Public/New-ShortcutEncode.ps1
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function New-ShortcutEncode { <# .DESCRIPTION Create a new shortcut using an icon file encoded in base64 .EXAMPLE New-ShortcutEncode -IconFolder "$ENV:ALLUSERSPROFILE\MyFolder\" -IconName "icon.ico" -ShortcutPath "$ENV:ALLUSERSPROFILE\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\MyShortcut.lnk" -TargetPath "https://myurl.com" -IconEncode $IconBase64 .NOTES Created by: Jon Anderson Modified: 2023-07-03 #> [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [String]$IconFolder, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [String]$IconName, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [String]$ShortcutPath, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [String]$TargetPath, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [String]$IconEncode ) Write-LogEntry -Value "Creating a new shortcut file with the following parameters`n$($ShortcutPath)`n$($TargetPath)`n$($IconFolder)`n$($IconName)" -Severity 1 $IconPath = $IconFolder + $IconName if(!(Test-Path -Path $IconFolder)) { New-Item -Path $IconFolder -ItemType Directory -Force } [byte[]]$Bytes = [convert]::FromBase64String($IconEncode) [System.IO.File]::WriteAllBytes($IconPath,$Bytes) $Shell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell $Shortcut = $Shell.CreateShortcut($ShortcutPath) $Shortcut.TargetPath = $TargetPath $Shortcut.IconLocation = $IconPath $Shortcut.Save() } |