Public/Restore-OrphanedPatch.ps1
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function Restore-OrphanedPatch { <# .SYNOPSIS Restores the previously backed up msp files .DESCRIPTION This function can be run in the event of needing to restore the moved msp files. .PARAMETER BackupLocation Location of the prevously moved msp files .PARAMETER Confirm Confirm the action. .PARAMETER WhatIf Performs a demonstation of what patches will be moved without moving them. .EXAMPLE Restore-OrphanedPatch -BackupLocation D:\Backup Moves the previously relocated pacthes back to "C:\Windows\Installer\" .NOTES Author: Mark Kerry Date: 18/01/2018 #> [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$true)] Param( [Parameter( Mandatory=$true)] [String]$BackupLocation ) # Begin by checking the user in running the function from elevated priviledges if (-not ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")) { Write-Warning "You need to run this script from an elevated PowerShell prompt!`nPlease start PowerShell as an Administrator..." break } # Check the backup location is exists or is accessible if (Test-Path -Path $BackupLocation) { # If so check there are msp files in the location. Then attempt to move them back to the installer directory. if (Get-ChildItem -Path "$($BackupLocation)\*.msp") { try { Move-Item -Path "$($BackupLocation)\*.msp" -Destination 'C:\Windows\Installer' -Verbose } catch { Write-Warning $_.exception.message break } } else { Write-Warning "Unable to find any msp files in $BackupLocation" } } else { Write-Warning "Unable to find $BackupLocation" } } |