Ensure Appx is run under powershell 5.x to avoid compatibility issues in modern systems

[theCrius]

Running the application in modern system or with a system that have PowerShell 7.x installed as default, will generate an error when trying to list the games.

This change will simply run the exact same logic, but first check what PowerShell is running into. If it's in PowerShell 7.x, it will instead explicitly invoke PowerShell 5.x to maintain the functionality.

You can easily test this by:

1. Download the current master branch of the project
2. Open Powershell 7.x
3. Copy and paste your absolute path to UWPHook\Resources\GetAUMIDScript.ps1 and run

You'll see this error:

Line |
   1 |  $installedapps = get-AppxPackage
     |  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | The term '$installedapps' is not recognized as a name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or executable
     | program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try
     | again.

If you instead try to run the version I have updated, you'll see the list of games retrieved. For example:

Microsoft Edge|C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable_131.0.2903.112_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Logo.png|Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App|msedge_proxy.exe;
Realtek Audio Control|C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\RealtekSemiconductorCorp.RealtekAudioControl_1.51.347.0_x64__dt26b99r8h8gj\Assets\Square150x150Logo.png|RealtekSemiconductorCorp.RealtekAudioControl_dt26b99r8h8gj!App|RtkUWP.exe;
Xbox Game Bar Plugin|C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay_1.54.4001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Assets\GamesXboxHubMedTile.png|Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App|GameBar.exe;
Xbox TCUI|C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI_1.24.10001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Assets\MediumTile.png|Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI_8wekyb3d8bbwe!Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI|TCUI-App.exe;
Cortana|C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_4.2308.1005.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Assets\Store\Square150x150Logo.png|Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App|Cortana.exe;
UDK Package|C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.UndockedDevKit_cw5n1h2txyewy\Assets\Logo.png|MicrosoftWindows.UndockedDevKit_cw5n1h2txyewy!App|UndockedDevKit.exe;
NcsiUwpApp|C:\Windows\SystemApps\NcsiUwpApp_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Assets\1X1.png|NcsiUwpApp_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App|NcsiUwpApp.exe;
PinningConfirmationDialog|C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.PinningConfirmationDialog_cw5n1h2txyewy\Assets\Logo.png|Microsoft.Windows.PinningConfirmationDialog_cw5n1h2txyewy!App|PinningConfirmationDialog.exe;
CapturePicker|C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.CapturePicker_cw5n1h2txyewy\Assets\Logo.png|Microsoft.Windows.CapturePicker_cw5n1h2txyewy!App|CapturePicker.exe;
AMD Radeon Software|C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\AdvancedMicroDevicesInc-2.AMDRadeonSoftware_10.24.10035.0_x64__0a9344xs7nr4m\Assets\Square150x150Logo.png|AdvancedMicroDevicesInc-2.AMDRadeonSoftware_0a9344xs7nr4m!AMDRadeonsoftwareUWP|radeonsoftware\radeonsoftware.exe;
OfficePushNotificationsUtility|C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.OfficePushNotificationUtility_16.0.18623.20156_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Assets\Square150x150Logo.png|Microsoft.OfficePushNotificationUtility_8wekyb3d8bbwe!OPushUtil|OPushUtil.exe;
Microsoft Defender|C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.6365217CE6EB4_102.2502.5001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Images\Square150x150Logo.png|Microsoft.6365217CE6EB4_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App|MicrosoftSecurityApp\MicrosoftSecurityApp.exe;
OneNote for Windows 10|C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Office.OneNote_16001.14326.22348.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\images\OneNoteMediumTile.png|Microsoft.Office.OneNote_8wekyb3d8bbwe!microsoft.onenoteim|onenoteim.exe;
Skype|C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_15.150.3125.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\Assets\SkypeMedTile.png|Microsoft.SkypeApp_kzf8qxf38zg5c!App|Skype\Skype.exe;
Grounded|C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Maine_2.4.438.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Resources\Logo.png|Microsoft.Maine_8wekyb3d8bbwe!AppGroundedShipping|Maine\Binaries\WinGDK\Maine-WinGDK-Shipping.exe;
Ubuntu|C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu_2404.1.68.0_x64__79rhkp1fndgsc\Assets\Square150x150Logo.png|CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu_79rhkp1fndgsc!ubuntu|ubuntu.exe;
Game Bar|C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_7.325.5191.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Assets\GameBar_MedTile.png|Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App|GameBar.exe;
NVIDIA Control Panel|C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\NVIDIACorp.NVIDIAControlPanel_8.1.968.0_x64__56jybvy8sckqj\Assets\Square150x150Logo.png|NVIDIACorp.NVIDIAControlPanel_56jybvy8sckqj!NVIDIACorp.NVIDIAControlPanel|nvcplui.exe;
Microsoft Teams|C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\MSTeams_25163.3611.3774.6315_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Images\TeamsForWorkNewStoreLogo.scale-150.png Images\TeamsForWorkNewStoreLogo.scale-150.png Images\TeamsForWorkNewMedTile.png Images\TeamsForWorkNewMedTile.png|MSTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MSTeamsRemoteModuleContainer|ms-teams.exe;
Outlook for Windows|C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.OutlookForWindows_1.2025.702.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Assets\MedTile.png|Microsoft.OutlookForWindows_8wekyb3d8bbwe!Microsoft.OutlookforWindows|olk.exe;
Microsoft Store|C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_22506.1401.7.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Assets\AppTiles\StoreMedTile.png Assets\AppTiles\StoreMedTile.png|Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App|WinStore.DesktopExtension\StoreDesktopExtension.exe;
Copilot|C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Copilot_1.25064.139.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Assets\Square150x150Logo.png|Microsoft.Copilot_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App|Copilot.exe;
OUTRIDERS|C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\39C668CD.Madness-BaseGame_17.2208.190.0_x64__r7bfsmp40f67j\Resources\Logo.png|39C668CD.Madness-BaseGame_r7bfsmp40f67j!AppOutridersShipping|Madness\Binaries\WinGDK\Madness-WinGDK-Shipping.exe;
Microsoft 365 Copilot|C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub_19.2507.46151.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\images\Square150x150Logo.png|Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub_8wekyb3d8bbwe!Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub|WebViewHost.exe;
WhatsApp|C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\5319275A.WhatsAppDesktop_2.2528.4.0_x64__cv1g1gvanyjgm\Images\System\MedTile.png|5319275A.WhatsAppDesktop_cv1g1gvanyjgm!App|WhatsApp.exe;

Which I assume is the expected result.

[andres-asm]

With this is it working again?

[theCrius]

I assume so, I can't recall the extent of my testing as it's been too long ago.
I was waiting for someone to test and approve the merge request.

The code change is really simple: everything in the script is put into a function and if the powershell version on the system is detected to be 7 or higher, the function is instead run using powershell 5. If not, it's run as is.

Probably easier to read the change in diff view rather than the default inline view.

https://github.com/BrianLima/UWPHook/pull/172/files?diff=split&w=0

The output I wrote above is by calling directly the script. Which, in the current version, simply fail to execute instead.
I seem to recall other issues but the script not running under powershell 7 was certainly one of them, and this merge request fixes that.