ExamplePacker/windows/visual-studio/user_data.ps1

<powershell>
# This script was copied from https://blog.petegoo.com/2016/05/10/packer-aws-windows/
write-output "Running User Data Script"
write-host "(host) Running User Data Script"

Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope LocalMachine -Force -ErrorAction Ignore

# Don't set this before Set-ExecutionPolicy as it throws an error
$ErrorActionPreference = "stop"

# Remove HTTP listener
Remove-Item -Path WSMan:\Localhost\listener\listener* -Recurse

$Cert = New-SelfSignedCertificate -CertstoreLocation Cert:\LocalMachine\My -DnsName "packer"
New-Item -Path WSMan:\LocalHost\Listener -Transport HTTPS -Address * -CertificateThumbPrint $Cert.Thumbprint -Force

# WinRM
write-output "Setting up WinRM"
write-host "(host) setting up WinRM"

cmd.exe /c winrm quickconfig -q
cmd.exe /c winrm set "winrm/config" '@{MaxTimeoutms="1800000"}'
cmd.exe /c winrm set "winrm/config/winrs" '@{MaxMemoryPerShellMB="1024"}'
cmd.exe /c winrm set "winrm/config/service" '@{AllowUnencrypted="true"}'
cmd.exe /c winrm set "winrm/config/client" '@{AllowUnencrypted="true"}'
cmd.exe /c winrm set "winrm/config/service/auth" '@{Basic="true"}'
cmd.exe /c winrm set "winrm/config/client/auth" '@{Basic="true"}'
cmd.exe /c winrm set "winrm/config/service/auth" '@{CredSSP="true"}'
cmd.exe /c winrm set "winrm/config/listener?Address=*+Transport=HTTPS" "@{Port=`"5986`";Hostname=`"packer`";CertificateThumbprint=`"$($Cert.Thumbprint)`"}"
cmd.exe /c netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="remote administration" new enable=yes
cmd.exe /c netsh firewall add portopening TCP 5986 "Port 5986"
cmd.exe /c net stop winrm
cmd.exe /c sc config winrm start= auto
cmd.exe /c net start winrm

# Add a shutdown script using Group Policy Objects. This shutdown
# script strangely does not appear to run on packer windows restart
$gpt_ini = "${env:SystemRoot}\System32\GroupPolicy\gpt.ini"
$scripts_ini = "${env:SystemRoot}\System32\GroupPolicy\Machine\Scripts\scripts.ini"
if ((Test-Path $gpt_ini) -or (Test-Path $scripts_ini)) {
  return
}

New-Item -Type Directory -Path "${env:SystemRoot}\System32\GroupPolicy\Machine\Scripts" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

@'
[General]
gPCMachineExtensionNames= [{42B5FAAE-6536-11D2-AE5A-0000F87571E3}{40B6664F-4972-11D1-A7CA-0000F87571E3}]
Version=1
'@
 | Set-Content -Path $gpt_ini -Encoding ASCII

@'
[Shutdown]
0CmdLine=C:\shutdown-scripts\ShutdownScript.bat
0Parameters=
'@
 | Set-Content -Path $scripts_ini -Encoding ASCII

</powershell>