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For quick app install after a format.
<#
HOW TO USE
- Download this file
- Modify the `Install` and `Download` arrays below as required
- Find other packages here: https://winget.run
- Run `winget list` before formatting to help make your own array from scratch
- For anything you can't install via winget, get a download link, and add it to the download array
- Right click, then select 'Run with PowerShell'
WHAT WILL HAPPEN
- A powershell terminal will open and start running this script
- The native windows app `winget` will install all the apps in the `Install` array
- As apps are being installed, you may recieve various prompts to help complete the install
- All links listed in the `Download` array will be downloaded to your desktop
#>
# Define arrays in readable, alphabetical fashion.
$Install = @(
'7zip.7zip'
'AgileBits.1Password'
'BraveSoftware.BraveBrowser'
'Discord.Discord'
'Elgato.StreamDeck'
'EpicGames.EpicGamesLauncher'
'GOG.Galaxy'
'Logitech.GHUB'
'Logseq.Logseq'
'Melodics.Melodics'
'Microsoft.VisualStudioCode'
'Nvidia.GeForceExperience'
'OBSProject.OBSStudio'
'Plex.PlexMediaPlayer'
'PointPlanck.FileBot'
'PrivateInternetAccess.PrivateInternetAccess'
'qBittorrent.qBittorrent'
'Resplendence.WhoCrashed'
'ScummVM.ScummVM'
'SlackTechnologies.Slack'
'Spotify.Spotify'
'StepMania.StepMania'
'tailscale.tailscale'
'Valve.Steam'
'VideoLAN.VLC'
'Voicemod.Voicemod'
)
$Download = @(
[pscustomobject]@{File='driver-bluetooth.zip'; Link='https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/02BT/DRV_Bluetooth_Intel_AX200_TP_W11_64_V2210002_20211222R.zip'}
[pscustomobject]@{File='driver-chipset.zip'; Link='https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/03CHIPSET/DRV_Chipset_AMD_TP_TSD_W10_64_V31022706_20211101R.zip'}
[pscustomobject]@{File='driver-dac.zip'; Link='https://www.smsl-audio.com/upload/portal/undefined/SMSLUSBAudioDriver.zip'}
[pscustomobject]@{File='driver-ethernet.zip'; Link='https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/SocketAM4/ProArt_X570-CREATOR_WIFI/Intel_I225_Gigabit_Ethernet_Driver_V1.0.2.14_WIN11_64-bit.zip'}
[pscustomobject]@{File='driver-wifi.zip'; Link='https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/08WIRELESS/DRV_WiFi_Intel_TP_W11_64_V228011_20211021R.zip'}
[pscustomobject]@{File='app-battlenet.exe'; Link='https://www.battle.net/download/getInstallerForGame?os=win&gameProgram=BATTLENET_APP&version=Live'}
[pscustomobject]@{File='app-creative.exe'; Link='https://files.creative.com/manualdn/Applications/100384/pedz6i0Pbi/CreativeAppSetup_1.9.03.00.exe'}
[pscustomobject]@{File='app-flipper.exe'; Link='https://update.flipperzero.one/builds/qFlipper/1.1.0/qFlipperSetup-64bit-1.1.0.exe'}
[pscustomobject]@{File='app-oculus.exe'; Link='https://www.oculus.com/download_app/?id=1582076955407037'}
)
# Show user what's about to happen, allow early exit.
$ListSpacer = " -"
"`nThe following apps will be installed via winget:"
$Install.foreach( {"$ListSpacer $PSItem"} )
"`nThe following links will be downloaded to your desktop:"
$Download | ForEach-Object {"$ListSpacer " + $_.Link}
Read-Host -Prompt "`nPress Ctrl+C to abort, any other key to continue.`n`n"
# Kick off the install loop.
foreach ( $Item in $Install )
{
if ( winget list --exact --id $Item | Select-String -Pattern "No installed package found matching input criteria." )
{
Write-Output "`n`n===="
"Installing: $Item"
Write-Output "====`n"
winget install --silent --exact --id $Item
}
else
{
"Skipping: $Item (already installed)"
}
}
# Kick off the download loop.
foreach ( $Item in $Download )
{
$Path = "$env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\" + $Item.File
if ( Test-Path -Path $Path -PathType Leaf )
{
"Skipping: " + $Item.Link + " (already downloaded)"
}
else
{
"Downloading: " + $Item.Link
Invoke-WebRequest $Item.Link -outfile $Path
}
}
Write-Output "`nAll done!`n"
Read-Host -Prompt "`nScroll back to check for errors, or press any key to exit`n`n"

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