From 6778a5853ff5a54510386962827b8056f283ee56 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: CristianD <ostro.ostroveni@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:38:27 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update 8x8_Work_Updater.ps1

---
 8x8_Work_Updater.ps1 | 27 ++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/8x8_Work_Updater.ps1 b/8x8_Work_Updater.ps1
index df9a442..6431a39 100644
--- a/8x8_Work_Updater.ps1
+++ b/8x8_Work_Updater.ps1
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Description: Downloads 8x8 with a progress bar, schedules and launches an unclosable 
 #              VBScript interactive countdown directly in the user session, 
 #              waits for user confirmation or 1-hour timeout, silently installs, 
-#              and relaunches 8x8 Work.
+#              and relaunches 8x8 Work seamlessly.
 # ==============================================================================
 
 # Ensure script is running elevated
@@ -94,10 +94,9 @@ Do
     If remaining <= 0 Then Exit Do
 
     ' 64 = Information Icon, 4096 = System Modal (Always on Top)
-    ' Return code 1 = OK clicked, -1 = Timeout expired / X closed
     intReturn = objShell.Popup(strMsg, remaining, "JCT600 IT Support - 8x8 Work Update", 64 + 4096)
 
-    ' If user clicked OK (1) or timer ran out, break loop
+    ' If user clicked OK (1), break loop
     If intReturn = 1 Then Exit Do
 Loop
 
@@ -129,8 +128,8 @@ objFile.Close
             Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
         }
 
-        # Cleanup scheduled task
-        schtasks.exe /Delete /TN $taskName /F | Out-Null
+        # Cleanup prompt task
+        schtasks.exe /Delete /TN $taskName /F 2>&1 | Out-Null
     }
 
     # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -160,8 +159,10 @@ objFile.Close
     Write-Host "Installation completed successfully." -ForegroundColor Green
 
     # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    # Step 5: Relaunch 8x8 Work
+    # Step 5: Relaunch 8x8 Work via Explorer Shell
     # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    Write-Host "Launching 8x8 Work..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+
     $possiblePaths = @(
         "${env:ProgramFiles}\8x8 Inc\8x8 Work\8x8 Work.exe",
         "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\8x8 Inc\8x8 Work\8x8 Work.exe",
@@ -174,13 +175,17 @@ objFile.Close
     if ($exePath) {
         if (-not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($loggedUser)) {
             $launchTask = "JCT600_8x8_Launch"
-            schtasks.exe /Create /TN $launchTask /TR "`"$exePath`"" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /IT /RU "$loggedUser" /F | Out-Null
+            
+            # Using explorer.exe inside the scheduled task ensures the UI process spawns detached into the user shell
+            $taskRunCmd = "explorer.exe `"$exePath`""
+            schtasks.exe /Create /TN $launchTask /TR "$taskRunCmd" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /IT /RU "$loggedUser" /F | Out-Null
             schtasks.exe /Run /TN $launchTask | Out-Null
-            Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
-            schtasks.exe /Delete /TN $launchTask /F | Out-Null
-            Write-Host "8x8 Work launched in user session." -ForegroundColor Green
+            
+            Start-Sleep -Seconds 5
+            schtasks.exe /Delete /TN $launchTask /F 2>&1 | Out-Null
+            Write-Host "8x8 Work launched successfully in user session." -ForegroundColor Green
         } else {
-            Start-Process -FilePath $exePath
+            Start-Process "explorer.exe" -ArgumentList "`"$exePath`""
         }
     } else {
         Write-Warning "Could not locate 8x8 Work executable."