function Invoke-WPFShortcut { <# .SYNOPSIS Creates a shortcut and prompts for a save location .PARAMETER ShortcutToAdd The name of the shortcut to add .PARAMETER RunAsAdmin A boolean value to make 'Run as administrator' property on (true) or off (false), defaults to off #> param( $ShortcutToAdd, [bool]$RunAsAdmin = $false ) # Preper the Shortcut Fields and add an a Custom Icon if it's available, else don't add a Custom Icon. Switch ($ShortcutToAdd) { "WinUtil" { # 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://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil/releases/latest/download/winutil.ps1 | iex`"`'" $DestinationName = "WinUtil.lnk" } } # Show a File Dialog Browser, to let the User choose the Name and Location of where to save the Shortcut $FileBrowser = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.SaveFileDialog $FileBrowser.InitialDirectory = [Environment]::GetFolderPath('Desktop') $FileBrowser.Filter = "Shortcut Files (*.lnk)|*.lnk" $FileBrowser.FileName = $DestinationName # Do an Early Return if the Save Operation was canceled by User's Input. $FileBrowserResult = $FileBrowser.ShowDialog() $DialogResultEnum = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult if (-not ($FileBrowserResult -eq $DialogResultEnum::OK)) { return } # Prepare the Shortcut paramter $WshShell = New-Object -comObject WScript.Shell $Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut($FileBrowser.FileName) $Shortcut.TargetPath = $SourceExe $Shortcut.Arguments = $ArgumentsToSourceExe if (Test-Path -Path $winutildir["logo.ico"]) { $shortcut.IconLocation = $winutildir["logo.ico"] } # Save the Shortcut to disk $Shortcut.Save() if ($RunAsAdmin -eq $true) { $bytes = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($FileBrowser.FileName) # Set byte value at position 0x15 in hex, or 21 in decimal, from the value 0x00 to 0x20 in hex $bytes[0x15] = $bytes[0x15] -bor 0x20 [System.IO.File]::WriteAllBytes($FileBrowser.FileName, $bytes) } Write-Host "Shortcut for $ShortcutToAdd has been saved to $($FileBrowser.FileName) with 'Run as administrator' set to $RunAsAdmin" }