Dotfiles for Microsoft Windows 11
Repeatable, reboot resilient Dotfiles script to setup a development environment in Microsoft Windows 11.
Now you create and run 🚀 Dotfiles projects for Windows 10/11 using this module for PowerShell: PSWindowsDotfiles
Open any Windows PowerShell host console (Except Windows Terminal) with administrator rights and run:
$GitHubRepositoryAuthor = "JMOrbegoso"; `
$GitHubRepositoryName = "Dotfiles-for-Windows-11"; `
Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass; `
Invoke-Expression (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${GitHubRepositoryAuthor}/${GitHubRepositoryName}/main/Download.ps1");This dotfiles script does:
- Install Chocolatey.
- Configure Chocolatey to remember installation arguments for future updates.
- Install Hack Nerd Font.
- Install Git.
- Configure Git.
- Install Vim.
- Install Vim-Plug.
- Install Vim plugins.
- Install Visual Studio Code.
- Configure Visual Studio Code.
- Install Visual Studio Code extensions.
- Install Oh My Posh for PowerShell.
- Configure Oh My Posh theme.
- Install Posh-Git for Oh My Posh.
- Install Terminal-Icons for PowerShell.
- Configure PSWebSearch for PowerShell.
- Configure PSReadLine for PowerShell.
- Configure Windows Terminal.
- Install Notepad++.
- Configure Notepad++.
- Install .NET SDK.
- Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux.
- Install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS in WSL.
- Install curl.
- Install Neofetch.
- Configure Git in Ubuntu.
- Install Visual Studio Code extensions in Ubuntu.
- Install Volta in Ubuntu.
- Install Node.js LTS using Volta in Ubuntu.
- Install NPM using Volta in Ubuntu.
- Install Yarn using Volta in Ubuntu.
- Install TypeScript using Volta in Ubuntu.
- Install Yarn-Upgrade-All using Volta in Ubuntu.
- Install NestJS CLI using Volta in Ubuntu.
- Install Golang in Ubuntu.
- Install HUGO in Ubuntu.
- Install Vim in Ubuntu.
- Install Vim-Plug in Ubuntu.
- Install Vim plugins in Ubuntu.
- Install Zsh in Ubuntu.
- Install Oh My Zsh in Ubuntu.
- Install Zsh-Autosuggestions for Oh My Zsh in Ubuntu.
- Configure Oh My Zsh in Ubuntu.
- Install Docker Desktop.
- Configure File Explorer:
- Show file extensions.
- Open file explorer to This PC.
- Set as background option moved to extended Context Menu.
- Disable recently opened items from JumpList.
- Microsoft Windows optional features:
- Disable Windows Media Player.
- Disable Internet Explorer.
- Disable Microsoft XPS Document Writer.
- Disable WorkFolders Client.
- Enable Windows Sandbox.
- Configure Windows 11 power plan.
- Configure Windows 11 regional format:
- First day of week: Monday.
- Short date: 2017-04-05.
- Long date: Wednesday, 5 April, 2017.
- Short time: 19:40.
- Long time: 19:40:07.
- Rename PC.
Windows Terminal Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
| Open New Tab |
ctrl+t |
| Close Current Pane |
ctrl+w |
| Open New Split Pane in Horizontal |
alt+shift+h |
| Open New Split Pane in Vertical |
alt+shift+v |
Alias and functions for PowerShell & Zsh
| Alias |
Description |
PowerShell |
Zsh |
| edt |
Edit terminal profile |
✅ |
✅ |
| src |
Refresh terminal profile |
✅ |
✅ |
| Alias |
Description |
PowerShell |
Zsh |
| mkcd |
Create folder and navigate to it |
✅ |
✅ |
| trash |
Open the recycle bin folder |
✅ |
|
| Alias |
Description |
PowerShell |
Zsh |
| updsys |
Update apps and system. |
✅ |
✅ |
| Alias |
Description |
PowerShell |
Zsh |
| pathl |
List the content of PATH environment variables |
✅ |
✅ |
| Alias |
Description |
PowerShell |
Zsh |
| gcb |
git checkout creating new branch |
✅ |
✅ |
| ga |
git add |
✅ |
✅ |
| gaa |
git add all |
✅ |
✅ |
| gsc |
git clone, load submodules and navigate to the repository folder |
✅ |
✅ |
| gst |
git status |
✅ |
✅ |
| gcmsg |
git commit message |
✅ |
✅ |
| ggp |
git push origin current_branch |
✅ |
✅ |
| glg |
git log |
✅ |
✅ |
| gsrlc |
Git soft reset last commit |
✅ |
✅ |
| ghrlc |
Git hard reset last commit |
✅ |
✅ |
| Alias |
Description |
PowerShell |
Zsh |
| editvim |
Edit .vimrc file |
✅ |
✅ |
| sourcevim |
Refresh Vim configuration |
|
✅ |
| Alias |
Description |
PowerShell |
Zsh |
| dpl |
Docker pull |
✅ |
✅ |
| dlc |
List the Docker containers working |
✅ |
✅ |
| dlca |
List all the Docker containers |
✅ |
✅ |
| dli |
List all the Docker images |
✅ |
✅ |
| dsc |
Stop Docker container |
✅ |
✅ |
| drc |
Delete Docker container |
✅ |
✅ |
| dri |
Delete Docker image |
✅ |
✅ |
| Alias |
Description |
PowerShell |
Zsh |
| ngl |
List global NPM packages |
|
✅ |
| ngo |
List outdated global NPM packages |
|
✅ |
| ngu |
Update global NPM package |
|
✅ |
| Alias |
Description |
PowerShell |
Zsh |
| yi |
Install Yarn package |
|
✅ |
| yid |
Install Yarn package as dev dependency |
|
✅ |
| yl |
List all Yarn packages locally installed |
|
✅ |
| ylo |
List outdated Yarn packages locally installed |
|
✅ |
| yu |
Update Yarn package |
|
✅ |
| yua |
Upgrade all Yarn packages |
|
✅ |
| yr |
Remove Yarn package |
|
✅ |
| Alias |
Description |
PowerShell |
Zsh |
| nestnew |
Create a new project with NestJS |
|
✅ |
| Alias |
Description |
PowerShell |
Zsh |
| gmi |
Initialize Go modules |
|
✅ |
Web search from the console
| Alias |
Example |
PowerShell |
Zsh |
| bing |
bing "Windows 11" |
✅ |
✅ |
| google |
google "Windows 11" |
✅ |
✅ |
| duckduckgo |
duckduckgo "Windows 11" |
✅ |
✅ |
| youtube |
youtube "Windows 11" |
✅ |
✅ |
| github |
github "Windows 11" |
✅ |
✅ |
| stackoverflow |
stackoverflow "Windows 11" |
✅ |
✅ |