Keeping critical files...

[KnifMelti]

Could I make a PR with my solution to the importance of this?

Our scenario:

• We publish available apps in SCCM/Software Center for our users to self install/uninstall via Winget-Install
• WhiteList is used and mods for customizing
• NotificationLevel=None
• UpdatesInterval=Weekly
• WAUAutoUpdate on

The result is an included_apps.txt and mods directory that gets populated/unpopulated over time when users install/uninstall the published available apps, and it's different on each device.

Now we want to make a new deployment of WAU (better winget, incorporated own solution for running the System Task Winget-AutoUpdate via a shortcut in the Start Menu as a standard user and an integration with your Task Winget-AutoUpdate-Notify to make sure the user is aware of something happening when the shortcut is executed) but your WAU-Uninstall.ps1 and Winget-AutoUpdate-Install.ps1 deletes everything but the logs.

So my solution is to keep some files as they are, enabling us to upgrade WAU to our custom solution without interference.
Thus keeping all the mods and entries in the included_apps.txt.

Regarding #108 (comment) "../because you may want to force a reinstall/.." that could be solved by a PARAMETER to Winget-AutoUpdate-Install.ps1/WAU-Uninstall.ps1 when installing/uninstalling (i.e. -Clean or -NoClean if the default is set to -Clean).
The shift from WhiteList to BlackList and back doesn't get affected and excluded_apps.txt is always deleted.

BTW: "../running the System Task Winget-AutoUpdate via a shortcut in the Start Menu as a standard user and an integration with your Task Winget-AutoUpdate-Notify to make sure the user is aware of something happening when the shortcut is executed/.." could also be a native part of WAU :)

[Romanitho]

Very detailed :)

So, when WAU self update, it should keep all settings, config files and mods files.

When you uninstall/reinstall WAU, I agree, everything is removed except logs. It might be a good idea to implement a -NoClean settings (to keep default install/uninstall as it works today).

Regarding a shortcut to run WAU manually, I have it on my desktop :) but that is quite simple to implement and anybody can do it, as it is just a shortcut (and you can easily deploy it with SCCM or Intune). The thing is, the scheduled task is not readable for users as it is made to run as system. In your context, if I understand well, you've customized the scripts to run Winget-AutoUpdate-Notify when you want to run WAU manually, as your default notif level is "None". So I guess you have prepared dedicated notifications :)

[KnifMelti]

Tried a bit... commit 8d6fd5b

[Romanitho]

Thanks for your work. I'll have a look in next days. Very busy atm :/

[Romanitho]

For the delta, I think it should be by default no ? I mean update system apps AND user apps, For example, if I run manually update check, it will run and update system apps (and list apps in a temp txt file) ans then, get avalable update apps that are not in the system list.
Any reason to have -delta ?

[KnifMelti]

This is way over my paygrade/PS knowledge ;)
Remember where I come from (cmd, just started with PS)...
...better then if you integrate the small pieces I got right in my PR, disregard/close it and take it from here!

[Romanitho]

You became a PS master ;)
I will PR my changes and you'll be able to add yours. Your work needs to come from you 🥰

[KnifMelti]

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