Displays a progress dialog in a separate thread with an updateable custom message.

Show-InstallationProgress [[-StatusMessage] <String>] [[-WindowLocation] <String>] [[-TopMost] <Boolean>] [<CommonParameters>]

Create a WPF window in a separate thread to display a marquee style progress ellipse with a custom message that can be updated.

The status message supports line breaks.

The first time this function is called in a script, it will display a balloon tip notification to indicate that the installation has started (provided balloon tips are enabled in the

configuration).

-StatusMessage <String>

The status message to be displayed. The default status message is taken from the XML configuration file.

-WindowLocation <String>

The location of the progress window. Default: just below top, centered.

-TopMost <Boolean>

Specifies whether the progress window should be topmost. Default: $true.

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

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PS C:>Show-InstallationProgress

Uses the default status message from the XML configuration file.

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PS C:>Show-InstallationProgress -StatusMessage 'Installation in Progress...'

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PS C:>Show-InstallationProgress -StatusMessage "Installation in Progress...\nThe installation may take 20 minutes to complete."`

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PS C:>Show-InstallationProgress -StatusMessage 'Installation in Progress...' -WindowLocation 'BottomRight' -TopMost $false``

To see the examples, type: Get-Help Show-InstallationProgress -Examples

For more information, type: Get-Help Show-InstallationProgress -Detailed

For technical information, type: Get-Help Show-InstallationProgress -Full

For online help, type: Get-Help Show-InstallationProgress -Online