added launcher

scripts/launcher.ps1

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+# Copyright (c) Chris Titus.
+# Licensed under the MIT License.
+<#
+.Synopsis
+    Launch winutil with administrative privileges.
+.DESCRIPTION
+    This script is used to launch winutil with administrative privileges.
+    It is intended to be deployed at https://christitus.com/win.
+
+    This script will check if the current user is an Administrator.
+    If the current user is an Administrator, it will run winutil in the current session.
+    If not, it will run winutil with elevated privileges in a new session.
+.Parameter Preview
+    Launch the preview version of winutil.
+.Parameter NoExit
+    Do not exit the newly spawned powershell after running the script. (for-debugging purposes)
+.EXAMPLE
+    Launch the latest release of winutil.
+    .\launcher.ps1
+.EXAMPLE
+    Launch the latest release of winutil. (one-liner)
+    Invoke-Expression "& { $(Invoke-RestMethod 'https://christitus.com/win') }"
+.EXAMPLE
+    Launch the latest preview release of winutil.
+    .\launcher.ps1 -preview
+.EXAMPLE
+    Launch the latest preview release of winutil. (one-liner)
+    Invoke-Expression "& { $(Invoke-RestMethod 'https://christitus.com/win') } -preview"
+#>
+[CmdletBinding()]
+param(
+    [Parameter()]
+    [switch] $Preview,
+    
+    [Parameter()]
+    [switch] $NoExit
+)
+
+& {
+    $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+    $IsAdmin = [bool](
+        [Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal](
+            [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()
+        )
+    ).IsInRole(
+        [Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator
+    )
+
+    # Enable TLSv1.2 for compatibility with older clients for current session
+    [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
+
+    $url = if (-not $Preview) {
+        # This must be pointing to the latest release
+        "https://christitus.com/win/stable"
+    } else {
+        # This must be pointing to the latest pre-release
+        "https://christitus.com/win/preview"
+    }
+
+    if ($IsAdmin) {
+        # If running as Administrator, run in the current session
+        & {
+            # Using iwr to show download progress
+            Invoke-WebRequest $url | Invoke-Expression
+        }
+        
+        exit
+    }
+
+    #============================================================================
+    # If not running as Administrator, run the script with elevated privileges
+    #============================================================================
+
+    # Use the modern 'PowerShell' if available, otherwise use 'Windows PowerShell'
+    $PwshExecutable = if (Get-Command "pwsh" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+        "pwsh.exe"
+    }
+    else {
+        "powershell.exe"
+    }
+
+    # Using iwr to show download progress
+    $PwshCommand = "iwr '$url' | iex"
+
+    # Elevate the script
+    $PwshArgList = @(
+        "-NoLogo",                                  # Don't print PowerShell header in CLI
+        "-NoProfile",                               # Don't load PowerShell profile
+        "-Command", $PwshCommand                    # Command to execute
+    )
+
+    if ($NoExit) {
+        $PwshArgList = @(
+            "-NoExit"                               # Don't exit after running the command
+        ) + $PwshArgList
+    }
+
+    $PwshArgList = $PwshArgList | ForEach-Object { "`"$_`"" }
+
+    $WorkingDirectory = Get-Location
+
+    $PwshExecutable = if (Get-Command "pwsh" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+        "pwsh.exe"
+    }
+    else {
+        "powershell.exe"
+    }
+
+    $ProcessParameters = @{
+        FilePath            = $PwshExecutable;
+        ArgumentList        = $PwshArgList;
+        WorkingDirectory    = $WorkingDirectory;
+        Verb                = 'RunAs';
+        PassThru            = $true;
+    }
+
+    # Use 'wt' if available
+    if (Get-Command "wt" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+        $WtArgList = @(
+            "new-tab",
+            $ProcessParameters.FilePath
+        ) + $PwshArgList
+
+        $ProcessParameters.FilePath = "wt.exe"
+        $ProcessParameters.ArgumentList = $WtArgList
+    }
+
+    $process = $null
+    try {
+        $process = Start-Process @ProcessParameters
+    }
+    catch {
+        $exception = $_.Exception
+    
+        # Optional: Check for specific error messages or types
+        if ($exception.Message -like "*The operation was canceled by the user*") {
+            Write-Host "===========================================" -Foregroundcolor Red
+            Write-Host "---- This must be run as Administrator ----" -Foregroundcolor Red
+            Write-Host "------ Click 'Yes' in the UAC Prompt ------" -Foregroundcolor Red
+            Write-Host "------------------ (OR) -------------------" -Foregroundcolor Red
+            Write-Host "-- Right-Click Start -> Terminal(Admin) ---" -Foregroundcolor Red
+            Write-Host "===========================================" -Foregroundcolor Red
+        }
+        else {
+            $ErrorMessage = @(
+                "An unexpected error occurred:",
+                ($exception.Message -split ":" | Select-Object -Index 1).Trim()
+            ) -join "`n"
+
+            Write-Host $ErrorMessage -Foregroundcolor Red
+
+            $process.Kill()
+        }
+    }
+    finally {
+        exit
+    }
+}

windev.ps1

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
-    This Script is used as a target for the https://christitus.com/windev alias.
+    This Script is used as a target for the https://christitus.com/win/dev alias.
     It queries the latest winget release (no matter if Pre-Release, Draft or Full Release) and invokes It
 .DESCRIPTION
     This Script provides a simple way to always start the bleeding edge release even if it's not yet a full release.
     This function should be run with administrative privileges.
     Because this way of recursively invoking scripts via Invoke-Expression it might very well happen that AV Programs flag this because it's a common way of mulitstage exploits to run
 .EXAMPLE
-    irm https://christitus.com/windev | iex
+    irm https://christitus.com/win/dev | iex
     OR
-    Run in Admin Powershell >  ./windev.ps1
+    Run in Admin Powershell > ./windev.ps1
 #>
 
 # Function to fetch the latest release tag from the GitHub API