Windows Configuration

New-Machine-Windows-Configuration-Notes.md

Windows Setup Notes

based on original document from Alan Stevens

Installation

IMPORTANT:

• Install using Local Account first, attach Microsoft account later

System Updates:

• Settings -> Update & Security
• Install all updates

Explorer:

• View Menu-> Options: Show Hidden Files, Protected Files, extensions

Reverse scroll wheel:

• Not needed in Parallels
• Settings -> Devices -> Mouse & touchpad, Reverse Scrolling Direction
• If no touch pad do this

Setup and Configuration Scripts from Microsoft

• https://github.com/Microsoft/windows-dev-box-setup-scripts

Powershell Execution Policy:

• Admin Powershell
• Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

Copy Tool and Script Folders from old Machine

• Copy folders from old machine:
  • \utl
  • \admin
• Add c:\utl to User path
• Change Machine Name
• Change Network to WESTWIND

Network Policy

• Change Private Network Access Policy
• Turn on Network Discovery
• Turn on File and Printer Sharing
• Reboot

Restore other files from Backup

• This takes a while so start it and let it run
• Development folders

Install Chocolatey:

• To install Chocolatey, follow the instructions here.

choco feature enable -n allowGlobalConfirmation  
choco feature enable -n allowEmptyChecksums

# First items to install
choco install vscode googlechrome filezilla firefox 

# then run scripts from `\Admin\MachineConfig` folder

Install Visual Studio First!

Yes this sounds silly but it'll make sure that anything you install with VS can be installed where you want it to with a re-install. Also extensions etc. can be installed with chocolatey afterwards.

SQL Server 2017 Developer Edition:

• Download and install
• Just install database engine services
• Mixed mode. Add Administrators group and current user to server administrators.
• must be installed before SQL Server Management Studio

Windows Bash:

• Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

Install IIS

• Run OptionalFeatures.exe
• Choose IIS and tick options
• Or use Install-IIS Powershell script (Admin scripts)

Git

• Install git manually to select custom settings
• De-select "Windows Explorer Integration"
• Select "Use Git and optional Unix tools from the Windows Command Prompt"

Install Chocolatey App and Dev Packages

• Use Admin folder scripts
• Install Chocolatey packages

Manually Installs

• Visual FoxPro

Manually install special Licensed Applications (licenses)

• Nitro Pro
• Corel Draw
• QuickBooks

Manually install special Licensed Components

• ActiveBar ActiveX (Help Builder)
• Sandbar (WebStore Client)
• DevExpress Reports (WebStore Client)

Manually install Applications

• WinZip
• WinZip Self Extractor

Powershell

• In an administrator prompt:
• Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.201 -Force
• Install-Module Get-ChildItemColor
• Install-Module PSReadLine

Windows Configuration

Reverse Touchpad Scroll Direction

• Settings -> TouchPad -> Scrolling Direction (Down Motion scrolls down)

Disable Hibernation and remove hiberfil.sys

• In an admin console: powercfg -h off
• Reboot

TEMP folder in known location

• Add c:\temp folder
• Add c:\temp\tmpfiles
• Set TMP and TMP Environment Vars to c:\temp\tmpfiles

Defender Exclusions

• Go to: Virus and Thread Protection Settings -> Exclusions
• Projects Folder
• Temp Folder
• Visual Studio Folder
• Resharper: %LOCALAPPDATA%\JetBrains\Transient

set git config defaults:

• git config --global user.name "Rick Strahl"
• git config --global user.email "rstrahl@west-wind.com"

Visual Studio

• Add External Commands:

  • Explorer - Ctrl-Shift-\
  • ConEmu - Ctrl-Alt-\
    C:\Program Files\ConEmu\ConEmu64.exe
/dir $(ItemDir) /cmd {Powershell:Admin}

• Extensions

  • Add New File
  • Web Compiler
  • Image Optimizer
  • File Nesting

Configure ConEmu

• Copy ConEmu.xml from old computer

Configure PowerShell Startup Prompt

• code ~\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_Profile.ps1

# Chocolatey profile
$ChocolateyProfile = "$env:ChocolateyInstall\helpers\chocolateyProfile.psm1"
if (Test-Path($ChocolateyProfile)) {
  Import-Module "$ChocolateyProfile"
}


# Import-Module posh-git 
# #Add-PoshGitToProfile
# $GitPromptSettings.DefaultPromptSuffix = '`n$(''>'' * ($nestedPromptLevel + 1)) '
# $GitPromptSettings.DefaultForegroundColor = 'Yellow'

function prompt {
  # Just prettify the prompt
  #Write-Host -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Cyan "PS "
  $dir = $(get-location).ProviderPath
  Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "PS $dir"
  
  # # You may use ANSI or direct ConEmuC call
  # if ($env:ConEmuBaseDir -ne $null) {
  # # Write-Host -NoNewline (([char]27) + "]9;9;`"" + $dir + "`"" + ([char]27) + "\")
  # & ConEmuC.exe -StoreCWD "$dir"
  # }
  return "> "
}