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# Enable Remote Assistance
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Remote Assistance" -Name "fAllowToGetHelp" -Value 1

# Enable Remote Desktop - Uncomment the next line if you also want to enable RDP
Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server' -name "fDenyTSConnections" -Value 0

# Configure Firewall to allow Remote Assistance
Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup "Remote Assistance"

# Optional: Configure Firewall to allow RDP - Uncomment the next line if you also want to enable RDP

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Write-Host "Installing WireGuard..."
winget install --id=WireGuard.WireGuard -e
Write-Host "Installation completed."

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try {
	Update-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
	Set-WindowsExplorerOptions -EnableShowHiddenFilesFoldersDrives -EnableShowProtectedOSFiles -EnableShowFileExtensions -EnableShowFullPathInTitleBar
	Set-CornerNavigationOptions -EnableUpperRightCornerShowCharms -EnableUpperLeftCornerSwitchApps -EnableUsePowerShellOnWinX
	Set-BoxstarterTaskbarOptions -Size Small -AlwaysShowIconsOn 
	Enable-RemoteDesktop
	if (Test-PendingReboot) { Invoke-Reboot }

	choco install -y chocolatey 
	choco install -y toolsroot

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{
    "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jsonresume/resume-schema/v1.0.0/schema.json",
    "basics": {
        "name": "Kobus van der Merwe",
        "label": "Curriculum Vitae - 2025-06",
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "phone": "(+27) 82 909 5858",
        "summary": "Specialist ML and software engineer with expertise in platforms, devops, machine learning and data engineering, bringing along a broad and deep technical skill set. 25 years of experience in building end-to-end solutions across diverse industries and technologies.",
        "location": {
            "city": "Pretoria",

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try {
	Update-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
	Set-WindowsExplorerOptions -EnableShowHiddenFilesFoldersDrives -EnableShowProtectedOSFiles -EnableShowFileExtensions -EnableShowFullPathInTitleBar
	Set-CornerNavigationOptions -EnableUpperRightCornerShowCharms -EnableUpperLeftCornerSwitchApps -EnableUsePowerShellOnWinX
	Set-BoxstarterTaskbarOptions -Size Small -AlwaysShowIconsOn 
	Enable-RemoteDesktop
	if (Test-PendingReboot) { Invoke-Reboot }

	cinst -y chocolatey 
	cinst -y toolsroot

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try {
	Update-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
	Set-WindowsExplorerOptions -EnableShowHiddenFilesFoldersDrives -EnableShowProtectedOSFiles -EnableShowFileExtensions -EnableShowFullPathInTitleBar
	Set-CornerNavigationOptions -EnableUpperRightCornerShowCharms -EnableUpperLeftCornerSwitchApps -EnableUsePowerShellOnWinX
	Set-TaskbarOptions -Size Small
	Enable-RemoteDesktop
	if (Test-PendingReboot) { Invoke-Reboot }

	cinst -y chocolatey 
	cinst -y toolsroot

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AdminDeploymentCustomizations xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2011/AdminDeployment">
   <BundleCustomizations TargetDir="default" NoWeb="yes"/>
   <SelectableItemCustomizations>
     <SelectableItemCustomization Id="Blend" Hidden="no" Selected="yes" />  
     <SelectableItemCustomization Id="LightSwitch" Hidden="no" Selected="yes" /> 
     <SelectableItemCustomization Id="VC_MFC_Libraries" Hidden="no" Selected="yes" /> 
     <SelectableItemCustomization Id="OfficeDeveloperTools" Hidden="no" Selected="yes" /> 
     <SelectableItemCustomization Id="SQL" Hidden="yes" Selected="no" />
     <SelectableItemCustomization Id="WebTools" Hidden="no" Selected="yes" />

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# Below is several BoxStarter automations. The first one install everything that is in the others
#  Steps:
#   0. Run in Powershell 
#      . { iwr -useb http://boxstarter.org/bootstrapper.ps1 } | iex; get-boxstarter -Force
#   1. Copy the Install-BoxstarterPackage -PackgeName .... line to an admin console in Windows and run
#   2. Wait for the ClickOnce install to download and prompt for execute permission
#   3. Click "Run"
#   4. When Bostarter asks for a autologin password, enter the password for the current logged on user (must be non-empty)
# 

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try {
	cinst -y git.install -params '"/GitAndUnixToolsOnPath /NoAutoCrlf"'
	cinst -y git-credential-winstore
	cinst -y git-tf
	cinst -y tortoisegit
	cinst -y poshgit
	if (Test-PendingReboot) { Invoke-Reboot }

	Write-ChocolateySuccess 'Done'
} catch {

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try {
	cinst -y toolsroot
	cinst -y windbg
	if (Test-PendingReboot) { Invoke-Reboot }

	Write-ChocolateySuccess 'Done'
} catch {
	Write-ChocolateyFailure 'Failed' $($_.Exception.Message)
	throw
}