Dirty script to setup a freshly installed Windows OS how I like it for gaming purposes

system-setup.ps1

## Installs:
# - Google Chrome
# - Visual Studio Code
# - Steam
# - GOG Galaxy
# - Epic Games Launcher
# - NVIDIA GeForce Experience
# - OBS Studio
# - OBS NDI support
# - Discord
# - TeamSpeak
# - PuTTY
# - WinSCP
# - Spotify
# - 7zip
# - JRE 8
# - VLC
# - WinDirStat
# - Greenshot
#

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installing additional Choco packages..."

If (-not (Test-Path "C:\ProgramData\chocolatey")) {
  Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installing Chocolatey..."
  iex ((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
} else {
  Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Chocolatey is already installed."
}

# Browser
# replace "GoogleChrome" with "firefox", "opera" or "brave" according to taste 

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installing Google Chrome..."
choco install -y --limit-output --no-progress GoogleChrome
Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installation of Google Chrome complete!"

# Fully functional editor
# replace "vscode" with "NotepadPlusPlus" or "atom" according to taste

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installing VS Code..."
choco install -y --limit-output --no-progress vscode
Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installation of VS Code complete!"

# Gaming tools

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installing Steam..."
choco install -y --limit-output --no-progress steam
Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installation of Steam complete!"

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installing GOG Galaxy..."
choco install -y --limit-output --no-progress goggalaxy
Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installation of GOG Galaxy complete!"

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installing Epic Games Launcher..."
choco install -y --limit-output --no-progress epicgameslauncher
Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installation of Epic Games Launcher complete!"

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installing NVIDIA GeForce Experience..."
choco install -y --limit-output --no-progress geforce-experience
Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installation of NVIDIA GeForce Experience complete!"

# Streaming

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installing OBS..."
choco install -y --limit-output --no-progress obs-studio
Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installation of OBS complete!"

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installing OBS NDI support..."
choco install -y --limit-output --no-progress obs-ndi
Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installation of OBS NDI support complete!"

# Communications

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installing Discord..."
choco install -y --limit-output --no-progress discord
Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installation of Discord complete!"

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installing TeamSpeak..."
choco install -y --limit-output --no-progress teamspeak
Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installation of TeamSpeak complete!"

# Remote administration

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installing PuTTY..."
choco install -y --limit-output --no-progress putty
Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installation of PuTTY complete!"

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installing WinSCP..."
choco install -y --limit-output --no-progress winscp
Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installation of WinSCP complete!"

# Entertainment

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installing Spotify..."
choco install -y --limit-output --no-progress spotify
Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installation of Spotify complete!"

# Utilities
# replace "7zip" with "WinRar" according to taste

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installing 7zip..."
choco install -y --limit-output --no-progress 7zip
Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installation of 7zip complete!"

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installing VLC Media Player..."
choco install -y --limit-output --no-progress vlc
Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installation of VLC Media Player complete!"

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installing Java 8 Runtime Environment..."
choco install -y --limit-output --no-progress jre8
Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installation of Java 8 Runtime Environment complete!"

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installing WinDirStat..."
choco install -y --limit-output --no-progress windirstat
Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installation of WinDirStat complete!"

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installing Greenshot..."
choco install -y --limit-output --no-progress greenshot
Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installation of Greenshot complete!"

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installation of software using choco complete!"

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Making Windows 10 Great again"

# Remove OneDrive from the System
Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Removing OneDrive..."
$onedrive = Get-Process onedrive -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if ($onedrive) {
  taskkill /f /im OneDrive.exe
}
c:\Windows\SysWOW64\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) OneDrive removed!"

$shutUp10Config = @"
P001	+
P002	+
P003	+
P004	+
P005	+
P006	+
P008	+
P017	+
P026	+
P027	+
P028	+
P064	+
P065	+
P066	+
P067	+
P069	-
P009	-
P010	-
P015	-
P068	+
P016	-
A001	+
A002	+
A003	+
A004	+
A006	+
A005	+
P007	+
P036	+
P025	+
P033	+
P023	+
P056	+
P057	-
P012	-
P034	-
P013	-
P035	-
P062	-
P063	-
P047	-
P019	-
P048	-
P049	-
P020	-
P037	-
P011	-
P038	-
P050	-
P051	-
P018	-
P039	-
P021	-
P040	-
P022	-
P041	-
P014	-
P042	-
P052	-
P053	-
P054	-
P055	-
P029	-
P043	-
P030	-
P044	-
P031	-
P045	-
P032	-
P046	-
P058	-
P059	-
P060	-
P061	-
P024	-
S001	-
S002	-
S003	+
S008	-
E101	+
E115	+
E116	+
E117	+
E118	+
E107	+
E111	+
E112	+
E109	+
E121	+
E103	+
E119	-
E120	-
E122	-
E106	-
E001	+
E002	+
E003	+
E008	+
E007	+
E010	+
E011	+
E012	+
E009	-
E004	-
E005	-
E013	-
E014	-
E006	-
Y001	+
Y002	+
Y003	+
Y004	+
Y005	+
Y006	+
Y007	+
C012	+
C002	+
C013	+
C007	+
C008	+
C009	+
C010	+
C011	+
L001	+
L003	+
L004	+
L005	+
U001	+
U004	+
U005	+
W001	+
W011	+
W004	-
W005	-
W010	-
W009	-
W006	-
W008	-
M006	+
M011	-
M010	-
O003	-
O001	-
S012	-
S013	-
S014	-
S011	-
K001	-
K002	-
K005	-
M001	+
M004	+
M005	+
M003	-
M012	+
M013	-
M014	-
M015	+
M016	+
N001	-
"@

$shutUp10ConfigPath = "$env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\Temp\OOSU10.exe"
Out-File -FilePath $shutUp10ConfigPath -InputObject $shutUp10Config.Replace("`n", "`r`n") -Encoding unicode -Append -Force

# Download and install ShutUp10
Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Downloading ShutUp10..."
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = "tls12, tls11, tls"
# Disabling the progress bar speeds up IWR https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/issues/2138
$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
$shutUp10DownloadUrl = "https://dl5.oo-software.com/files/ooshutup10/OOSU10.exe"
$shutUp10RepoPath = "$env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\Temp\OOSU10.exe"
if (-not (Test-Path $shutUp10RepoPath)) {
  Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Installing ShutUp10 and disabling Windows Defender"
  Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "$shutUp10DownloadUrl" -OutFile $shutUp10RepoPath
  . $shutUp10RepoPath $shutUp10ConfigPath /quiet /force
} else {
  Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) ShutUp10 was already installed. Moving On."
}

# Remove the Edge shortcut from the Desktop
Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Removing Edge Browser Link on Desktop..."
$lnkPath = "$env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\Microsoft Edge.lnk"
if (Test-Path $lnkPath) { Remove-Item $lnkPath }

$makeWindowsGreatAgainRegs = @"
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

# Disable Cortana (Windows search still remains)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search]
"AllowCortana"=dword:00000000

# Disable Notification Center
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer]
"DisableNotificationCenter"=dword:00000001

# Disable Microsoft.com accounts
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"NoConnectedUser"=dword:00000003

# Show all file extensions
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"HideFileExt"=dword:00000000

# Set explorer to open to "This PC" for new windows
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"LaunchTo"=dword:00000001

# Show hidden files (not including OS files)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"Hidden"=dword:00000001

# Show "This PC" on Desktop
# Created by: Shawn Brink
# http://www.tenforums.com
[HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
"{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000

# Enable Developer Mode (prerequisite for Linux subsystem)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModelUnlock]
"AllowDevelopmentWithoutDevLicense"=dword:00000001

# Disable Microsoft People icon from taskbar
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\People]
"PeopleBand"=dword:00000000
"@

$makeWindowsGreatAgainRegsPath = "$env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\Temp\MakeWindows10GreatAgain.reg"
Out-File -FilePath $makeWindowsGreatAgainRegsPath -InputObject $makeWindowsGreatAgainRegs.Replace("`n", "`r`n") -Encoding unicode -Append -Force

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) Importing registry keys..."
regedit /s $makeWindowsGreatAgainRegsPath

Write-Host "$('[{0:HH:mm}]' -f (Get-Date)) All done! Update your drivers, and reboot the system to ensure all changes take effect."