Setup New Windows Laptop

# When installing

• Do not sign in to outlook account. It might end up with a name of user's directory on command line, that you might not like.

# After logging in

• Uninstall software
  • Microsoft
    • Cortana
    • Feedback Hub
    • Clipchamp
    • Teams
    • Mail and Calendar
    • To Do
    • News
    • People
    • Power Automate
    • Skype
    • Solitaire Collection
    • Weather
    • Xbox
    • Xbox Live
  • Gaming services
  • Manufacturer's software

# Update the OS & restart, if required.

# Get google chrome.

# Update winget from MS Store, optional (no exp, first time user)

# Install software

Use https://winstall.app or https://winget.run to search apps if that helps. Otherwise winget search <name>

PDF: No Adobe! pls. Better off with Edge or install Sumatra PDF.

• Bitwarden
• VS Code
• Git
• JDK
• IntelliJ
• Bruno
• NodeJs

Script

winget install Bitwarden.Bitwarden
winget install Microsoft.VisualStudioCode
winget install --id Git.Git -e --source winget
winget install --id=Amazon.Corretto.23.JDK -e --source winget
winget install --id JetBrains.IntelliJIDEA.Community -e --source winget
winget install --id=Bruno.Bruno -e
winget install --id=OpenJS.NodeJS -e

# Enable hibernate & Close lid settings

# Explorer configuration

• Explorer View
  • Item check boxes
  • Show file extensions
  • Show hidden files