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Downloads:

1,089

Downloads of v 1.2.0:

577

Last Update:

17 Aug 2019

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Marcus Lum

Tags:

Windows10 Virtual Desktop Hotkeys Hotkey

FreeVD

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1.2.0 | Updated: 17 Aug 2019

Downloads:

1,089

Downloads of v 1.2.0:

577

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Marcus Lum

FreeVD 1.2.0

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This Package Contains an Exempted Check

Not All Tests Have Passed


Validation Testing Passed


Verification Testing Exemption:

sub-dependency of dependency dotnet4.7 requires a reboot (KB2919355).

Details

Scan Testing Successful:

No detections found in any package files

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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install FreeVD, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade FreeVD, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall FreeVD, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade freevd -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade freevd -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install freevd
  win_chocolatey:
    name: freevd
    version: '1.2.0'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'freevd' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '1.2.0'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller freevd
{
    Name     = "freevd"
    Version  = "1.2.0"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'freevd':
  ensure   => '1.2.0',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

NOTE

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Package Approved

This package was approved by moderator mwallner on 26 Aug 2019.

Description

FreeVD

Windows 10 Virtual Desktop Hotkeys and System Tray Icon

Features:

Hotkeys:

These are the default hotkeys, which are fully customizable.

Screenshot

Navigate Desktops:
WIN+CTRL+Numpad

Move Windows:
WIN+ALT+Numpad
WIN+ALT+LEFT or RIGHT

Move Window & Follow:
WIN+CTRL+ALT+Numpad
WIN+CTRL+ALT+LEFT or RIGHT

Window Pinning:

Screenshot

Pin/Unpin Applications:
WIN+ALT+A
(Pinning an application will pin all windows of that application to appear on all desktops)

Pin/Unpin Windows:
WIN+ALT+W
(Pinning a window will pin only that window, not other windows from the same application)


tools\chocolateyBeforeModify.ps1
Get-Process "FreeVD" | Stop-Process -Force
tools\chocolateyInstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';
$toolsDir   = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"
$url        = 'https://github.com/Marcus-L/FreeVD/releases/download/v1.2.0/FreeVD.Setup.msi'

$packageArgs = @{
  packageName   = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
  unzipLocation = $toolsDir
  fileType      = 'MSI'
  url           = $url
  url64bit      = $url64

  softwareName  = 'FreeVD*'

  checksum      = '544839336aa9c5629bd71db692ee63f785fc1c1c50aff42ed60b1eb41410aaaf'
  checksumType  = 'sha256'

  silentArgs    = "/qn /norestart /l*v `"$($env:TEMP)\$($packageName).$($env:chocolateyPackageVersion).MsiInstall.log`""
  validExitCodes= @(0, 3010, 1641)
}

Install-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
tools\chocolateyuninstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';
$packageArgs = @{
  packageName   = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
  softwareName  = 'FreeVD*'
  fileType      = 'MSI'
  silentArgs    = "/qn /norestart"
  validExitCodes= @(0, 3010, 1605, 1614, 1641)
}

$uninstalled = $false
[array]$key = Get-UninstallRegistryKey -SoftwareName $packageArgs['softwareName']

if ($key.Count -eq 1) {
  $key | % { 
    $packageArgs['file'] = "$($_.UninstallString)"
    if ($packageArgs['fileType'] -eq 'MSI') {
      $packageArgs['silentArgs'] = "$($_.PSChildName) $($packageArgs['silentArgs'])"
      
      $packageArgs['file'] = ''
    }

    Uninstall-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
  }
} elseif ($key.Count -eq 0) {
  Write-Warning "$packageName has already been uninstalled by other means."
} elseif ($key.Count -gt 1) {
  Write-Warning "$($key.Count) matches found!"
  Write-Warning "To prevent accidental data loss, no programs will be uninstalled."
  Write-Warning "Please alert package maintainer the following keys were matched:"
  $key | % {Write-Warning "- $($_.DisplayName)"}
}

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Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
FreeVD 1.1.1.0 432 Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Approved

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