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+Function Start-Countdown {   
+<#
+    .SYNOPSIS
+        Provide a graphical countdown if you need to pause a script for a period of time
+    .PARAMETER Seconds
+        Time, in seconds, that the function will pause
+    .PARAMETER Messge
+        Message you want displayed while waiting
+    .EXAMPLE
+        Start-Countdown -Seconds 30 -Message Please wait while Active Directory replicates data...
+    .NOTES
+        Author:            Martin Pugh
+        Twitter:           @thesurlyadm1n
+        Spiceworks:        Martin9700
+        Blog:              www.thesurlyadmin.com
+       
+        Changelog:
+           2.0             New release uses Write-Progress for graphical display while couting
+                           down.
+           1.0             Initial Release
+    .LINK
+        http://community.spiceworks.com/scripts/show/1712-start-countdown
+    #>
+
+    Param(
+        [Int32]$Seconds = 10,
+        [string]$Message = "Pausing for 10 seconds..."
+    )
+    ForEach ($Count in (1..$Seconds))
+    {   Write-Progress -Id 1 -Activity $Message -Status "Waiting for $Seconds seconds, $($Seconds - $Count) left" -PercentComplete (($Count / $Seconds) * 100)
+        Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
+    }
+    Write-Progress -Id 1 -Activity $Message -Status "Completed" -PercentComplete 100 -Completed
+} #End Function Start-Countdown