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# Execution-Policy Not-Annoying
Update-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
# Remote admin is a good thing
Enable-RemoteDesktop
# Permanently install Chocolatey for updates and more packages later on
cinst -y chocolatey
# Why waste vertical screen space?
Set-TaskbarOptions -Size Small -Lock -Dock Bottom
# Better desktop configuration
Set-StartScreenOptions -EnableBootToDesktop -EnableDesktopBackgroundOnStart -EnableShowStartOnActiveScreen -EnableShowAppsViewOnStartScreen -EnableSearchEverywhereInAppsView -EnableListDesktopAppsFirst
# Reasonable start menu, please
cinst -y classic-shell
# Better shell with UNIX-y tools
cinst -y bind-toolsonly
cinst -y sudo
# Text editors are important
cinst -y notepadplusplus
# Browser stuff
cinst -y Firefox
cinst -y javaruntime-preventasktoolbar
cinst -y javaruntime
cinst -y dotnet4.5
# "Productivity" tools
cinst -y sumatrapdf
cinst -y 7zip
# SysAdmin Tools
cinst -y windirstat
cinst -y putty
# Updates are a good thing
Enable-MicrosoftUpdate
Install-WindowsUpdate -AcceptEula
# Bounce it to make sure everything's happy
Invoke-Reboot
# Execution-Policy Not-Annoying
Update-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
Disable-InternetExplorerESC
# Remote admin is a good thing
Enable-RemoteDesktop
# Why waste vertical screen space?
Set-TaskbarOptions -Size Small -Lock -Dock Bottom
# Better desktop configuration
Set-StartScreenOptions -EnableBootToDesktop -EnableDesktopBackgroundOnStart -EnableShowStartOnActiveScreen -EnableShowAppsViewOnStartScreen -EnableSearchEverywhereInAppsView -EnableListDesktopAppsFirst
# Permanently install Chocolatey for updates and more packages later on
cinst -y chocolatey
# Better shell with UNIX-y tools
cinst -y Gow
cinst -y bind-toolsonly
cinst -y sudo
cinst -y baretail
# "IDE"
cinst -y notepadplusplus
cinst -y atom
# Browser stuff
cinst -y GoogleChrome
cinst -y Firefox
cinst -y flashplayerplugin
cinst -y flashplayeractivex # Only for Windows 7
cinst -y Silverlight
cinst -y javaruntime-preventasktoolbar
cinst -y javaruntime
cinst -y dotnet4.5
# "Productivity" tools
cinst -y sumatrapdf
cinst -y 7zip
cinst -y filezilla
cinst -y paint.net
cinst -y microsoftsecurityessentials
cinst -y freefilesync
# SysAdmin Tools
cinst -y nmap
cinst -y windirstat
cinst -y putty
cinst -y dropbox
# Piriform
cinst -y ccleaner
cinst -y ccenhancer
cinst -y speccy
cinst -y defraggler
# Updates are a good thing
Enable-MicrosoftUpdate
Install-WindowsUpdate -AcceptEula
# Bounce it to make sure everything's happy
Invoke-Reboot
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Installation Instructions

In Internet Exploder click this link

Caution

This will install a bunch of stuff, reboot your machine and generally take over. Probably don't do it unless you're on a new machine or a VM you can revert.

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Forking Instructions

Fork the gist, and your new link will be:

http://boxstarter.org/package/nr/url?https://gist.githubusercontent.com/{{username}}/{{gist-id}}/raw/boxstarter.txt

You can find packages to install via http://chocolatey.org/packages

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