🖥️ WS Setup Tool

Author: Dan Damit
Email: dan.damit@outlook.com
Platform: Windows
Tech Stack: C#, .NET 8.0, WPF, MahApps.Metro, WiX

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🚀 Getting Started

1. The latest release tag has the most up-to-date version.
2. Run WS.Setup.exe from the latest Release link on the main page.
3. Ensure internet access for Onboarding tasks.

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🎯 Purpose

This is a personal project designed to streamline the onboarding process for new workstations. Originally built in PowerShell with Windows.Forms, it has since been fully rewritten in C# using WPF and MahApps.Metro for a modern, polished UI.

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⚙️ Goals

• Automation: Eliminate manual setup steps through scripted workflows
• Consistency: Ensure every workstation is configured identically
• Efficiency: Reduce setup time and avoid configuration drift
• Scalability: Support any workstation model — not hardware-specific

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📦 Features

• GUI-driven setup flow with branded visuals
• Find Agent button auto-seeds the Ninja Agent installer from Desktop
• Also auto-seeds from Desktop if Ninja Agent installer is present before running
• Live Execution Log as well as logging to file
• Automated certificate installation and runtime provisioning
• Domain-aware configuration inputs with watermarks and tooltips
• Runs Baseline configuration based on the Baseline.ps1 script converted to yaml
• DSCv3 applies Baseline - the WS_Config file (in Assets)
• Uninstaller logic with silent and interactive fallback modes
• Optional purge of OEM remnants (e.g., leftover Dell software)
• Indeterminate progress indicators for clean UX feedback
• WiX-based installer bundle for clean deployment

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🧠 Why It Matters

Manual workstation setup is error-prone and time-consuming. This tool ensures every machine is onboarded with precision, eliminating missed steps and reducing variability. Whether you're provisioning one device or a fleet, this app brings clarity, speed, and repeatability to the process.

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🚀 Compatibility

• Works across all Windows workstation models
• Requires internet access for some installer downloads
• English language support (for now)

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📁 Repo Structure (Simplified)

• Assets - (Images, WS_Config files, Icons, etc)
• Bundle - Final Package (WS Setup.exe)
• Common - Logger
• Core - AppInventoryService, BaselineService, OnboardService, UninstallService, etc.
• MSI - Initial wrapper for loose files from build
• UI - All the UI elements

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Feel free to fork, adapt, or reach out with questions. This project is built for clarity, speed, and deployment-grade reliability.