Improve error handling and reporting when querying vlscppe.microsoft.com

* Also use a better default icon and add a preemptive localized message for future countermeasures from Microsoft.
pbatard · Jan 9, 2023 · ad79094 · ad79094
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commit ad79094
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diff --git a/Fido.ps1 b/Fido.ps1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Fido v1.39 - Feature ISO Downloader, for retail Windows images and UEFI Shell
+# Fido v1.40 - Feature ISO Downloader, for retail Windows images and UEFI Shell
 # Copyright © 2019-2023 Pete Batard <pete@akeo.ie>
 # Command line support: Copyright © 2021 flx5
 # ConvertTo-ImageSource: Copyright © 2016 Chris Carter
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #region Parameters
 param(
 	# (Optional) The title to display on the application window.
-	[string]$AppTitle = "Fido - Retail Windows ISO Downloader",
+	[string]$AppTitle = "Fido - Feature ISO Downloader",
 	# (Optional) '|' separated UI localization strings.
 	[string]$LocData,
 	# (Optional) Path to a file that should be used for the UI icon.
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ if ($Cmd) {
 
 # Localization
 $EnglishMessages = "en-US|Version|Release|Edition|Language|Architecture|Download|Continue|Back|Close|Cancel|Error|Please wait...|" +
-	"Download using a browser|Temporarily banned by Microsoft for requesting too many downloads - Please try again later...|" +
+	"Download using a browser|Download of Windows ISOs is unavailable due to Microsoft having altered their website to prevent it.|" +
 	"PowerShell 3.0 or later is required to run this script.|Do you want to go online and download it?"
 [string[]]$English = $EnglishMessages.Split('|')
 [string[]]$Localized = $null
@@ -712,7 +712,15 @@ function Get-Windows-Languages([int]$SelectedVersion, [int]$SelectedEdition)
 	} else {
 		# Microsoft download protection now requires the sessionId to be whitelisted through vlscppe.microsoft.com/tags
 		$url = "https://vlscppe.microsoft.com/tags?org_id=y6jn8c31&session_id=" + $SessionId
-		Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -MaximumRedirection 0 -UserAgent $UserAgent $url | Out-Null
+		if ($Verbosity -ge 2) {
+			Write-Host Querying $url
+		}
+		try {
+			Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -MaximumRedirection 0 -UserAgent $UserAgent $url | Out-Null
+		} catch {
+			Error($_.Exception.Message)
+			return @()
+		}
 		$url = "https://www.microsoft.com/" + $QueryLocale + "/api/controls/contentinclude/html"
 		$url += "?pageId=" + $RequestData["GetLangs"][0]
 		$url += "&host=www.microsoft.com"
@@ -814,7 +822,7 @@ function Get-Windows-Download-Links([int]$SelectedVersion, [int]$SelectedRelease
 
 		try {
 			$Is64 = [Environment]::Is64BitOperatingSystem
-			# Must add a referer for POST requests, else Microsoft's servers will deny them
+			# Must add a referer for this request, else Microsoft's servers will deny it
 			$ref = "https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11"
 			$wr = [System.Net.WebRequest]::Create($url)
 			# Windows 7 PowerShell doesn't support 'Invoke-WebRequest -Headers @{"Referer" = $ref}'
@@ -831,7 +839,7 @@ function Get-Windows-Download-Links([int]$SelectedVersion, [int]$SelectedRelease
 				$m = $regex.Match($r)
 				# Make the typical error message returned by Microsoft's servers more presentable
 				$Alt = $m.Groups[1] -replace "<[^>]+>" -replace "\s+", " "
-				$Alt += " " + $SessionId
+				$Alt += " " + $SessionId + "."
 				if (-not $Alt) {
 					$Alt = "Could not retrieve architectures from server"
 				}
@@ -1065,7 +1073,7 @@ $XMLForm.Title = $AppTitle
 if ($Icon) {
 	$XMLForm.Icon = $Icon
 } else {
-	$XMLForm.Icon = [Gui.Utils]::ExtractIcon("shell32.dll", -41, $true) | ConvertTo-ImageSource
+	$XMLForm.Icon = [Gui.Utils]::ExtractIcon("imageres.dll", -5205, $true) | ConvertTo-ImageSource
 }
 if ($Locale.StartsWith("ar") -or $Locale.StartsWith("fa") -or $Locale.StartsWith("he")) {
 	$XMLForm.FlowDirection = "RightToLeft"
@@ -1203,8 +1211,8 @@ exit $ExitCode
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