Maintenance

Reboot device and notify user

April 16, 2020

Rebooting a device can be a source of frustration for end users. Deep down they know it will clear up RAM and improve their device’s performance, but they just can’t bring themselves to rip off the bandaid.

That’s where this script comes in.

Running the script will inform your end users that in order to apply various patches and updates, they must reboot their device. They will then be given the choice whether they want to restart their device immediately, postpone the restart for one hour, or cancel altogether. If they don’t make a selection, the device will automatically restart in 15 minutes, with a countdown timer to let them know how much time they have left until shutdown. This gives them a chance to mentally prepare and save any important files.

The script uses Windows forms to display the notification, and the content is fully customizable. You can add your company name, change the message, and alter the button options (if you’re feeling particularly mischievous, you can even remove the cancel button). You can also adjust the time frame for automatic restart or postponing updates. Just be sure not to let your end users procrastinate for too long!

The Script:

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?[void][Reflection.Assembly]::Load('System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089')
[void][Reflection.Assembly]::Load('System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089')
[void][Reflection.Assembly]::Load('System.Drawing, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a')
 
function Main { 
	Param ([String]$Commandline) 
	
	if((Call-MainForm_psf) -eq 'OK')
	{
     	
	}
 	
	$global:ExitCode = 0
}
 
function Call-MainForm_psf
{
 
    [void][reflection.assembly]::Load('System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089')
    [void][reflection.assembly]::Load('System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089')
	[void][reflection.assembly]::Load('System.Drawing, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a')
    [System.Windows.Forms.Application]::EnableVisualStyles()
	$MainForm = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.Form'
	$panel2 = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.Panel'
	$ButtonCancel = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.Button'
    $ButtonPostpone1Hour = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.Button'
	$ButtonRestartNow = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.Button'
	$panel1 = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.Panel'
    $labelITSystemsMaintenance = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.Label'
    $labelSecondsLeftToRestart = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.Label'
	$labelTime = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.Label'
	$labelInOrderToApplySecuri = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.Label'
	$timerUpdate = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.Timer'
    $InitialFormWindowState = New-Object 'System.Windows.Forms.FormWindowState'
	$TotalTime = 900
	$MainForm_Load={
    	$labelTime.Text = "{0:D2}" -f $TotalTime
        $script:StartTime = (Get-Date).AddSeconds($TotalTime) 
        $timerUpdate.Start()
	}
 	
    $timerUpdate_Tick={ 
        [TimeSpan]$span = $script:StartTime - (Get-Date)
  	$hours = "{0:00}" -f $span.Hours
  	$mins = "{0:00}" -f $span.Minutes
	$secs = "{0:00}" -f $span.Seconds
	$labelTime.Text = "{0}:{1}:{2}" -f $hours, $mins, $secs
      $timerUpdate.Start()
  	if ($span.TotalSeconds -le 0)
    	{
            $timerUpdate.Stop()
            Restart-Computer -Force
    	}
     	
	}
 	
    $ButtonRestartNow_Click = {
        Restart-Computer -Force
	}
 	
    $ButtonPostpone1Hour_Click={
    	shutdown -r -t 3600
    	$MainForm.Close()
	}
 	
    $ButtonCancel_Click={ 
        $MainForm.Close()
	}
 	
    $labelITSystemsMaintenance_Click={ 
     	
	}
 	
    $panel2_Paint=[System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventHandler]{
     	
	}
 	
	$labelTime_Click={
     	
	}
   	
    $Form_StateCorrection_Load=
	{
        $MainForm.WindowState = $InitialFormWindowState
	}
 	
	$Form_StoreValues_Closing=
	{
	}
 
    $Form_Cleanup_FormClosed=
	{
    	try
    	{
            $ButtonCancel.remove_Click($buttonCancel_Click)
            $ButtonPostpone1Hour.remove_Click($ButtonPostpone1Hour_Click)
            $ButtonRestartNow.remove_Click($ButtonRestartNow_Click)
            $panel2.remove_Paint($panel2_Paint)
            $labelITSystemsMaintenance.remove_Click($labelITSystemsMaintenance_Click)
            $labelTime.remove_Click($labelTime_Click)
        	$MainForm.remove_Load($MainForm_Load)
            $timerUpdate.remove_Tick($timerUpdate_Tick)
            $MainForm.remove_Load($Form_StateCorrection_Load)
            $MainForm.remove_Closing($Form_StoreValues_Closing)
            $MainForm.remove_FormClosed($Form_Cleanup_FormClosed)
    	}
    	catch [Exception]
    	{ }
	}
    $MainForm.SuspendLayout()
    $panel2.SuspendLayout()
	$panel1.SuspendLayout()
 
    $MainForm.Controls.Add($panel2)
    $MainForm.Controls.Add($panel1)
    $MainForm.Controls.Add($labelSecondsLeftToRestart)
    $MainForm.Controls.Add($labelTime)
    $MainForm.Controls.Add($labelInOrderToApplySecuri)
	$MainForm.AutoScaleDimensions = '6, 13'
    $MainForm.AutoScaleMode = 'Font'
    $MainForm.BackColor = 'White'
    $MainForm.ClientSize = '373, 279'
    $MainForm.MaximizeBox = $False
    $MainForm.MinimizeBox = $False
	$MainForm.Name = 'MainForm'
	$MainForm.ShowIcon = $False
    $MainForm.ShowInTaskbar = $False
    $MainForm.StartPosition = 'CenterScreen'
	$MainForm.Text = 'Your Company | IT Systems Maintenance'
	$MainForm.TopMost = $True
    $MainForm.add_Load($MainForm_Load)
    $panel2.Controls.Add($ButtonCancel)
    $panel2.Controls.Add($ButtonPostpone1Hour)
    $panel2.Controls.Add($ButtonRestartNow)
	$panel2.BackColor = 'ScrollBar'
	$panel2.Location = '0, 205'
	$panel2.Name = 'panel2'
	$panel2.Size = '378, 80'
	$panel2.TabIndex = 9
    $panel2.add_Paint($panel2_Paint)
    $ButtonCancel.Location = '250, 17'
	$ButtonCancel.Name = 'ButtonCancel'
	$ButtonCancel.Size = '77, 45'
    $ButtonCancel.TabIndex = 7
	$ButtonCancel.Text = 'Cancel'
    $ButtonCancel.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True
    $ButtonCancel.add_Click($buttonCancel_Click)
    $ButtonPostpone1Hour.Font = 'Microsoft Sans Serif, 8.25pt, style=Bold'
    $ButtonPostpone1Hour.Location = '139, 17'
    $ButtonPostpone1Hour.Name = 'ButtonPostpone1Hour'
    $ButtonPostpone1Hour.Size = '105, 45'
    $ButtonPostpone1Hour.TabIndex = 6
    $ButtonPostpone1Hour.Text = 'Postpone for 1 Hour'
    $ButtonPostpone1Hour.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True
    $ButtonPostpone1Hour.add_Click($ButtonPostpone1Hour_Click)
    $ButtonRestartNow.Font = 'Microsoft Sans Serif, 8.25pt, style=Bold'
    $ButtonRestartNow.ForeColor = 'DarkRed'
    $ButtonRestartNow.Location = '42, 17'
    $ButtonRestartNow.Name = 'ButtonRestartNow'
    $ButtonRestartNow.Size = '91, 45'
    $ButtonRestartNow.TabIndex = 0
    $ButtonRestartNow.Text = 'Restart Now'
    $ButtonRestartNow.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True
    $ButtonRestartNow.add_Click($ButtonRestartNow_Click)
    $panel1.Controls.Add($labelITSystemsMaintenance)
	$panel1.BackColor = '0, 114, 198'
	$panel1.Location = '0, 0'
	$panel1.Name = 'panel1'
	$panel1.Size = '375, 67'
	$panel1.TabIndex = 8
    $labelITSystemsMaintenance.Font = 'Microsoft Sans Serif, 14.25pt'
    $labelITSystemsMaintenance.ForeColor = 'White'
    $labelITSystemsMaintenance.Location = '11, 18'
    $labelITSystemsMaintenance.Name = 'labelITSystemsMaintenance'
    $labelITSystemsMaintenance.Size = '269, 23'
    $labelITSystemsMaintenance.TabIndex = 1
    $labelITSystemsMaintenance.Text = 'Scheduled Maintenance'
    $labelITSystemsMaintenance.TextAlign = 'MiddleLeft'
    $labelITSystemsMaintenance.add_Click($labelITSystemsMaintenance_Click)
    $labelSecondsLeftToRestart.AutoSize = $True
    $labelSecondsLeftToRestart.Font = 'Microsoft Sans Serif, 9pt, style=Bold'
    $labelSecondsLeftToRestart.Location = '87, 176'
    $labelSecondsLeftToRestart.Name = 'labelSecondsLeftToRestart'
    $labelSecondsLeftToRestart.Size = '155, 15'
    $labelSecondsLeftToRestart.TabIndex = 5
    $labelSecondsLeftToRestart.Text = 'Time left to restart :'
    $labelTime.AutoSize = $True
	$labelTime.Font = 'Microsoft Sans Serif, 9pt, style=Bold'
    $labelTime.ForeColor = '192, 0, 0'
    $labelTime.Location = '237, 176'
	$labelTime.Name = 'labelTime'
	$labelTime.Size = '43, 15'
    $labelTime.TabIndex = 3
	$labelTime.Text = '00:60'
    $labelTime.TextAlign = 'MiddleCenter'
    $labelTime.add_Click($labelTime_Click)
    $labelInOrderToApplySecuri.Font = 'Microsoft Sans Serif, 9pt'
    $labelInOrderToApplySecuri.Location = '12, 84'
    $labelInOrderToApplySecuri.Name = 'labelInOrderToApplySecuri'
    $labelInOrderToApplySecuri.Size = '350, 83'
    $labelInOrderToApplySecuri.TabIndex = 2
    $labelInOrderToApplySecuri.Text = 'In order to apply security patches and updates for your system, your computer must be restarted.
 	
Please save all your files now to prevent data loss.'
    $timerUpdate.add_Tick($timerUpdate_Tick)
    $panel1.ResumeLayout()
    $panel2.ResumeLayout()
    $MainForm.ResumeLayout()
    $InitialFormWindowState = $MainForm.WindowState
	$MainForm.add_Load($Form_StateCorrection_Load)
    $MainForm.add_FormClosed($Form_Cleanup_FormClosed)
    $MainForm.add_Closing($Form_StoreValues_Closing)
	return $MainForm.ShowDialog()
}
Main ($CommandLine)

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Technical Notes:

The script is a .ps1 file.
To change the time frame for automatic restart or postponing updates, you can update the number of seconds in lines 35 and 62 of the script, respectively. The default timer is set to 15 minutes, or 900 seconds.

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Reboot device and notify user

The Script:

Will data from running programs be lost when the device is restarted?

Will users be reminded of the device restart if they selected the postpone option?

Once a reboot is scheduled, can my end user cancel?

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The Script:

Will data from running programs be lost when the device is restarted?

Will users be reminded of the device restart if they selected the postpone option?

Once a reboot is scheduled, can my end user cancel?

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