Merge pull request #677 from Romanitho/restructure

[MSI Prerequisites] Folder structure + Default excluded app list to config folder + WAU Configurator without shortcut anymore

.github/workflows/WAU-AutoCreatePreVersion.yml

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Overwrite Version.txt file
         uses: DamianReeves/write-file-action@6929a9a6d1807689191dcc8bbe62b54d70a32b42 # v1.3
         with:
-          path: Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/Version.txt
+          path: Sources/Winget-AutoUpdate/Version.txt
           write-mode: overwrite
           contents: ${{ steps.versioning.outputs.version }}
 
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "### Extract MSI ###"
           7z x MicrosoftDeploymentToolkit_x64.msi
 
-          echo "### Copy ServiceUI.exe to 'Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate' folder ###"
+          echo "### Copy ServiceUI.exe to 'Sources/Winget-AutoUpdate' folder ###"
-          mv Modena_File206 Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/ServiceUI.exe -v
+          mv Modena_File206 Sources/Winget-AutoUpdate/ServiceUI.exe -v
 
           echo "### Go to Sources ###"
           cd Sources

.github/workflows/WAU-CreateNewVersion.yml

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           lfs: "true"
 
       - name: Auto Increment Semver Action
-        uses: MCKanpolat/auto-semver-action@5003b8d37f4b03d95f15303ea10242cbf7c13141 # 2
+        uses: MCKanpolat/auto-semver-action@5003b8d37f4b03d95f15303ea10242cbf7c13141 # 2
         id: versioning
         with:
           releaseType: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ jobs:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Overwrite Version.txt file
-        uses: DamianReeves/write-file-action@6929a9a6d1807689191dcc8bbe62b54d70a32b42 # v1.3
+        uses: DamianReeves/write-file-action@6929a9a6d1807689191dcc8bbe62b54d70a32b42 # v1.3
         with:
-          path: Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/Version.txt
+          path: Sources/Winget-AutoUpdate/Version.txt
           write-mode: overwrite
           contents: "${{ steps.versioning.outputs.version }}"
 
       - name: Commit & Push
-        uses: actions-js/push@5a7cbd780d82c0c937b5977586e641b2fd94acc5 # v1.5
+        uses: actions-js/push@5a7cbd780d82c0c937b5977586e641b2fd94acc5 # v1.5
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           branch: main
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "### Extract MSI ###"
           7z x MicrosoftDeploymentToolkit_x64.msi
 
-          echo "### Copy ServiceUI.exe to 'Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate' folder ###"
+          echo "### Copy ServiceUI.exe to 'Sources/Winget-AutoUpdate' folder ###"
-          mv Modena_File206 Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/ServiceUI.exe -v
+          mv Modena_File206 Sources/Winget-AutoUpdate/ServiceUI.exe -v
 
           echo "### Go to Sources ###"
           cd Sources
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "Install counter file." > WAU_InstallCounter
 
       - name: Create release
-        uses: ncipollo/release-action@2c591bcc8ecdcd2db72b97d6147f871fcd833ba5 # v1.14.0
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@2c591bcc8ecdcd2db72b97d6147f871fcd833ba5 # v1.14.0
         with:
           tag: "v${{ steps.versioning.outputs.version }}"
           prerelease: ${{ github.event.inputs.pre-release }}

.github/workflows/powershell-tests.yaml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Perform a Pester test for the WAU installation
         shell: powershell
         run: |
-          $command = New-PesterContainer -Path Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate-Install.ps1 -Data @{ Silent = $true }
+          $command = New-PesterContainer -Path Sources/Winget-AutoUpdate-Install.ps1 -Data @{ Silent = $true }
           Invoke-Pester -PassThru -Container $command -ErrorAction Continue
       - name: Perform a Pester test for WAU run
         shell: powershell

Sources/WAU Configurator.bat

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+@@:: This prolog allows a PowerShell script to be embedded in a .CMD file.
+@@:: Any non-PowerShell content must be preceeded by "@@"
+@@setlocal
+@@set POWERSHELL_BAT_ARGS=%*
+@@if defined POWERSHELL_BAT_ARGS set POWERSHELL_BAT_ARGS=%POWERSHELL_BAT_ARGS:"=\"%
+@@PowerShell -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command Invoke-Expression $('$args=@(^&{$args} %POWERSHELL_BAT_ARGS%);'+[String]::Join([char]10,$((Get-Content '%~f0') -notmatch '^^@@'))) & goto :EOF
+
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
 Install and configure Winget-AutoUpdate

Sources/WAU/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Write-CMTraceLog.ps1

@@ -1,319 +0,0 @@
-# Obtain UTC offset (think about moving it to the parent method)
-    $DateTime = New-Object -ComObject 'WbemScripting.SWbemDateTime';
-    $DateTime.SetVarDate($(Get-Date));
-    $UtcValue = $DateTime.Value;
-    $global:CMTraceLog_UtcOffset = $UtcValue.Substring(21, $UtcValue.Length - 21);
-    [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::ReleaseComObject($DateTime) | Out-Null;
-
-# Set context of process which writes a message
-    $global:CMTraceLog_Context = [System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent().Name;
-
-# set string templates for formatting later
-[string]$global:logline_part1_template_nonerror = "<![LOG[{0}: {1}]LOG]!>";
-[string]$global:logline_part1_template_error    = "<![LOG[{0}: {1}`r`r`nCommand: {2}`nScriptName: {3}`nLine Number: {4}`nColumn Number: {5}`nLine: {6}]LOG]!>";
-[string]$global:logline_part2_template = "<time=`"{0}{1}`" date=`"{2}`" component=`"{3}`" context=`"{4}`" type=`"{5}`" thread=`"{6}`" file=`"{7}`">";
-
-# (full help at the end of file)
-
-enum CMTraceLogSeverity
-{
-           Warning = 2
-             Error = 3
-           Verbose = 4
-             Debug = 5
-       Information = 6
-}
-
-Function Write-CMTraceLog
-{
-    # Define and validate parameters 
-    [CmdletBinding()] 
-    Param( 
-
-        #Path to the log file 
-        [parameter(Mandatory=$False)]
-        [String]$Logfile = "$Script:WorkingDir\logs\updates.log",
-         
-        #The information to log
-        [parameter(Mandatory=$True)]
-        $Message,
- 
-        #The severity (Error, Warning, Verbose, Debug, Information)
-        [parameter(Mandatory=$True)]
-        [ValidateSet('Warning','Error','Verbose','Debug', 'Information', IgnoreCase=$True)]
-        [String]$Type,
-
-        #Write back to the console or just to the log file. By default it will write back to the host.
-        [parameter(Mandatory=$False)]
-        [switch]$WriteBackToHost = $False
-
-    )#Param
-
-    # Get the info about the calling script, function etc
-    $callinginfo = (Get-PSCallStack)[1];
-
-    # Set Source Information
-    $Source = (Get-PSCallStack)[1].Location;
-
-    # Set Component Information
-    $Component = (Get-Process -Id $PID).ProcessName;
-
-    # Set PID Information
-    $ProcessID = $PID;
-
-    # Set date/time of message
-    $dt = Get-Date;
-    [string]$time = [string]::Format("{0:HH:mm:ss.fff}", $dt);
-    [string]$date = [string]::Format("{0:MM-dd-yyyy}", $dt);
-
-    # Set the order 
-    <#
-    switch($Type)
-    {
-           'Warning' {$Severity = 2;} #Warning
-             'Error' {$Severity = 3;} #Error
-           'Verbose' {$Severity = 4;} #Verbose
-             'Debug' {$Severity = 5;} #Debug
-       'Information' {$Severity = 6;} #Information
-    }
-    #>
-    $severity = [int]([CMTraceLogSeverity]::$Type);
-
-    #region set the 1st part of logged entry (templates for formatting)
-        if($Type -eq 'Error')
-        {
-            if($Message.exception.Message)
-            {
-                # cool! we have an exception, we can use it
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                # we do not have an exception, we need to prepare out own custom error to use later
-                [System.Exception]$Exception = $Message;
-                [String]$ErrorID = 'Custom Error';
-                [System.Management.Automation.ErrorCategory]$ErrorCategory = [Management.Automation.ErrorCategory]::WriteError;
-                $ErrorRecord = [System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord]::new($Exception, $ErrorID, $ErrorCategory, $Message);
-                $Message = $ErrorRecord;
-            }
-            [string]$logline_part1 = [string]::Format(
-                $global:logline_part1_template_error,
-                $Type.ToUpper(),
-                $Message.exception.message,
-                $Message.InvocationInfo.MyCommand,
-                $Message.InvocationInfo.ScriptName,
-                $Message.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber,
-                $Message.InvocationInfo.OffsetInLine,
-                $Message.InvocationInfo.Line
-            );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            [string]$logline_part1 = [string]::Format($global:logline_part1_template_nonerror, $Type.ToUpper(), $message);
-        }
-    #endregion set the 1st part of logged entry (templates for formatting)
-
-    #region set the 2nd part of logged entry
-        [string]$logline_part2 = [string]::Format(
-            $global:logline_part2_template,
-            $time,
-            $global:CMTraceLog_UtcOffset,
-            $date,
-            $Component,
-            $global:CMTraceLog_Context,
-            $Severity,
-            $ProcessID,
-            $Source
-            );
-    #endregion set the 2nd part of logged entry
-
-    #region Switch statement to write out to the log and/or back to the host.
-
-    # Write the log entry in the CMTrace Format.
-    $logline = $logline_part1 + $logline_part2;
-    $logline | Out-File -Append -Encoding utf8 -FilePath $Logfile;
-
-    switch ($severity)
-    {
-    #region Warning
-        2{
-            #Write back to the host if $Writebacktohost is true.
-            if(($WriteBackToHost))
-            {
-                Switch($PSCmdlet.GetVariableValue('WarningPreference')){
-                    'Continue' {$WarningPreference = 'Continue';Write-Warning -Message "$Message";$WarningPreference=''}
-                    'Stop' {$WarningPreference = 'Stop';Write-Warning -Message "$Message";$WarningPreference=''}
-                    'Inquire' {$WarningPreference ='Inquire';Write-Warning -Message "$Message";$WarningPreference=''}
-                    'SilentlyContinue' {}
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    #endregion Warning
-
-    #region Error
-        3{
-            #This if statement is to catch the two different types of errors that may come through. A normal terminating exception will have all the information that is needed, if it's a user generated error by using Write-Error,
-            #then the else statement will setup all the information we would like to log.
-
-            #Write back to the host if $Writebacktohost is true.
-            if(($WriteBackToHost))
-            {
-                #Write back to Host
-                Switch($PSCmdlet.GetVariableValue('ErrorActionPreference'))
-                {
-                    'Stop'{$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';$Host.Ui.WriteErrorLine("ERROR: $([String]$Message.Exception.Message)");Write-Error $Message -ErrorAction 'Stop';$ErrorActionPreference=''}
-                    'Inquire'{$ErrorActionPreference = 'Inquire';$Host.Ui.WriteErrorLine("ERROR: $([String]$Message.Exception.Message)");Write-Error $Message -ErrorAction 'Inquire';$ErrorActionPreference=''}
-                    'Continue'{$ErrorActionPreference = 'Continue';$Host.Ui.WriteErrorLine("ERROR: $([String]$Message.Exception.Message)");$ErrorActionPreference=''}
-                    'Suspend'{$ErrorActionPreference = 'Suspend';$Host.Ui.WriteErrorLine("ERROR: $([String]$Message.Exception.Message)");Write-Error $Message -ErrorAction 'Suspend';$ErrorActionPreference=''}
-                    'SilentlyContinue'{}
-                }
-
-            }
-        }
-    #endregion Error
-
-    #region Verbose
-        4{
-            #Write back to the host if $Writebacktohost is true.
-            if(($WriteBackToHost)){
-                Switch ($PSCmdlet.GetVariableValue('VerbosePreference')) {
-                    'Continue' {$VerbosePreference = 'Continue'; Write-Verbose -Message "$Message";$VerbosePreference = ''}
-                    'Inquire' {$VerbosePreference = 'Inquire'; Write-Verbose -Message "$Message";$VerbosePreference = ''}
-                    'Stop' {$VerbosePreference = 'Stop'; Write-Verbose -Message "$Message";$VerbosePreference = ''}
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    #endregion Verbose
-
-    #region Debug
-        5{
-            #Write back to the host if $Writebacktohost is true.
-            if(($WriteBackToHost))
-            {
-                Switch ($PSCmdlet.GetVariableValue('DebugPreference')){
-                    'Continue' {$DebugPreference = 'Continue'; Write-Debug -Message "$Message";$DebugPreference = ''}
-                    'Inquire' {$DebugPreference = 'Inquire'; Write-Debug -Message "$Message";$DebugPreference = ''}
-                    'Stop' {$DebugPreference = 'Stop'; Write-Debug -Message "$Message";$DebugPreference = ''}
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    #endregion Debug
-
-    #region Information
-        6{
-            #Write back to the host if $Writebacktohost is true. 
-            if(($WriteBackToHost)){
-                Switch ($PSCmdlet.GetVariableValue('InformationPreference')){
-                    'Continue' {$InformationPreference = [System.Management.Automation.ActionPreference]::Continue; Write-Information "INFORMATION: $Message" -InformationAction Continue ; $InformationPreference = ''}
-                    'Inquire' {$InformationPreference = [System.Management.Automation.ActionPreference]::Inquire;   Write-Information "INFORMATION: $Message" -InformationAction Inquire;   $InformationPreference = ''}
-                    'Stop' {$InformationPreference = [System.Management.Automation.ActionPreference]::Stop;         Write-Information "INFORMATION: $Message" -InformationAction Stop;      $InformationPreference = ''}
-                    'Suspend' {$InformationPreference = [System.Management.Automation.ActionPreference]::Suspend;   Write-Information "INFORMATION: $Message" -InformationAction Suspend;   $InformationPreference = ''}
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    #endregion Information
-
-    }
-    #endregion Switch statement to write out to the log and/or back to the host.
-}
-
-<# 
-.SYNOPSIS 
-   Write to a log file in a format that takes advantage of the CMTrace.exe log viewer that comes with SCCM.
-   Found @ https://wolffhaven.gitlab.io/wolffhaven_icarus_test/powershell/write-cmtracelog-dropping-logs-like-a-boss/
-   heavily modified for the purpose of WAU project
- 
-.DESCRIPTION 
-   Output strings to a log file that is formatted for use with CMTRace.exe and also writes back to the host.
- 
-   The severity of the logged line can be set as: 
- 
-        2-Error
-        3-Warning
-        4-Verbose
-        5-Debug
-        6-Information
-
- 
-   Warnings will be highlighted in yellow. Errors are highlighted in red. 
- 
-   The tools to view the log: 
- 
-   SMS Trace - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18153 
-   CM Trace - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=50012 or the Installation directory on Configuration Manager 2012 Site Server - <Install Directory>\tools\ 
-
-   With current atomization of the code, the component parameter should be passed as one of parameters 
-   [string]$component_name = (Get-PSCallStack)[0].FunctionName
-   If logger function is not called in the function, then we could designate a decriptive name for it.
- 
-.EXAMPLE 
-Try{
-    Get-Process -Name DoesnotExist -ea stop
-}
-Catch{
-    Write-CMTraceLog -Logfile "C:\output\logfile.log -Message $Error[0] -Type Error
-}
- 
-   This will write a line to the logfile.log file in c:\output\logfile.log. It will state the errordetails in the log file 
-   and highlight the line in Red. It will also write back to the host in a friendlier red on black message than
-   the normal error record.
- 
-.EXAMPLE
- $VerbosePreference = Continue
- Write-CMTraceLog -Message "This is a verbose message." -Type Verbose
-
-   This example will write a verbose entry into the log file and also write back to the host. The Write-CMTraceLog will obey
-   the preference variables.
-
-.EXAMPLE
-Write-CMTraceLog -Message "This is an informational message" -Type Information -WritebacktoHost:$false
-
-    This example will write the informational message to the log but not back to the host.
-
-.EXAMPLE
-Function Test{
-    [cmdletbinding()]
-    Param()
-    Write-CMTraceLog -Message "This is a verbose message" -Type Verbose
-}
-Test -Verbose
-
-This example shows how to use write-cmtracelog inside a function and then call the function with the -verbose switch.
-The write-cmtracelog function will then print the verbose message.
-
-.NOTES
-    
-    ##########
-    Change Log
-    ##########
-    
-    v1.6 - 2024-04-01 - reorganized com handling triggered by UTC Offset calculation, reduced the parallelism by moving err/non-err strings generation to the front
-
-    ##########
-    
-    v1.5 - 2015-03-12 - Found bug with Error writing back to host twice. Fixed.
-
-    ##########
-    
-    v1.4 - 2015-03-12 - Found bug with Warning writebackto host duplicating warning error message.
-                        Fixed.
-
-    ##########
-    
-    v1.3 - 2015-02-23 - Commented out line 224 and 249 as it was causing a duplicaton of the message.
-
-    ##########
-
-    v1.2 - Fixed inheritance of preference variables from child scopes finally!! Changed from using
-            using get-variable -scope 1 (which doesn't work when a script modules calls a function:
-            See this Microsoft Connect bug https://connect.microsoft.com/PowerShell/feedback/details/1606119.)
-            Anyway now now i use the $PSCmdlet.GetVariableValue('VerbosePreference') command and it works.
-    
-    ##########
-
-    v1.1 - Found a bug with the get-variable scope. Need to refer to 2 parent scopes for the writebacktohost to work.
-         - Changed all Get-Variable commands to use Scope 2, instead of Scope 1.
-
-    ##########
-
-    v1.0 - Script Created
-#>

Sources/Winget-AutoUpdate/config/default_excluded_apps.txt

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-Google.Chrome
+Google.Chrome*
-Microsoft.Edge
+Microsoft.Edge*
-Microsoft.EdgeWebView2Runtime
 Microsoft.Office
 Microsoft.OneDrive
-Microsoft.Teams
-Microsoft.Teams.Classic
-Mozilla.Firefox*
-TeamViewer.TeamViewer*
 Microsoft.RemoteDesktopClient
+Microsoft.Teams*
+Mozilla.Firefox*
+Opera.Opera*
+TeamViewer.TeamViewer*

Sources/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Get-ExcludedApps.ps1

@@ -4,45 +4,54 @@ function Get-ExcludedApps {
 
     $AppIDs = @()
 
-    #region blacklist in registry
+    #blacklist in registry
     if ($GPOList) {
 
+        Write-ToLog "-> Excluded apps from GPO is activated"
         if (Test-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Romanitho\Winget-AutoUpdate\BlackList") {
             $ValueNames = (Get-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Romanitho\Winget-AutoUpdate\BlackList").Property
-
             foreach ($ValueName in $ValueNames) {
                 $AppIDs += (Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Romanitho\Winget-AutoUpdate\BlackList" -Name $ValueName).Trim()
             }
-
+            Write-ToLog "-> Successsfully loaded excluded apps list."
         }
 
-    }     
+    }
-    #endregion blacklist in registry
+    #blacklist pulled from URI
-    #region blacklist pulled from URI
     elseif ($URIList) {
 
         $RegPath = "$WAU_GPORoot";
         $RegValueName = 'WAU_URIList';
-        
+
         if (Test-Path -Path $RegPath) {
             $RegKey = Get-Item -Path $RegPath;
             $WAUURI = $RegKey.GetValue($RegValueName);
+            Write-ToLog "-> Excluded apps from URI is activated"
             if ($null -ne $WAUURI) {
                 $resp = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $WAUURI -UseDefaultCredentials;
                 if ($resp.BaseResponse.StatusCode -eq [System.Net.HttpStatusCode]::OK) {
-                    $resp.Content.Split([System.Environment]::NewLine, [System.StringSplitOptions]::RemoveEmptyEntries) | 
+                    $resp.Content.Split([System.Environment]::NewLine, [System.StringSplitOptions]::RemoveEmptyEntries) |
                     ForEach-Object {
                         $AppIds += $_
                     }
+                    Write-ToLog "-> Successsfully loaded excluded apps list."
                 }
             }
         }
 
     }
-    #endregion blacklist pulled from URI
+    #blacklist pulled from local file
     elseif (Test-Path "$WorkingDir\excluded_apps.txt") {
 
-        return (Get-Content -Path "$WorkingDir\excluded_apps.txt").Trim() | Where-Object { $_.length -gt 0 }
+        $AppIDs = (Get-Content -Path "$WorkingDir\excluded_apps.txt").Trim()
+        Write-ToLog "-> Successsfully loaded local excluded apps list."
+
+    }
+    #blacklist pulled from default file
+    elseif (Test-Path "$WorkingDir\config\default_excluded_apps.txt") {
+
+        $AppIDs = (Get-Content -Path "$WorkingDir\config\default_excluded_apps.txt").Trim()
+        Write-ToLog "-> Successsfully loaded default excluded apps list."
 
     }
 

Sources/Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Get-IncludedApps.ps1

@@ -3,45 +3,47 @@
 function Get-IncludedApps {
     $AppIDs = @()
 
-    #region whitelist in registry
+    #whitelist in registry
     if ($GPOList) {
 
+        Write-ToLog "-> Included apps from GPO is activated"
         if (Test-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Romanitho\Winget-AutoUpdate\WhiteList") {
             $ValueNames = (Get-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Romanitho\Winget-AutoUpdate\WhiteList").Property
-
             foreach ($ValueName in $ValueNames) {
                 $AppIDs += (Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Romanitho\Winget-AutoUpdate\WhiteList" -Name $ValueName).Trim()
             }
-
+            Write-ToLog "-> Successsfully loaded included apps list."
         }
 
-    }     
+    }
-    #endregion whitelist in registry
+    #whitelist pulled from URI
-    #region whitelist pulled from URI
     elseif ($URIList) {
 
         $RegPath = "$WAU_GPORoot";
         $RegValueName = 'WAU_URIList';
-        
+
         if (Test-Path -Path $RegPath) {
             $RegKey = Get-Item -Path $RegPath;
             $WAUURI = $RegKey.GetValue($RegValueName);
+            Write-ToLog "-> Included apps from URI is activated"
             if ($null -ne $WAUURI) {
                 $resp = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $WAUURI -UseDefaultCredentials;
                 if ($resp.BaseResponse.StatusCode -eq [System.Net.HttpStatusCode]::OK) {
-                    $resp.Content.Split([System.Environment]::NewLine, [System.StringSplitOptions]::RemoveEmptyEntries) | 
+                    $resp.Content.Split([System.Environment]::NewLine, [System.StringSplitOptions]::RemoveEmptyEntries) |
                     ForEach-Object {
                         $AppIds += $_
                     }
+                    Write-ToLog "-> Successsfully loaded included apps list."
                 }
             }
         }
 
     }
-    #endregion whitelist pulled from URI
+    #whitelist pulled from local file
     elseif (Test-Path "$WorkingDir\included_apps.txt") {
 
-        return (Get-Content -Path "$WorkingDir\included_apps.txt").Trim() | Where-Object { $_.length -gt 0 }
+        $AppIDs = (Get-Content -Path "$WorkingDir\included_apps.txt").Trim()
+        Write-ToLog "-> Successsfully loaded local included apps list."
 
     }