mauroao/windows-settings

Configuration after a clean windows install

Windows Update

• Run all windows updates;
• Restart as many times as needed;

Chocolatey

• Open Windows PowerShell as ⚠️administrator⚠️;
• Run this command:

  Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Force
  

• Install Choco from here;

Install programs (1)

• Open Windows PowerShell as ⚠️administrator⚠️;
• Run the commands below:

  choco install googlechrome -y
  choco install notepadplusplus -y
  choco install git -y
  choco install 7zip -y
  choco install vscode -y
  choco install python --version=3.9.0 -y
  choco install nvm -y
  choco install powertoys -y
  choco install autohotkey -y
  

• Restart;

Google Chrome

• Remove Edge shortcuts;
• Open Chrome;
• Make Chrome default browser;
• Turn on Sync;
• Pin Chrome;
• Login google;
• Login github;

Keyboard

• Start -> type "Language Settings";
• Preferred Languages;
• English (United States);
• Options;
• Remove additional keyboards. There must be only one: "United States-International QUERTY";
• Configure keyboard from here;

Timezone

• Start -> type "Change Time zone";
• (UTC-3:00) Brasilia;

Install BGInfo

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/bginfo
• Put BGInfo shortcut at startup folder:
  • Start -> Run -> shell:startup

Rename PC

• Select Start > Settings > System > About;
• Select Rename this PC;
• Change it to: "pc-gamer".

Windows Terminal

• Open Microsoft Store;
• Install Windows Terminal;

Github

• Configure SSH connection to Github, pull some repo to test connection;

  ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "mauro.anselmo.oliveira@gmail.com"
  

• Follow instructions here and here;
• Create a .gitconfig file at home directory and fill with the above content:

  [user]
    name = Mauro Oliveira
    email = mauro.anselmo.oliveira@gmail.com
  [alias]
    p = "!git push -u origin $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"
    c = "!git add -A && git commit"
    s = "status"
    d = "diff"
  [pull]
    rebase = false
  

• Run this if windows 11:

  git config --global core.sshCommand "C:/Windows/System32/OpenSSH/ssh.exe"
  

  From: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11941175/git-fetch-pull-clone-hangs-on-receiving-objects

Git Powershell integration

• Open Windows PowerShell as ⚠️administrator⚠️;

• Run these commands:

  Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Force
  Install-Module posh-git -Scope AllUsers -Force
  Import-Module posh-git
  Add-PoshGitToProfile -AllHosts

  from https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Appendix-A%3A-Git-in-Other-Environments-Git-in-PowerShell

• Change C:\Users\mauro\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\profile.ps1 as folows:

  Import-Module posh-git
  
  function prompt {
      $origLastExitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
  
      $prompt = "$($ExecutionContext.SessionState.Path.CurrentLocation)"
  
      if ($status = Get-GitStatus -Force) {
          $prompt += " ["
          if ($status.HasWorking) {
              $prompt += (Write-GitWorkingDirStatusSummary $status -NoLeadingSpace) +
                         "$(Write-GitWorkingDirStatus $status) "
          }
          if ($status.HasWorking -and $status.HasIndex) {
              $prompt += "| "
          }
          if ($status.HasIndex) {
              $prompt += "$(Write-GitIndexStatus $status -NoLeadingSpace) "
          }
          $prompt += "$(Write-GitBranchStatus $status -NoLeadingSpace)$(Write-GitBranchName $status)]"
      }
  
      $prompt += Write-Prompt "`r`nλ " -ForegroundColor Orange
  
      $LASTEXITCODE = $origLastExitCode
      $prompt
  }

  from https://github.com/dahlbyk/posh-git

Debloat

• Open Windows PowerShell as ⚠️administrator⚠️;
• Run the commands below:

  iwr -useb https://git.io/debloat|iex
  

• Follow instructions and debloat all!

  source: https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater

Video Tools

• Open Windows PowerShell as ⚠️administrator⚠️;
• Run the commands below:

  choco install vlc -y
  choco install ffmpeg -y
  choco install handbrake -y
  
  

• Start -> type "Default Apps";
• Make VLC dafault video app;

Don't Sleep!!

• Start -> type "Power & sleep settings";
• Tell to Windows never sleeps;

Install Fonts

• Install NERD FONTS from here;

Dotnet Development

• Install Visual Studio Professional 2022 and activate it;
• Install VsVim from here. Configure .vsvimrc file;

  imap jj <Esc>
  imap jk <Esc>
  set clipboard=unnamedplus
  set ignorecase
  set scrolloff=10
  

• Install DotNet Core 3.1 SDK and Dotnet 6.0 SDK;

Install more programs (2)

• Open Windows PowerShell as ⚠️administrator⚠️;
• Run the commands below:

  choco install docker-desktop -y
  choco install microsoft-teams -y 
  

• Restart