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Downloads:

2,387

Downloads of v 11.0.0-beta:

87

Last Update:

30 Sep 2022

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Stardock

Tags:

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WindowBlinds

This is a prerelease version of WindowBlinds.

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11.0.0-beta | Updated: 30 Sep 2022

Downloads:

2,387

Downloads of v 11.0.0-beta:

87

Software Author(s):

  • Stardock

WindowBlinds 11.0.0-beta

This is a prerelease version of WindowBlinds.

Legal Disclaimer: Neither this package nor Chocolatey Software, Inc. are affiliated with or endorsed by Stardock. The inclusion of Stardock trademark(s), if any, upon this webpage is solely to identify Stardock goods or services and not for commercial purposes.

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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

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

>

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

>

To uninstall WindowBlinds, 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 windowblinds -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --prerelease [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 windowblinds -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --prerelease
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

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

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install windowblinds
  win_chocolatey:
    name: windowblinds
    version: '11.0.0-beta'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present
    allow_prerelease: yes

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


chocolatey_package 'windowblinds' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '11.0.0-beta'
  options  '--prerelease'
end

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


cChocoPackageInstaller windowblinds
{
    Name        = "windowblinds"
    Version     = "11.0.0-beta"
    Source      = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
    chocoParams = "--prerelease"
}

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


package { 'windowblinds':
  ensure          => '11.0.0-beta',
  install_options => ['--prerelease'],
  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.

WARNING

This package is exempt from moderation. While it is likely safe for you, there is more risk involved.

Description

Customize the look and feel of your taskbar window frames and more.

NOTE: This is commercial software, and only provides a trial version. Full usage will require the purchase of a license.

Please Note: This is an automatically updated package. If you find it is out of date by more than a day or two, please contact the maintainer(s) and let them know the package is no longer updating correctly.


tools\chocolateyinstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference  = 'Stop';

$toolsDir               = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"

$url                    = 'https://cdn.stardock.us/downloads/public/software/windowblinds/WindowBlinds11_setup.exe?a=sd'
$checksum               = 'e9e14d0750126ad016f3d31691b9878c0c9dc9e6246230f42554a55d22012a0b'
$checksumType           = 'sha256'

$packageArgs = @{
  packageName           = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
  unzipLocation         = $toolsDir
  fileType              = 'exe'
  softwareName          = "Stardock WindowBlinds*"
  url                   = $url
  checksum              = $checksum
  checksumType          = $checksumType
  silentArgs            = '/s'
  validExitCodes        = @(0)
}

[version]$OSVer = (Get-WmiObject Win32_OperatingSystem).Version
$min='6.1.7601'
#$max='10.0.19045'

#If (($OSVer -lt [version]$min) -or ($OSVer -gt [version]$max)) {
If ($OSVer -lt [version]$min) {
  Write-Warning "*** Stardock WindowBlinds requires an OS running Windows 7 or higher but/or is not compatible with $((Get-WmiObject Win32_OperatingSystem).Caption) ***`n"
  throw
} Else {
  Install-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
}
tools\chocolateyuninstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';
$packageArgs = @{
  packageName   = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
  softwareName  = "Stardock WindowBlinds*"
  fileType      = 'exe'
  silentArgs    = '"/U:' + ${env:ProgramFiles(x86)} + '\Stardock\WindowBlinds\Uninstall\uninstall.xml"'
  validExitCodes= @(0, 3010, 1605, 1614, 1641)
}

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

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

      $packageArgs['file'] = ''
    }

    #Uninstall-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
    Write-Warning "Stardock WindowBlinds is about to uninstall. If asked to reboot, select 'No', however, you must reboot prior to reinstalling the package.`n`nSelect [Y] to continue.`n"
    ${env:ProgramFiles(x86)} + "\Stardock\WindowBlinds\uninstall.exe" + " $($packageArgs['silentArgs'])" #> $null

  }
} 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 | ForEach-Object {Write-Warning "- $($_.DisplayName)"}
}

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Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
WindowBlinds 11.0.0-beta 87 Friday, September 30, 2022 Exempted
WindowBlinds 8.12.0 1068 Friday, May 1, 2015 Approved

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