wingetautoupdate/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Add-ScopeMachine.ps1

# Function to configure the prefered scope option as Machine
function Add-ScopeMachine 
{
   [CmdletBinding()]
   param
   (
      [string]$SettingsPath
   )
   
   if (Test-Path -Path $SettingsPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) 
   {
      $ConfigFile = (Get-Content -Path $SettingsPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Where-Object -FilterScript {
            ($_ -notmatch '//')
      } | ConvertFrom-Json)
   }

   if (!$ConfigFile) 
   {
      $ConfigFile = @{}
   }

   if ($ConfigFile.installBehavior.preferences.scope) 
   {
      $ConfigFile.installBehavior.preferences.scope = 'Machine'
   }
   else 
   {
      $Scope = (New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property $(@{
               scope = 'Machine'
      }))
      $Preference = (New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property $(@{
               preferences = $Scope
      }))
      $null = (Add-Member -InputObject $ConfigFile -MemberType NoteProperty -Name 'installBehavior' -Value $Preference -Force)
   }

   $null = ($ConfigFile | ConvertTo-Json | Out-File -FilePath $SettingsPath -Encoding utf8 -Force -Confirm:$false)
}