Awesome
Write-Menu
-Title 'AppxPackages' -Sort -Entries (Get-AppxPackages).Name
-Title 'AppxPackages' -Sort -MultiSelect -Entries (Get-AppxPackages).Name
NOTE: The menu has been updated multiple times since capturing these screen-grabs, so they are no longer accurate...
Description
Outputs a command-line menu which can be navigated using the keyboard.
- Automatically creates multiple pages if the entries cannot fit on-screen.
- Supports nested menus using a combination of hashtables and arrays.
- No entry / page limitations (apart from device performance).
- Sort entries using the -Sort parameter.
- -MultiSelect: Use space to check a selected entry, all checked entries will be invoked / returned upon confirmation.
- Jump to the top / bottom of the page using the <kbd>Home</kbd> and <kbd>End</kbd> keys.
Parameters
| Parameter | Example | |
|---|---|---|
| Required | Entries (array) | -Entries @('Entry 1', 'Entry 2', 'Entry 3') |
| Entries (hashtable) | -Entries @{'Entry 1' = 'Write-Host "Command 1"'; 'Entry 2' = 'Write-Host "Command 2"'; 'Entry 3' = 'Write-Host "Command 3'"} | |
| Optional | Title | -Title 'Example Title' |
| Optional | Sort | -Sort |
| Optional | MultiSelect | -MultiSelect |
Examples
| Example | Description |
|---|---|
| AdvancedMenu | Demonstrates all supported entry types (regular command + methods of adding a nested menu). |
| AppxPackages | Uses Write-Menu to list app packages (Windows Store/Modern Apps) |
| CustomMenu | Generates a custom menu by manually specifying each entry |
Controls
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| <kbd>Up</kbd> | Previous entry |
| <kbd>Down</kbd> | Next entry |
| <kbd>Left</kbd> / <kbd>PageUp</kbd> | Previous page |
| <kbd>Right</kbd> / <kbd>PageDown</kbd> | Next page |
| <kbd>Home</kbd> | Jump to top |
| <kbd>End</kbd> | Jump to bottom |
| <kbd>Space</kbd> | -MultiSelect Select current |
| <kbd>Insert</kbd> | -MultiSelect Select all |
| <kbd>Delete</kbd> | -MultiSelect Select none |
| <kbd>Enter</kbd> | Confirm selection |
| <kbd>Esc</kbd> / <kbd>Backspace</kbd> | Exit / Previous menu |