Written by @harryeffinpotter & greatly improved upon by the legendary @skrimix
- Added cool new look! - Totally NOT ripped off from Gemini CLI!
- Fixed silent failing - Script no longer pretends everything is fine when WinGet is broken/missing
- WinGet auto-install - Automatic installation under more scenarios/fresh Windows installs
- Better detection - Added extensive checks to verify WinGet is actually working
- Useless packages skip - No longer attempts to install ARM64/Uninstaller/Developer packages.
- Fresh install support - Should now work on fresh Windows installs (user testing appreciated!)
- Shortened URL - Shortened the URL for those of us who can't copy+paste to the target machine easily!
Open PowerShell (NOT as administrator) and run:
iwr -useb https://s.hfnp.dev/PCGR | iexDownload and run Install.bat
(since 04-12-2024)
Both Install.ps1 and AIOInstaller.bat support a /Unattend (batch) / -Unattend (PowerShell) flag that:
- Skips all interactive prompts (splash menu, WinGet retry questions, end-of-run pause)
- Enables full logging to
%TEMP%\pcgr_aio_<COMPUTERNAME>.log - Auto-retries a broken WinGet up to 5 times (10 s apart) before exiting with code 1
- Returns a non-zero exit code on fatal errors so calling orchestrators can detect failure
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
& ([scriptblock]::Create((Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/harryeffinpotter/PC-Gaming-Redists/main/Install.ps1').Content)) -UnattendTip – fork pinning: For reproducible deployments, replace
mainwith a specific commit SHA (e.g..../abc1234.../Install.ps1) so your image is never broken by upstream changes.
Add this to your <FirstLogonCommands> pass (runs as the first logged-on user, after a user
account exists — required for WinGet / Microsoft Store packages to work correctly):
<FirstLogonCommands>
<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>1</Order>
<RequiresUserInput>false</RequiresUserInput>
<CommandLine>powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -NoProfile -Command "& { [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; & ([scriptblock]::Create((Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/harryeffinpotter/PC-Gaming-Redists/main/Install.ps1').Content)) -Unattend }"</CommandLine>
<Description>Install PC Gaming Redistributables</Description>
</SynchronousCommand>
</FirstLogonCommands>| Topic | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Pass to use | FirstLogonCommands (OOBE / first user logon). Do not use specialize — WinGet and AppX packages require a real user session and the Microsoft Store service to be running. |
| Already elevated? | If your autounattend.xml sets the account as Administrator, Install.ps1 -Unattend detects that and skips the inner UAC re-launch (runs AIOInstaller.bat /Unattend directly). |
| Execution policy | Always pass -ExecutionPolicy Bypass on the outer powershell.exe call; do not rely on the machine policy being set before OOBE. |
| Log location | %TEMP%\PC-Gaming-Redists-Install.log (Install.ps1 transcript) + %TEMP%\pcgr_aio_<HOSTNAME>.log (per-package winget log from AIOInstaller.bat). |
| Exit codes | Exit 0 = success; exit 1 = fatal error (WinGet unavailable, download failed, or launch failed). Packages that fail individually do not abort the run — they are logged and counted in the summary. |
# From an elevated PowerShell prompt:
powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -NoProfile -File AIOInstaller.bat /Unattend
# or via Install.ps1 (auto-detects elevation, skips UAC re-launch):
powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -NoProfile -Command "& { ... } -Unattend"If you experience any problems please submit an issue so I can fix all angles of this thing, once and for all!