How can I display custom messages in a task sequence using PowerShell in System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch)

[anyweb]

hi i just tried it, and it works fine, you must be a member in order to download it, so did you try downloading it before becoming a member ? if so, now that you are a member simply re-try the download and you'll see it will work.

[misjudgedinall]

I'm getting an error that the program is not compatible with my operating system, windows 10 64bit 1809

[misjudgedinall]

I'm getting an error that the program is not compatible with my operating system, windows 10 64bit 1809

[anyweb]

and where do you see that error exactly ? can you show me a screenshot..

[gcas]

How about this? No need for packages, or ServiceUI.

Run as a command line:

powershell.exe -command (new-object -ComObject Microsoft.SMS.TsProgressUI).CloseProgressDialog() ; (new-object -ComObject wscript.shell).Popup('Message Goes Here.',0,'Title Bar Text',0x0 + 0x30) ; Exit 0
 

[der_ente]

Can you re-upload the displaycustommessage.ps1 ? Its not available.

I have another question i hope you will help me with.

I created a messagebox with ok/cancel like this:

$box = [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::show("Strømforsyningen er ikke tilsluttet.`n `n1.Tilslut strømforsyningen og tryk på OK for at forsætte.`n2.Tryk på Cancel for at annullere installationen.`n `nMed venlig hilsen`nFMI KAKI","Advarsel",1,48)

Switch ($box) {
    "OK" {
        Write-Host "Du trykkede OK"    
        Exit 0
    }
    "Cancel" {
        Write-Host "Du trykkede Cancel"
        Exit 99
    }
}

When i run it in Windows it works perfectly, the same when i try in Winpe manually. But when i put it in Task Sequence, the messagebox never appear and exit with 0 every time in Winpe, where I need to use it.

 

[anyweb]

hi

the powershell script is there, you just need to be logged in as a member to download it, so please try again.

the reason your popup doesn't appear is because it's running as system context, so you never see it (but SYSTEM does...), that's why we use ServiceUI.exe to get around that problem

[dj3094]

Great post, 

I am using this in my TS on it worked good all time.

But is there any way we can show message for x amount of time and after that time TS continues?

Any suggestions?

Regards

Anche

[anyweb]

good point... so can you fill me in with why you want to do this, give me a scenario...

[dj3094]

48 minutes ago, anyweb said:

good point... so can you fill me in with why you want to do this, give me a scenario...

May be i am wrong, I am deploying couple applications in custom TS. When the user run from software center it pops up message to close some applications. but what happens if I deploy it as required, does to run and popup message and wait to press ok or it continues?