New Windows Machine Setup - Cheat Sheet

The right tools for the job

Being productive as a programmer starts with having the right set of tools.

Here is my go-to list of tools I always install when setting up a new Windows machine.

# CLI installs
winget install Git.Git
winget install github.cli
winget install Microsoft.Edit
winget install rustup
cargo install ripgrep -F pcre2
cargo install fastmod
cargo install bottom
cargo install tokei
cargo install hexyl
winget install cmake
winget install -e --id Microsoft.VisualStudio.BuildTools --override "--passive --wait --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools;includeRecommended"
cargo install starship
winget install -e --id OpenJS.NodeJS.LTS
winget install vscode
winget install Microsoft.PowerShell
Install-Module PSReadline # From pwsh window
cargo install zoxide
winget install Microsoft.DotNet.SDK.9
winget install Microsoft.DotNet.SDK.10
winget install notepad++
winget install python
winget install neovim
winget install voidtools.everything
winget install voidtools.Everything.Cli
winget install -e Microsoft.Sysinternals.Suite
winget install zoomit
winget install KirillOsenkov.MSBuildStructuredLogViewer
winget install -e --id Microsoft.AzureCLI
winget install ShareX.ShareX
winget install hxd
winget install sharkdp.bat
winget install chocolatey
choco install winfetch -f
choco install cascadiafonts
winget install Meld.Meld
winget install Nightingale
winget install LINQPad.LINQPad.8
winget install zed
winget install fzf
winget install Microsoft.Azure.StorageExplorer
winget install Bruno.Bruno
winget install sharkdp.fd
npm install -g @usebruno/cli
winget install GitHub.Copilot

# Non-CLI installs
cascadia code - https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code/releases

# Get rid of the "modern" right-click menu:
reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve

# Get rid of "modern" notepad
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsNotepad | Remove-AppxPackage

# Set Microsoft.Edit (edit.exe) as the default git editor
git config --global core.editor edit.exe