Add pin of Powershell Core 7+

[jgsjnr]

how i create a new function to add to start menu pin pscore?

[farag2]

Easy! You prefer me to add code here or in the Telegram group?

[jgsjnr]

Here, to everyone see too.

[jgsjnr]

tks for te rapid answer

[farag2]

I'll send tomorrow. It's 0:30 pm)

[jgsjnr]

ok

[farag2]

Clear-Host

if (-not (Get-Package -ProviderName msi -Name "PowerShell 7*x64"))
{
	exit
}

$Parameters = @{
	Size = "2x2"
	Column = 0
	Row = 0
	AppID = "Microsoft.AutoGenerated.{A49227EA-5AF0-D494-A3F1-0918A278ED71}" # PowerShell 7 x64
	# AppID = "Microsoft.AutoGenerated.{CD9EFC53-1ACE-EA00-530A-3EC179D1971C}" # PowerShell 7 Preview x64
}

[string]$StartLayoutNS = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout"

# Add pre-configured hastable to XML
function Add-Tile
{
	param
	(
		[string]
		$Size,

		[int]
		$Column,

		[int]
		$Row,

		[string]
		$AppID
	)

	[string]$elementName = "start:DesktopApplicationTile"
	[Xml.XmlElement]$Table = $xml.CreateElement($elementName, $StartLayoutNS)
	$Table.SetAttribute("Size", $Size)
	$Table.SetAttribute("Column", $Column)
	$Table.SetAttribute("Row", $Row)
	$Table.SetAttribute("DesktopApplicationID", $AppID)

	return $Table
}

# Export the current Start layout
$StartLayout = "$PSScriptRoot\StartLayout.xml"
Export-StartLayout -Path $StartLayout -UseDesktopApplicationID

[xml]$XML = Get-Content -Path $StartLayout -Encoding UTF8 -Force

$Groups = $XML.LayoutModificationTemplate.DefaultLayoutOverride.StartLayoutCollection.StartLayout.Group

# Create a new group
[Xml.XmlElement]$Groups = $XML.CreateElement("start:Group", $StartLayoutNS)
$Groups.SetAttribute("Name","")
$Groups.AppendChild((Add-Tile @Parameters)) | Out-Null
$XML.LayoutModificationTemplate.DefaultLayoutOverride.StartLayoutCollection.StartLayout.AppendChild($Groups) | Out-Null

$XML.Save($StartLayout)

# Temporarily disable changing the Start menu layout
if (-not (Test-Path -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer))
{
	New-Item -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer -Force
}
New-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer -Name LockedStartLayout -Value 1 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer -Name StartLayoutFile -Value $StartLayout -Force

Start-Sleep -Seconds 3

# Restart the Start menu
Stop-Process -Name StartMenuExperienceHost -Force -ErrorAction Ignore

# Open the Start menu to load the new layout
$wshell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
$wshell.SendKeys("^{ESC}")

Start-Sleep -Seconds 3

# Enable changing the Start menu layout
Remove-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer -Name LockedStartLayout -Force -ErrorAction Ignore
Remove-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer -Name StartLayoutFile -Force -ErrorAction Ignore

Remove-Item -Path $StartLayout -Force

Stop-Process -Name StartMenuExperienceHost -Force -ErrorAction Ignore

Start-Sleep -Seconds 3

# Open the Start menu to load the new layout
$wshell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
$wshell.SendKeys("^{ESC}")

# Run the PowerShell 7 x64 shortcut as Administrator
[byte[]]$bytes = Get-Content -Path "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PowerShell 7 (x64).lnk" -Encoding Byte -Raw
$bytes[0x15] = $bytes[0x15] -bor 0x20
Set-Content -Path "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PowerShell 7 (x64).lnk" -Value $bytes -Encoding Byte -Force

Based on https://github.com/farag2/Utilities/tree/master/Windows%20Terminal

[jgsjnr]

thank you!!!!