Disable Edge update executable
- Windows onlyThis script improves your privacy on Windows
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System Functionality / Data Loss Risk: Moderate
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Overview
This script disables the Microsoft Edge Update executable to enhance your privacy and control over system updates.
MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
is responsible for updating Microsoft Edge as part of the Microsoft Edge Update system 1 2 3.
It's also responsible for updating Edge WebView2 3.
Blocking this executable:
- Enhances privacy by preventing communication with the update server 4 5.
- Increases security by giving you control over software installations.
- Boosts system performance by reducing background processes.
- May decrease security if you rely on Edge or WebView2, as missing updates can lead to security vulnerabilities.
Executable locations:
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\<version>\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
4%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
1 2 4 5 6.
Disabling updates may reduce security if you use Edge and its components (WebView2).
This script is only recommended if you understand its implications.
Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this script.
This script can be fully reversed to restore changes if something goes wrong.
Sources
- Deploy Microsoft Edge with Windows 10 updates. Microsoft Learn. learn.microsoft.com. (2024).
Original: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/deploy-edge-with-windows-10-updates
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20240621140833/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/deploy-edge-with-windows-10-updates - MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe Windows process - What is it?. www.file.net. (2024).
Original: https://www.file.net/process/microsoftedgeupdate.exe.html
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20240621141001/https://www.file.net/process/microsoftedgeupdate.exe.html - Understanding the Edge and Edge WebView2 Update Logs. joji.me. (2024).
Original: https://joji.me/en-us/blog/understanding-the-edge-and-edge-webview2-update-logs
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20240621150615/https://joji.me/en-us/blog/understanding-the-edge-and-edge-webview2-update-logs/ - Troubleshooting tips for installing and updating Microsoft Edge - Microsoft Support. support.microsoft.com. (2024).
Original: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/troubleshooting-tips-for-installing-and-updating-microsoft-edge-a5eceb94-c2b1-dfab-6569-e79d0250317b
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20240621141128/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/troubleshooting-tips-for-installing-and-updating-microsoft-edge-a5eceb94-c2b1-dfab-6569-e79d0250317b - [BUG]: Microsoft Edge still alive after removal · Issue #309 · undergroundwires/privacy.sexy. (2024).
Original: https://github.com/undergroundwires/privacy.sexy/issues/309
Archived: https://archive.ph/2024.06.21-133037/https://github.com/undergroundwires/privacy.sexy/issues/309 - MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe. Microsoft Edge Update. STRONTIC. strontic.github.io. (2024).
Original: https://strontic.github.io/xcyclopedia/library/MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe-0F11E6717C1FE6DD20AE2D12F63AF3F7.html
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20240621141031/https://strontic.github.io/xcyclopedia/library/MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe-0F11E6717C1FE6DD20AE2D12F63AF3F7.html
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:: Check and terminate the running process "MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe"
tasklist /fi "ImageName eq MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /fo csv 2>NUL | find /i "MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe">NUL && (
echo MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe is running and will be killed.
taskkill /f /im MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
) || (
echo Skipping, MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe is not running.
)
:: Configure termination of "MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" immediately upon its startup
:: Set the registry value: "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe!Debugger"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$registryPath = 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe'; $data = '%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\taskkill.exe'; reg add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe' /v 'Debugger' /t 'REG_SZ' /d "^""$data"^"" /f"
:: Add a rule to prevent the executable "MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" from running via File Explorer
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$executableFilename='MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe'; try { $registryPathForDisallowRun='HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun'; $existingBlockEntries = Get-ItemProperty -Path "^""$registryPathForDisallowRun"^"" -ErrorAction Ignore; $nextFreeRuleIndex = 1; if ($existingBlockEntries) { $existingBlockingRuleForExecutable = $existingBlockEntries.PSObject.Properties | Where-Object { $_.Value -eq $executableFilename }; if ($existingBlockingRuleForExecutable) { $existingBlockingRuleIndexForExecutable = $existingBlockingRuleForExecutable.Name; Write-Output "^""Skipping, no action needed: '$executableFilename' is already blocked under rule index `"^""$existingBlockingRuleIndexForExecutable`"^""."^""; exit 0; }; $occupiedRuleIndexes = $existingBlockEntries.PSObject.Properties | Where-Object { $_.Name -Match '^\d+$' } | Select -ExpandProperty Name; if ($occupiedRuleIndexes) { while ($occupiedRuleIndexes -Contains $nextFreeRuleIndex) { $nextFreeRuleIndex += 1; }; }; }; Write-Output "^""Adding block rule for `"^""$executableFilename`"^"" under rule index `"^""$nextFreeRuleIndex`"^""."^""; if (!(Test-Path $registryPathForDisallowRun)) { New-Item -Path "^""$registryPathForDisallowRun"^"" -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; }; New-ItemProperty -Path "^""$registryPathForDisallowRun"^"" -Name "^""$nextFreeRuleIndex"^"" -PropertyType String -Value "^""$executableFilename"^"" ` -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; Write-Output "^""Successfully blocked `"^""$executableFilename`"^"" with rule index `"^""$nextFreeRuleIndex`"^""."^""; } catch { Write-Error "^""Failed to block `"^""$executableFilename`"^"": $_"^""; Exit 1; }"
:: Activate the DisallowRun policy to block specified programs from running via File Explorer
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "try { $fileExplorerDisallowRunRegistryPath = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer'; $currentDisallowRunPolicyValue = Get-ItemProperty -Path "^""$fileExplorerDisallowRunRegistryPath"^"" -Name 'DisallowRun' -ErrorAction Ignore | Select -ExpandProperty DisallowRun; if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($currentDisallowRunPolicyValue)) { Write-Output "^""Creating DisallowRun policy at `"^""$fileExplorerDisallowRunRegistryPath`"^""."^""; if (!(Test-Path $fileExplorerDisallowRunRegistryPath)) { New-Item -Path "^""$fileExplorerDisallowRunRegistryPath"^"" -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; }; New-ItemProperty -Path "^""$fileExplorerDisallowRunRegistryPath"^"" -Name 'DisallowRun' -Value 1 -PropertyType DWORD -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; Write-Output 'Successfully activated DisallowRun policy.'; Exit 0; }; if ($currentDisallowRunPolicyValue -eq 1) { Write-Output 'Skipping, no action needed: DisallowRun policy is already in place.'; Exit 0; }; Write-Output 'Updating DisallowRun policy from unexpected value `"^""$currentDisallowRunPolicyValue`"^"" to `"^""1`"^"".'; Set-ItemProperty -Path "^""$fileExplorerDisallowRunRegistryPath"^"" -Name 'DisallowRun' -Value 1 -Type DWORD -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; Write-Output 'Successfully activated DisallowRun policy.'; } catch { Write-Error "^""Failed to activate DisallowRun policy: $_"^""; Exit 1; }"
:: Soft delete files matching pattern: "%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$pathGlobPattern = "^""%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe"^""; $expandedPath = [System.Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables($pathGlobPattern); Write-Host "^""Searching for items matching pattern: `"^""$($expandedPath)`"^""."^""; $renamedCount = 0; $skippedCount = 0; $failedCount = 0; $foundAbsolutePaths = @(); try { $foundAbsolutePaths += @(; Get-Item -Path $expandedPath -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName; ); } catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] { <# Swallow, do not run `Test-Path` before, it's unreliable for globs requiring extra permissions #>; }; $foundAbsolutePaths = $foundAbsolutePaths | Select-Object -Unique | Sort-Object -Property { $_.Length } -Descending; if (!$foundAbsolutePaths) { Write-Host 'Skipping, no items available.'; exit 0; }; Write-Host "^""Initiating processing of $($foundAbsolutePaths.Count) items from `"^""$expandedPath`"^""."^""; foreach ($path in $foundAbsolutePaths) { if (Test-Path -Path $path -PathType Container) { Write-Host "^""Skipping folder (not its contents): `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; if($revert -eq $true) { if (-not $path.EndsWith('.OLD')) { Write-Host "^""Skipping non-backup file: `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; } else { if ($path.EndsWith('.OLD')) { Write-Host "^""Skipping backup file: `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; }; $originalFilePath = $path; Write-Host "^""Processing file: `"^""$originalFilePath`"^""."^""; if (-Not (Test-Path $originalFilePath)) { Write-Host "^""Skipping, file `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"" not found."^""; $skippedCount++; exit 0; }; if ($revert -eq $true) { $newFilePath = $originalFilePath.Substring(0, $originalFilePath.Length - 4); } else { $newFilePath = "^""$($originalFilePath).OLD"^""; }; try { Move-Item -LiteralPath "^""$($originalFilePath)"^"" -Destination "^""$newFilePath"^"" -Force -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Host "^""Successfully processed `"^""$originalFilePath`"^""."^""; $renamedCount++; } catch { Write-Error "^""Failed to rename `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"" to `"^""$newFilePath`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; $failedCount++; }; }; if (($renamedCount -gt 0) -or ($skippedCount -gt 0)) { Write-Host "^""Successfully processed $renamedCount items and skipped $skippedCount items."^""; }; if ($failedCount -gt 0) { Write-Warning "^""Failed to process $($failedCount) items."^""; }"
:: Soft delete files matching pattern: "%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\*\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$pathGlobPattern = "^""%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\*\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe"^""; $expandedPath = [System.Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables($pathGlobPattern); Write-Host "^""Searching for items matching pattern: `"^""$($expandedPath)`"^""."^""; $renamedCount = 0; $skippedCount = 0; $failedCount = 0; $foundAbsolutePaths = @(); try { $foundAbsolutePaths += @(; Get-Item -Path $expandedPath -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName; ); } catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] { <# Swallow, do not run `Test-Path` before, it's unreliable for globs requiring extra permissions #>; }; $foundAbsolutePaths = $foundAbsolutePaths | Select-Object -Unique | Sort-Object -Property { $_.Length } -Descending; if (!$foundAbsolutePaths) { Write-Host 'Skipping, no items available.'; exit 0; }; Write-Host "^""Initiating processing of $($foundAbsolutePaths.Count) items from `"^""$expandedPath`"^""."^""; foreach ($path in $foundAbsolutePaths) { if (Test-Path -Path $path -PathType Container) { Write-Host "^""Skipping folder (not its contents): `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; if($revert -eq $true) { if (-not $path.EndsWith('.OLD')) { Write-Host "^""Skipping non-backup file: `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; } else { if ($path.EndsWith('.OLD')) { Write-Host "^""Skipping backup file: `"^""$path`"^""."^""; $skippedCount++; continue; }; }; $originalFilePath = $path; Write-Host "^""Processing file: `"^""$originalFilePath`"^""."^""; if (-Not (Test-Path $originalFilePath)) { Write-Host "^""Skipping, file `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"" not found."^""; $skippedCount++; exit 0; }; if ($revert -eq $true) { $newFilePath = $originalFilePath.Substring(0, $originalFilePath.Length - 4); } else { $newFilePath = "^""$($originalFilePath).OLD"^""; }; try { Move-Item -LiteralPath "^""$($originalFilePath)"^"" -Destination "^""$newFilePath"^"" -Force -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Host "^""Successfully processed `"^""$originalFilePath`"^""."^""; $renamedCount++; } catch { Write-Error "^""Failed to rename `"^""$originalFilePath`"^"" to `"^""$newFilePath`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; $failedCount++; }; }; if (($renamedCount -gt 0) -or ($skippedCount -gt 0)) { Write-Host "^""Successfully processed $renamedCount items and skipped $skippedCount items."^""; }; if ($failedCount -gt 0) { Write-Warning "^""Failed to process $($failedCount) items."^""; }"
":: Remove configuration preventing \"MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe\" from starting\n:: Delete the registry value \"HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Image File Execution Options\\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe!Debugger\"\nPowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command \"reg delete 'HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Image File Execution Options\\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe' /v 'Debugger' /f 2>$null\"\n:: Remove the rule that prevents the executable \"MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe\" from running via File Explorer\nPowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command \"$executableFilename='MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe'; try { $blockEntries = Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer\\DisallowRun' -ErrorAction Ignore; if (-Not $blockEntries) { Write-Output \"^\"\"Skipping, no action needed: No block rules exist, `\"^\"\"$executableFilename`\"^\"\" is not blocked.\"^\"\"; exit 0; }; $blockingRulesForExecutable = @(; $blockEntries.PSObject.Properties | Where-Object { $_.Value -eq $executableFilename }; ); if (-Not $blockingRulesForExecutable) { Write-Output \"^\"\"Skipping, no action needed: `\"^\"\"$executableFilename`\"^\"\" is not currently blocked.\"^\"\"; exit 0; }; foreach ($blockingRuleForExecutable in $blockingRulesForExecutable) { $blockingRuleIndexForExecutable = $blockingRuleForExecutable.Name; Write-Output \"^\"\"Removing rule `\"^\"\"$blockingRuleIndexForExecutable`\"^\"\" that blocks `\"^\"\"$executableFilename`\"^\"\".\"^\"\"; Remove-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer\\DisallowRun' -Name \"^\"\"$blockingRuleIndexForExecutable\"^\"\" -Force -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Output \"^\"\"Successfully revoked blocking of `$executableFilename` under rule `\"^\"\"$blockingRuleIndexForExecutable`\"^\"\".\"^\"\"; }; } catch { Write-Error \"^\"\"Failed to revoke blocking of `\"^\"\"$executableFilename`\"^\"\": $_\"^\"\"; Exit 1; }\"\n:: Restore the File Explorer DisallowRun policy if no other blocks are active\nPowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command \"try { $currentDisallowRunPolicyValue = Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer' -Name 'DisallowRun' -ErrorAction Ignore | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'DisallowRun'; if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($currentDisallowRunPolicyValue)) { Write-Output 'Skipping, no action needed: DisallowRun policy is not active.'; Exit 0; }; if ($currentDisallowRunPolicyValue -ne 1) { Write-Output \"^\"\"Skipping, DisallowRun policy is not configured by privacy.sexy, unexpected value: `\"^\"\"$currentDisallowRunPolicyValue`\"^\"\".\"^\"\"; Exit 0; }; $remainingBlockingRules = Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer\\DisallowRun' -ErrorAction Ignore; if ($remainingBlockingRules) { Write-Output 'Skipping deactivating DisallowRun policy, there are still active rules.'; Exit 0; }; Write-Output 'No remaining rules, deleting DisallowRun policy.'; Remove-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer' -Name 'DisallowRun' -Force -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Output 'Successfully restored DisallowRun policy.'; } catch { Write-Error \"^\"\"Failed to restore DisallowRun policy: $_\"^\"\"; Exit 1; }\"\n:: Restore files matching pattern: \"%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\\Microsoft\\EdgeUpdate\\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe\"  \nPowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command \"$revert = $true; $pathGlobPattern = \"^\"\"%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\\Microsoft\\EdgeUpdate\\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe.OLD\"^\"\"; $expandedPath = [System.Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables($pathGlobPattern); Write-Host \"^\"\"Searching for items matching pattern: `\"^\"\"$($expandedPath)`\"^\"\".\"^\"\"; $renamedCount   = 0; $skippedCount   = 0; $failedCount    = 0; $foundAbsolutePaths = @(); try { $foundAbsolutePaths += @(; Get-Item -Path $expandedPath -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName; ); } catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] { <# Swallow, do not run `Test-Path` before, it's unreliable for globs requiring extra permissions #>; }; $foundAbsolutePaths = $foundAbsolutePaths | Select-Object -Unique | Sort-Object -Property { $_.Length } -Descending; if (!$foundAbsolutePaths) { Write-Host 'Skipping, no items available.'; exit 0; }; Write-Host \"^\"\"Initiating processing of $($foundAbsolutePaths.Count) items from `\"^\"\"$expandedPath`\"^\"\".\"^\"\"; foreach ($path in $foundAbsolutePaths) { if (Test-Path -Path $path -PathType Container) { Write-Host \"^\"\"Skipping folder (not its contents): `\"^\"\"$path`\"^\"\".\"^\"\"; $skippedCount++; continue; }; if($revert -eq $true) { if (-not $path.EndsWith('.OLD')) { Write-Host \"^\"\"Skipping non-backup file: `\"^\"\"$path`\"^\"\".\"^\"\"; $skippedCount++; continue; }; } else { if ($path.EndsWith('.OLD')) { Write-Host \"^\"\"Skipping backup file: `\"^\"\"$path`\"^\"\".\"^\"\"; $skippedCount++; continue; }; }; $originalFilePath = $path; Write-Host \"^\"\"Processing file: `\"^\"\"$originalFilePath`\"^\"\".\"^\"\"; if (-Not (Test-Path $originalFilePath)) { Write-Host \"^\"\"Skipping, file `\"^\"\"$originalFilePath`\"^\"\" not found.\"^\"\"; $skippedCount++; exit 0; }; if ($revert -eq $true) { $newFilePath = $originalFilePath.Substring(0, $originalFilePath.Length - 4); } else { $newFilePath = \"^\"\"$($originalFilePath).OLD\"^\"\"; }; try { Move-Item -LiteralPath \"^\"\"$($originalFilePath)\"^\"\" -Destination \"^\"\"$newFilePath\"^\"\" -Force -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Host \"^\"\"Successfully processed `\"^\"\"$originalFilePath`\"^\"\".\"^\"\"; $renamedCount++; } catch { Write-Error \"^\"\"Failed to rename `\"^\"\"$originalFilePath`\"^\"\" to `\"^\"\"$newFilePath`\"^\"\": $($_.Exception.Message)\"^\"\"; $failedCount++; }; }; if (($renamedCount -gt 0) -or ($skippedCount -gt 0)) { Write-Host \"^\"\"Successfully processed $renamedCount items and skipped $skippedCount items.\"^\"\"; }; if ($failedCount -gt 0) { Write-Warning \"^\"\"Failed to process $($failedCount) items.\"^\"\"; }\"\n:: Restore files matching pattern: \"%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\\Microsoft\\EdgeUpdate\\*\\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe\"  \nPowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command \"$revert = $true; $pathGlobPattern = \"^\"\"%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\\Microsoft\\EdgeUpdate\\*\\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe.OLD\"^\"\"; $expandedPath = [System.Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables($pathGlobPattern); Write-Host \"^\"\"Searching for items matching pattern: `\"^\"\"$($expandedPath)`\"^\"\".\"^\"\"; $renamedCount   = 0; $skippedCount   = 0; $failedCount    = 0; $foundAbsolutePaths = @(); try { $foundAbsolutePaths += @(; Get-Item -Path $expandedPath -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName; ); } catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] { <# Swallow, do not run `Test-Path` before, it's unreliable for globs requiring extra permissions #>; }; $foundAbsolutePaths = $foundAbsolutePaths | Select-Object -Unique | Sort-Object -Property { $_.Length } -Descending; if (!$foundAbsolutePaths) { Write-Host 'Skipping, no items available.'; exit 0; }; Write-Host \"^\"\"Initiating processing of $($foundAbsolutePaths.Count) items from `\"^\"\"$expandedPath`\"^\"\".\"^\"\"; foreach ($path in $foundAbsolutePaths) { if (Test-Path -Path $path -PathType Container) { Write-Host \"^\"\"Skipping folder (not its contents): `\"^\"\"$path`\"^\"\".\"^\"\"; $skippedCount++; continue; }; if($revert -eq $true) { if (-not $path.EndsWith('.OLD')) { Write-Host \"^\"\"Skipping non-backup file: `\"^\"\"$path`\"^\"\".\"^\"\"; $skippedCount++; continue; }; } else { if ($path.EndsWith('.OLD')) { Write-Host \"^\"\"Skipping backup file: `\"^\"\"$path`\"^\"\".\"^\"\"; $skippedCount++; continue; }; }; $originalFilePath = $path; Write-Host \"^\"\"Processing file: `\"^\"\"$originalFilePath`\"^\"\".\"^\"\"; if (-Not (Test-Path $originalFilePath)) { Write-Host \"^\"\"Skipping, file `\"^\"\"$originalFilePath`\"^\"\" not found.\"^\"\"; $skippedCount++; exit 0; }; if ($revert -eq $true) { $newFilePath = $originalFilePath.Substring(0, $originalFilePath.Length - 4); } else { $newFilePath = \"^\"\"$($originalFilePath).OLD\"^\"\"; }; try { Move-Item -LiteralPath \"^\"\"$($originalFilePath)\"^\"\" -Destination \"^\"\"$newFilePath\"^\"\" -Force -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Host \"^\"\"Successfully processed `\"^\"\"$originalFilePath`\"^\"\".\"^\"\"; $renamedCount++; } catch { Write-Error \"^\"\"Failed to rename `\"^\"\"$originalFilePath`\"^\"\" to `\"^\"\"$newFilePath`\"^\"\": $($_.Exception.Message)\"^\"\"; $failedCount++; }; }; if (($renamedCount -gt 0) -or ($skippedCount -gt 0)) { Write-Host \"^\"\"Successfully processed $renamedCount items and skipped $skippedCount items.\"^\"\"; }; if ($failedCount -gt 0) { Write-Warning \"^\"\"Failed to process $($failedCount) items.\"^\"\"; }\""
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