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Change devcon to nefcon for silent install community script #426

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91 changes: 40 additions & 51 deletions Community Scripts/silent-install.ps1
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# Run this script in a powershell with administrator rights (run as administrator)
[CmdletBinding()]
param(
# SHA256 hash of the DevCon binary to install
# Possible values can be found at:
# https://github.com/Drawbackz/DevCon-Installer/blob/master/devcon_sources.json
# Look for the "sha256" field in the JSON for valid hash values
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string]$DevconHash,
# Latest stable version of NefCon installer
[Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
[string]$NefConURL = "https://github.com/nefarius/nefcon/releases/download/v1.14.0/nefcon_v1.14.0.zip",

# Latest stable version of VDD driver only
[Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
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$tempDir = Join-Path $env:TEMP "VDDInstall";
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $tempDir -Force | Out-Null;

# Download and run DevCon Installer
Write-Host "Installing DevCon..." -ForegroundColor Cyan;
$devconPath = Join-Path $tempDir "Devcon.Installer.exe";
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/Drawbackz/DevCon-Installer/releases/download/1.4-rc/Devcon.Installer.exe" -OutFile $devconPath;
Start-Process -FilePath $devconPath -ArgumentList "install -hash $DevconHash -update -dir `"$tempDir`"" -Wait -NoNewWindow;

# Define path to devcon executable
$devconExe = Join-Path $tempDir "devcon.exe";

# Check if VDD is installed. Or else, install it
$check = & $devconExe find "Root\MttVDD";
if ($check -match "1 matching device\(s\) found") {
Write-Host "Virtual Display Driver already present. No installation." -ForegroundColor Green;
} else {
# Download and unzip VDD
Write-Host "Downloading VDD..." -ForegroundColor Cyan;
$driverZipPath = Join-Path $tempDir 'driver.zip';
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $DriverURL -OutFile $driverZipPath;
Expand-Archive -Path $driverZipPath -DestinationPath $tempDir -Force;

# Extract the signPath certificates
$catFile = Join-Path $tempDir 'VirtualDisplayDriver\mttvdd.cat';
$signature = Get-AuthenticodeSignature -FilePath $catFile;
$catBytes = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($catFile);
$certificates = New-Object System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2Collection;
$certificates.Import($catBytes);

# Create the temp directory for certificates
$certsFolder = Join-Path $tempDir "ExportedCerts";
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $certsFolder;

# Write and store the driver certificates on local machine
Write-Host "Installing driver certificates on local machine." -ForegroundColor Cyan;
foreach ($cert in $certificates) {
$certFilePath = Join-Path -Path $certsFolder -ChildPath "$($cert.Thumbprint).cer";
$cert.Export([System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509ContentType]::Cert) | Set-Content -Path $certFilePath -Encoding Byte;
Import-Certificate -FilePath $certFilePath -CertStoreLocation "Cert:\LocalMachine\TrustedPublisher";
}
# Download and unzip NefCon
Write-Host "Downloading and extracting NefCon..." -ForegroundColor Cyan;
$NefConZipPath = Join-Path $tempDir "nefcon.zip";
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $NefConURL -OutFile $NefConZipPath -UseBasicParsing -ErrorAction Stop;
Expand-Archive -Path $NefConZipPath -DestinationPath $tempDir -Force -ErrorAction Stop;
$NefConExe = Join-Path $tempDir "x64\nefconw.exe";

# Download and unzip VDD
Write-Host "Downloading and extracting VDD..." -ForegroundColor Cyan;
$driverZipPath = Join-Path $tempDir 'driver.zip';
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $DriverURL -OutFile $driverZipPath;
Expand-Archive -Path $driverZipPath -DestinationPath $tempDir -Force;

# Extract the SignPath certificates
Write-Host "Extracting SignPath certificates..." -ForegroundColor Cyan;
$catFile = Join-Path $tempDir 'VirtualDisplayDriver\mttvdd.cat';
$catBytes = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($catFile);
$certificates = New-Object System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2Collection;
$certificates.Import($catBytes);

# Create the temp directory for certificates
$certsFolder = Join-Path $tempDir "ExportedCerts";
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $certsFolder -Force | Out-Null;

# Write and store the driver certificates on local machine
Write-Host "Installing driver certificates on local machine." -ForegroundColor Cyan;
foreach ($cert in $certificates) {
$certFilePath = Join-Path -Path $certsFolder -ChildPath "$($cert.Thumbprint).cer";
$cert.Export([System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509ContentType]::Cert) | Set-Content -Path $certFilePath -Encoding Byte;
Import-Certificate -FilePath $certFilePath -CertStoreLocation "Cert:\LocalMachine\TrustedPublisher";
}

# Install VDD
Push-Location $tempDir;
& $devconExe install .\VirtualDisplayDriver\MttVDD.inf "Root\MttVDD";
Pop-Location;
# Install VDD
Write-Host "Installing Virtual Display Driver silently..." -ForegroundColor Cyan;
Push-Location $tempDir;
& $NefConExe install .\VirtualDisplayDriver\MttVDD.inf "Root\MttVDD";
Pop-Location;

Write-Host "Driver installation completed." -ForegroundColor Green;
}
Write-Host "Driver installation completed." -ForegroundColor Green;
Remove-Item -Path $tempDir -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;