my windows bootstrap

boxstarter.ps1

# netsec_planes's boxstarter script

#---TEMPORARY---
Write-Host "Temporarily disabling User Account Control..."
Disable-UAC

#---WINDOWS SETTINGS---

# THUMBNAIL CACHE / EXPLORER PRIVACY OPTIONS
Write-Host "Settings optimal Explorer privacy settings..."
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" -Name "DisableThumbnailCache" -Type DWord -Value 1
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" -Name "DisableThumbsDBOnNetworkFolders" -Type DWord -Value 1
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer" -Name "ShowRecent" -Type DWord -Value 0
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer" -Name "ShowFrequent" -Type DWord -Value 0

# STICKY KEYS
Write-Host "Disabling Sticky Keys prompt..."
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Control Panel\Accessibility\StickyKeys" -Name "Flags" -Type String -Value "506"

# SEARCH ICON
Write-Host "Showing Taskbar Search icon..."
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search" -Name "SearchboxTaskbarMode" -Type DWord -Value 1

# SYSTEM TRAY
Write-Host "Showing all tray items..."
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer" -Name "EnableAutoTray" -Type DWord -Value 0

# EXPLORER OPTIONS
Write-Host "Configuring Windows Explorer..."
Set-WindowsExplorerOptions -EnableShowHiddenFilesFoldersDrives -EnableShowProtectedOSFiles -EnableShowFileExtensions   

#---CHOCOLATEY PACKAGES---
Write-Host "Installing chocolatey packages..."

# ESSENTIALS
Write-Host "Installing all essentials..."
cinst firefox
cinst discord.install
cinst 7zip.install
cinst notepadplusplus.install
cinst keepass.install
cinst autohotkey
cinst google-backup-and-sync
cinst vlc
cinst qbittorrent
cinst gimp
cinst -i libreoffice-fresh # same thing as tortoisegit

# DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH
Write-Host "Installing development tools..."
cinst git
cinst -i tortoisegit # '-i' prevents tortoisegit from invoking the slow windows update service
cinst tortoisesvn
cinst vmwareworkstation
cinst cygwin
cinst cyg-get
cinst conemu

# GAMING
Write-Host "Installing ebic gamer tools..."
cinst steam

# UTILITIES
Write-Host "Installing utilities..."
cinst sysinternals
cinst wireshark
cinst processhacker.install
cinst putty.install
cinst winscp.install
cinst gpg4win
cinst veracrypt
cinst youtube-dl
cinst ffmpeg

#---CYGWIN PACKAGES---
Write-Host "Installing cygwin packages..."
cyg-get tree
cyg-get wget

#---REENABLE UAC---
Write-Host "Re-enabling User Account Control..." 
Enable-UAC