Updates include comment clarification, hiding errors when dealing with files with no shortcut path/MSI generated shortcuts.
Latest script can be found here: https://github.com/DJ-1701/ShortcutDeploy
# Specify source and destination of shortcut folders below. # **************************************************************************** # * Note: In the source location, create two folders named 32-Bit and 64-Bit * # * to host your Start Menu shortcuts (as shortcut paths may vary). * # **************************************************************************** $Source = "\\ABC-SVR-01\Applications$\StartMenu" $Destination="C:\ProgramData\FolderName\Windows\Start Menu" # Inform user if no Source or Destination has been provided. If (($Source -eq "") -or ($Destination -eq "")) { Write-Host "Missing Source and/or Destination, please check and try again." Exit } # If there is a trailing backslash for $Source and/or $Destination, remove the backslash. If ($Source.Substring($Source.Length-1) -eq "\") { $Source = $Source.Substring(0,$Source.Length-1) } If ($Destination.Substring($Destination.Length-1) -eq "\") { $Destination = $Destination.Substring(0,$Destination.Length-1) } # Update the Source path to include the OS Architecture type to the end of the path. # If no OS Architecture is returned, then use the 32-Bit shortcut folder. $Bit = ((Get-WMIObject Win32_OperatingSystem).OSArchitecture) If ($Bit -eq "") {$Bit = "32-Bit"} $Source = $Source + "\" + $Bit # Inform user if Source does not exist. If (!(Test-Path($Source))) { Write-Host "The Source location does not exist, please check and try again." Exit } # Get the latest last modified date on all shortcuts in Source and Destination paths. $NetworkStamp = Get-ChildItem "$Source\*" -Recurse -Force -include @("*.lnk","*.xml","*.appref-ms")` | Where {!$_.PsIsContainer} | select Name,DirctoryName, LastWriteTime ` | Sort LastWriteTime -descending | select -first 1 $LocalStamp = Get-ChildItem "$Destination\*" -Recurse -Force -include @("*.lnk","*.xml","*.appref-ms") -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue ` | Where {!$_.PsIsContainer} | select Name,DirctoryName, LastWriteTime ` | Sort LastWriteTime -descending | select -first 1 # If there are any differences in the last modified date: # 1) Delete files in Destination (if it exists). # 2) Copy files from Source to Destination. If ($NetworkStamp.LastWriteTime -ne $LocalStamp.LastWriteTime) { If (Test-Path($Destination)) { Remove-Item "$Destination" -Recurse -Force } New-Item -ItemType directory -Path "$Destination" Copy-Item "$Source\*" -Destination "$Destination" -Recurse } # Create a list of folders copied to the destination folder. $ListOfFolders = Get-ChildItem $Destination -Recurse -Force | Where-Object {$_.PSIsContainer} ` | Sort-Object FullName -Descending | % { $_.FullName } # Create a shell object, so we can check if the shortcuts are valid. $sh = New-Object -COM WScript.Shell # Check if Array is Null (Prevents ForEach null bug in PowerShell 2). If ($ListOfFolders -ne $null) { # Do the following for every folder we scanned. FOREACH ($Folder in $ListOfFolders) { # Set the hidden flag to True for the folder. # Note: This will hide the folder later on if applications do not exist. $AllItemsHidden = $true # Get a list of all shortcuts in the current folder. $ListOfShortcuts = Get-ChildItem "$Folder\*" -Force -include *.lnk ` | % { $_.FullName } # Check if Array is Null (Prevents ForEach null bug in PowerShell 2). If ($ListOfShortcuts -ne $null) { # Do the following for every shortcut we scanned. FOREACH ($Shortcut in $ListOfShortcuts) { # Find out if the shortcut is hidden. $Item = Get-Item $Shortcut -Force $CheckHidden = (Get-ItemProperty $Item).Attributes.ToString() -match "Hidden" # Get the target path of the shortcut (the path of the application). # If it refers to C drive (C:), check if it exists, and ensure the shortcut # is visible to the users, otherwise hide the shortcut. $PathOfApplication = $sh.CreateShortcut($Shortcut).TargetPath If ($PathOfApplication.Length -ge 2) { If ($PathOfApplication.Substring(0,2) -eq "C:") { If (Test-Path($PathOfApplication)) { $AllItemsHidden = $false If ($CheckHidden) { $Item.Attributes = $Item.Attributes -bxor [system.IO.FileAttributes]::Hidden } } ElseIf ((!(Test-Path($PathOfApplication))) -and (!($CheckHidden))) { $Item.Attributes = $Item.Attributes -bxor [system.IO.FileAttributes]::Hidden } } } If (($Item.Directory.Name -eq "Programs") -or ($Item.DirectoryName.ToLower().Contains("\Programs\".ToLower()))) { $CheckHidden = (Get-ItemProperty $Item).Attributes.ToString() -match "Hidden" If (!($CheckHidden)) { $Item.Attributes = $Item.Attributes -bxor [system.IO.FileAttributes]::Hidden } } } # List all files in the folder (excluding desktop.ini and thumbs.db, which aren't required). $ListOfSubFilesAndFolders = Get-ChildItem "$Folder\*" -Force -exclude "desktop.ini","thumbs.db" ` | % { $_.FullName } # Check if Array is Null (Prevents ForEach null bug in PowerShell 2). If ($ListOfSubFilesAndFolders -ne $null) { # Do the following for every file or subfolder we scanned. FOREACH ($SubFilesOrFolder in $ListOfSubFilesAndFolders) { # Find out if the file is hidden. If it is not, then it is a required resource. # inform the program not to hide the folder. $Item = Get-Item $SubFilesOrFolder -Force $CheckHidden = $Item.Attributes.ToString() -match "Hidden" If ($CheckHidden -eq $false) { $AllItemsHidden = $false } } } # If all of the files are hidden in the folder, then hide the unrequired folder. # If any file is unhidden in the folder, then unhide the required folder. $Item = Get-Item $Folder -Force $CheckHidden = (Get-ItemProperty $Item).Attributes.ToString() -match "Hidden" If (($AllItemsHidden -and !($CheckHidden)) -or (!($AllItemsHidden) -and $CheckHidden)) { $Item.Attributes = $Item.Attributes -bxor [system.IO.FileAttributes]::Hidden } } If (($Item.Directory.Name -ne $null) -or ($Item.DirectoryName -ne $null)) { If (($Item.Directory.Name -eq "Programs") -or ($Item.DirectoryName.ToLower().Contains("\Programs\".ToLower()))) { $CheckHidden = (Get-ItemProperty $Item).Attributes.ToString() -match "Hidden" If (!($CheckHidden)) { $Item.Attributes = $Item.Attributes -bxor [system.IO.FileAttributes]::Hidden } } } } }
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