New-AppxShortcut.ps1
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.Synopsis Create shortcuts for UWP Apps-based upon the app's protocol(s). .DESCRIPTION Create shortcuts for UWP Apps-based upon the app's protocol(s). These shortcuts could be used by application launcher's such as Launchy so that you can start UWP apps. .NOTES Created by: Jason Wasser @wasserja Modified: 9/12/2016 10:08:26 AM Version 0.2 .EXAMPLE New-AppxShortcut -Name Edge Creates a shortcut for all the protocols for Microsoft Edge in C:\Temp\AppX .EXAMPLE New-AppxShortcut -Name Edge -Path $env:AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Appx Creates a shortcut for all the protocols for Microsfot Edge in your Start Menu. .LINK http://www.launchy.net .LINK https://github.com/wasserja/MrAAppx #> function New-AppxShortcut { [CmdletBinding()] Param ( [Parameter(Mandatory, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName, Position=0)] [string]$Name, [switch]$AllUsers, [string]$Path="$($env:AppData)\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Appx" ) Begin { if (Test-Path $Path) { Write-Verbose "$Path exists." } else { Write-Verbose "$Path does not exist. Creating directory." New-Item -Path $Path -ItemType Directory } } Process { $Apps = Get-AppXProtocol -Name $Name -AllUsers:$AllUsers.IsPresent foreach ($App in $Apps) { Write-Verbose "Creating shortcuts $($App.Name) in $Path" if ($App.Protocol.count -eq 1) { Write-Verbose 'Only one protocol exists.' #$Execution = "start $($App.Protocol):" $Execution = "$($App.Protocol)://" $ShellObject = New-Object -ComObject wscript.shell $Shortcut = $ShellObject.CreateShortcut("$Path\$($App.Name).lnk") $Shortcut.TargetPath = "$Execution" $Shortcut.IconLocation = "$($App.Path)\$($App.Executable),0" $Shortcut.Save() } elseif ($App.Protocol.count -gt 1) { Write-Verbose "More than one protocol exists for $($App.Name)." foreach ($Protocol in $App.Protocol) { Write-Verbose "Protocol $Protocol" $Execution = "$($Protocol)://" $ShellObject = New-Object -ComObject wscript.shell $Shortcut = $ShellObject.CreateShortcut("$Path\$($App.Name).$Protocol.lnk") $Shortcut.TargetPath = "$Execution" $Shortcut.IconLocation = "$($App.Path)\$($App.Executable),0" $Shortcut.Save() } } else { Write-Verbose "No protocol exists for $($App.Name)." } } } End { } } |