PSSoftware

A single way to install, uninstall, upgrade and configure software with a single framework.

PSSoftware is a PowerShell module born from necessity. It was built to create a single tool deploy and manage software. No longer do you have to remember:

msiexec.exe /i somemsi.msi /qn /Lvx* C:\Windows\Temp\install.log 

...just to deploy a single MSI. PSSoftware simplifies that complexity to just:

Install-Software -MsiInstallerFilePath somemsi.msi

This is what PSSoftware is all about. Removing the complexities of software management.

Version Support

PSv1	PSv2	PSv3	PSv4	PSv5	PSv6
No	No	Yes	Yes	Untested	No

Getting Started

Download

You can download this repository.

Import the Module

Once you've downloaded the repo place the PSSoftware folder in any path in your $PSModulePath. I recommend copying it to either C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules or C:\Users\<Username>\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules.

Once it's in one of those paths you can either import it manually by Import-Module PSSoftware or rely on auto-module loading.

What's included

In the repo you'll find the following files.

File	Provides
PSSoftware.psm1	The PowerShell module
SofwareInstallManager.psd1	The PowerShell module manifest.
README.md	Details for quickly understanding the project.

Function Categories

The PSSoftware module is made up of four rough categories of functions with subcategories in each major category.

Install Functions

1. Install-Software

Uninstall Functions

1. Uninstall-Software
2. Uninstall-ViaMsiZap
3. Uninstall-InstallshieldPackage
4. Uninstall-WindowsInstallerPackage
5. Uninstall-WindowsInstallerPackageWithMsiModule
6. Uninstall-WindowsInstallerPackageWithMsiExec

Detection Functions

1. Get-InstalledSoftware
2. Test-InstalledSoftware
3. Compare-FilePath
4. Compare-FolderPath
5. Compare-RegistryFileToRegistry
6. Get-FileVersion
7. Get-MyFileHash

Configuration Functions

Registry

1. Get-RegistryValue
2. Get-RegistryValueForAllUsers
3. Import-RegistryFile
4. Set-RegistryValueForAllUsers
5. Register-File

FileSystem

1. Copy-FileWithHashCheck
2. Find-InTextFile
3. Set-MyFileSystemAcl

Shortcuts

1. Get-Shortcut
2. New-Shortcut

Processes

1. Test-Process
2. Get-ChildProcess
3. Stop-MyProcess
4. Wait-MyProcess
5. Wait-WindowsInstaller

Services

1. Remove-MyService

Certificates

1. Import-Certificate

User Profiles

1. Get-AllUsersDesktopFolderPath
2. Get-AllUsersProfileFolderPath
3. Get-AllUsersStartMenuFolderPath
4. Get-UserProfile
5. Get-RootUserProfileFolderPath
6. Get-UserProfilePath
7. Remove-ProfileItem
8. Set-AllUserStartupAction