post_install.ps1

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by erikbye · updated 2026-04-15 11:52

      post_install.ps1
    

#Requires -RunAsAdministrator
<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Windows Post-Installation Automation Script
.DESCRIPTION
    Automates software installation via Chocolatey and applies Windows customizations.
    Fully automated - no prompts or user interaction required.
.PARAMETER dev
    Include development-specific software (Docker Desktop)
.EXAMPLE
    .\post_install.ps1
    .\post_install.ps1 -dev
#>

param(
    [switch]$dev
)

# ============================================================================
# CONFIGURATION
# ============================================================================

$cacheFolder = "c:\temp\chocolatey_cache"
$logFolder = "c:\temp"
$chocoLogFile = Join-Path $logFolder "chocolatey_main.log"

# Software packages to install (same on every machine)
$software = @(
    # Browsers & Internet
    "vivaldi",              # Web browser (replaced Firefox)

    # Security & Privacy
    "keepassxc",            # Password manager

    # File Management & Transfer
    "winscp",               # SFTP/FTP client (replaced FileZilla)
    "7zip",                 # File compression

    # Development Tools
    "vscode",               # Code editor
    "python",               # Python runtime
    "nodejs",
    "git",                  # Version control
    "gow",                  # GNU utilities for Windows

    # Media & Creative
    "vlc",                  # Media player
    "foobar",               # Media player
    "plex",                 # Media server
    "audacity",             # Audio editor
    "blender",              # 3D creation suite
    "ffmpeg",               # Media processing
    "yt-dlp",               # Video downloader
    "imagemagick",

    # Gaming
    "steam",                # Game platform
    "geforce-experience",   # NVIDIA GPU management

    # Utilities
    "powertoys",            # Microsoft PowerToys
    "qbittorrent",          # Torrent client
    "zerotier-one",         # Virtual networking

    # System
    "wsl2"                  # Windows Subsystem for Linux
)

# Development-specific software (only with -dev switch)
$devSoftware = @()
if ($dev) {
    $devSoftware = @(
        "docker-desktop"    # Container platform
    )
}

# Combine all software
$allSoftware = $software + $devSoftware

# ============================================================================
# ERROR HANDLING & VALIDATION
# ============================================================================

# Set error action preference
$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"

Write-Host "`n========================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan
Write-Host "  Windows Post-Installation Script" -ForegroundColor Cyan
Write-Host "========================================`n" -ForegroundColor Cyan

# Check internet connectivity
Write-Host "[1/6] Checking internet connectivity..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
try {
    $null = Test-Connection -ComputerName chocolatey.org -Count 1 -Quiet -ErrorAction Stop
    Write-Host "      Internet connection OK`n" -ForegroundColor Green
} catch {
    Write-Host "      ERROR: No internet connection detected!" -ForegroundColor Red
    Write-Host "      Cannot proceed with installations.`n" -ForegroundColor Red
    exit 1
}

# ============================================================================
# SETUP DIRECTORIES
# ============================================================================

Write-Host "[2/6] Setting up directories..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
try {
    if (!(Test-Path -Path $cacheFolder)) {
        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $cacheFolder | Out-Null
    }
    if (!(Test-Path -Path $logFolder)) {
        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $logFolder | Out-Null
    }
    Set-Location -Path $logFolder
    Write-Host "      Cache: $cacheFolder" -ForegroundColor Gray
    Write-Host "      Logs:  $logFolder`n" -ForegroundColor Gray
} catch {
    Write-Host "      ERROR: Failed to create directories: $_`n" -ForegroundColor Red
    exit 1
}

# ============================================================================
# INSTALL CHOCOLATEY
# ============================================================================

Write-Host "[3/6] Checking Chocolatey installation..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
try {
    $choco = Get-Command -Name "choco" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

    if (!$choco) {
        Write-Host "      Chocolatey not found. Installing..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
        Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force
        [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072
        Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

        # Refresh environment to get choco in PATH
        $env:Path = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path","Machine") + ";" + [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path","User")

        # Verify installation
        $choco = Get-Command -Name "choco" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        if (!$choco) {
            throw "Chocolatey installation failed - choco command not found after install"
        }
        Write-Host "      Chocolatey installed successfully" -ForegroundColor Green
    } else {
        Write-Host "      Chocolatey already installed" -ForegroundColor Green
    }

    # Enable global confirmation (no prompts)
    $result = choco feature enable -n allowGlobalConfirmation 2>&1
    Write-Host "      Auto-confirmation enabled`n" -ForegroundColor Gray

} catch {
    Write-Host "      ERROR: Chocolatey installation failed: $_`n" -ForegroundColor Red
    exit 1
}

# ============================================================================
# CHECK INSTALLED PACKAGES
# ============================================================================

Write-Host "[4/6] Scanning for already-installed packages..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
try {
    # Get list of installed packages
    $installedList = choco list --local-only --limit-output 2>&1 | Out-String
    $installedPackages = $installedList -split "`n" | ForEach-Object {
        if ($_ -match '^([^|]+)\|') {
            $matches[1].Trim()
        }
    } | Where-Object { $_ }

    # Filter out already-installed packages
    $packagesToInstall = @()
    $skippedPackages = @()

    foreach ($pkg in $allSoftware) {
        if ($installedPackages -contains $pkg) {
            $skippedPackages += $pkg
        } else {
            $packagesToInstall += $pkg
        }
    }

    Write-Host "      Found $($installedPackages.Count) total installed packages" -ForegroundColor Gray
    Write-Host "      Skipping $($skippedPackages.Count) already-installed packages" -ForegroundColor Cyan
    Write-Host "      Will install $($packagesToInstall.Count) new packages`n" -ForegroundColor Green

    if ($skippedPackages.Count -gt 0) {
        Write-Host "      Already installed:" -ForegroundColor Gray
        foreach ($pkg in $skippedPackages) {
            Write-Host "        - $pkg" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
        }
        Write-Host ""
    }

} catch {
    Write-Host "      WARNING: Could not check installed packages: $_" -ForegroundColor Yellow
    Write-Host "      Proceeding with all packages...`n" -ForegroundColor Yellow
    $packagesToInstall = $allSoftware
}

# ============================================================================
# INSTALL PACKAGES
# ============================================================================

if ($packagesToInstall.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Host "[5/6] All packages already installed - nothing to do!`n" -ForegroundColor Green
} else {
    Write-Host "[5/6] Installing $($packagesToInstall.Count) packages..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
    Write-Host "      This may take a while. Logging to individual files in $logFolder`n" -ForegroundColor Gray

    $successful = @()
    $failed = @()
    $total = $packagesToInstall.Count
    $current = 0

    foreach ($pkg in $packagesToInstall) {
        $current++
        $percent = [math]::Round(($current / $total) * 100)

        # Display progress
        Write-Host "      [$current/$total] " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Cyan
        Write-Host "$pkg " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor White
        Write-Progress -Activity "Installing Chocolatey Packages" -Status "$pkg ($current of $total)" -PercentComplete $percent

        try {
            # Install package with individual log file
            $pkgLogFile = Join-Path $logFolder "$pkg.log"
            $output = choco install $pkg -y --cache=$cacheFolder --log-file=$pkgLogFile 2>&1

            if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
                Write-Host "[OK]" -ForegroundColor Green
                $successful += $pkg
            } else {
                Write-Host "[FAILED - see $pkg.log]" -ForegroundColor Red
                $failed += $pkg
            }
        } catch {
            Write-Host "[ERROR: $_]" -ForegroundColor Red
            $failed += $pkg
        }
    }

    Write-Progress -Activity "Installing Chocolatey Packages" -Completed
    Write-Host ""
}

# ============================================================================
# WINDOWS CUSTOMIZATIONS
# ============================================================================

Write-Host "[6/6] Applying Windows customizations..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
try {
    # Restore old Windows 10 File Explorer context menu (removes "Show more options")
    reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve 2>&1 | Out-Null
    Write-Host "      Windows 10 context menu enabled`n" -ForegroundColor Green
} catch {
    Write-Host "      WARNING: Failed to apply registry customization: $_`n" -ForegroundColor Yellow
}

# ============================================================================
# SUMMARY
# ============================================================================

Write-Host "========================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan
Write-Host "  INSTALLATION SUMMARY" -ForegroundColor Cyan
Write-Host "========================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan

if ($packagesToInstall.Count -gt 0) {
    Write-Host "Successful: " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Green
    Write-Host "$($successful.Count)/$total" -ForegroundColor White

    if ($failed.Count -gt 0) {
        Write-Host "Failed:     " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Red
        Write-Host "$($failed.Count)/$total" -ForegroundColor White
        Write-Host "`nFailed packages:" -ForegroundColor Red
        foreach ($pkg in $failed) {
            Write-Host "  - $pkg (check $logFolder\$pkg.log)" -ForegroundColor Red
        }
    }
} else {
    Write-Host "No new packages installed" -ForegroundColor Green
}

if ($skippedPackages.Count -gt 0) {
    Write-Host "Skipped:    " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Cyan
    Write-Host "$($skippedPackages.Count) (already installed)" -ForegroundColor White
}

Write-Host "`nLogs saved to: $logFolder" -ForegroundColor Gray
Write-Host "`nNOTE: Some packages may require a system restart to function properly." -ForegroundColor Yellow
Write-Host "========================================`n" -ForegroundColor Cyan

# Exit with error code if any packages failed
if ($failed.Count -gt 0) {
    exit 1
} else {
    exit 0
}