My Windows Setup
I last rebuilt this desktop in 2022. It covers Windows 11 and Windows 10. Package managers, languages, WSL, and apps.
Set Execution Policy
Ready.
Open admin PowerShell.
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted.
See Microsoft docs.
Chocolatey
Install.
Open admin PowerShell.
See chocolatey.org/install.
Copy the install command. After setup, choco is on PATH.
WinGet
Built into Windows.
Run winget --info.
Use exact ids.
Search with winget search.
See Microsoft docs.
Development Tools
Go
Chocolatey.
choco install golang.
WinGet.
winget install GoLang.Go.
Hugo
Chocolatey.
choco install hugo.
For Sass.
choco install hugo-extended.
See gohugo.io.
Python 3
Chocolatey.
choco install python.
WinGet.
winget install Python.Python.3.
See python.org.
Miniconda
WinGet.
winget install Anaconda.Miniconda3.
Anaconda
WinGet.
winget install Anaconda.Anaconda3.
JupyterLab
conda.
conda install jupyterlab.
pip.
pip install jupyterlab.
Start.
jupyter-lab.
Jupyter Notebook
conda.
conda install notebook.
pip.
pip install notebook.
Start.
jupyter notebook.
Java
Chocolatey.
choco install openjdk.
WinGet.
winget install Microsoft.OpenJDK.11.
Node Version Manager (NVM)
Chocolatey.
choco install nvm.
WinGet.
winget install CoreyButler.NVMforWindows.
Node.js
Install 14.
nvm install 14.0.0.
Select it.
nvm use 14.0.0.
See NVM docs.
Yarn
Global install.
npm i -g yarn.
Docker
See Microsoft docs. See docker.com.
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
See Microsoft docs.
Fira Code
Monospaced font. Ligatures included. See GitHub.
Application Software
WinGet apps I keep.
Design and Media
GIMP.
winget install GIMP.GIMP.
Inkscape.
winget install Inkscape.Inkscape.
VLC.
winget install VideoLAN.VLC.
OBS Studio.
winget install OBSProject.OBSStudio.
Flameshot.
winget install Flameshot.Flameshot.
Productivity and Tools
Telegram.
winget install Telegram.TelegramDesktop.
qBittorrent.
winget install qBittorrent.qBittorrent.
Draw.io.
winget install JGraph.Draw.
Development Applications
VS Code.
winget install Microsoft.VisualStudioCode.
Android Studio.
winget install Google.AndroidStudio.
DBeaver.
winget install dbeaver.dbeaver.
Postman.
winget install Postman.Postman.
PyCharm.
winget install JetBrains.PyCharm.Community.
Beekeeper.
winget install beekeeper-studio.beekeeper-studio.
Visual Studio Code
A code editor. Large extension set.
Free Download Manager (FDM)
A download manager.
Power Toys
Windows utilities.
winget install Microsoft.PowerToys.
Or use the Store.
Windows Terminal
Install from the Store.
Typora
A markdown editor.
See typora.io.