Activate Process Execution At First User Logon
Configures Windows Active Setup so a script or program is executed once for each user at their first login
Parameters
Section titled “Parameters”File path
Section titled “File path”Required
Specify the destination path of the file that will be executed upon user login. Only supported formats are ‘.exe’, ‘.vbs’, ‘.cmd’, ‘.bat’, ‘.ps1’, ‘.js’. If the path is $Packageroot\File.cmd the file will be copied to C:\ProgramData\CapaSystems\PowerBricks\ActiveSetup\$Key\, if the path is something else then it will be executed from the specified path
Arguments
Section titled “Arguments”Optional
Specify the arguments to be passed to the file upon execution. If no arguments are needed, leave this field empty
Description
Section titled “Description”Optional
Description for the Active Setup. Users will see “Setting up personalized settings for: $Description” at logon
Active Setup ID
Section titled “Active Setup ID”Required — Default: $AppName
The unique identifier for the Active Setup entry. If you need to remove the Active Setup entry later, you will need to use the same ID
Execution Policy
Section titled “Execution Policy”Optional — Default: Unrestricted
Specify the execution policy for the script, if it is a PowerShell script Allowed values: Unrestricted, RemoteSigned, AllSigned, Restricted, Bypass.
Execute For Logged On User
Section titled “Execute For Logged On User”Optional — Default: True
If a user is logged in the file will be executed for that user. For everyone the file will be executed the first time they login
Details
Section titled “Details”- Category: Installer
- Brick ID:
ActiveSetup-Create
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