PowerShell v3 Function Set IEStartPage

Another spin off of the Scripting Guys post,

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Change My Internet Explorer Home Page?

gave me this function for setting the IE start page:

function Set-IEStartPage

{

       [CmdletBinding()]

       param(

             [String]

             $StartPage = about:Blank

       )

      

       if((Get-IEStartPage) -ne $StartPage)

       {

             Write-Verbose "$(Get-TimeStamp): Attempting to set IE start page to $StartPage.";

             Set-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:SoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain -Name Start Page -Value

9.0pt;">$StartPage

            

             if((Get-IEStartPage) -ne $StartPage)

             {

                    Write-Error "$(Get-TimeStamp): The IE start page has not been set to $StartPage.";

             }

             elseif((Get-IEStartPage) -eq $StartPage)

             {

                    Write-Verbose "$(Get-TimeStamp): The IE start page has been set to $StartPage.";

             }

       }

       else

       {

             Write-Verbose "$(Get-TimeStamp): The current IE Home Page already matches $StartPage.";

       }

}