Simple BootStrap for new machines

RY-BasicBootstrap.ps1

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Force -Scope LocalMachine

function Enable-PSTranscription { 
    $basePath = "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\Transcription" 
    if (-not (Test-Path $basePath)) { $null = New-Item $basePath –Force }
    Set-ItemProperty $basePath -Name EnableTranscripting -Value 1
    Set-ItemProperty $basePath -Name OutputDirectory -Value "$env:USERPROFILE\OneDrive\PSTranscripts\$env:COMPUTERNAME\" 
    Set-ItemProperty $basePath -Name EnableInvocationHeader -Value 1 

    $basePath = "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PowerShellCore\Transcription" 
    if(-not (Test-Path $basePath)) { $null = New-Item $basePath -Force  }
    Set-ItemProperty $basePath -Name EnableTranscripting -Value 1
    Set-ItemProperty $basePath -Name OutputDirectory -Value "$env:USERPROFILE\OneDrive\PSTranscripts\$env:COMPUTERNAME\PSCore\" 
    Set-ItemProperty $basePath -Name EnableInvocationHeader -Value 1 
}

Enable-PSTranscription

# Install PowerShell Preview via Windows Update (from no prior install)
$pwshRegPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PowerShellCore"
$previewPath = Join-Path -Path $pwshRegPath -ChildPath "InstalledVersions\39243d76-adaf-42b1-94fb-16ecf83237c8"
if (!(Test-Path -Path $previewPath)) {
    $null = New-Item -Path $previewPath -ItemType Directory -Force
}

Set-ItemProperty -Path $pwshRegPath -Name UseMU -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $previewPath -Name Install -Value 1 -Type DWord

# Forces BootStrap of Package Provider for Chocolatey on an System with PowerShell v5 or the PackageManagement Modules installed
Install-Module -Name Chocolatey -Force -Verbose -Confirm:$false
Start-Sleep 10
Install-ChocolateySoftware -Verbose -InformationAction Continue

Install-ChocolateyPackage git,vscode,vscode-insiders,slack,firefox,discord,'7zip',docker-desktop,winscp,'1password' -Source Chocolatey -Force -AcceptLicense -ForceDependencies -Confirm:$false -Verbose -InformationAction Continue 
Start-Sleep 10

$modules = @(
    @{Name ='az'; RequiredVersion = '6.4.0' }
    @{Name ='posh-docker'; RequiredVersion = '0.7.1 ' }
    @{Name ='posh-git' ; RequiredVersion = '0.7.3' }
    @{Name ='BetterCredentials'; RequiredVerson = '4.5' }   
    @{Name ='PnP.PowerShell'; RequiredVersion = '1.7.0' }
    @{Name ='PSScriptAnalyzer'; RequiredVersion = '1.20.0' }
    @{Name ="PowerShellGet"; RequiredVersion = '2.2.5' }
    @{Name ="PowerShellHumanizer"; RequiredVersion = '3.2' }
    @{Name ="Pester"; RequiredVersion = '4.10.1' }
    @{Name ="Microsoft.PowerShell.SecretManagement"; RequiredVersion = '1.1.0' }
)

Install-Module $modules -Force -Repository PSGallery -SkipPublisherCheck -AllowClobber -Verbose

Enable-PSRemoting -Force -SkipNetworkProfileCheck

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V-All, Containers, Containers-DisposableClientVM, Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux, VirtualMachinePlatform -Online -verbose
Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName MicrosoftWindowsPowerShellV2, MicrosoftWindowsPowerShellV2Root -Online -NoRestart -Verbose
Get-WindowsCapability -Name RSAT* -Online | Add-WindowsCapability -Online
Get-WindowsCapability -Name OpenSSH* -Online | Add-WindowsCapability -Online

git config --global core.editor "code --wait"
git config --global init.defaultBranch main
git config --global diff.tool vscode

Restart-Computer -Force

If you can't set things in HKLM (due to lockdown policies or you not having Admin rights) you can with the Enable-PSTransciription Function write to HKCU instead (or as well as) for user level transcription needs