Converting remote script to local script

Question

I'm trying to make a script for a local machine. The current script is created to make a connection from a server to a workstation. I want to run this script on a local machine without "psRemotingSession".

The script checks if there is a reboot pending on the machine based on registry keys, see: https://adamtheautomator.com/pending-reboot-registry/. If there is a reboot pending, our users will get a reboot prompt.

See below for the current script that requires remote connection:

[CmdletBinding()]
param(
[Parameter()]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[pscredential]$Credential
)



$ComputerName = $env:COMPUTERNAME
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'



$scriptBlock = {



$VerbosePreference = $using:VerbosePreference
function Test-RegistryKey {
[OutputType('bool')]
[CmdletBinding()]
param
(
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[string]$Key
)

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'



if (Get-Item -Path $Key -ErrorAction Ignore) {
$true
}
}



function Test-RegistryValue {
[OutputType('bool')]
[CmdletBinding()]
param
(
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[string]$Key,



[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[string]$Value
)

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'



if (Get-ItemProperty -Path $Key -Name $Value -ErrorAction Ignore) {
$true
}
}



function Test-RegistryValueNotNull {
[OutputType('bool')]
[CmdletBinding()]
param
(
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[string]$Key,



[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[string]$Value
)

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'



if (($regVal = Get-ItemProperty -Path $Key -Name $Value -ErrorAction Ignore) -and $regVal.($Value)) {
$true
}
}



# Added "test-path" to each test that did not leverage a custom function from above since
# an exception is thrown when Get-ItemProperty or Get-ChildItem are passed a nonexistant key path
$tests = @(
{ Test-RegistryKey -Key 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\RebootPending' }
{ Test-RegistryKey -Key 'HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\RebootInProgress' }
{ Test-RegistryKey -Key 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\RebootRequired' }
{ Test-RegistryKey -Key 'HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\PackagesPending' }
{ Test-RegistryKey -Key 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\PostRebootReporting' }
{ Test-RegistryValueNotNull -Key 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager' -Value 'PendingFileRenameOperations' }
{ Test-RegistryValueNotNull -Key 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager' -Value 'PendingFileRenameOperations2' }
{
# Added test to check first if key exists, using "ErrorAction ignore" will incorrectly return $true
'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates' | Where-Object { test-path $_ -PathType Container } | ForEach-Object {
(Get-ItemProperty -Path $_ -Name 'UpdateExeVolatile' | Select-Object -ExpandProperty UpdateExeVolatile) -ne 0
}
}
{ Test-RegistryValue -Key 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce' -Value 'DVDRebootSignal' }
{ Test-RegistryKey -Key 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ServerManager\CurrentRebootAttemps' }
{ Test-RegistryValue -Key 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon' -Value 'JoinDomain' }
{ Test-RegistryValue -Key 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon' -Value 'AvoidSpnSet' }
{
# Added test to check first if keys exists, if not each group will return $Null
# May need to evaluate what it means if one or both of these keys do not exist
( 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName\ActiveComputerName' | Where-Object { test-path $_ } | %{ (Get-ItemProperty -Path $_ ).ComputerName } ) -ne
( 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName\ComputerName' | Where-Object { Test-Path $_ } | %{ (Get-ItemProperty -Path $_ ).ComputerName } )
}
{
# Added test to check first if key exists
'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Services\Pending' | Where-Object {
(Test-Path $_) -and (Get-ChildItem -Path $_) } | ForEach-Object { $true }
}
)



foreach ($test in $tests) {
Write-Verbose "Running scriptblock: [$($test.ToString())]"
if (& $test) {
$true
break
}
}
}



foreach ($computer in $ComputerName) {
 try {
 $connParams = @{
 'ComputerName' = $computer
 }
 if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('Credential')) {
 $connParams.Credential = $Credential
 }



$output = @{
IsPendingReboot = $false
}



$psRemotingSession = New-PSSession @connParams

if (-not ($output = Invoke-Command -Session $psRemotingSession -ScriptBlock $scriptBlock)) {
$output = $false
}
[pscustomobject]$output
} catch {
Write-Error -Message $_.Exception.Message
} finally {
if (Get-Variable -Name 'psRemotingSession' -ErrorAction Ignore) {
$psRemotingSession | Remove-PSSession
}
}
}

The current script is created to make a connection from a server to a workstation. I want to run this script on a local machine without "psRemotingSession". When I uncomment some lines it gives errors because he always want to make a remote connection.