Skatterbrainz / FudgePop

FudgePop PowerShell module for remote Windows machine management

FudgePop (PowerShell Module)

1.0.18 - 2024.03.09

The FudgePop project is not under active development.

The repository remains available for reference, and pull requests will be considered, but no active work is being done on this project.

Overview

Centrally manage Windows 10 and 11 computers using a local script which reads instructions from a remote XML control file.

• Install, Upgrade and Remove Chocolatey Packages
• Create, Delete and Empty Folders
• Copy, Rename, Move or Delete Files
• Start, Stop and Reconfigure Services
• Add, Modify, Delete Shortcuts
• Add, Modify Registry Keys and Values
• Install or Remove Win32 Applications (on-prem sources or local)
• Uninstall Local Apps (exe, msi)
• Uninstall Appx Store Apps (Candy Crush, MineCraft, etc.)
• Modify Folder and File Permissions
• Install PowerShell modules
• Force Windows Update Scan/Download/Install Cycle

Targeting

• Target devices by specific name or via Collections, or both

Why 'FudgePop'?

• Because it started with Chocolatey, and a strange bet with a colleague over beer and coffee.
• I know that makes no sense at all, but it still tastes pretty darn good!

Installation

1. Use the Install-Module cmdlet to install FudgePop: Install-Module FudgePop
2. Copy and Edit the source control.xml and place it somewhere accessible to the remote computers
3. Run Configure-FudgePop to configure the control XML location and scheduled task options.
4. Run Start-FudgePop to test on the first machine
5. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for other devices.

• Note: You can use multiple control XML files for different devices or groups of devices if you prefer.

Management

• Edit the control XML file to provide the configuration data you desire.
• Increment the [version] attribute within the [control] element (to insure XML data is read properly on clients)
• Allow time for clients to run scheduled task to invoke control data updates (or force task to run)

Functions

Refer to Docs folder for more details about functions, parameters, and examples.

Start-FudgePop

• Runs a FudgePop policy cycle

Install-FudgePop

• Configures and enables FudgePop

Remove-FudgePop

• Removes scheduled task and registry entries, optionally removes module.

Show-FudgePop

• Displays version and configuration information.

Get-FudgePopInventory

• Generates basic HTML inventory report of basic computer hardware, software and operating system information.