Functions/GenXdev.Windows/Get-MpCmdRunPath.ps1
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################################################################################ <# .SYNOPSIS Gets the path to the Windows Defender MpCmdRun.exe executable. .DESCRIPTION This function locates and returns the path to MpCmdRun.exe, which is the Windows Defender command-line utility. It checks the standard installation location and provides appropriate error handling. .EXAMPLE $defenderPath = Get-MpCmdRunPath #> function Get-MpCmdRunPath { [CmdletBinding()] param() begin { # define the expected path for MpCmdRun.exe $mpCmdRunPath = Join-Path -Path $env:ProgramFiles ` -ChildPath "Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe" Write-Verbose "Looking for MpCmdRun.exe at: $mpCmdRunPath" } process { # verify the existence of MpCmdRun.exe using faster IO.File method if ([IO.File]::Exists($mpCmdRunPath)) { Write-Verbose "MpCmdRun.exe found successfully" return $mpCmdRunPath } # if the file is not found, throw an error $errorMsg = "MpCmdRun.exe not found at: $mpCmdRunPath" Write-Error -Message $errorMsg -Category ObjectNotFound } end { } } ################################################################################ |