RunDevNodeClean.ps1


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.AUTHOR Jonathan E. Brickman
 
.COMPANYNAME Ponderworthy Music
 
.COPYRIGHT (c) 2018 Jonathan E. Brickman
 
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RunDevNodeClean
Downloads the DevNodeClean package, chooses the binary appropriate to
the bit-width of the current OS, and runs it. This cleans unused
device nodes in the registry, improving performance.
 
.PRIVATEDATA
 
#>
 



<#
 
.DESCRIPTION
RunDevNodeClean - cleans unused device nodes in registry, improves performance
 
#>
 

Param()


###################################
# Download and Run DevNodeClean #
###################################

#
# by Jonathan E. Brickman
#
# Downloads the DevNodeClean package, chooses the binary
# appropriate to the bit-width of the current OS, and runs it.
# This cleans unused device nodes in the registry,
# improving performance
#
# Copyright 2018 Jonathan E. Brickman
# https://notes.ponderworthy.com/
# This script is licensed under the 3-Clause BSD License
# https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
# and is reprised at the end of this file
#

""
"RunDevNodeClean"
""

$StartupDir = $pwd

# First, set up temporary space and move there.

"Setting up..."

$TempFolderName = -join ((65..90) + (97..122) | Get-Random -Count 10 | % {[char]$_})

$envTEMP = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("TEMP")
$TempPath = "$envTEMP\$TempFolderName"
mkdir $TempPath > $null

# Then download the zip file.

"Downloading the binary from Microsoft..."

$WebClientObj = (New-Object System.Net.WebClient)
$WebClientObj.DownloadFile("https://download.microsoft.com/download/B/C/6/BC670519-7EA1-44BE-8B5C-6FF83A7FF96C/devnodeclean.zip","$TempPath\devnodeclean.zip") > $null

# Now unpack the zip file.

"Unpacking..."

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.IO.Compression.FileSystem
function Unzip {
    param([string]$zipfile, [string]$outpath)

    [System.IO.Compression.ZipFile]::ExtractToDirectory($zipfile, $outpath) > $null
    }

Unzip "$TempPath\devnodeclean.zip" "$TempPath"

# Now get the bit-width of the operating system, and
# run the appropriate binary.

if ([System.IntPtr]::Size -eq 4) { 
    # 32-bit OS
    "Running 32-bit binary..."
    ""
    iex $TempPath\x86\DevNodeClean.exe
    } else {
    # 64-bit OS
    "Running 64-bit binary..."
    ""
    iex $TempPath\x64\DevNodeClean.exe
    }
    
""
    
# Clean up.

"Cleaning up..."

cd $StartupDir
Remove-Item -Path $TempPath -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

"Done!"

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