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Created May 31, 2019 10:33
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install-vmwaretools.ps1
$Version = Invoke-WebRequest https://packages.vmware.com/tools/releases/latest/windows/x64/ -UseBasicParsing | Select-Object -ExpandProperty links | Select-Object href -ExpandProperty href | Select-String VM
$DownloadUrl="https://packages.vmware.com/tools/releases/latest/windows/x64/$Version"
$DownloadPath="C:\Windows\Temp\$Version"
Write-host "Downloading vmware tools from $DOwnloadUrl and saving to $DownloadPath"
Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri $DownloadUrl -OutFile $DownloadPath
#(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($DownloadUrl, $DownloadPath)
Write-host "Installing VMware Tools"
Start-Process -Wait $DownloadPath -ArgumentList '/S /V "/qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress"' -PassThru
Write-Host "Waiting for vmware tools to complete"
#Start-sleep -Seconds 120
#if (Get-Process -Name VMwareToolsUpgrader) {Write-Host "Killing VMwareToolsUpgrader Process"
#Stop-Process -Name VMWareToolsUpgrader -Force -PassThru -Verbose}
exit 0
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