Install-SignTool #
SYNOPSIS #
Download the Windows SDK, unzip the SignTool and install the SignTool.
SYNTAX #
Install-SignTool [[-signToolBasePath] <String>] [[-isoBasePath] <String>] [[-url] <String>] [-leaveIso]
[-noBuild] [-noInstall] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION #
This function has no other dependences to EulandaConnect module. The download of the Windows SDK and the unpacking of the SignTool as well as the subsequent installation are performed without specifying any parameters.
The current version of the Windows 11 SDK is always loaded, which can currently (2023/02) also be taken for Windows 10. The download of the SDK also takes a little longer, because it is about 1.5 GB.
At the end of the installation, the ISO file is deleted unless the leaveIso switch has been specified. If the installation is performed, the installer files of the SignTool will be deleted also after installation.
If no installation is to be performed, this can be specified with the noInstall switch, in which case the SignTool installation files will not be deleted.
The folder name of the SignTools gets the current build number of the SDK. If you don’t want a build number in the folder name, this can be specified by the switch noBuild. By default the base path for the ISO as well as the folder SignTool is the temp folder. With isoBasePath and signToolBasePath you can specify your own base path.
ATTENTION: The installation of SignTool, which is executed at the end of the process, requires elevated rights (= administrator rights) to install. If you are unsure you can look at the section in the source code of the module. It does not use any external dependencies. EulandaConnect is also signed with EV, currently the highest level of application signing.
EXAMPLES #
Example 1:Install actual version of signtool #
PS C:\> Install-SignTool
This installs the current version of signtool. It is loaded from https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-sdk/.
PARAMETERS #
-isoBasePath #
The default base path is the temp folder.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: "$([Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop"))"
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-leaveIso #
After installation process, the iso image is not deleted.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-noBuild #
The SignTool path is used without build number, so it is always downloaded in the same folder.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-noInstall #
No installation of SignTool will be performed, so SignTool with all installation files will remain in its folder.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-signToolBasePath #
The default base path is the desktop. The folder for the files is SignTool(BuildNo) or just SignTool, if the switch noBuild is specified.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 0
Default value: "$([Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop"))"
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-url #
Specifies the URL where the Windows SDK can be found. The default URL is https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-sdk/
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
CommonParameters #
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.