Update VLC
media player.

1#Requires -Version 5.12<#3.SYNOPSIS4Silent VLC desktop updater for SYSTEM / N-central / NinjaOne. Version 1.0.0.5.DESCRIPTION6Inventories both HKLM registry views, local user hives (including unloaded7profiles), Store/Appx registrations, standard VLC paths and AdditionalPaths.8Updates registered machine-wide desktop VLC. If outdated copies exist, they9are consolidated to one current native x86/x64 MSI installation. It downloads10and validates the replacement BEFORE removing anything. No VLC present = no install.11Per-user, Store, portable, broken registrations, custom unsafe paths, ARM64,12and newer/prerelease versions are reported, not silently declared updated.13No Win32_Product, winget dependency, reboot, password or interactive prompts.14By default running VLC blocks changes. -CloseRunningVlc stops it (playback ends).15Logs/transcript, before/after inventory, summary JSON and verbose MSI logs:16%ProgramData%\Smilar\VlcUpdater\<timestamp-guid> (SYSTEM/Administrators only).17Official stable release is discovered each run; only reviewed VLC 3.x is applied.18A later major release fails for review instead of silently using an older release.19Network/proxy and certificate validation must work as SYSTEM. TLS 1.2 required.20Exit 0=current/updated/absent or successful detection; 2=unresolved copies;211618=busy/running VLC; 3010=restart required, incomplete; 1460=installer timeout;221=other error. Native MSI failures are propagated. Configure RMM NOT to reboot.23Allow 90 minutes for multi-install cleanup. Pilot before fleet deployment.24An unfinished removal/install leaves a protected pending.json marker. Review and25recover from its retained installer/logs before clearing it for a fresh run.26No exhaustive whole-disk portable-file search; AdditionalPaths are exact folders.27.EXAMPLE28.\Update-VlcMediaPlayer.ps1 -DetectOnly29.EXAMPLE30.\Update-VlcMediaPlayer.ps1 -CloseRunningVlc31#>32[CmdletBinding()]33param([switch]$DetectOnly, [switch]$CloseRunningVlc, [string[]]$AdditionalPaths = @())34$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'35$script:Findings = [Collections.Generic.List[object]]::new()36$script:Problems = [Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new()37$script:RunPath = $null38function Log([string]$Message) { Write-Host ('[{0}] {1}' -f (Get-Date -Format o), $Message) }39function Problem([string]$Message) { $script:Problems.Add($Message); Log "UNRESOLVED: $Message" }40function Parse-Version([string]$Text) {41    if ($Text -match '^\s*(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(?:\.(\d+))?\s*$') {42        $revision = if ($Matches[4]) { [int]$Matches[4] } else { 0 }43        return [version]::new([int]$Matches[1],[int]$Matches[2],[int]$Matches[3],$revision)44    }45    return $null46}47function Latest-Release([string]$Html) {48    $versions = @([regex]::Matches($Html, 'href="(\d+\.\d+\.\d+(?:\.\d+)?)/"') |49        ForEach-Object { $_.Groups[1].Value } | Sort-Object { Parse-Version $_ } -Descending -Unique)50    if (-not $versions.Count) { throw 'No stable numeric release found in official release index.' }51    return $versions[0]52}53function Assert-NoReparse([string]$Path) {54    $item = Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path -Force55    while ($null -ne $item) {56        if ($item.Attributes -band [IO.FileAttributes]::ReparsePoint) { throw "Reparse path rejected: $Path" }57        $item = if ($item -is [IO.DirectoryInfo]) { $item.Parent } else { $item.Directory }58    }59}60function Init-Log {61    $root = Join-Path $env:ProgramData 'Smilar\VlcUpdater'62    $null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $root -Force63    Assert-NoReparse $root64    $acl = [Security.AccessControl.DirectorySecurity]::new()65    $acl.SetAccessRuleProtection($true,$false)66    foreach ($sid in @('S-1-5-18','S-1-5-32-544')) {67        $rule = [Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule]::new(68            [Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier]::new($sid),'FullControl','ContainerInherit,ObjectInherit','None','Allow')69        $acl.AddAccessRule($rule)70    }71    $acl.SetOwner([Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier]::new('S-1-5-18'))72    Set-Acl -LiteralPath $root -AclObject $acl73    $script:PendingPath = Join-Path $root 'pending.json'74    $script:RunPath = Join-Path $root ((Get-Date -Format 'yyyyMMdd-HHmmss')+'-'+[guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N'))75    $null = New-Item -ItemType Directory $script:RunPath76    $null = Start-Transcript -Path (Join-Path $script:RunPath 'transcript.log')77    Log "Logs: $script:RunPath"78}79function Add-Record([string]$Scope,[string]$Kind,[string]$Key,[string]$Name,[string]$Version,[string]$Path,[string]$Uninstall,[string]$Publisher) {80    $actual = $null81    if ($Path -and (Test-Path -LiteralPath (Join-Path $Path 'vlc.exe'))) {82        $v = [Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo((Join-Path $Path 'vlc.exe'))83        $actual = '{0}.{1}.{2}.{3}' -f $v.FileMajorPart,$v.FileMinorPart,$v.FileBuildPart,$v.FilePrivatePart84    }85    $script:Findings.Add([pscustomobject]@{Scope=$Scope;Kind=$Kind;Key=$Key;Name=$Name;Version=$Version;FileVersion=$actual;Path=$Path;Uninstall=$Uninstall;Publisher=$Publisher})86}87function Read-Uninstall($Base,[string]$Prefix,[string]$Scope) {88    $key = $Base.OpenSubKey($Prefix)89    if ($null -eq $key) { return }90    try {91        foreach ($name in $key.GetSubKeyNames()) {92            $entry=$key.OpenSubKey($name)93            if ($null -eq $entry) { continue }94            try {95                $display=[string]$entry.GetValue('DisplayName')96                if ($display -notmatch '^VLC(?:\s+media\s+player)?(?:\s|$)') { continue }97                $path=[string]$entry.GetValue('InstallLocation')98                $uninstall=[string]$entry.GetValue('UninstallString')99                if (-not $path) {100                    $icon=[string]$entry.GetValue('DisplayIcon')101                    if ($icon -match '^"?([A-Za-z]:\\.*?\\vlc\.exe)"?(?:,\d+)?$') { $path=Split-Path $Matches[1] }102                    elseif ($uninstall -match '^"?([A-Za-z]:\\.*?\\uninstall\.exe)"?\s*$') { $path=Split-Path $Matches[1] }103                }104                $kind=if ($entry.GetValue('WindowsInstaller') -eq 1) {'MSI'} else {'NSIS'}105                Add-Record $Scope $kind $name $display ([string]$entry.GetValue('DisplayVersion')) $path $uninstall ([string]$entry.GetValue('Publisher'))106            } finally { $entry.Dispose() }107        }108    } finally { $key.Dispose() }109}110function Inventory {111    $script:Findings.Clear()112    $arp='SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall'113    $views=@([Microsoft.Win32.RegistryView]::Registry32)114    if ([Environment]::Is64BitOperatingSystem) { $views += [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryView]::Registry64 }115    foreach ($view in $views) {116        $base=[Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey]::OpenBaseKey('LocalMachine',$view)117        try { Read-Uninstall $base $arp 'Machine' } finally { $base.Dispose() }118    }119    $paths=[Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new()120    foreach ($root in @($env:ProgramW6432,$env:ProgramFiles,${env:ProgramFiles(x86)})) {121        if ($root) { $paths.Add((Join-Path $root 'VideoLAN\VLC')) }122    }123    $profiles=[Microsoft.Win32.Registry]::LocalMachine.OpenSubKey('SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList')124    try {125        foreach ($sid in $profiles.GetSubKeyNames()) {126            if ($sid -notmatch '^S-1-(5-21|12-1)-') { continue }127            $profile=$profiles.OpenSubKey($sid)128            try { $homePath=[Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables([string]$profile.GetValue('ProfileImagePath')) } finally { $profile.Dispose() }129            if (-not $homePath -or -not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $homePath)) { Problem "Profile unavailable: $sid"; continue }130            foreach ($relative in @('AppData\Local\Programs\VideoLAN\VLC','AppData\Local\VideoLAN\VLC','AppData\Roaming\VideoLAN\VLC')) { $paths.Add((Join-Path $homePath $relative)) }131            $loaded=[Microsoft.Win32.Registry]::Users.OpenSubKey($sid)132            $mount=$sid; $mounted=$false133            if ($null -ne $loaded) { $loaded.Dispose() }134            else {135                $hive=Join-Path $homePath 'NTUSER.DAT'136                if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $hive)) { Problem "User hive unavailable: $sid"; continue }137                $mount='SmilarVlc_'+[guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N')138                & $script:RegExe load "HKU\$mount" $hive 2>&1 | Out-Host139                if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { Problem "Could not inspect unloaded user hive: $sid"; continue }140                $mounted=$true141            }142            try {143                foreach ($suffix in @($arp,'SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall')) {144                    Read-Uninstall ([Microsoft.Win32.Registry]::Users) "$mount\$suffix" "User:$sid"145                }146            } finally {147                if ($mounted) {148                    & $script:RegExe unload "HKU\$mount" 2>&1 | Out-Host149                    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { Problem "Unable to unload temporary hive HKU\$mount" }150                }151            }152        }153    } finally { $profiles.Dispose() }154    foreach ($path in @($paths.ToArray()+$AdditionalPaths | Sort-Object -Unique)) {155        if ($path -and (Test-Path -LiteralPath (Join-Path $path 'vlc.exe')) -and -not @($script:Findings | Where-Object { $_.Path.TrimEnd('\') -eq $path.TrimEnd('\') }).Count) {156            Add-Record 'Unregistered' 'PortableOrUnregistered' '' 'VLC media player' '' $path '' ''157        }158    }159    if (Get-Command Get-AppxPackage -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {160        try {161            foreach ($app in @(Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers -ErrorAction Stop | Where-Object { $_.Name -match 'VideoLAN.*VLC|^VLC$' })) {162                Add-Record 'Store' 'Appx' $app.PackageFullName $app.Name "$($app.Version)" $app.InstallLocation '' $app.Publisher163            }164        } catch { Problem 'Store inventory failed; desktop inventory alone is not complete.' }165    } else { Problem 'Appx inventory command unavailable; Store inventory not verified.' }166    return @($script:Findings.ToArray() | Sort-Object Scope,Kind,Key,Path -Unique)167}168function Assert-MachineRecord($Record) {169    if ($Record.Scope -ne 'Machine' -or $Record.Publisher -notmatch 'VideoLAN') { throw 'Not a recognised machine-wide VideoLAN installation.' }170    if (-not $Record.Path -or $Record.Path -match '["\r\n]' -or $Record.Path -notmatch '^[A-Za-z]:\\') { throw 'Invalid installation path.' }171    $full=[IO.Path]::GetFullPath($Record.Path).TrimEnd('\')172    $roots=@($env:ProgramW6432,$env:ProgramFiles,${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}) | Where-Object { $_ }173    if (-not @($roots | Where-Object { $full.StartsWith($_.TrimEnd('\')+'\',[StringComparison]::OrdinalIgnoreCase) }).Count) { throw 'Custom path outside Program Files requires separate review.' }174    Assert-NoReparse $full175    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath (Join-Path $full 'vlc.exe'))) { throw 'Registered VLC executable is missing.' }176    if ($Record.Kind -eq 'MSI') {177        if ($Record.Key -notmatch '^\{[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-(?:[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-){3}[0-9a-fA-F]{12}\}$') { throw 'Invalid MSI product code.' }178    } else {179        $uninstaller=Join-Path $full 'uninstall.exe'180        if ($Record.Uninstall.Trim('"') -ine $uninstaller -or -not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $uninstaller)) { throw 'Unexpected NSIS uninstall command; will not execute registry command text.' }181        Assert-NoReparse $uninstaller182        # Never run an uninstaller writable by ordinary users as SYSTEM.183        $writeMask=[Security.AccessControl.FileSystemRights]::Write -bor [Security.AccessControl.FileSystemRights]::Delete -bor [Security.AccessControl.FileSystemRights]::ChangePermissions -bor [Security.AccessControl.FileSystemRights]::TakeOwnership184        foreach ($check in @($full,$uninstaller)) {185            foreach ($ace in (Get-Acl -LiteralPath $check).Access) {186                if ($ace.AccessControlType -eq 'Allow' -and ($ace.FileSystemRights -band $writeMask)) {187                    $sid=$ace.IdentityReference.Translate([Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier]).Value188                    if ($sid -notin @('S-1-5-18','S-1-5-32-544','S-1-3-0') -and $sid -notlike 'S-1-5-80-*') { throw 'Uninstaller path grants write access beyond trusted system principals.' }189                }190            }191        }192    }193}194function Download-Official([string]$Uri,[string]$Destination) {195    if ($Uri -notmatch '^https://download\.videolan\.org/pub/videolan/vlc/') { throw 'Unexpected download origin.' }196    Log "DOWNLOAD $Uri"197    Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri $Uri -OutFile $Destination -TimeoutSec 600 -MaximumRedirection 0198}199function Validate-Package([string]$File,[string]$HashText) {200    $match=[regex]::Match($HashText,'(?im)^([a-f0-9]{64})\s+\*?'+[regex]::Escape([IO.Path]::GetFileName($File))+'\s*$')201    if (-not $match.Success) { throw 'Malformed or mismatched official SHA-256 manifest.' }202    $hash=(Get-FileHash -LiteralPath $File -Algorithm SHA256).Hash203    if ($hash -ine $match.Groups[1].Value) { throw 'Installer SHA-256 mismatch.' }204    $signature=Get-AuthenticodeSignature -LiteralPath $File205    if ($signature.Status -ne 'Valid' -or $signature.SignerCertificate.Subject -notmatch '(?i)(?:CN|O)=VideoLAN(?:\s|,|$)') { throw 'Installer must have a valid VideoLAN Authenticode signature.' }206    Log "VALIDATED SHA256=$hash; signer=$($signature.SignerCertificate.Subject)"207}208function Run-Installer([string]$File,[string]$Arguments,[string]$Label) {209    Log "START $Label; file=$File; arguments=$Arguments"210    for ($attempt=1;$attempt -le 3;$attempt++) {211        $start=[Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo]::new()212        $start.FileName=$File; $start.Arguments=$Arguments; $start.UseShellExecute=$false; $start.CreateNoWindow=$true213        $process=[Diagnostics.Process]::Start($start)214        try {215            if (-not $process.WaitForExit(900000)) { Log 'TIMEOUT: Installer may still be running; do not retry blindly.'; return 1460 }216            $code=$process.ExitCode217        } finally { $process.Dispose() }218        Log "END $Label; exit=$code; attempt=$attempt"219        if ($code -ne 1618 -or $attempt -eq 3) { return $code }220        Start-Sleep -Seconds 30221    }222}223function Save-Inventory($Records,[string]$Name) {224    ConvertTo-Json -InputObject @($Records) -Depth 5 | Set-Content -LiteralPath (Join-Path $script:RunPath $Name) -Encoding UTF8225    foreach ($r in $Records) { Log ('FOUND scope={0}; type={1}; registered={2}; file={3}; path={4}' -f $r.Scope,$r.Kind,$r.Version,$r.FileVersion,$r.Path) }226}227function Update-Vlc {228    $before=@(Inventory)229    Save-Inventory $before 'inventory-before.json'230    if ($DetectOnly) { Log 'RESULT=DETECTED; inventory only, no downloads or installers.'; if ($script:Problems.Count) { return 2 }; return 0 }231    if ($script:PendingPath -and (Test-Path -LiteralPath $script:PendingPath)) { throw 'A previous upgrade is unfinished. Review pending.json and its installer/log directory before recovery; do not remove the marker while an installer is running.' }232    if (-not $before.Count) { Log 'RESULT=NOT_INSTALLED'; if ($script:Problems.Count) { return 2 }; return 0 }233    $index=(Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri 'https://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/' -TimeoutSec 60 -MaximumRedirection 0).Content234    $release=Latest-Release $index235    $target=Parse-Version $release236    $script:Target=$release237    Log "LATEST_STABLE=$release (official release directory)"238    if ($target.Major -ne 3) { throw 'New VLC major release needs installer review. No older release silently substituted.' }239    $machine=@($before | Where-Object Scope -eq 'Machine')240    foreach ($r in @($before | Where-Object Scope -ne 'Machine')) { Problem "Requires its own deployment method: $($r.Scope) / $($r.Kind) / $($r.Path)" }241    if (-not $machine.Count) { return 2 }242    $outdated=$false; $blocked=$false243    foreach ($r in $machine) {244        try { Assert-MachineRecord $r } catch { Problem "Cannot safely update $($r.Path): $($_.Exception.Message)"; $blocked=$true; continue }245        $registered=Parse-Version $r.Version; $actual=Parse-Version $r.FileVersion246        if ($null -eq $registered -or $null -eq $actual -or $registered -gt $target -or $actual -gt $target) {247            Problem "Unknown/newer version: $($r.Path); no downgrade attempted."; $blocked=$true; continue248        }249        if ($registered -lt $target -or $actual -lt $target) { $outdated=$true }250    }251    if ($blocked) { return 2 }252    if (-not $outdated) { Log 'RESULT=CURRENT'; if ($script:Problems.Count) { return 2 }; return 0 }253    $running=@(Get-Process -Name vlc -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)254    if ($running.Count -and -not $CloseRunningVlc) { Log 'RESULT=IN_USE; rerun with -CloseRunningVlc or after VLC closes.'; return 1618 }255    $arch=if ([Environment]::Is64BitOperatingSystem) {'win64'} else {'win32'}256    $name="vlc-$release-$arch.msi"257    $package=Join-Path $script:RunPath $name258    $url="https://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/$release/$arch/$name"259    Download-Official "$url.sha256" "$package.sha256"260    Download-Official $url $package261    Validate-Package $package (Get-Content -Raw -LiteralPath "$package.sha256")262    # Start closing only after the replacement is downloaded and validated.263    if ($CloseRunningVlc) {264        foreach ($process in @(Get-Process -Name vlc -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {265            Log "STOP VLC pid=$($process.Id); playback will end."266            Stop-Process -Id $process.Id -Force -ErrorAction Stop267        }268    }269    if (@(Get-Process -Name vlc -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).Count) { return 1618 }270    Log "PLAN: consolidate $($machine.Count) registered desktop copies to $release $arch."271    [pscustomobject]@{Target=$release;Package=$package;LogDirectory=$script:RunPath;Started=(Get-Date -Format o);Original=$machine} |272        ConvertTo-Json -Depth 5 | Set-Content -LiteralPath $script:PendingPath -Encoding UTF8273    $i=0274    foreach ($r in $machine) {275        $i++276        # Refresh and revalidate immediately before using local removal data.277        Assert-MachineRecord $r278        if ($r.Kind -eq 'MSI') {279            $log=Join-Path $script:RunPath "uninstall-$i-msi.log"280            $code=Run-Installer $script:MsiExe ('/x {0} /qn /norestart REBOOT=ReallySuppress /L*v "{1}"' -f $r.Key,$log) "Uninstall MSI $($r.Key)"281        } else {282            $code=Run-Installer (Join-Path $r.Path 'uninstall.exe') ('/S _?={0}' -f $r.Path.TrimEnd('\')) "Uninstall NSIS $($r.Path)"283        }284        if ($code -in @(3010,1641)) { Log 'RESULT=REBOOT_REQUIRED; no reboot requested; cleanup incomplete.'; return 3010 }285        if ($code -notin @(0,1605,1614)) { return $code }286    }287    # Re-inventory, rather than assuming removal succeeded from exit codes.288    $removed=@(Inventory)289    Save-Inventory $removed 'inventory-after-removal.json'290    if (@($removed | Where-Object Scope -eq 'Machine').Count) { throw 'Old machine registrations remain. Replacement not started.' }291    foreach ($r in $machine) {292        if (Test-Path -LiteralPath (Join-Path $r.Path 'vlc.exe')) { throw "Old VLC binary remains: $($r.Path). No forced deletion attempted." }293    }294    $installLog=Join-Path $script:RunPath 'install-msi.log'295    $code=Run-Installer $script:MsiExe ('/i "{0}" /qn /norestart REBOOT=ReallySuppress /L*v "{1}"' -f $package,$installLog) "Install VLC $release $arch"296    if ($code -in @(3010,1641)) { Log 'RESULT=REBOOT_REQUIRED; no reboot requested; verify after planned restart.'; return 3010 }297    if ($code -ne 0) { return $code }298    $after=@(Inventory)299    Save-Inventory $after 'inventory-after.json'300    $desktop=@($after | Where-Object Scope -eq 'Machine')301    if (-not $desktop.Count) { throw 'No desktop registration found after installation.' }302    foreach ($r in $desktop) {303        if ((Parse-Version $r.Version) -ne $target -or (Parse-Version $r.FileVersion) -ne $target) { throw "Version verification failed: $($r.Path)" }304    }305    Remove-Item -LiteralPath $script:PendingPath -Force306    if (@($after | Where-Object Scope -ne 'Machine').Count -or $script:Problems.Count) { Log 'RESULT=PARTIAL; desktop updated, unresolved inventory remains.'; return 2 }307    Remove-Item -LiteralPath $package -Force308    Log 'RESULT=UPDATED; all discovered registered desktop copies are at the target release.'309    return 0310}311312$exitCode=1; $mutex=$null; $locked=$false; $transcript=$false313try {314    if (-not [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent().IsSystem) { throw 'Run this script as LocalSystem / SYSTEM.' }315    if ($env:PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE -eq 'ARM64' -or $env:PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432 -eq 'ARM64') { throw 'ARM64 Windows requires a separate deployment.' }316    if ([Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Major -lt 10) { throw 'This updater targets Windows 10/11 and Server 2016 or later.' }317    if ([Environment]::Is64BitOperatingSystem -and -not [Environment]::Is64BitProcess) { throw 'Select 64-bit PowerShell for complete inventory on 64-bit Windows.' }318    $script:MsiExe=Join-Path $env:WINDIR 'System32\msiexec.exe'319    $script:RegExe=Join-Path $env:WINDIR 'System32\reg.exe'320    $mutex=[Threading.Mutex]::new($false,'Global\SmilarVlcUpdater')321    try { $locked=$mutex.WaitOne(0) } catch [Threading.AbandonedMutexException] { $locked=$true }322    if (-not $locked) { $exitCode=1618; throw 'Another updater instance is running.' }323    Init-Log; $transcript=$true324    [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol=[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12325    $exitCode=Update-Vlc326} catch { Log "RESULT=ERROR; $($_.Exception.Message)" } finally {327    if ($script:RunPath) {328        try {329            $final=@(Inventory)330            Save-Inventory $final 'inventory-final.json'331            if ($exitCode -eq 0 -and $script:Problems.Count) { $exitCode=2 }332            [pscustomobject]@{ExitCode=$exitCode;Target=$script:Target;Time=(Get-Date -Format o);Unresolved=@($script:Problems.ToArray());Inventory=$final} |333                ConvertTo-Json -Depth 6 | Set-Content -LiteralPath (Join-Path $script:RunPath 'summary.json') -Encoding UTF8334            Log "EXIT_CODE=$exitCode; LOG_DIRECTORY=$script:RunPath"335        } catch { Log "Final inventory/logging failed: $($_.Exception.Message)"; if ($exitCode -eq 0) { $exitCode=1 } }336    }337    if ($transcript) { $null=Stop-Transcript }338    if ($locked) { $mutex.ReleaseMutex() }339    if ($null -ne $mutex) { $mutex.Dispose() }340}341exit $exitCode