Optimized: Shortcut Creation and PS7 Tweak (#2314)

* Clarified the wording

* Handle Computers without Windows Terminal (eg Win10)

* Modify Shortcut creation to use PS7 if possible

config/tweaks.json

@@ -2305,8 +2305,8 @@
     ]
   },
   "WPFTweaksPowershell7": {
-    "Content": "Replace Default Powershell 5 to Powershell 7",
-    "Description": "This will edit the config file of the Windows Terminal Replacing the Powershell 5 to Powershell 7 and install Powershell 7 if necessary",
+    "Content": "Change Windows Terminal default: PowerShell 5 -> PowerShell 7",
+    "Description": "This will edit the config file of the Windows Terminal replacing PowerShell 5 with PowerShell 7 and installing PS7 if necessary",
     "category": "Essential Tweaks",
     "panel": "1",
     "Order": "a009_",

functions/public/Invoke-WPFShortcut.ps1

@@ -17,14 +17,20 @@ function Invoke-WPFShortcut {
         [bool]$RunAsAdmin = $false
     )
 
-    # Preper the Shortcut Fields and add an a Custom Icon if it's available at "$env:TEMP\cttlogo.png", else don't add a Custom Icon.
+    # add an a Custom Icon if it's available at "$env:TEMP\cttlogo.png", else don't add a Custom Icon.
     $iconPath = $null
     Switch ($ShortcutToAdd) {
         "WinUtil" {
-            $SourceExe = "$env:SystemRoot\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"
-            $IRM = 'irm https://christitus.com/win | iex'
-            $Powershell = '-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Start-Process powershell.exe -verb runas -ArgumentList'
-            $ArgumentsToSourceExe = "$powershell '$IRM'"
+            # Use Powershell 7 if installed and fallback to PS5 if not
+            if (Get-Command "pwsh" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue){
+                $shell = "pwsh.exe"
+            }
+            else{
+                $shell = "powershell.exe"
+            }
+            
+            $shellArgs = "-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command `"Start-Process $shell -verb runas -ArgumentList `'-Command `"irm https://christitus.com/win | iex`"`'"
+            
             $DestinationName = "WinUtil.lnk"
 
             Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://christitus.com/images/logo-full.png" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\cttlogo.png"
@@ -52,9 +58,9 @@ function Invoke-WPFShortcut {
     # Prepare the Shortcut paramter
     $WshShell = New-Object -comObject WScript.Shell
     $Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut($FileBrowser.FileName)
-    $Shortcut.TargetPath = $SourceExe
-    $Shortcut.Arguments = $ArgumentsToSourceExe
-    if ($iconPath -ne $null) {
+    $Shortcut.TargetPath = $shell
+    $Shortcut.Arguments = $shellArgs
+    if ($null -ne $iconPath) {
         $shortcut.IconLocation = $iconPath
     }
 

functions/public/Invoke-WPFTweakPS7.ps1

@@ -25,22 +25,29 @@ function Invoke-WPFTweakPS7{
             $targetTerminalName = "Windows PowerShell"
         }
     }
-
+    # Check if the Windows Terminal is installed and return if not (Prerequisite for the following code)
+    if (-not (Get-Command "wt" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)){
+        Write-Host "Windows Terminal not installed. Skipping Terminal preference"
+        return
+    }
+    # Check if the Windows Terminal settings.json file exists and return if not (Prereqisite for the following code) 
     $settingsPath = "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json"
-    if (Test-Path -Path $settingsPath) {
-        Write-Host "Settings file found."
-        $settingsContent = Get-Content -Path $settingsPath | ConvertFrom-Json
-        $ps7Profile = $settingsContent.profiles.list | Where-Object { $_.name -eq $targetTerminalName }
-        if ($ps7Profile) {
-            $settingsContent.defaultProfile = $ps7Profile.guid
-            $updatedSettings = $settingsContent | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 100
-            Set-Content -Path $settingsPath -Value $updatedSettings
-            Write-Host "Default profile updated to $targetTerminalName using the name attribute."
-        } else {
-            Write-Host "No PowerShell 7 profile found in Windows Terminal settings using the name attribute."
-        }
+    if (-not (Test-Path -Path $settingsPath)){
+        Write-Host "Windows Terminal Settings file not found at $settingsPath"
+        return 
+    }
+
+    Write-Host "Settings file found."
+    $settingsContent = Get-Content -Path $settingsPath | ConvertFrom-Json
+    $ps7Profile = $settingsContent.profiles.list | Where-Object { $_.name -eq $targetTerminalName }
+    if ($ps7Profile) {
+        $settingsContent.defaultProfile = $ps7Profile.guid
+        $updatedSettings = $settingsContent | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 100
+        Set-Content -Path $settingsPath -Value $updatedSettings
+        Write-Host "Default profile updated to " -NoNewline
+        Write-Host "$targetTerminalName " -ForegroundColor White -NoNewline
+        Write-Host "using the name attribute."
     } else {
-        Write-Host "Settings file not found at $settingsPath"
+        Write-Host "No PowerShell 7 profile found in Windows Terminal settings using the name attribute."
     }   
 }
-