FOR INSTALL:
- Go to Settings > Account Configuration as shown below and generate a 72-hour link as shown below by clicking on Create next to the operating system installed on your computer.
- Edit Line 2 in PS1 Script that is provided below to have this URL within the Quotes as shown below.
- Load script on the machine however you wish (Group Policy, RMM, Remote Powershell, etc.).
- Run PS1 script with admin-level permissions.
- A blue dialog box will display with a simple message and close when complete.
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# Set the URL of the MSI
$AGENT_INSTALLER_URL = "INSERT_URL_HERE"
# ---MODIFY THE BELOW AT YOUR OWN RISK---
# Create a WebRequest to read only headers
$webRequest = [System.Net.HttpWebRequest]::Create($AGENT_INSTALLER_URL)
$webRequest.Method = "HEAD"
# Get the WebResponse
try {
$webResponse = $webRequest.GetResponse()
$contentDispositionHeader = $webResponse.Headers["Content-Disposition"]
$webResponse.Close()
} catch {
Write-Host "Failed to retrieve response headers. $_"
}
if ($contentDispositionHeader) {
# Parse the filename from the Content-Disposition header (your original method)
$filename = $contentDispositionHeader -replace '.*filename=([^;]+).*', '$1'
# Remove any URL encoding from the filename
$filename = [System.Net.WebUtility]::UrlDecode($filename)
# Strip any quotes if present
$filename = $filename.Trim('"')
# Generate timestamp and create temp folder
$TimeStamp = Get-Date -UFormat %s
$agent_installer_path = New-Item -Path "C:\Windows\Temp\" -Name "$TimeStamp" -ItemType "directory"
# Define full path to installer and log
$fullInstallerPath = Join-Path $agent_installer_path.FullName $filename
$LogFilePath = Join-Path $agent_installer_path.FullName "ATInstall.log"
# Download file to that full path
try {
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $AGENT_INSTALLER_URL -OutFile $fullInstallerPath
} catch {
Write-Host "Download failed. $_"
}
# Run msiexec with correct full file path
try {
Start-Process -FilePath "msiexec.exe" -ArgumentList "/i `"$fullInstallerPath`" /qn /l*v `"$LogFilePath`"" -Wait
} catch {
Write-Host "Installer failed. $_"
}
# Clean up
Remove-Item -Path $fullInstallerPath -Force
Write-Host "Agent installed successfully."
} else {
Write-Host "Content-Disposition header not found. Please contact ActivTrak Support at Support@ActivTrak.com if problem persists."
}
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FOR DEBUG:
C:\Windows\Temp\$Timestamp\atinstall.log is a verbose MSI install log to debug an install, if necessary. This is separated out by install time with a timestamp.
SC QUERY SVCTCOM is the service verification on whether or not it's running.