Scanning Setup Utility

A lightweight PowerShell utility that configures a Windows PC for network scanning in one click. Creates a dedicated scan user, shared folder, firewall rules, and desktop shortcut — no manual setup required.

Quick Start

Paste the following into an Administrator PowerShell window:

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mstrhakr/scans/main/scans.ps1 | iex

Older Systems (Windows 7 / 8 / Server 2008 R2)

The one-liner above requires TLS 1.2 which older PowerShell versions don't enable by default. Use this two-line variant instead:

[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mstrhakr/scans/main/scans.ps1 | iex

If Invoke-RestMethod is not available (PowerShell 2.0), download and run manually:

$url = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mstrhakr/scans/main/scans.ps1'
$out = "$env:TEMP\scans.ps1"
(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($url, $out)
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File $out

Note: PowerShell 3.0 or later is required. Windows 7 SP1 ships with PowerShell 2.0 — install Windows Management Framework 3.0+ first.

Requirements

Requirement	Details
OS	Windows 7 SP1 or later (including Server 2008 R2+)
PowerShell	3.0+
Privileges	Must be run as Administrator
Network	Internet access for first run (downloads application icon)

What It Does

This script completely sets up the user environment for quick scan-to-SMB:

• Creates or updates a dedicated scan user account (hidden from login screen)
• Creates the scan folder at C:\scans (configurable)
• Sets folder permissions for the scan user, current admin, and Everyone
• Shares the folder via SMB as scans (configurable)
• Creates a desktop shortcut to the scan folder
• Sets the network category to Private (non-domain PCs)
• Enables File and Printer Sharing firewall rules
• Enables Network Discovery firewall rules

All settings are configurable through the UI before execution.

Usage

First choose the inputs — the password is randomly generated with a cryptographically secure generator.

The UI automatically matches your Windows theme (light or dark).

Click the gear icon to enable/disable individual steps.

Wait for the utility to complete all changes.

When finished, copy the password and click Done.

Features

• Solarized theming — auto-detects Windows light/dark mode, defaults to dark
• Legacy OS support — falls back to net user, net share, netsh, and Get-WmiObject on Windows 7/8
• Error remediation — inline tips for common failures (trust relationship, access denied, share in use)
• Single file — no dependencies, no installation, runs directly from GitHub