Remove Windows 8.1 downloads

* Microsoft removed them from their website.
Switch back to using 'Invoke-WebRequest' instead of 'curl'
2025-09-16 22:28:02 +02:00 · 2024-07-08 12:34:10 +01:00 · 2024-06-18 12:08:48 +01:00 · 2024-05-30 13:16:38 +01:00 · 2024-02-07 15:55:59 +00:00 · 2023-12-19 10:27:44 +00:00
2 changed files with 137 additions and 301 deletions
--- a/Fido.ps1
+++ b/Fido.ps1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
-# Fido v1.44 - Feature ISO Downloader, for retail Windows images and UEFI Shell
-# Copyright © 2019-2023 Pete Batard <pete@akeo.ie>
+# Fido v1.58 - Feature ISO Downloader, for retail Windows images and UEFI Shell
+# Copyright © 2019-2024 Pete Batard <pete@akeo.ie>
 # Command line support: Copyright © 2021 flx5
 # ConvertTo-ImageSource: Copyright © 2016 Chris Carter
 #
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ param(
 	[string]$AppTitle = "Fido - Feature ISO Downloader",
 	# (Optional) '|' separated UI localization strings.
 	[string]$LocData,
+	# (Optional) Forced locale
+	[string]$Locale = "en-US",
 	# (Optional) Path to a file that should be used for the UI icon.
 	[string]$Icon,
 	# (Optional) Name of a pipe the download URL should be sent to.
@@ -43,9 +45,9 @@ param(
 	# (Optional) Specify Windows architecture [Toggles commandline mode]
 	[string]$Arch,
 	# (Optional) Only display the download URL [Toggles commandline mode]
-	[switch]$GetUrl = $False,
+	[switch]$GetUrl = $false,
 	# (Optional) Increase verbosity
-	[switch]$Verbose = $False
+	[switch]$Verbose = $false
 )
 #endregion

@@ -53,9 +55,9 @@ try {
 	[Console]::OutputEncoding = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8
 } catch {}

-$Cmd = $False
+$Cmd = $false
 if ($Win -or $Rel -or $Ed -or $Lang -or $Arch -or $GetUrl) {
-	$Cmd = $True
+	$Cmd = $true
 }

 # Return a decimal Windows version that we can then check for platform support.
@@ -81,36 +83,51 @@ if ($winver -lt 10.0) {
 }

 #region Assembly Types
-$code = @"
-[DllImport("shell32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true, BestFitMapping = false, ThrowOnUnmappableChar = true)]
-	internal static extern int ExtractIconEx(string sFile, int iIndex, out IntPtr piLargeVersion, out IntPtr piSmallVersion, int amountIcons);
-[DllImport("user32.dll")]
-	public static extern bool ShowWindow(IntPtr handle, int state);
+$Drawing_Assembly = "System.Drawing"
+# PowerShell 7 altered the name of the Drawing assembly...
+if ($host.version -ge "7.0") {
+	$Drawing_Assembly += ".Common"
+}

-	// Extract an icon from a DLL
-	public static Icon ExtractIcon(string file, int number, bool largeIcon)
-	{
-		IntPtr large, small;
-		ExtractIconEx(file, number, out large, out small, 1);
-		try {
-			return Icon.FromHandle(largeIcon ? large : small);
-		} catch {
-			return null;
+$Signature = @{
+	Namespace            = "WinAPI"
+	Name                 = "Utils"
+	Language             = "CSharp"
+	UsingNamespace       = "System.Runtime", "System.IO", "System.Text", "System.Drawing", "System.Globalization"
+	ReferencedAssemblies = $Drawing_Assembly
+	ErrorAction          = "Stop"
+	WarningAction        = "Ignore"
+	IgnoreWarnings       = $true
+	MemberDefinition     = @"
+		[DllImport("shell32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true, BestFitMapping = false, ThrowOnUnmappableChar = true)]
+		internal static extern int ExtractIconEx(string sFile, int iIndex, out IntPtr piLargeVersion, out IntPtr piSmallVersion, int amountIcons);
+
+		[DllImport("user32.dll")]
+		public static extern bool ShowWindow(IntPtr handle, int state);
+		// Extract an icon from a DLL
+		public static Icon ExtractIcon(string file, int number, bool largeIcon) {
+			IntPtr large, small;
+			ExtractIconEx(file, number, out large, out small, 1);
+			try {
+				return Icon.FromHandle(largeIcon ? large : small);
+			} catch {
+				return null;
+			}
 		}
-	}
 "@
+}

 if (!$Cmd) {
 	Write-Host Please Wait...
-	$Drawing_Assembly = "System.Drawing"
-	# PowerShell 7 altered the name of the Drawing assembly...
-	if ($host.version -ge "7.0") {
-		$Drawing_Assembly += ".Common"
+
+	if (!("WinAPI.Utils" -as [type]))
+	{
+		Add-Type @Signature
 	}
-	Add-Type -ErrorAction Stop -WarningAction Ignore -IgnoreWarnings -MemberDefinition $code -Namespace Gui -UsingNamespace System.Runtime, System.IO, System.Text, System.Drawing, System.Globalization -ReferencedAssemblies $Drawing_Assembly -Name Utils
 	Add-Type -AssemblyName PresentationFramework
+
 	# Hide the powershell window: https://stackoverflow.com/a/27992426/1069307
-	[Gui.Utils]::ShowWindow(([System.Diagnostics.Process]::GetCurrentProcess() | Get-Process).MainWindowHandle, 0) | Out-Null
+	[WinAPI.Utils]::ShowWindow(([System.Diagnostics.Process]::GetCurrentProcess() | Get-Process).MainWindowHandle, 0) | Out-Null
 }
 #endregion

@@ -121,191 +138,36 @@ $WindowsVersions = @(
 	@(
 		@("Windows 11", "windows11"),
 		@(
-			"22H2 v1 (Build 22621.525 - 2022.10)",
-			@("Windows 11 Home/Pro/Edu", 2370),
-			@("Windows 11 Home China ", ($zh + 2371))
-		),
-		@(
-			"21H2 v1 (Build 22000.318 - 2021.11)",
-			@("Windows 11 Home/Pro/Edu", 2093),
-			@("Windows 11 Home China ", ($zh + 2094))
-		),
-		@(
-			"21H2 (Build 22000.194 - 2021.10)",
-			@("Windows 11 Home/Pro/Edu", 2069),
-			@("Windows 11 Home China ", ($zh + 2070))
+			"23H2 v2 (Build 22631.2861 - 2023.12)",
+			@("Windows 11 Home/Pro/Edu", 2935),
+			@("Windows 11 Home China ", ($zh + 2936))
 		)
 	),
 	@(
 		@("Windows 10", "Windows10ISO"),
 		@(
-			"22H2 (Build 19045.2006 - 2022.10)",
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro/Edu", 2377),
+			"22H2 v1 (Build 19045.2965 - 2023.05)",
+			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro/Edu", 2618),
 			@("Windows 10 Home China ", ($zh + 2378))
-		),
-		@(
-			"21H2 (Build 19044.1288 - 2021.11)",
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro/Edu", 2084),
-			@("Windows 10 Home China ", ($zh + 2085))
-		),
-		@(
-			"21H1 (Build 19043.985 - 2021.05)",
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro", 2033),
-			@("Windows 10 Education", 2032),
-			@("Windows 10 Home China ", ($zh + 2034))
-		),
-		@(
-			"20H2 (Build 19042.631 - 2020.12)",
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro", 1882),
-			@("Windows 10 Education", 1884),
-			@("Windows 10 Home China ", ($zh + 1883))
-		),
-		@(
-			"20H2 (Build 19042.508 - 2020.10)",
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro", 1807),
-			@("Windows 10 Education", 1805),
-			@("Windows 10 Home China ", ($zh + 1806))
-		),
-		@(
-			"20H1 (Build 19041.264 - 2020.05)",
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro", 1626),
-			@("Windows 10 Education", 1625),
-			@("Windows 10 Home China ", ($zh + 1627))
-		),
-		@(
-			"19H2 (Build 18363.418 - 2019.11)",
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro", 1429),
-			@("Windows 10 Education", 1431),
-			@("Windows 10 Home China ", ($zh + 1430))
-		),
-		@(
-			"19H1 (Build 18362.356 - 2019.09)",
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro", 1384),
-			@("Windows 10 Education", 1386),
-			@("Windows 10 Home China ", ($zh + 1385))
-		),
-		@(
-			"19H1 (Build 18362.30 - 2019.05)",
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro", 1214),
-			@("Windows 10 Education", 1216),
-			@("Windows 10 Home China ", ($zh + 1215))
-		),
-		@(
-			"1809 R3 (Build 17763.379 - 2019.03)",
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro", 1203),
-			@("Windows 10 Education", 1202),
-			@("Windows 10 Home China ", ($zh + 1204))
-		),
-		@(
-			"1809 R2 (Build 17763.107 - 2018.10)",
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro", 1060),
-			@("Windows 10 Education", 1056),
-			@("Windows 10 Home China ", ($zh + 1061))
-		),
-		@(
-			"1809 R1 (Build 17763.1 - 2018.09)",
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro", 1019),
-			@("Windows 10 Education", 1021),
-			@("Windows 10 Home China ", ($zh + 1020))
-		),
-		@(
-			"1803 (Build 17134.1 - 2018.04)",
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro", 651),
-			@("Windows 10 Education", 655),
-			@("Windows 10 1803", 637),
-			@("Windows 10 Home China", ($zh + 652))
-		),
-		@(
-			"1709 (Build 16299.15 - 2017.09)",
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro", 484),
-			@("Windows 10 Education", 488),
-			@("Windows 10 Home China", ($zh + 485))
-		),
-		@(
-			"1703 [Redstone 2] (Build 15063.0 - 2017.03)",
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro", 361),
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro N", 362),
-			@("Windows 10 Single Language", 363),
-			@("Windows 10 Education", 423),
-			@("Windows 10 Education N", 424),
-			@("Windows 10 Home China", ($zh + 364))
-		),
-		@(
-			"1607 [Redstone 1] (Build 14393.0 - 2016.07)",
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro", 244),
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro N", 245),
-			@("Windows 10 Single Language", 246),
-			@("Windows 10 Education", 242),
-			@("Windows 10 Education N", 243),
-			@("Windows 10 China Get Genuine", ($zh + 247))
-		),
-		@(
-			"1511 R3 [Threshold 2] (Build 10586.164 - 2016.04)",
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro", 178),
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro N", 183),
-			@("Windows 10 Single Language", 184),
-			@("Windows 10 Education", 179),
-			@("Windows 10 Education N", 181),
-			@("Windows 10 KN", ($ko + 182)),
-			@("Windows 10 Education KN", ($ko + 180)),
-			@("Windows 10 China Get Genuine", ($zh + 185))
-		),
-		@(
-			"1511 R2 [Threshold 2] (Build 10586.104 - 2016.02)",
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro", 109),
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro N", 115),
-			@("Windows 10 Single Language", 116),
-			@("Windows 10 Education", 110),
-			@("Windows 10 Education N", 112),
-			@("Windows 10 KN", ($ko + 114)),
-			@("Windows 10 Education KN", ($ko + 111)),
-			@("Windows 10 China Get Genuine", ($zh + 113))
-		),
-		@(
-			"1511 R1 [Threshold 2] (Build 10586.0 - 2015.11)",
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro", 99),
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro N", 105),
-			@("Windows 10 Single Language", 106),
-			@("Windows 10 Education", 100),
-			@("Windows 10 Education N", 102),
-			@("Windows 10 KN", ($ko + 104)),
-			@("Windows 10 Education KN", ($ko + 101)),
-			@("Windows 10 China Get Genuine", ($zh + 103))
-		),
-		@(
-			"1507 [Threshold 1] (Build 10240.16384 - 2015.07)",
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro", 79),
-			@("Windows 10 Home/Pro N", 81),
-			@("Windows 10 Single Language", 82),
-			@("Windows 10 Education", 75)
-			@("Windows 10 Education N", 77),
-			@("Windows 10 KN", ($ko + 80)),
-			@("Windows 10 Education KN", ($ko + 76)),
-			@("Windows 10 China Get Genuine", ($zh + 78))
 		)
-	),
-	@(
-		@("Windows 8.1", "windows8ISO"),
-		@(
-			"Update 3 (build 9600)",
-			@("Windows 8.1 Standard", 52),
-			@("Windows 8.1 N", 55)
-			@("Windows 8.1 Single Language", 48),
-			@("Windows 8.1 K", ($ko + 61)),
-			@("Windows 8.1 KN", ($ko + 62))
-		)
-	),
-	@(
-		@("Windows 7", "WIN7"),
-		@(
-			"with SP1 (build 7601)",
-			@("Windows 7 Ultimate", 0),
-			@("Windows 7 Professional", 1),
-			@("Windows 7 Home Premium", 2)
-		)
-	),
+	)
 	@(
 		@("UEFI Shell 2.2", "UEFI_SHELL 2.2"),
+		@(
+			"24H1 (edk2-stable202405)",
+			@("Release", 0),
+			@("Debug", 1)
+		),
+		@(
+			"23H2 (edk2-stable202311)",
+			@("Release", 0),
+			@("Debug", 1)
+		),
+		@(
+			"23H1 (edk2-stable202305)",
+			@("Release", 0),
+			@("Debug", 1)
+		),
 		@(
 			"22H2 (edk2-stable202211)",
 			@("Release", 0),
@@ -340,42 +202,6 @@ $WindowsVersions = @(
 		)
 	)
 )
-
-$Windows7Versions = @(
-	# 0: Windows 7 Ultimate
-	@(
-		# Need a dummy to prevent PS from coalescing single array entries
-		@(""),
-		@("English (US)", "en-us",
-			@(
-				@("x64", "https://download.microsoft.com/download/5/1/9/5195A765-3A41-4A72-87D8-200D897CBE21/7601.24214.180801-1700.win7sp1_ldr_escrow_CLIENT_ULTIMATE_x64FRE_en-us.iso"),
-				@("x86", "https://download.microsoft.com/download/1/E/6/1E6B4803-DD2A-49DF-8468-69C0E6E36218/7601.24214.180801-1700.win7sp1_ldr_escrow_CLIENT_ULTIMATE_x86FRE_en-us.iso")
-			)
-		)
-	),
-	# 1: Windows 7 Profesional
-	@(
-		@(""),
-		@("English (US)", "en-us",
-			@(
-				@("x64", "https://download.microsoft.com/download/0/6/3/06365375-C346-4D65-87C7-EE41F55F736B/7601.24214.180801-1700.win7sp1_ldr_escrow_CLIENT_PROFESSIONAL_x64FRE_en-us.iso"),
-				@("x86", "https://download.microsoft.com/download/C/0/6/C067D0CD-3785-4727-898E-60DC3120BB14/7601.24214.180801-1700.win7sp1_ldr_escrow_CLIENT_PROFESSIONAL_x86FRE_en-us.iso")
-			)
-		)
-	),
-	# 2: Windows 7 Home Premium
-	@(
-		@(""),
-		@("English (US)", "en-us",
-			@(
-				@("x64", "https://download.microsoft.com/download/E/A/8/EA804D86-C3DF-4719-9966-6A66C9306598/7601.24214.180801-1700.win7sp1_ldr_escrow_CLIENT_HOMEPREMIUM_x64FRE_en-us.iso"),
-				@("x86", "https://download.microsoft.com/download/E/D/A/EDA6B508-7663-4E30-86F9-949932F443D0/7601.24214.180801-1700.win7sp1_ldr_escrow_CLIENT_HOMEPREMIUM_x86FRE_en-us.iso")
-			)
-		)
-	)
-
-
-)
 #endregion

 #region Functions
@@ -425,9 +251,9 @@ function Select-Language([string]$LangName)
 		($SysLocale.StartsWith("tr") -and $LangName -like "*Turk*") -or `
 		($SysLocale.StartsWith("uk") -and $LangName -like "*Ukrain*") -or `
 		($SysLocale.StartsWith("vi") -and $LangName -like "*Vietnam*")) {
-		return $True
+		return $true
 	}
-	return $False
+	return $false
 }

 function Add-Entry([int]$pos, [string]$Name, [array]$Items, [string]$DisplayName)
@@ -520,7 +346,7 @@ function ConvertTo-ImageSource
 function Throw-Error([object]$Req, [string]$Alt)
 {
 	$Err = $(GetElementById -Request $Req -Id "errorModalMessage").innerText -replace "<[^>]+>" -replace "\s+", " "
-	if (-not $Err) {
+	if (!$Err) {
 		$Err = $Alt
 	} else {
 		$Err = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString([byte[]][char[]]$Err)
@@ -531,7 +357,7 @@ function Throw-Error([object]$Req, [string]$Alt)
 # Translate a message string
 function Get-Translation([string]$Text)
 {
-	if (-not $English -contains $Text) {
+	if (!($English -contains $Text)) {
 		Write-Host "Error: '$Text' is not a translatable string"
 		return "(Untranslated)"
 	}
@@ -569,7 +395,7 @@ function Error([string]$ErrorMessage)
 	if (!$Cmd) {
 		$XMLForm.Title = $(Get-Translation("Error")) + ": " + $ErrorMessage
 		Refresh-Control($XMLForm)
-		$XMLGrid.Children[2 * $script:Stage + 1].IsEnabled = $True
+		$XMLGrid.Children[2 * $script:Stage + 1].IsEnabled = $true
 		$UserInput = [System.Windows.MessageBox]::Show($XMLForm.Title,  $(Get-Translation("Error")), "OK", "Error")
 		$script:ExitCode = $script:Stage--
 	} else {
@@ -605,6 +431,7 @@ function Get-RandomDate()

 #region Globals
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+$DefaultTimeout = 30
 $dh = 58
 $Stage = 0
 $SelectedIndex = 0
@@ -615,7 +442,7 @@ if ($Cmd) {
 $MaxStage = 4
 $SessionId = [guid]::NewGuid()
 $ExitCode = 100
-$Locale = "en-US"
+$Locale = $Locale
 $RequestData = @{}
 # This GUID applies to all visitors, regardless of their locale
 $RequestData["GetLangs"] = @("a8f8f489-4c7f-463a-9ca6-5cff94d8d041", "getskuinformationbyproductedition" )
@@ -642,7 +469,7 @@ $EnglishMessages = "en-US|Version|Release|Edition|Language|Architecture|Download
 	"This feature is not available on this platform."
 [string[]]$English = $EnglishMessages.Split('|')
 [string[]]$Localized = $null
-if ($LocData -and (-not $LocData.StartsWith("en-US"))) {
+if ($LocData -and !$LocData.StartsWith("en-US")) {
 	$Localized = $LocData.Split('|')
 	# Adjust the $Localized array if we have more or fewer strings than in $EnglishMessages
 	if ($Localized.Length -lt $English.Length) {
@@ -676,8 +503,18 @@ function Check-Locale
 		if ($Verbosity -ge 2) {
 			Write-Host Querying $url
 		}
-		Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -MaximumRedirection 0 -UserAgent $UserAgent $url | Out-Null
+		# Looks Microsoft are filtering our script according to the first query it performs with the spoofed user agent.
+		# So, to continue this pointless cat and mouse game, we simply add an extra first query with the default user agent.
+		# Also: "Hi Microsoft. You sure have A LOT OF RESOURCES TO WASTE to have assigned folks of yours to cripple scripts
+		# that merely exist because you have chosen to make the user experience from your download website utterly subpar.
+		# And while I am glad senpai noticed me (UwU), I feel compelled to ask: Don't you guys have better things to do?"
+		Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -TimeoutSec $DefaultTimeout -MaximumRedirection 0 $url | Out-Null
+		Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -TimeoutSec $DefaultTimeout -MaximumRedirection 0 -UserAgent $UserAgent $url | Out-Null
 	} catch {
+		# Of course PowerShell 7 had to BREAK $_.Exception.Status on timeouts...
+		if ($_.Exception.Status -eq "Timeout" -or $_.Exception.GetType().Name -eq "TaskCanceledException") {
+			Write-Host Operation Timed out
+		}
 		$script:QueryLocale = "en-US"
 	}
 }
@@ -732,7 +569,7 @@ function Get-Windows-Languages([int]$SelectedVersion, [int]$SelectedEdition)
 			Write-Host Querying $url
 		}
 		try {
-			Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -MaximumRedirection 0 -UserAgent $UserAgent $url | Out-Null
+			Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -TimeoutSec $DefaultTimeout -MaximumRedirection 0 -UserAgent $UserAgent $url | Out-Null
 		} catch {
 			Error($_.Exception.Message)
 			return @()
@@ -751,7 +588,7 @@ function Get-Windows-Languages([int]$SelectedVersion, [int]$SelectedEdition)

 		$script:SelectedIndex = 0
 		try {
-			$r = Invoke-WebRequest -Method Post -UseBasicParsing -UserAgent $UserAgent -SessionVariable "Session" $url
+			$r = Invoke-WebRequest -Method Post -UseBasicParsing -TimeoutSec $DefaultTimeout -UserAgent $UserAgent -SessionVariable "Session" $url
 			if ($r -match "errorModalMessage") {
 				Throw-Error -Req $r -Alt "Could not retrieve languages from server"
 			}
@@ -841,12 +678,13 @@ function Get-Windows-Download-Links([int]$SelectedVersion, [int]$SelectedRelease
 			$Is64 = [Environment]::Is64BitOperatingSystem
 			# Must add a referer for this request, else Microsoft's servers will deny it
 			$ref = "https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11"
-			$r = Invoke-WebRequest -Method Post -Headers @{ "Referer" = $ref } -UseBasicParsing -UserAgent $UserAgent -WebSession $Session $url
+			$r = Invoke-WebRequest -Method Post -Headers @{ "Referer" = $ref } -UseBasicParsing -TimeoutSec $DefaultTimeout -UserAgent $UserAgent -WebSession $Session $url
 			if ($r -match "errorModalMessage") {
-				$Alt = [regex]::Match($r, '<p id="errorModalMessage">(.+?)<\/p>').Groups[1].Value -replace "<[^>]+>" -replace "\s+", " " -replace "\?\?\?", "-"
-				if (-not $Alt) {
+				$Alt = [regex]::Match($r.Content, '<p id="errorModalMessage">(.+?)<\/p>').Groups[1].Value -replace "<[^>]+>" -replace "\s+", " " -replace "\?\?\?", "-"
+				$Alt = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString([byte[]][char[]]$Alt)
+				if (!$Alt) {
 					$Alt = "Could not retrieve architectures from server"
-				} else {
+				} elseif ($Alt -match "715-123130") {
 					$Alt += " " + $SessionId + "."
 				}
 				Throw-Error -Req $r -Alt $Alt
@@ -864,7 +702,7 @@ function Get-Windows-Download-Links([int]$SelectedVersion, [int]$SelectedRelease
 			foreach ($var in $xml.inputs.input) {
 				$json = $var.value | ConvertFrom-Json;
 				if ($json) {
-					if (($Is64 -and $json.DownloadType -eq "x64") -or (-not $Is64 -and $json.DownloadType -eq "x86")) {
+					if (($Is64 -and $json.DownloadType -eq "x64") -or (!$Is64 -and $json.DownloadType -eq "x86")) {
 						$script:SelectedIndex = $i
 					}
 					$links += @(New-Object PsObject -Property @{ Type = $json.DownloadType; Link = $json.Uri })
@@ -886,14 +724,14 @@ function Get-Windows-Download-Links([int]$SelectedVersion, [int]$SelectedRelease
 function Process-Download-Link([string]$Url)
 {
 	try {
-		if ($PipeName -and -not $Check.IsChecked) {
+		if ($PipeName -and !$Check.IsChecked) {
 			Send-Message -PipeName $PipeName -Message $Url
 		} else {
 			if ($Cmd) {
 				$pattern = '.*\/(.*\.iso).*'
 				$File = [regex]::Match($Url, $pattern).Groups[1].Value
 				# PowerShell implicit conversions are iffy, so we need to force them...
-				$str_size = (Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri $Url -Method Head).Headers.'Content-Length'
+				$str_size = (Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -TimeoutSec $DefaultTimeout -Uri $Url -Method Head).Headers.'Content-Length'
 				$tmp_size = [uint64]::Parse($str_size)
 				$Size = Size-To-Human-Readable $tmp_size
 				Write-Host "Downloading '$File' ($Size)..."
@@ -1082,7 +920,7 @@ $XMLForm.Title = $AppTitle
 if ($Icon) {
 	$XMLForm.Icon = $Icon
 } else {
-	$XMLForm.Icon = [Gui.Utils]::ExtractIcon("imageres.dll", -5205, $true) | ConvertTo-ImageSource
+	$XMLForm.Icon = [WinAPI.Utils]::ExtractIcon("imageres.dll", -5205, $true) | ConvertTo-ImageSource
 }
 if ($Locale.StartsWith("ar") -or $Locale.StartsWith("fa") -or $Locale.StartsWith("he")) {
 	$XMLForm.FlowDirection = "RightToLeft"
@@ -1110,9 +948,9 @@ $WindowsVersion.DisplayMemberPath = "Version"
 # Button Action
 $Continue.add_click({
 	$script:Stage++
-	$XMLGrid.Children[2 * $Stage + 1].IsEnabled = $False
-	$Continue.IsEnabled = $False
-	$Back.IsEnabled = $False
+	$XMLGrid.Children[2 * $Stage + 1].IsEnabled = $false
+	$Continue.IsEnabled = $false
+	$Back.IsEnabled = $false
 	Refresh-Control($Continue)
 	Refresh-Control($Back)

@@ -1121,7 +959,7 @@ $Continue.add_click({
 		1 { # Windows Version selection
 			$XMLForm.Title = Get-Translation($English[12])
 			Refresh-Control($XMLForm)
-			if ($WindowsVersion.SelectedValue.Version.StartsWith("Windows") -and $WindowsVersion.SelectedValue.Version -ne "Windows 7") {
+			if ($WindowsVersion.SelectedValue.Version.StartsWith("Windows")) {
 				Check-Locale
 			}
 			$releases = Get-Windows-Releases $WindowsVersion.SelectedValue.Index
@@ -1180,9 +1018,9 @@ $Continue.add_click({
 			$XMLForm.Close()
 		}
 	}
-	$Continue.IsEnabled = $True
+	$Continue.IsEnabled = $true
 	if ($Stage -ge 0) {
-		$Back.IsEnabled = $True
+		$Back.IsEnabled = $true
 	}
 })

@@ -1192,7 +1030,7 @@ $Back.add_click({
 	} else {
 		$XMLGrid.Children.RemoveAt(2 * $Stage + 3)
 		$XMLGrid.Children.RemoveAt(2 * $Stage + 2)
-		$XMLGrid.Children[2 * $Stage + 1].IsEnabled = $True
+		$XMLGrid.Children[2 * $Stage + 1].IsEnabled = $true
 		$dh2 = $dh
 		if ($Stage -eq 4 -and $PipeName) {
 			$Check.Visibility = "Collapsed"
@@ -1217,7 +1055,7 @@ $Back.add_click({
 })

 # Display the dialog
-$XMLForm.Add_Loaded( { $XMLForm.Activate() } )
+$XMLForm.Add_Loaded({$XMLForm.Activate()})
 $XMLForm.ShowDialog() | Out-Null

 # Clean up & exit
@@ -1226,8 +1064,8 @@ exit $ExitCode
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 # SIG # End signature block
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,12 +56,7 @@ the actual download links, for all the architectures available for that language
 Requirements
 ------------

-PowerShell 3.0 or later is required. However the script should detect if you are using an older version and point you to
-the relevant PowerShell 3.0 download page if needed (which should only ever occur if you are running a vanilla version
-of Windows 7).
-
-Note that the current version of the script does not need Internet Explorer to be installed and should also work with
-PowerShell 7.
+Windows 8 or later with PowerShell. Windows 7 is __not__ supported.

 Commandline mode
 ----------------
@@ -69,19 +64,22 @@ Commandline mode
 Fido supports commandline mode whereas, whenever one of the following options is provided, a GUI is not instantiated
 and you can instead generate the ISO download from within a PowerShell console or script.

+Note however that, as of 2023.05, Microsoft has removed access to older releases of Windows ISOs and as a result, the
+list of releases that can be downloaded from Fido has had to be reduced to only the latest for each version.
+
 The options are:
 - `Win`: Specify Windows version (e.g. _"Windows 10"_). Abbreviated version should work as well (e.g `-Win 10`) as long
-   as it is unique enough. If this option isn't specified, the most recent version of Windows is automatically selected.  
+   as it is unique enough. If this option isn't specified, the most recent version of Windows is automatically selected.
   You can obtain a list of supported versions by specifying `-Win List`.
 - `Rel`: Specify Windows release (e.g. _"21H1"_). If this option isn't specified, the most recent release for the chosen
   version of Windows is automatically selected. You can also use `-Rel Latest` to force the most recent to be used.
   You can obtain a list of supported versions by specifying `-Rel List`.
 - `Ed`: Specify Windows edition (e.g. _"Pro/Home"_). Abbreviated editions should work as well (e.g `-Ed Pro`) as long
-   as it is unique enough. If this option isn't specified, the most recent version of Windows is automatically selected.  
+   as it is unique enough. If this option isn't specified, the most recent version of Windows is automatically selected.
   You can obtain a list of supported versions by specifying `-Ed List`.
 - `Lang`: Specify Windows language (e.g. _"Arabic"_). Abbreviated or part of a language (e.g. `-Lang Int` for
   `English International`) should work as long as it's unique enough. If this option isn't specified, the script attempts
-   to select the same language as the system locale.  
+   to select the same language as the system locale.
   You can obtain a list of supported languages by specifying `-Lang List`.
 - `Arch`: Specify Windows architecture (e.g. _"x64"_). If this option isn't specified, the script attempts to use the same
   architecture as the one from the current system.
@@ -126,7 +124,7 @@ Additional Notes

 Because of its intended usage with Rufus, this script is not designed to cover every possible retail ISO downloads.
 Instead we mostly chose the ones that the general public is likely to request. For instance, we currently have no plan
-to add support for LTSB/LTSC Windows 10 ISOs downloads.
+to add support for LTSB/LTSC Windows ISOs downloads.

 If you are interested in such downloads, then you are kindly invited to visit the relevant download pages from Microsoft
 such as [this one](https://www.microsoft.com/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-10-enterprise) for LTSC versions.
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Pete Batard	29d8150b04	Remove Windows 8.1 downloads * Microsoft removed them from their website.	2024-07-08 12:34:10 +01:00
Pete Batard	f55fd2932c	Switch back to using 'Invoke-WebRequest' instead of 'curl' * Closes #91.	2024-06-18 12:08:48 +01:00
Pete Batard	06a14ba11c	Add UEFI Shell 24H1 ISO downloads	2024-05-30 13:16:38 +01:00
Pete Batard	4e6f25f351	Work around the latest Microsoft server restrictions * It looks like Microsoft are actively filtering our script by detecting our first request with the spoofed user-agent, so work around that. * Also switch to using 'curl' instead of 'Invoke-WebRequest'. May break PowerShell 7.0, but I'm only concerned about Rufus usage for now. * Also add timeouts on web requests. * Closes #88.	2024-02-07 15:55:59 +00:00
Pete Batard	d43d7aeee3	Add Windows 11 23H2 v2 downloads * With thanks to @ave9858. * Closes #83.	2023-12-19 10:27:44 +00:00
Pete Batard	d8b2d24242	Add UEFI Shell 23H2 ISO downloads * Also fix Windows 11 23H2 build version since Microsoft are UTTERLY USELESS at providing an accurate product version number in the .wim's XML versioning files they are in bloody charge of populating...	2023-11-25 17:55:01 +00:00
Pete Batard	903cae2f00	Add Windows 11 23H2 downloads * Replaces Windows 11 22H2, since past history indicates that Microsoft is not going to keep the Windows 11 22H2 ISOs available for much longer. * Note that Microsoft has no plans to ever release a Windows 10 23H2. * Closes #76.	2023-10-31 19:23:43 +01:00
Pete Batard	5d4a4d7d14	Fix a regression with IgnoreWarnings * Commit `1d88deac7c` removed the IgnoreWarnings flag which was needed as a fix for pbatard/rufus#2030. * Contributed by @Tom-EllisEVENTS. * Closes pbatard/rufus#2315.	2023-09-08 18:35:53 +01:00
Pete Batard	4a694421af	Add UEFI Shell 2.2 23H1 download	2023-06-06 13:49:50 +01:00
Pete Batard	15a1a5923d	Add Windows 10 22H2 v1 downloads * Closes #72	2023-05-25 00:07:45 +01:00
ChaseKnowlden	85a29fa2ae	Add Windows 11 22H2 v2 downloads * And remove Windows 11 22H2 v1 downloads since these have been disabled by Microsoft * Closes #71	2023-05-24 00:31:37 +01:00
Pete Batard	a99f8a10d3	Remove releases that have been made inaccessible by Microsoft * Closes #67	2023-05-23 17:26:18 +01:00
Pete Batard	146eec8673	Add -Locale option and fix encoding for error handling	2023-05-15 11:42:08 +01:00
Pete Batard	e9a0a367d9	Update README	2023-04-14 11:54:05 +01:00
Pete Batard	0b0643abc8	Remove Windows 7 downloads * Since Microsoft removed the ISOs from their servers * Closes #64	2023-04-14 11:42:34 +01:00
Dmitry Nefedov	1d88deac7c	Improve code for P/Invoke * Closes #62	2023-04-14 11:36:33 +01:00
Pete Batard	9025d258e8	Harmonise the use of $true/$false and not operator	2023-04-14 11:29:40 +01:00