Merge branch 'main' of https://github.com/StefanScherer/packer-windows into my

README.md

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Some of my enhancements are:
 
 ### Packer Version
 
-[Packer](https://github.com/mitchellh/packer/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md) `1.3.3` is recommended.
+[Packer](https://github.com/mitchellh/packer/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md) `1.6.0` is recommended.
 
 ### Windows Versions
 

ansible/connection_plugins/packer.py

-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
-__metaclass__ = type
-
-from ansible.plugins.connection.ssh import Connection as SSHConnection
-
-DOCUMENTATION = '''
-    connection: packer
-    short_description: ssh based connections for powershell via packer
-    description:
-        - This connection plugin allows ansible to communicate to the target packer machines via ssh based connections for powershell.
-    author: Packer Community
-    version_added: na
-    options:
-      host:
-          description: Hostname/ip to connect to.
-          default: inventory_hostname
-          vars:
-               - name: ansible_host
-               - name: ansible_ssh_host
-      host_key_checking:
-          description: Determines if ssh should check host keys
-          type: boolean
-          ini:
-              - section: defaults
-                key: 'host_key_checking'
-              - section: ssh_connection
-                key: 'host_key_checking'
-                version_added: '2.5'
-          env:
-              - name: ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING
-              - name: ANSIBLE_SSH_HOST_KEY_CHECKING
-                version_added: '2.5'
-          vars:
-              - name: ansible_host_key_checking
-                version_added: '2.5'
-              - name: ansible_ssh_host_key_checking
-                version_added: '2.5'
-      password:
-          description: Authentication password for the C(remote_user). Can be supplied as CLI option.
-          vars:
-              - name: ansible_password
-              - name: ansible_ssh_pass
-      ssh_args:
-          description: Arguments to pass to all ssh cli tools
-          default: '-C -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s'
-          ini:
-              - section: 'ssh_connection'
-                key: 'ssh_args'
-          env:
-              - name: ANSIBLE_SSH_ARGS
-      ssh_common_args:
-          description: Common extra args for all ssh CLI tools
-          vars:
-              - name: ansible_ssh_common_args
-      ssh_executable:
-          default: ssh
-          description:
-            - This defines the location of the ssh binary. It defaults to ``ssh`` which will use the first ssh binary available in $PATH.
-            - This option is usually not required, it might be useful when access to system ssh is restricted,
-              or when using ssh wrappers to connect to remote hosts.
-          env: [{name: ANSIBLE_SSH_EXECUTABLE}]
-          ini:
-          - {key: ssh_executable, section: ssh_connection}
-          #const: ANSIBLE_SSH_EXECUTABLE
-          version_added: "2.2"
-      sftp_executable:
-          default: sftp
-          description:
-            - This defines the location of the sftp binary. It defaults to ``sftp`` which will use the first binary available in $PATH.
-          env: [{name: ANSIBLE_SFTP_EXECUTABLE}]
-          ini:
-          - {key: sftp_executable, section: ssh_connection}
-          version_added: "2.6"
-      scp_executable:
-          default: scp
-          description:
-            - This defines the location of the scp binary. It defaults to `scp` which will use the first binary available in $PATH.
-          env: [{name: ANSIBLE_SCP_EXECUTABLE}]
-          ini:
-          - {key: scp_executable, section: ssh_connection}
-          version_added: "2.6"
-      scp_extra_args:
-          description: Extra exclusive to the ``scp`` CLI
-          vars:
-              - name: ansible_scp_extra_args
-      sftp_extra_args:
-          description: Extra exclusive to the ``sftp`` CLI
-          vars:
-              - name: ansible_sftp_extra_args
-      ssh_extra_args:
-          description: Extra exclusive to the 'ssh' CLI
-          vars:
-              - name: ansible_ssh_extra_args
-      retries:
-          # constant: ANSIBLE_SSH_RETRIES
-          description: Number of attempts to connect.
-          default: 3
-          type: integer
-          env:
-            - name: ANSIBLE_SSH_RETRIES
-          ini:
-            - section: connection
-              key: retries
-            - section: ssh_connection
-              key: retries
-      port:
-          description: Remote port to connect to.
-          type: int
-          default: 22
-          ini:
-            - section: defaults
-              key: remote_port
-          env:
-            - name: ANSIBLE_REMOTE_PORT
-          vars:
-            - name: ansible_port
-            - name: ansible_ssh_port
-      remote_user:
-          description:
-              - User name with which to login to the remote server, normally set by the remote_user keyword.
-              - If no user is supplied, Ansible will let the ssh client binary choose the user as it normally
-          ini:
-            - section: defaults
-              key: remote_user
-          env:
-            - name: ANSIBLE_REMOTE_USER
-          vars:
-            - name: ansible_user
-            - name: ansible_ssh_user
-      pipelining:
-          default: ANSIBLE_PIPELINING
-          description:
-            - Pipelining reduces the number of SSH operations required to execute a module on the remote server,
-              by executing many Ansible modules without actual file transfer.
-            - This can result in a very significant performance improvement when enabled.
-            - However this conflicts with privilege escalation (become).
-              For example, when using sudo operations you must first disable 'requiretty' in the sudoers file for the target hosts,
-              which is why this feature is disabled by default.
-          env:
-            - name: ANSIBLE_PIPELINING
-            #- name: ANSIBLE_SSH_PIPELINING
-          ini:
-            - section: defaults
-              key: pipelining
-            #- section: ssh_connection
-            #  key: pipelining
-          type: boolean
-          vars:
-            - name: ansible_pipelining
-            - name: ansible_ssh_pipelining
-      private_key_file:
-          description:
-              - Path to private key file to use for authentication
-          ini:
-            - section: defaults
-              key: private_key_file
-          env:
-            - name: ANSIBLE_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE
-          vars:
-            - name: ansible_private_key_file
-            - name: ansible_ssh_private_key_file
-      control_path:
-        description:
-          - This is the location to save ssh's ControlPath sockets, it uses ssh's variable substitution.
-          - Since 2.3, if null, ansible will generate a unique hash. Use `%(directory)s` to indicate where to use the control dir path setting.
-        env:
-          - name: ANSIBLE_SSH_CONTROL_PATH
-        ini:
-          - key: control_path
-            section: ssh_connection
-      control_path_dir:
-        default: ~/.ansible/cp
-        description:
-          - This sets the directory to use for ssh control path if the control path setting is null.
-          - Also, provides the `%(directory)s` variable for the control path setting.
-        env:
-          - name: ANSIBLE_SSH_CONTROL_PATH_DIR
-        ini:
-          - section: ssh_connection
-            key: control_path_dir
-      sftp_batch_mode:
-        default: 'yes'
-        description: 'TODO: write it'
-        env: [{name: ANSIBLE_SFTP_BATCH_MODE}]
-        ini:
-        - {key: sftp_batch_mode, section: ssh_connection}
-        type: bool
-      scp_if_ssh:
-        default: smart
-        description:
-          - "Prefered method to use when transfering files over ssh"
-          - When set to smart, Ansible will try them until one succeeds or they all fail
-          - If set to True, it will force 'scp', if False it will use 'sftp'
-        env: [{name: ANSIBLE_SCP_IF_SSH}]
-        ini:
-        - {key: scp_if_ssh, section: ssh_connection}
-      use_tty:
-        version_added: '2.5'
-        default: 'yes'
-        description: add -tt to ssh commands to force tty allocation
-        env: [{name: ANSIBLE_SSH_USETTY}]
-        ini:
-        - {key: usetty, section: ssh_connection}
-        type: bool
-        yaml: {key: connection.usetty}
-'''
-
-class Connection(SSHConnection):
-    ''' ssh based connections for powershell via packer'''
-
-    transport = 'packer'
-    has_pipelining = True
-    become_methods = []
-    allow_executable = False
-    module_implementation_preferences = ('.ps1', '')
-
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(Connection, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
\ No newline at end of file

ansible/windows_update.yml

 - hosts: all
   tasks:
-  - name: Install only security updates
+  - name: Install security updates, critical updates and update rollups
     win_updates:
       category_names:
       - SecurityUpdates

ansible/windows_update_security_updates.yml

 - hosts: all
   tasks:
-  - name: Install only security updates
+  - name: Install security updates
     win_updates:
       category_names:
       - SecurityUpdates

build_windows_10.ps1

 #packer build --only=vmware-iso `
 #       --var disk_size=102400 `
 #       --var iso_url=C:/packer_cache/Win10_1607_English_x64.iso `
-#       --var iso_checksum=99fd8082a609997ae97a514dca22becf20420891 `
+#       --var iso_checksum=sha1:99fd8082a609997ae97a514dca22becf20420891 `
 #       --var autounattend=./tmp/10/Autounattend.xml `
 #       windows_10.json
 

build_windows_10.sh

 #!/bin/bash
 
+#packer build --only=vmware-iso \
+#  --var iso_url=~/Downloads/19041.264.200511-0456.vb_release_svc_refresh_CLIENTENTERPRISEEVAL_OEMRET_x64FRE_en-us.iso \
+#  windows_10.json
 packer build --only=vmware-iso \
-  --var iso_url=~/Downloads/19041.264.200511-0456.vb_release_svc_refresh_CLIENTENTERPRISEEVAL_OEMRET_x64FRE_en-us.iso \
+  --var iso_url=~/packer_cache/msdn/de_windows_10_consumer_editions_version_2004_x64_dvd_7efdffc7.iso \
+  --var iso_checksum=sha256:908bca712c7f5ec5655882237aa447dde446e9a5e5178e2202ebae0157fd0d29 \
+  --var autounattend=tmp/10_pro_de/Autounattend.xml \
   windows_10.json
-#packer build --only=vmware-iso \
-#  --var iso_url=~/packer_cache/msdn/de_windows_10_consumer_editions_version_2004_x64_dvd_7efdffc7.iso \
-#  --var iso_checksum=908bca712c7f5ec5655882237aa447dde446e9a5e5178e2202ebae0157fd0d29 \
-#  --var autounattend=tmp/10_pro_de/Autounattend.xml \
 #  windows_10_insider.json
 

build_windows_10_insider.sh

 #!/bin/bash
 packer build --only=vmware-iso \
-  --var iso_url=~/packer_cache/insider/Windows10_InsiderPreview_Client_x64_en-us_19041.iso \
-  --var iso_checksum=49103c4311c63c41690b0bb445e3d3adc7904a0c29ad031169d18d4d85b66478 \
+  --var iso_url=~/packer_cache/insider/Windows10_InsiderPreview_Client_x64_en-us_20150.iso \
+  --var iso_checksum=sha256:368483372dd7c391ee02d1847630fbba89f5ed014389ce0b942ed7863bd2b04c \
   --var autounattend=tmp/10_pro/Autounattend.xml \
   windows_10_insider.json
 
 # packer build --only=vmware-iso \
 #   --var iso_url=~/packer_cache/insider/uupdump_19041.1_PROFESSIONAL_X64_EN-US.iso \
-#   --var iso_checksum=bcf500c09e2048c8bd2b710ba2b75bed9fe6ef07ea2a584599af81b4b8baa5ed \
+#   --var iso_checksum=sha256:bcf500c09e2048c8bd2b710ba2b75bed9fe6ef07ea2a584599af81b4b8baa5ed \
 #   --var autounattend=tmp/10_pro/Autounattend.xml \
 #   windows_10_insider.json

build_windows_2016_core.sh

@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # packer build --only=vmware-iso --var iso_url=~/packer_cache/14393.0.160715-1616.RS1_RELEASE_SERVER_EVAL_X64FRE_EN-US.ISO windows_2016_docker.json
 
 # MSDN ISO
-packer build --only=vmware-iso --var iso_url=~/packer_cache/msdn/en_windows_server_2016_x64_dvd_9718492.iso --var iso_checksum=F185197AF68FAE4F0E06510A4579FC511BA27616 --var iso_checksum_type=sha1 --var autounattend=./tmp/2016/Autounattend.xml windows_2016_core.json
+packer build --only=vmware-iso --var iso_url=~/packer_cache/msdn/en_windows_server_2016_x64_dvd_9718492.iso --var iso_checksum=sha1:F185197AF68FAE4F0E06510A4579FC511BA27616 --var autounattend=./tmp/2016/Autounattend.xml windows_2016_core.json

build_windows_2016_dc.sh

 #!/bin/bash
 #packer build --only=vmware-iso --var iso_url=~/packer_cache/14393.0.160715-1616.RS1_RELEASE_SERVER_EVAL_X64FRE_EN-US.ISO windows_2016_docker.json
-packer build --only=vmware-iso --var iso_url=~/packer_cache/en_windows_server_2016_x64_dvd_9327751.iso --var iso_checksum=91d7b2ebcff099b3557570af7a8a5cd6 --var autounattend=./tmp/2016_core/Autounattend.xml windows_2016_dc.json
+packer build --only=vmware-iso --var iso_url=~/packer_cache/en_windows_server_2016_x64_dvd_9327751.iso --var iso_checksum=sha1:91d7b2ebcff099b3557570af7a8a5cd6 --var autounattend=./tmp/2016_core/Autounattend.xml windows_2016_dc.json

build_windows_2016_docker.ps1

 #packer build --only=vmware-iso `
 #       --var disk_size=102400 `
 #       --var iso_url=C:/packer_cache/Win10_1607_English_x64.iso `
-#       --var iso_checksum=99fd8082a609997ae97a514dca22becf20420891 `
+#       --var iso_checksum=sha1:99fd8082a609997ae97a514dca22becf20420891 `
 #       --var autounattend=./tmp/10/Autounattend.xml `
 #       windows_10.json
 packer build windows_2016_docker.json

build_windows_2019_docker.ps1

@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ if (Test-Path ./output-hyperv-iso) {
 
 packer build --only=hyperv-iso `
              --var iso_url=./iso/17763.379.190312-0539.rs5_release_svc_refresh_SERVER_EVAL_x64FRE_en-us.iso `
-             --var iso_checksum="221F9ACBC727297A56674A0F1722B8AC7B6E840B4E1FFBDD538A9ED0DA823562" `
+             --var iso_checksum="sha256:221F9ACBC727297A56674A0F1722B8AC7B6E840B4E1FFBDD538A9ED0DA823562" `
              windows_2019_docker.json

build_windows_2019_docker.sh

@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ packer build \
   --var vhv_enable=true \
   --var autounattend=./tmp/2019_core/Autounattend.xml \
   --var iso_url=~/packer_cache/msdn/en_windows_server_2019_x64_dvd_4cb967d8.iso \
-  --var iso_checksum="4C5DD63EFEE50117986A2E38D4B3A3FBAF3C1C15E2E7EA1D23EF9D8AF148DD2D" \
+  --var iso_checksum="sha256:4C5DD63EFEE50117986A2E38D4B3A3FBAF3C1C15E2E7EA1D23EF9D8AF148DD2D" \
   windows_2019_docker.json

build_windows_server_1709_docker.sh

@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ packer build \
   --only=vmware-iso \
   --var vhv_enable=true \
   --var iso_url=~/packer_cache/msdn/en_windows_server_version_1709_x64_dvd_100090904.iso \
-  --var iso_checksum=ca1108d5be2c091bfb57e8f3db3be1e8baa9c32802131f7a6e43e63f7b596591 \
-  --var iso_checksum_type=sha256 \
+  --var iso_checksum=sha256:ca1108d5be2c091bfb57e8f3db3be1e8baa9c32802131f7a6e43e63f7b596591 \
   --var autounattend=./tmp/1709/Autounattend.xml \
   windows_server_1709_docker.json
 #  --var disk_type_id=3 \

scripts/docker/install-docker.ps1

@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ if (Test-Path env:docker_version) {
 $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
 if ($docker_provider -eq "ce") {
   $zip_url = $("https://download.docker.com/win/static/edge/x86_64/docker-{0}-ce.zip" -f $docker_version)
-} elseif ($docker_provider -eq "ee") {
-  $folder = $docker_version -replace "\.\d+$", ""
-  $zip_url = $("https://download.docker.com/components/engine/windows-server/{0}/docker-{1}.zip" -f $folder, $docker_version)
 } elseif ($docker_provider -eq "master") {
   $docker_version = "master"
   $zip_url = "https://master.dockerproject.com/windows/x86_64/docker.zip"
@@ -33,15 +30,8 @@ if ($zip_url) {
   Write-Output "Registering docker service ..."
   . dockerd --register-service
 } else {
-  Write-Output "Install-PackageProvider ..."
-  Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.201 -Force
-  Write-Output "Install-Module $docker_provider ..."
-  Install-Module -Name $docker_provider -Repository PSGallery -Force
-  Write-Output "Install-Package docker version $docker_version ..."
-  Set-PSRepository -InstallationPolicy Trusted -Name PSGallery
-  $ErrorActionStop = 'SilentlyContinue'
-  Install-Package -Name docker -ProviderName $docker_provider -RequiredVersion $docker_version -Force
-  Set-PSRepository -InstallationPolicy Untrusted -Name PSGallery  
+  Write-Output "Use get.mirantis.com/install.ps1 ..."
+  iwr -useb https://get.mirantis.com/install.ps1 | iex
 }
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

scripts/vm-guest-tools.bat

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if exist "C:\Users\vagrant\windows.iso" (
 )
 
 if not exist "C:\Windows\Temp\windows.iso" (
-    powershell -Command "(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/15.5.5/16285975/windows/packages/tools-windows.tar', 'C:\Windows\Temp\vmware-tools.tar')" <NUL
+    powershell -Command "(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/15.5.6/16341506/windows/packages/tools-windows.tar', 'C:\Windows\Temp\vmware-tools.tar')" <NUL
     cmd /c ""C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" x C:\Windows\Temp\vmware-tools.tar -oC:\Windows\Temp"
     FOR /r "C:\Windows\Temp" %%a in (VMware-tools-windows-*.iso) DO REN "%%~a" "windows.iso"
     rd /S /Q "C:\Program Files (x86)\VMWare"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if exist "C:\Users\vagrant\VBoxGuestAdditions.iso" (
 )
 
 if not exist "C:\Windows\Temp\VBoxGuestAdditions.iso" (
-    powershell -Command "[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/6.1.8/VBoxGuestAdditions_6.1.8.iso', 'C:\Windows\Temp\VBoxGuestAdditions.iso')" <NUL
+    powershell -Command "[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/6.1.14/VBoxGuestAdditions_6.1.14.iso', 'C:\Windows\Temp\VBoxGuestAdditions.iso')" <NUL
 )
 
 cmd /c ""C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" x C:\Windows\Temp\VBoxGuestAdditions.iso -oC:\Windows\Temp\virtualbox"

scripts/vm-guest-tools.ps1

+if (!( Test-Path "C:\Windows\Temp\7z1900-x64.msi")) {
+    [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://www.7-zip.org/a/7z1900-x64.msi', 'C:\Windows\Temp\7z1900-x64.msi')
+  }
+  if (!(Test-Path "C:\Windows\Temp\7z1900-x64.msi")) {
+    Start-Sleep 5; [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://www.7-zip.org/a/7z1900-x64.msi', 'C:\Windows\Temp\7z1900-x64.msi')
+  }
+  cmd /c msiexec /qb /i C:\Windows\Temp\7z1900-x64.msi
+  
+  if ("$env:PACKER_BUILDER_TYPE" -eq "vmware-iso") {
+  
+      Write-Host "Using VMware"
+      if (Test-Path "C:\Users\vagrant\windows.iso") {
+          Move-Item -force C:\Users\vagrant\windows.iso C:\Windows\Temp
+      }
+  
+      if (!(Test-Path "C:\Windows\Temp\windows.iso")) {
+          Try {
+              # Disabling the progress bar speeds up IWR https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/issues/2138
+              $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
+              $pageContentLinks = (Invoke-WebRequest('https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws') -UseBasicParsing).Links | where-object {$_.href -Match "[0-9]"} | Select-Object href | % { $_.href.Trim('/') }
+              $versionObject = $pageContentLinks | %{ new-object System.Version ($_) } | sort-object -Descending | select-object -First 1 -Property:Major,Minor,Build
+              $newestVersion = $versionObject.Major.ToString()+"."+$versionObject.Minor.ToString()+"."+$versionObject.Build.ToString() | out-string
+              $newestVersion = $newestVersion.TrimEnd("`r?`n")
+  
+              $nextURISubdirectoryObject = (Invoke-WebRequest("https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/$newestVersion/") -UseBasicParsing).Links | where-object {$_.href -Match "[0-9]"} | Select-Object href | where-object {$_.href -Match "[0-9]"}
+              $nextUriSubdirectory = $nextURISubdirectoryObject.href | Out-String
+              $nextUriSubdirectory = $nextUriSubdirectory.TrimEnd("`r?`n") 
+              $newestVMwareToolsURL = "https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/$newestVersion/$nextURISubdirectory/windows/packages/tools-windows.tar"
+              Write-Host "The latest version of VMware tools has been determined to be downloadable from $newestVMwareToolsURL"
+              [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile("$newestVMwareToolsURL", 'C:\Windows\Temp\vmware-tools.tar')
+          } Catch {
+              Write-Host "Unable to determine the latest version of VMware tools. Falling back to hardcoded URL."
+              (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/15.5.5/16285975/windows/packages/tools-windows.tar', 'C:\Windows\Temp\vmware-tools.tar')
+          }
+          cmd /c "C:\PROGRA~1\7-Zip\7z.exe" x C:\Windows\Temp\vmware-tools.tar -oC:\Windows\Temp 
+          Move-Item c:\windows\temp\VMware-tools-windows-*.iso c:\windows\temp\windows.iso
+          Try { Remove-Item "C:\Program Files (x86)\VMWare" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction Stop } Catch { Write-Host "Directory didn't exist to be removed." }
+      }
+  
+      cmd /c "C:\PROGRA~1\7-Zip\7z.exe" x "C:\Windows\Temp\windows.iso" -oC:\Windows\Temp\VMWare
+      cmd /c C:\Windows\Temp\VMWare\setup.exe /S /v"/qn REBOOT=R\"
+  
+      Remove-Item -Force "C:\Windows\Temp\vmware-tools.tar"
+      Remove-Item -Force "C:\Windows\Temp\windows.iso"
+      Remove-Item -Force -Recurse "C:\Windows\Temp\VMware"
+  }
+  
+  if ("$env:PACKER_BUILDER_TYPE" -eq "virtualbox-iso") {
+      Write-Host "Using Virtualbox"
+      if (Test-Path "C:\Users\vagrant\VBoxGuestAdditions.iso") {
+          Move-Item -Force C:\Users\vagrant\VBoxGuestAdditions.iso C:\Windows\Temp
+      }
+  
+      if (!(Test-Path "C:\Windows\Temp\VBoxGuestAdditions.iso")) {
+          Try {
+              $pageContentLinks = (Invoke-WebRequest('https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox') -UseBasicParsing).Links | where-object {$_.href -Match "[0-9]"} | Select-Object href |  where-object {$_.href -NotMatch "BETA"} |  where-object {$_.href -NotMatch "RC"} |   where-object {$_.href -Match "[0-9]\.[0-9]"} | % { $_.href.Trim('/') }
+              $versionObject = $pageContentLinks | %{ new-object System.Version ($_) } | sort-object -Descending | select-object -First 1 -Property:Major,Minor,Build
+              $newestVersion = $versionObject.Major.ToString()+"."+$versionObject.Minor.ToString()+"."+$versionObject.Build.ToString() | out-string
+              $newestVersion = $newestVersion.TrimEnd("`r?`n")
+  
+              $nextURISubdirectoryObject = (Invoke-WebRequest("https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/$newestVersion/") -UseBasicParsing).Links | Select-Object href | where-object {$_.href -Match "GuestAdditions"}
+              $nextUriSubdirectory = $nextURISubdirectoryObject.href | Out-String
+              $nextUriSubdirectory = $nextUriSubdirectory.TrimEnd("`r?`n")
+              $newestVboxToolsURL = "https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/$newestVersion/$nextUriSubdirectory"
+              Write-Host "The latest version of VirtualBox tools has been determined to be downloadable from $newestVboxToolsURL"
+              [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile("$newestVboxToolsURL", 'C:\Windows\Temp\VBoxGuestAdditions.iso')
+          } Catch {
+              Write-Host "Unable to determine the latest version of VBox tools. Falling back to hardcoded URL."
+              [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/6.1.8/VBoxGuestAdditions_6.1.8.iso', 'C:\Windows\Temp\VBoxGuestAdditions.iso')
+          }
+      }
+  
+      cmd /c ""C:\PROGRA~1\7-Zip\7z.exe" x C:\Windows\Temp\VBoxGuestAdditions.iso -oC:\Windows\Temp\virtualbox"
+      Get-ChildItem "C:\Windows\Temp\virtualbox\cert\" -Filter vbox*.cer | Foreach-Object { C:\Windows\Temp\virtualbox\cert\VBoxCertUtil add-trusted-publisher $_.FullName --root $_.FullName }
+      cmd /c C:\Windows\Temp\virtualbox\VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe /S
+      cmd /c rd /S /Q "C:\Windows\Temp\virtualbox"
+  }
+  
+  cmd /c msiexec /qb /x C:\Windows\Temp\7z1900-x64.msi
\ No newline at end of file

scripts/win-7-update-2016-convenience-rollup.ps1

@@ -10,7 +10,19 @@ Write-Host "$(Get-Date -Format G): Extracting $update"
 Start-Process -FilePath "wusa.exe" -ArgumentList "C:\Updates\$kbid.msu /extract:C:\Updates" -Wait
 
 Write-Host "$(Get-Date -Format G): Installing $update"
-Start-Process -FilePath "dism.exe" -ArgumentList "/online /add-package /PackagePath:C:\Updates\$kbid.cab /quiet /norestart /LogPath:C:\Windows\Temp\$kbid.log" -Wait
+$process = (Start-Process -FilePath "dism.exe" -ArgumentList "/online /add-package /PackagePath:C:\Updates\$kbid.cab /quiet /norestart /LogPath:C:\Windows\Temp\$kbid.log" -PassThru)
+
+# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10262231/obtaining-exitcode-using-start-process-and-waitforexit-instead-of-wait#comment71507068_23797762
+$handle = $process.Handle # cache proc.Handle
+
+while ($null -eq $process.ExitCode)
+{
+    Write-Host "$(Get-Date -Format G): Convenience rollup update for Windows 7 is still installing (PID $($process.Id))"
+    Wait-Process -Id $process.Id -Timeout 180 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    $process.Refresh()
+}
+
+Write-Host "$(Get-Date -Format G): Convenience rollup update for Windows 7 exited with exit code $($process.ExitCode)"
 
 Remove-Item -LiteralPath "C:\Updates" -Force -Recurse
 Write-Host "$(Get-Date -Format G): Finished installing $update. The VM will now reboot and continue the installation process."
\ No newline at end of file

scripts/win-7-update-sp1.ps1

@@ -16,7 +16,19 @@ Write-Host "$(Get-Date -Format G): Downloading Windows 7 Service Pack 1"
 (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile("https://download.microsoft.com/download/0/A/F/0AFB5316-3062-494A-AB78-7FB0D4461357/windows6.1-KB976932-X64.exe", "C:\Updates\windows6.1-KB976932-X64.exe")
 
 Write-Host "$(Get-Date -Format G): Installing Windows 7 Service Pack 1"
-Start-Process -FilePath "C:\Updates\Windows6.1-KB976932-X64.exe" -ArgumentList "/unattend /nodialog /norestart" -Wait
+$process = (Start-Process -FilePath "C:\Updates\Windows6.1-KB976932-X64.exe" -ArgumentList "/unattend /nodialog /norestart" -PassThru)
+
+# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10262231/obtaining-exitcode-using-start-process-and-waitforexit-instead-of-wait#comment71507068_23797762
+$handle = $process.Handle # cache proc.Handle
+
+while ($null -eq $process.ExitCode)
+{
+    Write-Host "$(Get-Date -Format G): Windows 7 Service Pack 1 is still installing (PID $($process.Id))"
+    Wait-Process -Id $process.Id -Timeout 180 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    $process.Refresh()
+}
+
+Write-Host "$(Get-Date -Format G): Windows 7 Service Pack 1 exited with exit code $($process.ExitCode)"
 
 Remove-Item -LiteralPath "C:\Updates" -Force -Recurse
 

windows_10.json

 {
   "builders": [
     {
+      "accelerator": "kvm",
       "boot_wait": "6m",
       "communicator": "winrm",
       "cpus": "2",
@@ -18,17 +19,21 @@
       ],
       "headless": true,
       "iso_checksum": "{{user `iso_checksum`}}",
-      "iso_checksum_type": "{{user `iso_checksum_type`}}",
       "iso_url": "{{user `iso_url`}}",
-      "memory": "2048",
-      "shutdown_command": "shutdown /s /t 10 /f /d p:4:1 /c \"Packer Shutdown\"",
-      "type": "qemu",
-      "accelerator": "kvm",
+      "memory": "{{user `memory`}}",
       "output_directory": "windows_10-qemu",
       "qemuargs": [
-        [ "-drive", "file=windows_10-qemu/{{ .Name }},if=virtio,cache=writeback,discard=ignore,format=qcow2,index=1" ],
-        [ "-drive", "file={{ user `virtio_win_iso` }},media=cdrom,index=3" ]
+        [
+          "-drive",
+          "file=windows_10-qemu/{{ .Name }},if=virtio,cache=writeback,discard=ignore,format=qcow2,index=1"
+        ],
+        [
+          "-drive",
+          "file={{ user `virtio_win_iso` }},media=cdrom,index=3"
+        ]
       ],
+      "shutdown_command": "shutdown /s /t 10 /f /d p:4:1 /c \"Packer Shutdown\"",
+      "type": "qemu",
       "vm_name": "{{user `vm_name`}}",
       "winrm_password": "vagrant",
       "winrm_timeout": "{{user `winrm_timeout`}}",
@@ -53,9 +58,8 @@
       ],
       "guest_additions_mode": "none",
       "iso_checksum": "{{user `iso_checksum`}}",
-      "iso_checksum_type": "{{user `iso_checksum_type`}}",
       "iso_url": "{{user `iso_url`}}",
-      "memory": "2048",
+      "memory": "{{user `memory`}}",
       "shutdown_command": "shutdown /s /t 10 /f /d p:4:1 /c \"Packer Shutdown\"",
       "switch_name": "{{user `switch_name`}}",
       "type": "hyperv-iso",
@@ -86,9 +90,8 @@
       "guest_os_type": "windows9-64",
       "headless": "{{user `headless`}}",
       "iso_checksum": "{{user `iso_checksum`}}",
-      "iso_checksum_type": "{{user `iso_checksum_type`}}",
       "iso_url": "{{user `iso_url`}}",
-      "memory": 2048,
+      "memory": "{{user `memory`}}",
       "shutdown_command": "shutdown /s /t 10 /f /d p:4:1 /c \"Packer Shutdown\"",
       "type": "vmware-iso",
       "version": 14,
@@ -125,15 +128,58 @@
       "guest_os_type": "Windows10_64",
       "headless": "{{user `headless`}}",
       "iso_checksum": "{{user `iso_checksum`}}",
-      "iso_checksum_type": "{{user `iso_checksum_type`}}",
       "iso_url": "{{user `iso_url`}}",
-      "memory": 2048,
+      "memory": "{{user `memory`}}",
       "shutdown_command": "shutdown /s /t 10 /f /d p:4:1 /c \"Packer Shutdown\"",
       "type": "virtualbox-iso",
       "vm_name": "{{user `vm_name`}}",
       "winrm_password": "vagrant",
       "winrm_timeout": "{{user `winrm_timeout`}}",
       "winrm_username": "vagrant"
+    },
+    {
+      "boot_command": "",
+      "boot_wait": "6m",
+      "communicator": "winrm",
+      "cpus": 2,
+      "disk_size": "{{user `disk_size`}}",
+      "floppy_files": [
+        "{{user `autounattend`}}",
+        "./floppy/WindowsPowershell.lnk",
+        "./floppy/PinTo10.exe",
+        "./scripts/fixnetwork.ps1",
+        "./scripts/disable-screensaver.ps1",
+        "./scripts/disable-winrm.ps1",
+        "./scripts/enable-winrm.ps1",