windows-11-fresh-developer-start: A repository from holydrug

This guide provides a step-by-step approach to enhance your Windows environment 🚀🛠️🖥️🌐💻

Install Chocolatey:

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force
[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072
iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

Upgrade powershell to be able run next scripts and restart it

winget upgrade powershell

Install all needed packages (chocolaty + winget)

Chocolaty Packages: ~3GB+

choco install `
    discord `
    qbittorrent `
    clavier-plus `
    temurin21 `
    nodejs `
    python `
    firefox `
    googlechrome `
    git `
    vlc `
    winrar `
    curl `
    pgadmin4 `
    sumatrapdf `
    kubernetes-helm `
    kubernetes-cli `
    vim `
    multimc `
    postman `
    yt-dlp `
    dotnet `
    telegram `
    bulk-crap-uninstaller `
    obs-studio `
    docker-desktop `
    adb `
    gradle `
    maven `
    putty `
    openssl `
    intellijidea-ultimate `
    brave `
    zoom `
    obsidian -y --ignore-checksums

Microsoft Store Programs: (whatsapp only + powertoys, etc.)

# WhatsApp
winget install -e -i --id=9NKSQGP7F2NH --source=msstore
# PowerToys
winget install Microsoft.PowerToys --source winget
# Outlook
winget install -i -e --id=9NRX63209R7B --source=msstore --accept-package-agreements

Other Progrmas: (steam only)

# Download Steam installer
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/client/installer/SteamSetup.exe" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\SteamSetup.exe"

# Install Steam silently
Start-Process -FilePath "$env:TEMP\SteamSetup.exe" -ArgumentList '/S' -Wait

Install WSL (need to update Windows before):

wsl --install -d Ubuntu

Install OPENSSH-SERVER (need for ssh work):

# Install ssh-server need for agent
Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server~~~~0.0.1.0

# Run server on startup
Set-Service -Name ssh-agent -StartupType Automatic

# Generate ssh keys
ssh-add ~\.ssh\id_rsa

# Add keys identity
ssh-add .\.ssh\id_rsa

# Verify the Key Addition:
ssh-add -l

Activate Windows with KMS

May be unsafe but 👉👉👉👉👉👉 free-activate ~~ lol 70k stars pepeWait ~~

Set Explorer Settings (PowerShell Admin):

Deletes previous settings:

ri 'HKCU:\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU' -Recurse
ri 'HKCU:\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags' -Recurse

Set list view:

$FT = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes'
gci $FT -Recurse | ? Property -Contains 'LogicalVIewMode' | %{
    $_.Name -match 'FolderTypes\\(.+)\\TopViews' | out-null
    $matches[1]
} | select -unique | %{
    New-Item "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell\$_" -Force |
    Set-ItemProperty -Name 'Mode' -Value 3 -PassThru |
    Set-ItemProperty -Name 'LogicalViewMode' -Value 4
}

Disable grouping folders:

$RegExe = "$env:SystemRoot\System32\Reg.exe"
$File = "$env:Temp\Temp.reg"
$Key = 'HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes\{885a186e-a440-4ada-812b-db871b942259}'
& $RegExe Export $Key $File /y
$Data = Get-Content $File
$Data = $Data -Replace 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE', 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER'
$Data = $Data -Replace '"GroupBy"="System.DateModified"', '"GroupBy"=""'
$Data | Out-File $File
& $RegExe Import $File
$Key = 'HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell'
& $RegExe Delete "$Key\BagMRU" /f
& $RegExe Delete "$Key\Bags" /f
Stop-Process -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -ProcessName Explorer

Remove OneDrive via PowerShell:

## Kill the OneDrive process
taskkill /f /im OneDrive.exe

# Uninstall OneDrive
# For x64 system (I tested it on my machine)
cmd -c "%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall"

# For x86 machines
cmd -c "%SystemRoot%\System32\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall"

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