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Powershell Script to install FSLogix in a lab environment!

(Take care of the StorageAccount name. You need to change it in line 2!)

#Variables

$storageAccountName = "NameofStorageAccount"

#Create Directories

$LabFilesDirectory = "C:\LabFiles"

if(!(Test-path -Path "$LabFilesDirectory")){

New-Item -Path $LabFilesDirectory -ItemType Directory |Out-Null

}

if(!(Test-path -Path "$LabFilesDirectory\FSLogix")){

New-Item -Path "$LabFilesDirectory\FSLogix" -ItemType Directory |Out-Null

}

#Download FSLogix Installation bundle

if(!(Test-path -Path "$LabFilesDirectory\FSLogix_Apps_Installation.zip")){

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://experienceazure.blob.core.windows.net/templates/wvd/FSLogix_Apps_Installation.zip" -OutFile "$LabFilesDirectory\FSLogix_Apps_Installation.zip"

#Extract the downloaded FSLogix bundle

function Expand-ZIPFile($file, $destination){

$shell = new-object -com shell.application

$zip = $shell.NameSpace($file)

foreach($item in $zip.items()){

$shell.Namespace($destination).copyhere($item)

}

Expand-ZIPFile -File "$LabFilesDirectory\FSLogix_Apps_Installation.zip" -Destination "$LabFilesDirectory\FSLogix"

}

#Install FSLogix

if(!(Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product | where vendor -eq "FSLogix, Inc." | select Name, Version)){

$pathvargs = {C:\LabFiles\FSLogix\x64\Release\FSLogixAppsSetup.exe /quiet /install }

Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock $pathvargs

}

#Create registry key 'Profiles' under 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\FSLogix'

$registryPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\FSLogix\Profiles"

if(!(Test-path $registryPath)){

New-Item -Path $registryPath -Force | Out-Null

}

#Add registry values to enable FSLogix profiles, add VHD Locations, Delete local profile and FlipFlop Directory name

New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name "VHDLocations" -Value "\\$storageAccountName.file.core.windows.net\userprofile" -PropertyType String -Force | Out-Null

New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name "Enabled" -Value 1 -PropertyType DWord -Force | Out-Null

New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name "DeleteLocalProfileWhenVHDShouldApply" -Value 1 -PropertyType DWord -Force | Out-Null

New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name "FlipFlopProfileDirectoryName" -Value 1 -PropertyType DWord -Force | Out-Null

#Display script completion in the console

Write-Host "Script Executed successfully"