data from Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Internet Explorer'} } } |