This guide was created using Microsoft Windows 10 Pro

Version 10.0.17134 Build 17134

Installation

System Updates:

Settings -> Update & Security
Install all updates

Visual Studio 2017:

Community Edition is free.
Download and run the installer
Select the following workloads:
- ASP.NET and web development
- .NET Core cross-platform development
- Desktop development with C++ (for the compiler tools)
On startup, choose the Web Development (code only) profile and dark for the theme.

SQL Server 2017 Developer Edition:

Download and install
Just install database engine services
Mixed mode. Add Administrators group and current user to server administrators.
must be installed before SQL Server Management Studio

Windows Bash:

Run OptionalFeatures.exe
Scroll to bottom, select Windows Subsystem for Linux
Click OK (system will reboot)
Open cmd.exe and type bash
Follow the link in the output to install a Linux distro. I use Ubuntu.
Once it is installed. Click Launch in the app store window to set up your console. This will take a while.
Enter a username and password.

Powershell Execution Policy:

launch Windows Powershell as administrator and execute:
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
Enter A to accept all changes

Chocolatey:

To install Chocolatey, follow the instructions here.
Restart your console (as administrator) to take advantage of the updated path.
Set Chocolatey polices (prevents a prompt for each package):

choco feature enable -n allowGlobalConfirmation  
choco feature enable -n allowEmptyChecksums

Install Chocolatey packages:

choco install googlechrome resharper sql-server-management-studio visualstudiocode ruby rake python2 make cmake ctags curl dotnet3.5 windirstat ccleaner ag vim nodejs notepad2 notepadplusplus.install 7zip.install paint.net grepwin p4merge curl postman dotnetcore yarn sourcetree jetbrains-rider sharpkeys grepwin reshack conemu poshgit

You can close the prompt from SourceTree after it is installed.
If this computer is not a VM:

choco install zoom slack evernote dropbox pia

If a package fails to install:
- try choco install -f <packagename>
- if that fails, check under %temp%\chocolatey for the installer and, if found, run it from there.

Git

Install git manually to select custom settings
De-select "Windows Explorer Integration"
Select "Use Git and optional Unix tools from the Windows Command Prompt"

TweetDeck

Use Nativefier

Powershell

In an administrator prompt:
Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.201 -Force
Install-Module Get-ChildItemColor
Install-Module PSReadLine

SQL Server Operations Studio

Download

KickAssVim:

Follow the instructions here.

Configuration

Install a code font:

Install a font from Nerd Fonts
I use Hack (Hack Regular Nerd Font Complete Mono.ttf)

Set Command Window Color Scheme

Ir_Black

Configure ConEmu

In settings -> features -> colors
In the schemes field, type IR_Black
Click save.
Edit %appdata%\ConEmu.xml
Search for IR_Black
Replace ColorTable00 through ColorTable15 with the lines found below:
IR_Black color scheme
Alternately, replace the entire contents of ConEmu.xml with this: ConEmu.xml

Caps Lock Not necessary in Parallels

Launch SharpKeys
Map Caps Lock (00_3A) to Escape (00_01)
Click "Write to Registry"
Reboot

Remove OneDrive

Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Microsoft OneDrive -> uninstall
Execute the following from an administrator command prompt:

rd "%UserProfile%\OneDrive" /Q /S
rd "%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\OneDrive" /Q /S
rd "%ProgramData%\Microsoft OneDrive" /Q /S
rd "C:\OneDriveTemp" /Q /S
REG Delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /f
REG Delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /f

Reboot

Disable hibernation and remove hiberfil.sys

In an admin console: powercfg -h off
Reboot

Remove pagefile.sys

Run sysdm.cpl
Select the Adanced tab
Click the Settings... button under Performance.
Select the Advanced tab
Under Virtual Memory, click Change
Uncheck Automatically manage paging file size for all drives
Set all drives to No paging file
Click OK until Windows suggests restarting
After restarting you can safely delete pagefile.sys

set git config defaults:

git config --global user.name "H. Alan Stevens"
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"

Registy files:

Get rid of the annoying Notification Center. DisableNotificationCenter.reg
Remove 3D Objects, Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures & Videos from File Explorer: remove-all-folders-64-bit-reg
restart

Rename This PC

In Explorer, on the left, right-click "This PC" and select properties.
On the right, under Computer name, domain and workgroup settings, click Change settings
On the bottom right, click change
Enter your new computer name
click ok and reboot

Taskbar:

Unpin all icons from taskbar except Explorer & Task View
right click on taskbar:
- Cortana -> hidden
- uncheck Show People Button
- uncheck Show Windows Ink Workspace Button
- Taskbar Settings -> combine taskbar buttons: when taskbar is full

Desktop

right click on the desktop -> view -> uncheck show desktop icons

Start Menu

right click on every modern app on the start menu and choose unpin from start
resize start menu to minimum width
Settings -> Personalization -> Start ->
- Show recently opened items...: off

Explorer:

View
- Details
- filename extensions
- hidden items
View -> Options -> General
- uncheck Show frequently used files in Quick access and Show frequently used folders in Quick access
- open file explorer to: This PC
View -> Options -> View
- uncheck hide protected operating system files
- navigation pane (scroll to bottom) -> expand to open folder
- DO NOT: navigation pane -> show all folders
- click: Apply to Folders
Quick Access (top left)
- unpin all folders except desktop and Downloads

Control Panel:

View By: Large Icons

Reverse scroll wheel:

Not needed in Parallels
Settings -> Devices -> Mouse & touchpad, Reverse Scrolling Direction
If no touch pad do this

Install configuration files from DropBox:

copy .ssh folder from DropBox to %userprofile%
copy .gitconfig to %userprofile%

Application Configuration

SourceTree:

Tools -> Options: set the project folder to %userprofile%\Development
Tools -> Options -> Authentication: Add your GitHub and Bitbucket accounts

VSCode

Use Settings Sync

Notepad++

Install the xml tools plugin
settings -> Style Configurator:
- Select Obsidian from the drop down
- Select Hack Nerd Font Mono from the font list
- Font Size: 12
- Enable global font
- Enable global font size
- Enable global foreground color
- enable global background color

Visual Studio 2017

Settings:

Tools -> Options:

Environment:
- Fonts & Settings: Font: Hack NF, Size: 14
- Startup -> At Startup: Show Empty Environment
- General -> Color Theme: Dark
- General -> Apply title case styling to the menu bar (should be on by default)
Projects and Solutions:
- Locations -> Projects Location: %userprofile%\Development\
- track active item in solution explorer
Debugging -> General -> uncheck: Enable Just My Code
Source Control -> Plug-in selection: git
Text Editor -> All Languages:
- General:
  - uncheck: hide advanced members
  - check: line numbers
  - uncheck: navigation bar
- Tabs:
  - Indenting: Smart
  - Tab Size: 4
  - Indent Size: 4
  - check: Insert Spaces
Install ir_black color scheme
- download: ir_black theme https://studiostyl.es/schemes/ir-black
- Tools -> Import and Export Settings -> Import Selected Environment Settings -> Next -> No, just import new settings -> Next -> Browse to file -> open -> next -> finish
Stop VS from opening the start page after a solution is closed:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42701902/how-to-disable-start-page-after-solution-close-in-visual-studio-2017/44598030#44598030

Extensions:

Tools -> Extensions and Updates:

ILSpy
Visual Studio Spell Checker
VsVim
- tools -> options -> vsvim:
  - defaults -> general
  - VimRc Error Reporting: true
  - VimRc File Loading: vsvimrc files only
  - keyboard
    - Handle all with Visual Studio
    - ctrl+d: Handled by VsVim
    - ctrl+u: Handled by VsVim
  - Copy _vsvimrc to %userprofile%.
Productivity Power Tools
- tools -> options -> Productivity Power Tools:
  - Custom Document Well
    - sometimes the general settings don't save if you move to the next screen. Hit ok after changing these settings and come back to options to finish.
    - General -> Tab Appearance: uncheck Color tabs by project
    - General -> Sorting: uncheck all
    - Advanced -> Colors and Gradients: uncheck Automatically select tab text colors
    - Advanced -> Colors and Gradients: uncheck Force flat custom colors
  - Power Commands -> Commands
    - disable (uncheck) all
    - enable Fix Mixed Tabs
    - enable Edit Project File
    - enable Open containing folder
    - enable Open command prompt
    - enable Reload Projects
    - enable Unload Projects

Resharper 2017

Log in to JetBrains.com to get a license key, or simply log in to your JetBrains account when Resharper prompts you for a license

Settings:

Resharper -> Options:

Environment
- General
  - Application icons theme: gray
  - Source code symbols theme: gray
- Keyboard & Menus
  - Keyboard Shortcuts: Resharper 2.x or IntelliJ IDEA
- Editor
  - Editor Appearance:
    - Highlight current line
    - Highlight matching delimiters when caret is: at both sides
Code inspection
- Inspection severity
  - C#: collect these as they are edited on the fly
Code Editing -> C#:
- Naming Style
  - Constant fields (private): ALL_UPPER
  - Constant fields (not private): ALL_UPPER
- Formatting Style
  - Braces Layout -> Empty Braces Formatting: Together on the same line
  - Line Breaks and Wrapping -> Break line in a block with a single statement: Force put on single line
  - Blank Lines -> Keep max blank lines in code: 1
  - Blank Lines -> Keep max blank lines in declarations: 1
  - Line Breaks and Wrapping -> Prefer wrap before operator in binary expression: check for true
  - Line Breaks and Wrapping -> Place simple property/indexer/event declaration on a single line: check for true
  - Line Breaks and Wrapping -> Place simple method on single line: check for true
  - Line Breaks and Wrapping -> Place field attribute on same line: uncheck for false
  - Line Breaks and Wrapping -> Place simple array, object and collection on single line
  - Other -> Don't indent comments started at first column: uncheck for false
- file layout :
```
constructors
fields
static fields and constants
properties
public delegates
all other members
nested types
public enums
```
Tools
- External Sources: Navigation to Object Browser Import Live Templates
Resharper -> Tools -> Templates Explorer...
- Import (second icon from the right in the toolbar)
  - resharper_comment_template.dotsettings
  - resharper_todo_comment_template.dotsettings

jrgcubano/Windows10_Setup.md

This guide was created using Microsoft Windows 10 Pro

Installation

System Updates:

Visual Studio 2017:

SQL Server 2017 Developer Edition:

Windows Bash:

Powershell Execution Policy:

Chocolatey:

Git

TweetDeck

Powershell

SQL Server Operations Studio

KickAssVim:

Configuration

Install a code font:

Set Command Window Color Scheme

Configure ConEmu

Caps Lock Not necessary in Parallels

Remove OneDrive

Disable hibernation and remove hiberfil.sys

Remove pagefile.sys

set git config defaults:

Registy files:

Rename This PC

Taskbar:

Desktop

Start Menu

Explorer:

Control Panel:

Reverse scroll wheel:

Install configuration files from DropBox:

Application Configuration

SourceTree:

VSCode

Notepad++

Visual Studio 2017

Settings:

Extensions:

Resharper 2017

Settings: