====== Set up a new Windows PC ====== Use the [[http://chocolatey.org|Chocolatey]] package manager to install and maintain tools: cinst 7zip 7zip.commandline aescrypt agentransack bleachbit ccleaner clink ConEmu dns-benchmark everything findandreplace flashplayerplugin Gow greenshot hashcheck javaruntime LinkShellExtension markdown-edit mingw NirLauncher notepad2-mod previewconfig processhacker putty sysinternals treesizefree ultradefrag wincdemu winscp The 64-bit version of [[https://notepad-plus-plus.org/|Notepad++]] is [[https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/2459|not compatible]] with the [[https://bruderste.in/npp/pm/|Plugin Manager]], so install the 32-bit version (unless you want to manually install and maintain plugins). **NOTE:** Updating this package without specifying 32-bit will install the 64-bit version, removing the plugins. Update this package separately and before a ''cup all''. cinst notepadplusplus -x86 See also: [[markdown#notepad_configuration|Configuring Markdown support]]. After install: * Run ''LSEConfig'' * Configure Greenshot * **Preferences -> Capture** * Uncheck **Show magnifier** * Configure ProcessHacker * **Hacker -> Options -> Advanced** * Check **Replace Task Manager with Process Hacker** * Run ''shellrunas /reg'' * Install Notepad++ plugins ===== For Windows 7 ===== cinst flashplayeractivex MicrosoftSecurityEssentials ===== Additional core applications ===== The following applications are available via Chocolatey, but have their own update mechanisms, which should install updates faster than manually running ''choco upgrade''. * [[http://getfirefox.com/|Firefox]] * Using Chocolatey: ''cinst firefox noscript https-everywhere-firefox'' * Google [[https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/|Chrome]] * Using Chocolatey: ''cinst googlechrome https-everywhere-chrome save-to-pocket-chrome pushbullet-chrome trello-chrome office-online-chrome'' * [[http://www.foxitsoftware.com/Secure_PDF_Reader/|Foxit Reader]] - PDF viewer * Using Chocolatey: ''cinst FoxitReader'' The following software does not yet have a Chocolatey package available: * [[http://winmtr.net/|WinMTR]] - //combines the functionality of the traceroute and ping utilities in a single network diagnostic tool.// ===== For developers ===== cinst fiddler4 git hackfont jdk8 jmeter linqpad logexpert ngrok.portable nodejs NuGet.commandline NugetPackageExplorer openinvscode poshgit sourcecodepro sourcepreviewhandler SourceTree sysexp Includes the following: * LINQpad * NuGet command-line and [[https://npe.codeplex.com/|Package Explorer]] * mingw, git, poshgit and SourceTree * Fiddler and ngrok * logexpert and logparser * Additional fonts There is a bug in version 0.25 of Git-TFS, so install the previous version and pin it: cinst gittfs -version 0.24.2 choco pin add -n=gittfs --version 0.24.2 Diff tools * Beyond Compare: ''cinst beyondcompare beyondcompare-integration'' * WinMerge: ''cinst winmerge'' * The [[http://freemind.s57.xrea.com/xdocdiffPlugin/en/index.html|xdocdiff]] plugin (not in Chocolatey) adds support for comparing MS Office documents * Perforce: ''cinst P4Merge'' If not using ReSharper: cinst dotPeek codemaid testdriven.net ==== Additional dev installs ==== * [[http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c17ba869-9671-4330-a63e-1fd44e0e2505&displaylang=en|Windows SDK for Windows 7]] ([[http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=71DEB800-C591-4F97-A900-BEA146E4FAE1&displaylang=en|ISO]]) - shouldn't need this if Visual Studio is installed ==== Optional ==== Visual Studio extensions have their own update mechanism, but these are available in Chocolatey. See also: [[https://trello.com/c/1Rg02j8U/61-visual-studio-extensions|Visual Studio extensions I use]]. cinst markdowneditor ignorefiles editorconfig.vs vscoloroutput vs2015-roaming-extension-manager tangible-t4-vs2013 visualstudio-github Visual Studio Code (with extensions): cinst VisualStudioCode vscode-csharp vscode-powershell vscode-editorconfig vscode-markdownlint Design: cinst argouml Pencil prototyper ===== Other software ===== Blog editing/management: cinst openlivewriter Multimedia applications: cinst vlc ===== Windows Server (as a workstation) ===== * Enable //Windows Desktop Search// (for Outlook, etc.) - **Server Manager -> Features -> Windows Search** * [[http://blogs.technet.com/b/rmilne/archive/2013/07/11/install-desktop-experience-on-windows-server-2012.aspx|Install Desktop Experience On Windows Server 2012]]