WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) is a technology that enables you to create windows and dialogs. The advantage of WPF is that the window design can be separated from program code.
Here is a sample that displays a catchy message. The message is defined in XAML code which works similar to HTML (but is case-sensitive). You can easily adjust font size, text, colors, etc. without the need to touch any code:
$xaml = @" <Window xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation'> <Border BorderThickness="20" BorderBrush="Yellow" CornerRadius="9" Background='Red'> <StackPanel> <Label FontSize="50" FontFamily='Stencil' Background='Red' Foreground='White' BorderThickness='0'> System will be rebooted in 15 minutes! </Label> <Label HorizontalAlignment="Center" FontSize="15" FontFamily='Consolas' Background='Red' Foreground='White' BorderThickness='0'> Worried about losing data? Talk to your friendly help desk representative and freely share your concerns! </Label> </StackPanel> </Border> </Window> "@ $reader = [System.XML.XMLReader]::Create([System.IO.StringReader] $xaml) $window = [System.Windows.Markup.XAMLReader]::Load($reader) $Window.AllowsTransparency = $True $window.SizeToContent = 'WidthAndHeight' $window.ResizeMode = 'NoResize' $Window.Opacity = .7 $window.Topmost = $true $window.WindowStartupLocation = 'CenterScreen' $window.WindowStyle = 'None' # show message for 5 seconds: $null = $window.Show() Start-Sleep -Seconds 5 $window.Close()
