install-vmwworkstation.ps1


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.VERSION 3.0
 
.GUID 20ee6b60-98a5-4519-9b4e-3872142b9df6
 
.AUTHOR Karsten.Bott@labbuildr.com
 
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<#
 
.DESCRIPTION
 This script is a helper to download and kick installation of vmware-workstation
 
#>
 
Param()
$Destination = "$HOME/Downloads"
$request = Invoke-WebRequest -MaximumRedirection 0 -Uri "https://www.vmware.com/go/getworkstation-win"  -UseBasicParsing -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$file = $request.Headers.Location
$myfile = split-path -leaf $request.Headers.Location
try {
    Start-BitsTransfer $file -Description "Downloding $myfile" -Destination $Destination -TransferType Download
}
catch
    {
    write-host "Error Occured"
    }

Start-Process -FilePath "$Destination/$myfile" -Wait