Customize New Windows Install

customize_windows_settings.ps1

function Get-CurrentRegistryValue ($path, $name) {
    $value = Get-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($value -ne $null) {
        Write-Host "Current value of '$name': $($value.$name)"
    } else {
        Write-Host "The registry entry '$name' does not currently exist."
    }
}

function Confirm-Change ($settingName, $path, $name, $value) {
    Get-CurrentRegistryValue -path $path -name $name
    if ($null -eq $value) {
        $confirmation = Read-Host "Do you want to set $settingName? (Y/N, default: Y)"
        return $confirmation
    }
    Write-Host "Proposed setting '$name': '$value'"
    $confirmation = Read-Host "Do you want to set $($settingName)? (Y/N, default: Y)"
    if ($confirmation -eq "Y" -or $confirmation -eq "y" -or $confirmation -eq "") {
        Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $name -Value $value -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Enable showing file extensions
Confirm-Change "show file extensions" "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" "HideFileExt" 0

# Show hidden files and folders
Confirm-Change "showing hidden files and folders" "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" "Hidden" 1

# Hide the search bar in the taskbar
Confirm-Change "hiding the search bar in the taskbar" "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search" "SearchboxTaskbarMode" 0

# Expand navigation pane to open folder
Confirm-Change "Expand navigation pane to open folder" "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" "NavPaneExpandToCurrentFolder" 1

# Prevent taskbar icons from being combined
Confirm-Change "preventing taskbar icons from being combined" "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" "TaskbarGlomLevel" 2

# Set short date format to yyyy-mm-dd
Confirm-Change "setting short date format to yyyy-MM-dd" "HKCU:\Control Panel\International" "sShortDate" "yyyy-MM-dd"

# Set time format to 24hr
Confirm-Change "setting short time format to 24-hour" "HKCU:\Control Panel\International" "sShortTime" "H:mm"
Confirm-Change "setting time format to 24-hour" "HKCU:\Control Panel\International" "sTimeFormat" "H:mm:ss"

# Ask if the user wants to refresh the Explorer shell
$refreshExplorer = Read-Host "Do you want to refresh the Explorer shell? (Y/N, default: Y)"
if ($refreshExplorer -eq "Y" -or $refreshExplorer -eq "y" -or $refreshExplorer -eq "") {
    Stop-Process -Name "explorer" -Force
    Start-Process -Name "explorer"
}