PSADT 3.9.3 Show-InstallationWelcome bug

The Toolkit General Discussion
1

Discovered bug with Show-InstallationWelcome function in latest PSADT 3.9.3
$env:Company = [String]$appVendor + ‘*’ # Sets company var for processes to kill

When I run below for e.g.

Show Welcome Message, allow up to 3 deferrals, verify there is enough disk space to complete the install, and persist the prompt for countdown and block app execution

    # Get all process names that start with the value of $AppName
    $AppProcesses = Get-Process | Where-Object { $_.Company -like $env:Company } | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name

    # Convert the process names to a comma-separated string if any processes are found
    $processNamesToClose = if ($AppProcesses) { $AppProcesses -join ',' } else { "" }

    # Use Show-InstallationWelcome with the -CloseApps parameter to close the identified applications
    if ($processNamesToClose) {
        Show-InstallationWelcome -ForceCountdown 60 -CloseApps $processNamesToClose -AllowDefer -DeferTimes 3 -CheckDiskSpace -MinimizeWindows $true
    }

The window appears to prompt the user to either close progra, defer or continue and if you do nothing for 60 secs it constantly pops up instantly every 1-3 secs in the background without the ability to do anything… I had to stop the deploy-application.ps1 in PowerShell ISE to kill it.

Any thought as to why this is happening? It doesn’t matter what I put in the Show-InstallationWelcome function…what I mean is if you do nothing it constantly loops?

EDIT: I think it’s this -MinimizeWindows $true but turns out it’s not…

2023-12-28_15-02-30
2023-12-28_15-02-30878×663 181 KB

2

The -CloseApps parameter checks very often the process list and automatically refresh the show installation window. The user should close the program or defer the installation, not minimize the window.

3

You can change the persist interval time in the ‘AppDeployToolkitConfig.xml’ file.

        <InstallationPrompt_PersistInterval>60</InstallationPrompt_PersistInterval>
        <!-- Time in seconds after which the prompt should be repositioned centre screen when the - 
        PersistPrompt parameter is used. Default is 60 seconds. -->
1 Like