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Windows Setup

Licences

Make sure you have the following licences deactivated and saved:

  • Windows
  • AdGuard
  • VMware
  • Uninstall Tool

Files

Save the following file locations to an external drive:

  • C:\dev
  • C:\SysinternalsSuite
  • C:\Users\tills\Desktop
  • C:\Users\tills\Documents
  • C:\Users\tills\Downloads
  • C:\Users\tills\Pictures

Software

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
 
choco -?
 
choco install 7zip -y
choco install adobereader -y
choco install auto-dark-mode -y
choco install etcher -y
choco install googlechrome -y
choco install libreoffice-still -y
choco install vscode -y
choco install firefox -y
choco install notepadplusplus -y
choco install picpick.portable -y
choco install powertoys -y
choco install python -y
choco install spotify -y
choco install microsoft-windows-terminal -y
choco install uninstalltool -y
choco install vlc -y
choco install vmwareworkstation -y
choco install winscp -y
choco install wireshark -y
choco install usbpcap -y
choco install partitionwizard -y
choco install filezilla -y
choco install mp3tag -y
choco install 1password -y
choco install git -y

The following apps can’t be automatically installed, these you will have to install manually:

  • AdGuard

Settings

This is a little checklist for settings to configure after the initial boot:

  • Separate Admin Account

  • Registry

    • Show Seconds In System Clock
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"ShowSecondsInSystemClock"=dword:00000001
    • Enable Verbose Logon Status
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"VerboseStatus"=dword:00000001

  • Printers

  • Background

  • Colours

  • Lock screen

  • Start

  • Taskbar

  • Default Apps

  • Startup

  • Accounts

  • Privacy

  • Enable WSL Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

Relevant Note(s): macOS Setup

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