# ============================================================================== # Script Name: 8x8_Work_Updater.ps1 # Description: Downloads 8x8 with a progress bar, triggers a blocking 1-hour # popup alert, silently installs, and launches 8x8 under the standard # user session via Explorer. # ============================================================================== # Ensure script is running elevated if (-not ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)) { Write-Error "This script must be executed with Administrator privileges." exit 1 } # Load required .NET assemblies Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Net.Http $workDir = "C:\ProgramData\JCT600_8x8Update" $installerPath = Join-Path $workDir "8x8_Work_Installer.msi" $vbsAlertPath = Join-Path $workDir "ShowUserAlert.vbs" if (-not (Test-Path $workDir)) { New-Item -Path $workDir -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null } try { # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Step 1: Download 8x8 Setup Installer with Console Progress Bar # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- $installerUrl = "https://work-desktop-assets.8x8.com/prod-publish/ga/work-64-msi-v8.35.2-6.msi" Write-Host "[1/4] Downloading 8x8 Work installer..." -ForegroundColor Cyan try { $httpClient = New-Object System.Net.Http.HttpClient $response = $httpClient.GetAsync($installerUrl, [System.Net.Http.HttpCompletionOption]::ResponseHeadersRead).Result if (-not $response.IsSuccessStatusCode) { throw "HTTP Error $($response.StatusCode)" } $totalBytes = $response.Content.Headers.ContentLength $inputStream = $response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync().Result $outputStream = [System.IO.File]::Create($installerPath) $buffer = New-Object byte[] 8192 $totalBytesRead = 0; $bytesRead = 0 while (($bytesRead = $inputStream.Read($buffer, 0, $buffer.Length)) -gt 0) { $outputStream.Write($buffer, 0, $bytesRead) $totalBytesRead += $bytesRead if ($totalBytes -gt 0) { $percent = [math]::Round(($totalBytesRead / $totalBytes) * 100) $downloadedMB = [math]::Round($totalBytesRead / 1MB, 2) $totalMB = [math]::Round($totalBytes / 1MB, 2) $barLength = 30 $filledLength = [math]::Round(($percent / 100) * $barLength) $bar = ("█" * $filledLength) + ("░" * ($barLength - $filledLength)) Write-Host "`rDownloading: [$bar] $percent% ($downloadedMB MB / $totalMB MB)" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Yellow } } $outputStream.Close(); $inputStream.Close(); $httpClient.Dispose() Write-Host "`nDownload complete: $installerPath" -ForegroundColor Green } catch { Write-Error "`nFailed to download installer. Error: $_" exit 1 } # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Step 2: Trigger Blocking Interactive Popup (Waits for Click or 1 Hour) # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Write-Host "[2/4] Triggering interactive alert on active user's desktop..." -ForegroundColor Cyan # Generate a blocking VBScript WshShell.Popup (Type 48 = Exclamation, 4096 = System Modal / Always on top) $vbsContent = @" Set wshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") intButton = wshShell.Popup("An automatic update for 8x8 Work has been scheduled by JCT600 IT Support." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "Please save active work and finish ongoing calls." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "Click OK or close this window to update immediately, or wait for the 1-hour timer.", 3600, "JCT600 IT Support — 8x8 Work Update", 48 + 4096) "@ [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText($vbsAlertPath, $vbsContent, [System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII) # Launch popup and WAIT for user click or 3600-second timeout Write-Host "Waiting for user acknowledgment or 1-hour timeout..." -ForegroundColor Yellow $popupProcess = Start-Process "wscript.exe" -ArgumentList "`"$vbsAlertPath`"" -Wait -PassThru # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Step 3: Close Running 8x8 Processes & Install Silently # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Write-Host "[3/4] Stopping 8x8 processes and installing silently..." -ForegroundColor Cyan $targetProcesses = Get-Process | Where-Object { $_.ProcessName -like "*8x8*" -or $_.MainWindowTitle -like "*8x8*" } if ($targetProcesses) { foreach ($proc in $targetProcesses) { Stop-Process -Id $proc.Id -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } Start-Sleep -Seconds 3 } $msiArgs = "/i `"$installerPath`" /quiet /norestart" $installJob = Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList $msiArgs -Wait -PassThru if ($installJob.ExitCode -ne 0 -and $installJob.ExitCode -ne 3010) { Write-Error "Installation failed with exit code $($installJob.ExitCode)." exit $installJob.ExitCode } Write-Host "Installation completed successfully." -ForegroundColor Green # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Step 4: Launch 8x8 Work via Explorer (User Context) # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Write-Host "[4/4] Launching 8x8 Work in user session..." -ForegroundColor Cyan $possiblePaths = @( "${env:ProgramFiles}\8x8 Inc\8x8 Work\8x8 Work.exe", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\8x8 Inc\8x8 Work\8x8 Work.exe", "${env:ProgramFiles}\8x8 Work\8x8 Work.exe", "$env:LocalAppData\Programs\8x8 Work\8x8 Work.exe" ) $exePath = $possiblePaths | Where-Object { Test-Path $_ } | Select-Object -First 1 if ($exePath) { # Using explorer.exe to launch the executable forces Windows to run 8x8 in # the interactive standard user's desktop context, preventing GPU crashes. Start-Process "explorer.exe" -ArgumentList "`"$exePath`"" Write-Host "8x8 Work launched successfully." -ForegroundColor Green } else { Write-Warning "Could not locate 8x8 Work executable." } } finally { Write-Host "Cleaning up temporary files..." -ForegroundColor Gray if (Test-Path $workDir) { Remove-Item $workDir -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } }