Timus Connect App for Microsoft Windows Silent Deployment Script

NOTE:

Powershell Script - Windows
To run on a local machine without RMM, you may have to bypass the machine’s execution policy with:
powershell.exe -noprofile -executionpolicy bypass -file '.\Timus Silent Install.ps1'

Windows:

<# 
Timus Connect Windows Installation Script 
***Always review to make sure you know what a script is doing.*** 
#> 

# 1. Check if Timus Connect is already installed 
$appName = 'Timus Connect' 
$RegUninstallKey = 'HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*' 
$installedApplication = Get-ItemProperty -Path $RegUninstallKey | Where-Object { $_.DisplayName -like "*$appName*" } 

if ($installedApplication) { 
    Write-Host "Timus Connect is already installed. Exiting script." 
    Exit 0 
} 

# 2. Check if this is a desktop or laptop 
$systemType = "Unknown" 
$BatteryStatus = (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Battery -EA SilentlyContinue).Status 

if ($BatteryStatus) { 
    $systemType = "Laptop" 
} else { 
    $systemType = "Desktop" 
} 
Write-Output "This device is a $systemType" 

# 3. Create download directory if it doesn't exist 
$dlFolder = "C:\temp\Timus Networks" 
$dlDest = "$dlFolder\Timus-Connect.exe" 
$dlUrl = "https://repo.timuscloud.com/connect/Timus-Connect.exe" 
$tempFolderExists = Test-Path -Path "C:\Temp" 

if (-not (Test-Path -Path $dlFolder)) { 
    Write-Output "Download directory does not exist. Creating directory..." 
    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $dlFolder -Force | Out-Null 
} else { 
    Write-Output "Download directory exists. Continuing..." 
} 

# 4. Try to download the installer 
$downloaded = $false 
try { 
    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $dlUrl -OutFile $dlDest -ErrorAction Stop 
    Write-Output "Download successful with Invoke-WebRequest." 
    $downloaded = $true 
} catch { 
    Write-Output "Invoke-WebRequest failed. Trying WebClient..." 
    try { 
        $webClient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient 
        $webClient.DownloadFile($dlUrl, $dlDest) 
        Write-Output "Download successful with WebClient." 
        $downloaded = $true 
    } catch { 
        Write-Output "WebClient failed. Trying Start-BitsTransfer..." 
        try { 
            Start-BitsTransfer -Source $dlUrl -Destination $dlDest 
            Write-Output "Download successful with BitsTransfer." 
            $downloaded = $true 
        } catch { 
            Write-Host "All download methods failed. Exiting script." 
            Exit 1 
        } 
    } 
} 

# 5. Install Timus Connect 
if ($downloaded -and (Test-Path $dlDest)) { 
    try { 
        Start-Process -Wait -FilePath $dlDest -ArgumentList "/S" -ErrorAction Stop 
        Write-Host "Installation initiated successfully." 
    } catch { 
        Write-Host "Installation failed. Exiting." 
        Exit 1 
    } 
} 

# 6. Verify installation 
$installedApplication = Get-ItemProperty -Path $RegUninstallKey | Where-Object { $_.DisplayName -like "*$appName*" } 

if ($installedApplication) { 
    Write-Host "Application installed successfully." 
} else { 
    Write-Host "Application installation failed or not detected." 
    Exit 1 
} 

# 7. Cleanup 
if ($tempFolderExists) { 
    Write-Output "Cleaning up: removing $dlFolder only." 
    Remove-Item -Path $dlFolder -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue 
} else { 
    Write-Output "Cleaning up: removing entire C:\Temp folder." 
    Remove-Item -Path "C:\Temp" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue 
} 

Write-Output "Cleanup complete. Exiting." 
Exit 0