Completely Automate Managing Windows Software...Forever
summary
Claims full automation of Windows software lifecycle using PowerShell, Chocolatey and task scheduler by internalizing community packages on a test machine, running choco download/internalize → test → choco push to a private repo, and triggering scheduled client upgrades (immediate for browsers, weekend for others). Implements wrapper functions and Boxstarter-driven, reboot‑resilient installs, uses the licensed Chocolatey one‑command internalize where available, and reports success so intervention is rare and overhead is significantly reduced.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Start
- 0:18Who Am I
- 4:07My Goals
- 5:23The Community Repo
- 5:54What Is the Nuget Package
- 6:19Install Powershell Script
- 13:15Schedule an Upgrade
- 17:00Demo
- 21:22Schedule Task
- 21:56Exclude or Include Packages
- 24:08Boxstarter
- 28:55Automatic Upgrade
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