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Downloads:

16,393

Downloads of v 0.0.2:

413

Last Update:

24 Sep 2018

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • bcurran3

Tags:

bcurran3 unofficial choco shortcuts start menu

(unofficial) Chocolatey Shortcuts (Config)

This is not the latest version of (unofficial) Chocolatey Shortcuts (Config) available.

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0.0.2 | Updated: 24 Sep 2018

Downloads:

16,393

Downloads of v 0.0.2:

413

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • bcurran3

(unofficial) Chocolatey Shortcuts (Config) 0.0.2

This is not the latest version of (unofficial) Chocolatey Shortcuts (Config) available.

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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install (unofficial) Chocolatey Shortcuts (Config), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade (unofficial) Chocolatey Shortcuts (Config), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall (unofficial) Chocolatey Shortcuts (Config), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade choco-shortcuts-winconfig -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'0.0.2'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade choco-shortcuts-winconfig -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'0.0.2'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install choco-shortcuts-winconfig
  win_chocolatey:
    name: choco-shortcuts-winconfig
    version: '0.0.2'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'choco-shortcuts-winconfig' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '0.0.2'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller choco-shortcuts-winconfig
{
    Name     = "choco-shortcuts-winconfig"
    Version  = "0.0.2"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'choco-shortcuts-winconfig':
  ensure   => '0.0.2',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

Package Approved

This package was approved by moderator gep13 on 25 Sep 2018.

Description

Screenshot of Choco Shortcuts

This package creates Windows Start Menu shortcuts to run common Chocolatey functions.

WHO IS THIS FOR?

Chocolatey Shortcuts is designed for those who aren't comfortable with the Command Prompt or just don't like to type much. Chocolatey Shortcuts allows you to perform the most common Chocolatey functions right from the Windows Start Menu. The shortcuts still shell out to the Command Prompt to run, but Chocolatey Shortcuts is designed to be incredibly simple to use with minimal typing; install or remove a program in a few clicks and type in the package name. Chocolatey Shortcuts is also useful to support professionals who know the difficulty of getting end users to type in commands correctly, now you can just point them to the Windows Start Menu!

WHY DO I NEED THIS?

If you're a power user or use the Command Line and/or PowerShell all the time, you probably don't; though the website links might be useful for remembering where to find various Chocolatey resources.

FEATURES:

  • Search for, install, and uninstall a package from the Windows Start Menu.
  • List installed and outdated packages from the Windows Start Menu.
  • Upgrade all installed packages from the Windows Start Menu
  • Optimize your packages from the Windows Start Menu (Chocolatey Pro and Chocolatey Business licensed users).
  • Backup your list of packages if choco-package-list-backup is installed.
  • View chocolatey.log from the Windows Start Menu.
  • Website links to prominent Chocolatey information.

For a different take on Chocolatey Shortcuts for the desktop, checkout mica's Chocolatey Shortcuts (unofficial).

PACKAGE NOTES


tools\.SkipAutoUninstaller
 
tools\ChocolateyInstall.ps1
$packageName  = 'choco-shortcuts-winconfig'
$toolsDir     = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"

New-Item "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey" -type directory -ea SilentlyContinue| out-null
New-Item "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\Support" -type directory -ea silentlycontinue| out-null

# move icon for choco-cleaner if installed
# https://chocolatey.org/packages/choco-cleaner
$shortcutName     = 'Choco Cleaner.lnk'
$altshortcutName  = 'Chocolatey Cleaner.lnk'
$CheckCC          = "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\$altshortcutName"
if (Test-Path $CheckCC){
    Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\$shortcutName" -targetPath "$env:SystemRoot\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Arguments "-NoProfile -InputFormat None -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command $env:ChocolateyInstall\bin\choco-cleaner.ps1" -WorkingDirectory $env:ChocolateyInstall\bin\ -RunAsAdmin
	Remove-Item $CheckCC
   }

# move icon for chocolateypowershell if installed
# https://chocolatey.org/packages/chocolateypowershell
$shortcutName = 'ChocolateyPowerShell.lnk'
$CheckCPS     = "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\$shortcutName"
if (Test-Path $CheckCPS){
    Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\$shortcutName" -targetPath "$env:SystemRoot\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Arguments "-noexit -c $toolsDir\chocolateyEnvironment.ps1" -WorkingDirectory "$env:SystemDrive\" -RunAsAdmin
	Remove-Item $CheckCPS
   }

$shortcutName = 'Install a Package.lnk'
$ChocoCommand = "/v /c color 0f && set /p package=PACKAGENAME: && choco install !package! && pause"
Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\$shortcutName"  -targetPath $env:ComSpec -Arguments $ChocoCommand -IconLocation $env:ChocolateyInstall\choco.exe -RunAsAdmin

$shortcutName = 'List Installed Packages.lnk'
$ChocoCommand = "/c choco list -l | more && pause"
Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\$shortcutName"  -targetPath $env:ComSpec -Arguments $ChocoCommand -IconLocation $env:ChocolateyInstall\choco.exe

$shortcutName = 'List Outdated Packages.lnk'
$ChocoCommand = "/c choco outdated && pause"
Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\$shortcutName"  -targetPath $env:ComSpec -Arguments $ChocoCommand -IconLocation $env:ChocolateyInstall\choco.exe

$CheckLicense = "$env:ChocolateyInstall\license\chocolatey.license.xml"
if (Test-Path $CheckLicense){
    $shortcutName = 'Optimize Packages.lnk'
    $ChocoCommand = "/c choco optimize && pause"
    Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\$shortcutName"  -targetPath $env:ComSpec -Arguments $ChocoCommand -IconLocation $env:ChocolateyInstall\choco.exe -RunAsAdmin
   }

# move icon for choco-package-list-backup if installed
# https://chocolatey.org/packages/choco-package-list-backup
$shortcutName    = 'Package List Backup.lnk'
$altshortcutName = 'Chocolatey Package List Backup.lnk'
$CheckCPLB       = "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\$altshortcutName"
if (Test-Path $CheckCPLB){
	Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\$shortcutName" -targetPath "$env:SystemRoot\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Arguments "-NoProfile -InputFormat None -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command $script" -WorkingDirectory $env:ChocolateyInstall\bin\
	Remove-Item $CheckCPLB
   }	

$shortcutName = 'Search for a Package.lnk'
$ChocoCommand = "/v /c color 0f && set /p package=SEARCHTERM: && choco search !package! --order-by-popularity | more && pause"
Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\$shortcutName"  -targetPath $env:ComSpec -Arguments $ChocoCommand -IconLocation $env:ChocolateyInstall\choco.exe

$shortcutName = 'Uninstall a Package.lnk'
$ChocoCommand = "/v /c color 0f && set /p package=PACKAGENAME: && choco uninstall !package! && pause"
Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\$shortcutName"  -targetPath $env:ComSpec -Arguments $ChocoCommand -IconLocation $env:ChocolateyInstall\choco.exe -RunAsAdmin

$shortcutName = 'Upgrade All Packages.lnk'
$ChocoCommand = "/c choco upgrade all && pause"
Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\$shortcutName"  -targetPath $env:ComSpec -Arguments $ChocoCommand -IconLocation $env:ChocolateyInstall\choco.exe -RunAsAdmin

$shortcutName = 'View chocolatey.log.lnk'
Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\$shortcutName"  -targetPath $env:ChocolateyInstall\logs\chocolatey.log -IconLocation $env:ChocolateyInstall\choco.exe

# More advanced then users of this package need? Chocolatey-Shortcut-Noise?
#$shortcutName = 'Show Features.lnk'
#$ChocoCommand = "/c choco features | more && pause"
#Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\$shortcutName"  -targetPath $env:ComSpec -Arguments $ChocoCommand -IconLocation $env:ChocolateyInstall\choco.exe

# More advanced then users of this package need? Chocolatey-Shortcut-Noise?
#$shortcutName = 'Show Sources.lnk'
#$ChocoCommand = "/c choco sources list && pause"
#Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\$shortcutName"  -targetPath $env:ComSpec -Arguments $ChocoCommand -IconLocation $env:ChocolateyInstall\choco.exe

$shortcutName = 'WEBSITE - Chocolatey.org.lnk'
Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\$shortcutName"  -targetPath https://chocolatey.org/ -IconLocation $env:ChocolateyInstall\choco.exe 

$shortcutName = 'WEBSITE - Chocolatey Announcemnents.lnk'
Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\Support\$shortcutName"  -targetPath "https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/chocolatey-announce" -IconLocation $env:ChocolateyInstall\choco.exe 

$shortcutName = 'WEBSITE - Chocolatey Bug Tracker.lnk'
Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\Support\$shortcutName"  -targetPath https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues -IconLocation $env:ChocolateyInstall\choco.exe 

$shortcutName = 'WEBSITE - Chocolatey Docs.lnk'
Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\$shortcutName"  -targetPath https://chocolatey.org/docs -IconLocation $env:ChocolateyInstall\choco.exe 

$shortcutName = 'WEBSITE - Chocolatey Google Groups.lnk'
Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\Support\$shortcutName"  -targetPath "https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/chocolatey" -IconLocation $env:ChocolateyInstall\choco.exe 

$shortcutName = 'WEBSITE - Chocolatey Gitter.lnk'
Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\Support\$shortcutName"  -targetPath https://gitter.im/chocolatey/choco -IconLocation $env:ChocolateyInstall\choco.exe 

$shortcutName = 'WEBSITE - Chocolatey Package Requests.lnk'
Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\Support\$shortcutName"  -targetPath https://github.com/chocolatey/chocolatey-package-requests -IconLocation $env:ChocolateyInstall\choco.exe 

$shortcutName = 'WEBSITE - Chocolatey Support.lnk'
Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\Support\$shortcutName"  -targetPath https://chocolatey.org/support -IconLocation $env:ChocolateyInstall\choco.exe

$shortcutName = 'WEBSITE - Chocolatey Sites Status.lnk'
Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\Support\$shortcutName"  -targetPath https://status.chocolatey.org -IconLocation $env:ChocolateyInstall\choco.exe 

$shortcutName = 'WEBSITE - BCURRAN3''s Chocolatey Add-ons.lnk'
Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\$shortcutName"  -targetPath https://chocolatey.org/packages?q=tag%3Abcurran3 -IconLocation $env:ChocolateyInstall\choco.exe 

Write-Host "  ** You now have a Chocolatey folder full of shortcuts in your Windows Start Menu!" -foreground magenta
tools\ChocolateyUninstall.ps1
$packageName  = 'choco-shortcuts-winconfig'

# move icon for choco-cleaner if installed
# https://chocolatey.org/packages/choco-cleaner
$shortcutName     = 'Choco Cleaner.lnk'
$altshortcutName  = 'Chocolatey Cleaner.lnk'
$CheckCC          = "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\$shortcutName"
if (Test-Path $CheckCC){
    Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\$altshortcutName" -targetPath "$env:SystemRoot\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Arguments "-NoProfile -InputFormat None -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command $env:ChocolateyInstall\bin\choco-cleaner.ps1" -WorkingDirectory $env:ChocolateyInstall\bin\ -RunAsAdmin
   }

# move icon for choco-package-list-backup if installed
# https://chocolatey.org/packages/choco-package-list-backup
$shortcutName    = 'Package List Backup.lnk'
$altshortcutName = 'Chocolatey Package List Backup.lnk'
$CheckCPLB       = "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\$shortcutName"
if (Test-Path $CheckCPLB){
	Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\$altshortcutName" -targetPath "$env:SystemRoot\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Arguments "-NoProfile -InputFormat None -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command $script" -WorkingDirectory $env:ChocolateyInstall\bin\
   }	

# move icon for chocolateypowershell if installed
# https://chocolatey.org/packages/chocolateypowershell
$shortcutName = 'ChocolateyPowerShell.lnk'
$CheckCPS     = "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey\$shortcutName"
if (Test-Path $CheckCPS){
    Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\$shortcutName" -targetPath "$env:SystemRoot\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Arguments "-noexit -c $toolsDir\chocolateyEnvironment.ps1" -WorkingDirectory "$env:SystemDrive\" -RunAsAdmin
   }

Remove-Item "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chocolatey" -recurse -ea SilentlyContinue
Write-Host "  ** Chocolatey folder in Windows Start Menu removed." -foreground magenta

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Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
(unofficial) Chocolatey Shortcuts (Config) 0.0.3 5082 Tuesday, March 22, 2022 Approved
(unofficial) Chocolatey Shortcuts (Config) 0.0.2.2 5988 Sunday, December 30, 2018 Approved
(unofficial) Chocolatey Shortcuts (Config) 0.0.2.1 493 Wednesday, October 3, 2018 Approved
(unofficial) Chocolatey Shortcuts (Config) 0.0.2 413 Monday, September 24, 2018 Approved
(unofficial) Chocolatey Shortcuts (Config) 0.0.1 546 Thursday, April 26, 2018 Approved

CHANGELOG:

  • 0.0.2 added link to Chocolatey status website, added support for moving my newer utils icons to the Chocolatey folder, minor organizational and optimization
  • 0.0.1 initial release

This package has no dependencies.

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