desktop shortcut

client/client.ps1

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+# got to the directory where the script is located
+Push-Location $PSScriptRoot
+
 # check if winget is installed and if so, set a flag to true
 $winget = Get-Command winget -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 
+# trust desktop-shortcut.ps1 for good measure
+Unblock-File .\desktop-shortcut.ps1
+
 if (!$winget) {
   Write-Host "Error: winget is not installed." -Foreground Red
   Write-Host "This script will not work without winget." -Foreground Red

client/desktop-shortcut.ps1

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+# creates a desktop shortcut to run client.ps1 in powershell
+
+$ClientFile = "$PSScriptRoot\client.ps1"
+$ShortcutPath = "$Home\Desktop\FishPog Pixelmon.lnk"
+$IconPath = "$PSScriptRoot\icon.ico"
+
+$WshShell = New-Object -comObject WScript.Shell
+$Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut($ShortcutPath)
+$Shortcut.TargetPath = "powershell.exe"
+$Shortcut.Arguments = "-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File `"$ClientFile`""
+$Shortcut.IconLocation = $IconPath
+$Shortcut.Save()