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## Boxstarter Dev box install script
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# Instructions:
############!!!!!!!! USE INTERNET EXPLORER !!!!!!!!!
############!!!!!!!! USE INTERNET EXPLORER !!!!!!!!!
############!!!!!!!! USE INTERNET EXPLORER !!!!!!!!!
# To run this, use Internet Exploder and go to the below URL (note: URL contains this script)
# http://boxstarter.org/package/url?{full URL of the "raw" version of this gist}
# afterwards, more install steps can be found in
# https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TMEx4qsINeXeukFwMiDDzCnzskEvpp_OT8IuigOheJE/edit
# Took over an hour when I last used it on a slow machine.
# I had to restart it once... previous attempts on other machines required more restarts of boxstarter.
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# Boxstarter Options
$Boxstarter.RebootOk=$true # Allow reboots
$Boxstarter.NoPassword=$false # Is this a machine with no login password
$Boxstarter.AutoLogin=$true # Save my password securely and auto-login after a reboot
#region Base Windows Settings
Disable-InternetExplorerESC #Turns off IE Enhanced Security Configuration that is on by default on Server OS versions
Install-WindowsUpdate -AcceptEula
Update-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
Set-ExplorerOptions -EnableShowFileExtensions -EnableShowFullPathInTitleBar -EnableShowHiddenFilesFoldersDrives
Disable-UAC -EnableBootToDesktop -EnableDesktopBackgroundOnStart -EnableShowStartOnActiveScreen -EnableShowAppsViewOnStartScreen -EnableSearchEverywhereInAppsView -EnableListDesktopAppsFirst
# Not sure that this is really necessary
if (Test-PendingReboot) { Invoke-Reboot }
#endregion
#region Add features
#cinst Microsoft-Hyper-V-All -source windowsfeatures
#endregion
#region Utilities
cinst 7zip
cinst adobereader
cinst autohotkey
#I'm all windows 10 now, and on
#cinst cropper
cinst cyberduck
#editpad pro NOT AVAILABLE - try notepadplusplus
#cinst deluge
#cinst expresso
cinst fiddler4
cinst filezilla
cinst firefox
cinst git
cinst gitextensions
#gom NOT AVAILABLE
cinst GoogleChrome
#cinst googledrive
cinst ietester
cinst kindle
cinst notepadplusplus
#cinst nRemoteNG
#cinst opera
#microsoft office small business premium - NOT AVAILABLE
cinst paint.net
#cinst phpstorm -version 9.0
cinst picasa
#causes dialogs. You may want to install this separately
#cinst pnggauntlet
#cinst poshgit
#powershell promt here - NOT AVAILABLE
#regexbuddy NOT AVAILABLE - try expresso
#s3 browser NOT AVAILABLE - user cyberduck
#screaming frog seo spider - NOT AVAILABLE
cinst skype
cinst slickrun
#cinst teamviewer
#cinst vagrant
#cinst virtualbox
#cinst wincommandpaste
#causes dialogs. You may want to install this separately
#cinst windowsessentials
cinst winmerge
cinst winsplitrevolution
#endregion
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