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Install software via Chocolatey package manager

Install Chocolatey 🍫, a command-line interface (CLI) package manager for Windows.

Open the powershell prompt with admin privilege (e.g. via the Windows + X menu):

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

Install packages

choco feature enable -n=useRememberedArgumentsForUpgrades
choco install -y git.install --params "'/NoShellIntegration'"

choco install -y vscode qbittorrent firefox brave telegram bandizip nanazip honeyview lavfilters yt-dlp ffmpeg crystaldiskinfo crystaldiskmark directx vcredist-all starship obsidian nerd-fonts-firacode nerd-fonts-hack github-desktop zotero handbrake cpu-z gpu-z vlc
choco uninstall -n --skipautouninstaller vscode qbittorrent telegram github-desktop brave firefox zotero

See also the  🍫 Chocolatey package list for more packages.

Install software via winget and MS store

In Windows LTSC, run the following command with admin rights and ignore the error. MS store will be installed after a few minutes.

wsreset -i

CTT Windows Utility

The Chris Titus Tech’s Windows Utility provides APP installs, fixes and tweaks.

irm "https://christitus.com/win" | iex

Tweaks

Disable hibernation

Disabling hibernation saves a lot of disk space (No more C:\hiberfile.sys). Run this in powershell with admin rights:

powercfg -h off

Fix Chromium rendering issue

From this reddit thread.

Some people may have noticed after the windows 11 24H2 update that they began to experience issues with electron/chromium based apps(Discord, VSCode, Chrome itself) when being alt-tabbed out of a game. Frequently, it will appear as if only parts of the interface are being updated, maybe you scrolling down a chat, but only a third of it is scrolling and the rest appears frozen in place.

Save and double click this registry file.

dwm_mpo_fix.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Dwm]
"OverlayMinFPS"=dword:00000000

Fix ‘ms-gamingoverlay’ link Pop-Up

Save the text below to “fix-gamingoverlay.reg” and double click to apply the registry.

fix-gamingoverlay.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR]
"AudioCaptureEnabled"=dword:00000000
"AppCaptureEnabled"=dword:00000000

See also

See also The Ultimate Windows Development Environment Guide

Command line

Compression

  • NanaZip : The 7-Zip derivative with Win 11 menu integration. It also has support for Zstandard format. It can be installed via MS store.
  • Peazip : Cross-platform file and archive manager.
  • Bandizip: Bandizip is a powerful archiver which provides an ultrafast processing speed and convenient features. It can be installed via MS store.

Development

Internet

Remote desktop

System tweaks

Looks

  • ExplorerPatcher : enhance the working environment on Windows 11.
  • Open Shell Menu : Classic Shell and startup menu for Windows 10/11.
  • WinSetView : an easy way to set Windows File Explorer default folder views and disabling annoying groups.

System information

Benchmark

Package manager

USB flash drive

  • Rufus : Create a bootable USB drive.
  • Ventoy : Create a bootable USB drive by loading ISO files in the partition.
  • validrive : Validate real/fake USB drives. Youtube video
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