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runner-images/images/windows/scripts/helpers/PathHelpers.ps1
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function Mount-RegistryHive {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Mounts a registry hive from a file.
.DESCRIPTION
The Mount-RegistryHive function loads a registry hive from a specified file into a specified subkey.
.PARAMETER FileName
The path to the file from which to load the registry hive.
.PARAMETER SubKey
The registry subkey into which to load the hive.
.EXAMPLE
Mount-RegistryHive -FileName "C:\Path\To\HiveFile.hiv" -SubKey "HKLM\SubKey"
#>
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]$FileName,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]$SubKey
)
Write-Host "Loading the file $FileName to the Key $SubKey"
if (Test-Path $SubKey.Replace("\", ":")) {
Write-Warning "The key $SubKey is already loaded"
return
}
$result = reg load $SubKey $FileName *>&1
if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
Write-Error "Failed to load file $FileName to the key ${SubKey}: $result"
exit 1
}
}
function Dismount-RegistryHive {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Dismounts a registry hive.
.DESCRIPTION
The Dismount-RegistryHive function unloads a registry hive from a specified subkey.
.PARAMETER SubKey
The registry subkey from which to unload the hive.
.EXAMPLE
Dismount-RegistryHive -SubKey "HKLM\SubKey"
#>
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]$SubKey
)
Write-Host "Unloading the hive $SubKey"
if (-not (Test-Path $SubKey.Replace("\", ":"))) {
return
}
$result = reg unload $SubKey *>&1
if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
Write-Host "Failed to unload hive: $result"
exit 1
}
}
function Add-MachinePathItem {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Adds a new item to the machine-level PATH environment variable.
.DESCRIPTION
The Add-MachinePathItem function adds a new item to the machine-level PATH environment variable.
It takes a string parameter, $PathItem, which represents the new item to be added to the PATH.
.PARAMETER PathItem
Specifies the new item to be added to the machine-level PATH environment variable.
.EXAMPLE
Add-MachinePathItem -PathItem "C:\Program Files\MyApp"
This example adds "C:\Program Files\MyApp" to the machine-level PATH environment variable.
#>
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]$PathItem
)
$currentPath = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", "Machine")
$newPath = $PathItem + ';' + $currentPath
[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", $newPath, "Machine")
}
function Add-DefaultPathItem {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Adds a path item to the default user profile path.
.DESCRIPTION
This function adds a specified path item to the default user profile path.
It mounts the NTUSER.DAT file of the default user to the registry,
retrieves the current value of the "Path" environment variable,
appends the new path item to it, and updates the registry with the modified value.
.PARAMETER PathItem
The path item to be added to the default user profile path.
.EXAMPLE
Add-DefaultPathItem -PathItem "C:\Program Files\MyApp"
This example adds "C:\Program Files\MyApp" to the default user profile path.
.NOTES
This function requires administrative privileges to modify the Windows registry.
#>
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]$PathItem
)
Mount-RegistryHive `
-FileName "C:\Users\Default\NTUSER.DAT" `
-SubKey "HKLM\DEFAULT"
$key = [Microsoft.Win32.Registry]::LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("DEFAULT\Environment", $true)
$currentValue = $key.GetValue("Path", "", "DoNotExpandEnvironmentNames")
$updatedValue = $PathItem + ';' + $currentValue
$key.SetValue("Path", $updatedValue, "ExpandString")
$key.Handle.Close()
[System.GC]::Collect()
Dismount-RegistryHive "HKLM\DEFAULT"
}