From 9b21044f833a42de13d5c3a2ae5afe6a38e198c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Anon <142223573+An0n-00@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 11:27:16 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update Comet script for policy and shortcut handling

---
 .../extension/docs/scripts/comet-win.ps1      | 122 ++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 108 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/perplexity/extension/docs/scripts/comet-win.ps1 b/perplexity/extension/docs/scripts/comet-win.ps1
index 2d0ca1b5..396cd1e2 100644
--- a/perplexity/extension/docs/scripts/comet-win.ps1
+++ b/perplexity/extension/docs/scripts/comet-win.ps1
@@ -3,10 +3,22 @@ if (-not ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdent
   return
 }
 
-$policyPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Chromium"
+$policyPath = "HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Perplexity\\Comet"
 $hostPattern = "*://*.perplexity.ai"
+$disableFeaturesFlag = "--disable-features=ExtensionManifestV2Unsupported,ExtensionManifestV2Disabled"
 
-function Test-Installed {
+$shortcutFolder = "$env:APPDATA\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"
+
+function Find-CometShortcuts {
+  $shortcuts = @()
+  if (Test-Path $shortcutFolder) {
+    $shortcuts = Get-ChildItem -Path $shortcutFolder -Recurse -Filter "*.lnk" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
+                 Where-Object { $_.Name -like "*comet*" -or $_.Name -like "*Comet*" }
+  }
+  return $shortcuts
+}
+
+function Test-PolicyInstalled {
   if (-not (Test-Path $policyPath)) {
     return $false
   }
@@ -17,44 +29,126 @@ function Test-Installed {
   return $settings.ExtensionSettings -like "*$hostPattern*"
 }
 
-function Install-Policy {
-  if (Test-Installed) {
-    Write-Host "Already enabled."
-    return
+function Test-ShortcutFlagInstalled {
+  $shortcuts = Find-CometShortcuts
+  foreach ($shortcut in $shortcuts) {
+    try {
+      $shell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
+      $lnk = $shell.CreateShortcut($shortcut.FullName)
+      if ($lnk.Arguments -and $lnk.Arguments -match [regex]::Escape($disableFeaturesFlag)) {
+        $lnk = $null
+        return $true
+      }
+      $lnk = $null
+    } catch {}
   }
+  return $false
+}
 
+function Install-Policy {
   if (-not (Test-Path $policyPath)) {
     New-Item -Path $policyPath -Force | Out-Null
   }
 
   $extensionSettings = '{"*":{"runtime_allowed_hosts":["*://*.perplexity.ai"],"runtime_blocked_hosts":[]}}'
   New-ItemProperty -Path $policyPath -Name "ExtensionSettings" -Value $extensionSettings -PropertyType String -Force | Out-Null
-
-  Write-Host "Enabled. Restart browser." -ForegroundColor Green
 }
 
 function Uninstall-Policy {
   Remove-ItemProperty -Path $policyPath -Name "ExtensionSettings" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-  Write-Host "Disabled. Restart browser." -ForegroundColor Green
 }
 
+function Install-ShortcutFlag {
+  $shortcuts = Find-CometShortcuts
+  
+  if ($shortcuts.Count -eq 0) {
+    Write-Host "No Comet shortcuts found in $shortcutFolder" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    return
+  }
+  
+  foreach ($shortcut in $shortcuts) {
+    try {
+      $shell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
+      $lnk = $shell.CreateShortcut($shortcut.FullName)
+      
+      if (-not $lnk.Arguments -or $lnk.Arguments -notmatch [regex]::Escape($disableFeaturesFlag)) {
+        if ($lnk.Arguments) {
+          $lnk.Arguments = "$($lnk.Arguments) $disableFeaturesFlag"
+        } else {
+          $lnk.Arguments = $disableFeaturesFlag
+        }
+        $lnk.Save()
+        Write-Host "Modified shortcut(s) successfully" -ForegroundColor Green
+      }
+      
+      $lnk = $null
+    } catch {
+      Write-Host "Failed to modify shortcut(s)" -ForegroundColor Red
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function Uninstall-ShortcutFlag {
+  $shortcuts = Find-CometShortcuts
+  
+  if ($shortcuts.Count -eq 0) {
+    Write-Host "No Comet shortcuts found in $shortcutFolder" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    return
+  }
+  
+  foreach ($shortcut in $shortcuts) {
+    try {
+      $shell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
+      $lnk = $shell.CreateShortcut($shortcut.FullName)
+      
+      if ($lnk.Arguments -and $lnk.Arguments -match [regex]::Escape($disableFeaturesFlag)) {
+        $lnk.Arguments = $lnk.Arguments -replace [regex]::Escape($disableFeaturesFlag), "" -replace "\s{2,}", " " -replace "^\s+|\s+$", ""
+        $lnk.Save()
+        Write-Host "Restored shortcut(s) successfully" -ForegroundColor Green
+      }
+      
+      $lnk = $null
+    } catch {
+      Write-Host "Failed to restore shortcut(s)" -ForegroundColor Red
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "============================================================" -ForegroundColor Green
+Write-Host "           Comet ManifestV2 + perplexity.ai Enabler" -ForegroundColor Green
+Write-Host "============================================================" -ForegroundColor Green
 Write-Host ""
-if (Test-Installed) {
-  Write-Host "Extensions on perplexity.ai: ENABLED"
+
+$policyEnabled = Test-PolicyInstalled
+$shortcutEnabled = Test-ShortcutFlagInstalled
+
+if ($policyEnabled -and $shortcutEnabled) {
+  Write-Host "Status: ENABLED" -ForegroundColor Green
+  Write-Host "  - Extensions on perplexity.ai: ENABLED"
+  Write-Host "  - ManifestV2 flag on shortcuts: ENABLED"
   Write-Host ""
-  $confirm = Read-Host "Disable? [y/N]"
+  $confirm = Read-Host "Disable both? [y/N]"
   if ($confirm -match "^[yY]") {
     Uninstall-Policy
+    Uninstall-ShortcutFlag
+    Write-Host ""
+    Write-Host "Disabled. Restart Comet browser." -ForegroundColor Green
   } else {
     Write-Host "Cancelled."
   }
 } else {
-  Write-Host "Extensions on perplexity.ai: DISABLED"
+  Write-Host "Status: DISABLED" -ForegroundColor Red
+  Write-Host "  - Extensions on perplexity.ai: DISABLED"
+  Write-Host "  - ManifestV2 flag on shortcuts: DISABLED"
   Write-Host ""
-  $confirm = Read-Host "Enable? [Y/n]"
+  $confirm = Read-Host "Enable both? [Y/n]"
   if ($confirm -match "^[nN]") {
     Write-Host "Cancelled."
   } else {
     Install-Policy
+    Install-ShortcutFlag
+    Write-Host ""
+    Write-Host "Enabled. Restart Comet browser." -ForegroundColor Green
   }
 }

From 7bf1c2acbdd188f4295d5ff7684c47d1761d7525 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Anon <142223573+An0n-00@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 11:34:23 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update Comet extension script for clarity and format

---
 perplexity/extension/docs/scripts/comet-win.ps1 | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/perplexity/extension/docs/scripts/comet-win.ps1 b/perplexity/extension/docs/scripts/comet-win.ps1
index 396cd1e2..4aed22e2 100644
--- a/perplexity/extension/docs/scripts/comet-win.ps1
+++ b/perplexity/extension/docs/scripts/comet-win.ps1
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+clear-host
 if (-not ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")) {
   Write-Host "Please run PowerShell as administrator and try again." -ForegroundColor Red
   return
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ function Uninstall-ShortcutFlag {
 
 Write-Host ""
 Write-Host "============================================================" -ForegroundColor Green
-Write-Host "           Comet ManifestV2 + perplexity.ai Enabler" -ForegroundColor Green
+Write-Host "     Comet Extension Enabler (with ManifestV2 support!)     " -ForegroundColor Green
 Write-Host "============================================================" -ForegroundColor Green
 Write-Host ""