WindowsFever PowerShell Module

PowerShell Module with custom functions and cmdlets related to Windows.

Introduction

This is a personal PowerShell Module by Claudio Spizzi. It is used to unite all personal Windows Operating System related functions and cmdlets into one module.

Within this module, the File Explorer Namespaces in Windows 10 can be customized as needed. The File Explorer Namespaces provide the possibility to add new folders to the left pane of the File Explorer. Additional information about the File Explorer Namespaces are available on MSDN: Integrate a Cloud Storage Provider.

Features

File Explorer Namespace

• Add-FileExplorerNamespace
  Create a new file explorer namespace in Windows 10.

• Get-FileExplorerNamespace
  List all file explorer namespaces of the current user.

• Remove-FileExplorerNamespace
  Remove an existing file explorer namespace.

• Set-FileExplorerNamespace
  Update properties of an existing file explorer namespace.

Path Watcher

• Start-WatchPath
  Register an event watcher for file system change events.

• Stop-WatchPath
  Stop registered watchers for file system change events.

Versions

Please find all versions in the GitHub Releases section and the release notes in the CHANGELOG.md file.

Installation

Use the following command to install the module from the PowerShell Gallery, if the PackageManagement and PowerShellGet modules are available:

# Download and install the module
Install-Module -Name 'WindowsFever'

Alternatively, download the latest release from GitHub and install the module manually on your local system:

1. Download the latest release from GitHub as a ZIP file: GitHub Releases
2. Extract the module and install it: Installing a PowerShell Module

Requirements

The following minimum requirements are necessary to use this module, or in other words are used to test this module:

• Windows PowerShell 5.1
• Windows 10 (for the File Explorer Namespace functions)

Contribute

Please feel free to contribute by opening new issues or providing pull requests. For the best development experience, open this project as a folder in Visual Studio Code and ensure that the PowerShell extension is installed.

• Visual Studio Code with the PowerShell Extension
• Pester, PSScriptAnalyzer and psake PowerShell Modules