Windows¶

Upgrade All¶

Admin

winget upgrade --all

mise upgrade --minimum-release-age=0s; mise prune -y

# :: powershell
mise upgrade --minimum-release-age=0s && mise prune -y

Initial Setup¶

winget upgrade --all

# :: powershell
winget install Nushell.Nushell

Tip

Start Nushell using nu from the default terminal for now. It will be later set as the default shell on WezTerm via dotfiles.

winget install ...[
  DesktopPlus.DesktopPlus
  Git.Git
  jdx.mise
  M2Team.NanaZip
  Microsoft.PowerShell
  Microsoft.PowerToys
  Microsoft.VisualStudio.BuildTools
  wez.wezterm
  ZedIndustries.Zed
]

Dotfiles¶

Initialize dotfiles

SSH Setup¶

# :: powershell
# Run on startup
Get-Service ssh-agent | Set-Service -StartupType Automatic

# :: powershell
# Start in current run (one-time, won't need after restarting once)
Start-Service ssh-agent

# :: powershell
# Verify
Get-Service ssh-agent

# :: powershell
# Use Windows SSH client
if ($sshPath = (Get-Command ssh -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).Source) { [System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("GIT_SSH_COMMAND", ($sshPath -replace '\\', '/'), [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User); Write-Host "[ OK ] $sshPath is now the default SSH client" -ForegroundColor Green; Write-Host "NOTE: Restart terminal/apps for changes to take effect." -ForegroundColor Yellow } else { Write-Host "Error: ssh not found" -ForegroundColor Red }

# :: powershell
# Confirm default SSH client after restating terminal/app
[System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("GIT_SSH_COMMAND", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User)

Misc¶

Taskbar Apps¶

Abstract

This section is for work computers where IT has applied a auto-set taskbar apps group policy.

Pin the apps you want and unpin unnecessary apps before starting.
cd "~/AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/Quick Launch/User Pinned/TaskBar"
Note the names of the .lnk links in this folder.
cd ~/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Shell.
Create LayoutModification.xml if it does not exist and use the following template as starting point.

LayoutModification.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LayoutModificationTemplate
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification"
    xmlns:defaultlayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout"
    xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout"
    xmlns:taskbar="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/TaskbarLayout"
    Version="1">

    <CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection PinListPlacement="Replace">
        <defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
            <taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
                <!-- Add your pinned apps here -->
                <taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\YOUR-FIRST-APP.lnk" />
                <taskbar:DesktopApp DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\YOUR-SECOND-APP.lnk" />
            </taskbar:TaskbarPinList>
        </defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
    </CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection>

</LayoutModificationTemplate>