PowerShell v3 Function Get UACControlSettings

Another of my current project functions. These settings correlate with slider definitions for the Control Panel | User Accounts | Change User Account Control Settings tick marks. Below is the basic function to read the settings:

function Get-UACControlSettings

{

       [CmdletBinding()]

       param()

      

       $ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = (Get-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem -Name ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin).ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin

       $PromptOnSecureDesktop = (Get-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem -Name PromptOnSecureDesktop).PromptOnSecureDesktop

      

       # ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = 0/PromptOnSecureDesktop = 0 - Never

       if(($ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin -eq 0) -and ($PromptOnSecureDesktop -eq 0))

       {

             Write-Verbose "$(Get-TimeStamp): Never notify.";

             return Never

       }

      

       # ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = 3/PromptOnSecureDesktop = 0 - Notify - do not dim

       if(($ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin -eq 3) -and ($PromptOnSecureDesktop -eq 0))

       {

             Write-Verbose "$(Get-TimeStamp): Notify only when programs try to make changes to computer (do not dim desktop).";

             return Notify - do not dim;

       }

      

       # ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = 0/PromptOnSecureDesktop = 1 - Default    

       if(($ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin -eq 3) -and ($PromptOnSecureDesktop -eq 1))

       {

             Write-Verbose "$(Get-TimeStamp): Default - Notify only when programs try to make changes to computer.";

              return Default;

       }

      

       # ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = 0/PromptOnSecureDesktop = 0 - Never

       if(($ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin -eq 2) -and ($PromptOnSecureDesktop -eq 1))

       {

             Write-Verbose "$(Get-TimeStamp): Always notify.";

             return Always;

       }

}

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