/boxstarter.ps1
Last active Nov 1, 2019
Boxstarter Script
| # Based off https://gist.github.com/jessfraz/7c319b046daa101a4aaef937a20ff41f | |
| $gistContent = "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/justenwalker/25211c0fa10ddd705a3f6077e2b7694c" | |
| #--- Function Library ---# | |
| # New-RegistryKey creates the specified registry key if it does not exist | |
| # It will recursively create any parent keys | |
| function New-RegistryKey | |
| { | |
| Param( | |
| [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] | |
| [string] $Path | |
| ) | |
| Process | |
| { | |
| If (Test-Path -Path $Path) { | |
| return | |
| } | |
| $Parent = Split-Path -Path $Path -Parent | |
| $Leaf = Split-Path -Path $Path -Leaf | |
| If (-Not (Test-Path -Path $Parent)) { | |
| New-RegistryKey -Path $Parent | |
| } | |
| New-Item -Path $Parent -Name $Leaf | Out-Null | |
| } | |
| } | |
| # Update-Registry Key creates the registry key if it does not exist, and then updates the value | |
| function Update-RegistryKey | |
| { | |
| Param( | |
| [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] | |
| [string] $Name, | |
| [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] | |
| [string] $Path, | |
| [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)] | |
| [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind] $Type = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind]::DWord, | |
| [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] | |
| $Value | |
| ) | |
| Process | |
| { | |
| If (-Not (Test-Path -Path $Path)) { | |
| New-RegistryKey -Path $Path | |
| } | |
| Set-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Name -Type $Type -Value $Value | |
| } | |
| } | |
| # Removes a registry key | |
| function Remove-RegistryKey | |
| { | |
| Param( | |
| [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] | |
| [string] $Path, | |
| [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] | |
| [string] $Name | |
| ) | |
| Process | |
| { | |
| If (Test-Path -Path $Path) { | |
| Get-Item -Path $Path | Remove-ItemProperty -Name $Name | Out-Null | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } | |
| #--- Function Library ---# | |
| # Temporary | |
| Disable-UAC | |
| #--- Remove Microsoft Bloatware | |
| Get-AppxPackage -name "Microsoft.3DBuilder" | Remove-AppxPackage | |
| Get-AppxPackage -name "Microsoft.BingTravel" | Remove-AppxPackage | |
| Get-AppxPackage -name "Microsoft.BingHealthAndFitness" | Remove-AppxPackage | |
| Get-AppxPackage -name "Microsoft.BingFoodAndDrink" | Remove-AppxPackage | |
| Get-AppxPackage -name "Microsoft.BingWeather" | Remove-AppxPackage | |
| Get-AppxPackage -name "Microsoft.BingFinance" | Remove-AppxPackage | |
| Get-AppxPackage -name "Microsoft.BingNews" | Remove-AppxPackage | |
| Get-AppxPackage -name "Microsoft.BingSports" | Remove-AppxPackage | |
| Get-AppxPackage -name "Microsoft.Getstarted" | Remove-AppxPackage | |
| Get-AppxPackage -name "Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub" | Remove-AppxPackage | |
| Get-AppxPackage -name "Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection" | Remove-AppxPackage | |
| Get-AppxPackage -name "Microsoft.Music.Preview" | Remove-AppxPackage | |
| Get-AppxPackage -name "Microsoft.Office.OneNote" | Remove-AppxPackage | |
| Get-AppxPackage -name "Microsoft.People" | Remove-AppxPackage | |
| Get-AppxPackage -name "Microsoft.SkypeApp" |Remove-AppxPackage | |
| Get-AppxPackage -name "Microsoft.WindowsCalculator" | Remove-AppxPackage | |
| Get-AppxPackage -name "Microsoft.WindowsCamera" | Remove-AppxPackage | |
| Get-AppxPackage -name "Microsoft.WindowsMaps" | Remove-AppxPackage | |
| Get-AppxPackage -name "Microsoft.WindowsPhone" | Remove-AppxPackage | |
| Get-AppxPackage -name "Microsoft.ZuneMusic" | Remove-AppxPackage | |
| Get-AppxPackage -name "Microsoft.ZuneVideo" | Remove-AppxPackage | |
| #-- Remove 3rd-Party Apps | |
| Get-AppxPackage | Where-Object { -not $_.Publisher.Contains("O=Microsoft Corporation") } | Remove-AppxPackage | |
| #--- Windows Subsystems/Features --- | |
| Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Containers -All -NoRestart | |
| Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V -All -NoRestart | |
| Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux -All -NoRestart | |
| #--- Install Packages --- | |
| ######## | |
| # Apps # | |
| ######## | |
| choco install -y firefox | |
| choco install -y thunderbird | |
| choco install -y 7zip.install # Zip/Unzip files | |
| choco install -y vlc # Movie Player | |
| choco install -y xnview # Picture Viewer | |
| choco install -y sumatrapdf # PDF Viewer | |
| choco install -y open-shell # Classic Start Menu | |
| choco install -y shutup10 # utility to manage privacy/ad settings | |
| choco install -y ccleaner # crap cleaner | |
| ########### | |
| # Drivers # | |
| ########### | |
| choco install -y nvidia-display-driver | |
| ############ | |
| # Security # | |
| ############ | |
| choco install -y bitwarden # Password Manager | |
| choco install -y bitwarden-cli # ^^ | |
| choco install -y gpg4win # GPG/PGP tools | |
| choco install -y keybase | |
| choco install -y veracrypt # Encrypted volumes | |
| ############### | |
| # Sync/Backup # | |
| ############### | |
| choco install -y google-backup-and-sync # Google Drive | |
| choco install -y synctrayzor # Syncthing + Tray Utility | |
| choco install -y duplicati # Backup utility | |
| choco install -y cryptomator # Secure file sync over cloud storage | |
| ############# | |
| # Dev Tools # | |
| ############# | |
| choco install -y git.install -params '"/GitAndUnixToolsOnPath /WindowsTerminal /NoGuiHereIntegration"' | |
| choco install -y firacode # nice monospace font | |
| choco install -y vscode # Visual Studio Code | |
| choco install -y golang | |
| choco install -y docker-desktop | |
| ################## | |
| # Game Launchers # | |
| ################## | |
| choco install -y steam | |
| choco install -y goggalaxy | |
| choco install -y epicgameslauncher | |
| choco install -y origin | |
| choco install -y uplay | |
| #--- Install Ubuntu | |
| Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri https://aka.ms/wsl-ubuntu-1804 -OutFile "${env:TEMP}/ubuntu.appx" | |
| Add-AppxPackage -Path $env:TEMP/ubuntu.appx | |
| Remove-Item -Path "${env:TEMP}/ubuntu.appx" | |
| ##--- Settings Tweaks : https://gist.github.com/NickCraver/7ebf9efbfd0c3eab72e9 | |
| ################## | |
| # Privacy Settings | |
| ################## | |
| # Privacy: Let apps use my advertising ID: Disable | |
| Update-RegistryKey -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AdvertisingInfo -Name Enabled -Value 0 | |
| # To Restore: | |
| #Update-RegistryKey -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AdvertisingInfo -Name Enabled -Value 1 | |
| # Privacy: SmartScreen Filter for Store Apps: Disable | |
| Update-RegistryKey -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppHost -Name EnableWebContentEvaluation -Value 0 | |
| # To Restore: | |
| #Update-RegistryKey -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppHost -Name EnableWebContentEvaluation -Value 1 | |
| # WiFi Sense: HotSpot Sharing: Disable | |
| Update-RegistryKey -Path HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\WiFi\AllowWiFiHotSpotReporting -Name value -Value 0 | |
| # WiFi Sense: Shared HotSpot Auto-Connect: Disable | |
| Update-RegistryKey -Path HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\WiFi\AllowAutoConnectToWiFiSenseHotspots -Name value -Value 0 | |
| # Disable Telemetry (requires a reboot to take effect) | |
| Update-RegistryKey -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection -Name AllowTelemetry -Value 0 | |
| Get-Service DiagTrack,Dmwappushservice | Stop-Service | Set-Service -StartupType Disabled | |
| # Disable BloatWare Installer | |
| # From: https://twitter.com/Barnacules/status/1185783977941983233 | |
| Update-RegistryKey -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent -Name DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures -Value 1 | |
| # Start Menu: Disable Bing Search Results | |
| Update-RegistryKey -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search -Name BingSearchEnabled -Value 0 | |
| # To Restore (Enabled): | |
| # Update-RegistryKey -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search -Name BingSearchEnabled -Value 1 | |
| # Start Menu: Disale Cortana (Commented out by default - this is personal preference) | |
| Update-RegistryKey -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search" -Name AllowCortana -Value 0 | |
| # To Restore (Enabled): | |
| # Update-RegistryKey -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search" -Name AllowCortana -Value 1 | |
| # Apply ShutUp 10 privacy configuration | |
| Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Outfile "${env:TEMP}\ooshutup10.cfg" ` | |
| -Uri "${gistContent}/raw/ooshutup10.cfg" | |
| & OOSU10.exe /quiet /force "${env:TEMP}\ooshutup10.cfg" | |
| Remove-Item -Path "${env:TEMP}/ooshutup10.cfg" | |
| ############################ | |
| # Personal Preferences on UI | |
| ############################ | |
| # Change Explorer home screen back to "This PC" | |
| Update-RegistryKey -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced -Name LaunchTo -Value 1 | |
| # Change it back to "Quick Access" (Windows 10 default) | |
| #Update-RegistryKey -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced -Name LaunchTo -Value 2 | |
| # These make "Quick Access" behave much closer to the old "Favorites" | |
| # Disable Quick Access: Recent Files | |
| #Update-RegistryKey -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer -Name ShowRecent -Value 0 | |
| # Disable Quick Access: Frequent Folders | |
| #Update-RegistryKey -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer -Name ShowFrequent -Value 0 | |
| # Disable the Lock Screen (the one before password prompt - to prevent dropping the first character) | |
| Update-RegistryKey -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization -Name NoLockScreen -Value 1 | |
| # Use the Windows 7-8.1 Style Volume Mixer | |
| Update-RegistryKey -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\MTCUVC" -Name EnableMtcUvc -Value 0 | |
| Remove-RegistryKey -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\MTCUVC" -Name EnableMtcUvc | |
| # Better File Explorer | |
| # - Expand explorer tree to current folder | |
| #Update-RegistryKey -Path HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced -Name NavPaneExpandToCurrentFolder -Value 1 | |
| # - Show all folders in Explorer including Recycle Bin, Desktop, Control Panel | |
| Update-RegistryKey -Path HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced -Name NavPaneShowAllFolders -Value 1 | |
| # - Multi-monitor Taskbar Mode: | |
| # 0 = Show taskbar buttons on all taskbars | |
| # 1 = Show taskbar buttons on main taskbar and taskbar where window is open | |
| # 2 = Show taskbar buttons on taskbar where window is open | |
| Update-RegistryKey -Path HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced -Name MMTaskbarMode -Value 2 | |
| # - Hide Desktop Icons | |
| Update-RegistryKey -Path HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced -Name HideIcons -Value 1 | |
| Disable-BingSearch | |
| Disable-GameBarTips | |
| Set-TaskbarOptions -Size Small -Lock -Dock Bottom -Combine Always | |
| Set-TaskbarOptions -AlwaysShowIconsOff | |
| Set-WindowsExplorerOptions ` | |
| -EnableShowHiddenFilesFoldersDrives ` | |
| -DisableShowProtectedOSFiles ` | |
| -EnableShowFileExtensions ` | |
| -EnableShowFullPathInTitleBar ` | |
| -DisableOpenFileExplorerToQuickAccess ` | |
| -DisableShowRecentFilesInQuickAccess ` | |
| -DisableShowFrequentFoldersInQuickAccess ` | |
| -EnableExpandToOpenFolder ` | |
| -EnableShowRibbon | |
| ################# | |
| # Windows Updates | |
| ################# | |
| # Change Windows Updates to "Notify to schedule restart" | |
| Update-RegistryKey -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings -Name UxOption -Value 1 | |
| # To Restore (Automatic): | |
| #Update-RegistryKey -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings -Name UxOption -Value 0 | |
| # Disable P2P Update downlods outside of local network | |
| Update-RegistryKey -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config -Name DODownloadMode -Value 1 | |
| Update-RegistryKey -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization -Name SystemSettingsDownloadMode -Value 3 | |
| #--- Restore Temporary Settings --- | |
| Enable-UAC | |
| Enable-MicrosoftUpdate | |
| Install-WindowsUpdate -acceptEula | |
| #--- Rename the Computer --- | |
| # Requires restart, or add the -Restart flag | |
| $computername = "poseidon" | |
| if ($env:computername -ne $computername) { | |
| Rename-Computer -NewName $computername | |
| } |
| ############################################################################ | |
| # This file was created with O&O ShutUp10 and can be imported onto another computer. | |
| # | |
| # Download the application at https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 | |
| # You can then import the file from within the program. | |
| # | |
| # Alternatively you can import it automatically over a command line. Simply use | |
| # the following parameter: | |
| # ooshutup10.exe <path to file> | |
| # | |
| # Selecting the Option /quiet ends the app right after the import and the user does not | |
| # get any feedback about the import. | |
| # | |
| # We are always happy to answer any questions you may have! | |
| # Copyright © O&O Software GmbH https://www.oo-software.com/ | |
| ############################################################################ | |
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