My Windows BoxStarter Script

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# Configure Windows
Set-WindowsExplorerOptions -EnableShowHiddenFilesFoldersDrives -EnableShowProtectedOSFiles -EnableShowFileExtensions -EnableShowFullPathInTitleBar
Enable-RemoteDesktop
Update-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

cinst -y Microsoft-Hyper-V-All -source windowsFeatures

# Packages
cinst -y hyper

## Git
cinst -y git.install
cinst -y poshgit

# Restart PowerShell / CMDer before moving on - or run
$env:Path = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path","Machine") + ";" + [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path","User")

cinst Git-Credential-Manager-for-Windows
cinst github

## Node, npm
cinst -y nodejs.install
npm install -g npm-windows-upgrade

## Editors
cinst -y visualstudiocode

## Visual Studio 2017
cinst -y visualstudio2017community
if (Test-PendingReboot) { Invoke-Reboot }

## Ruby, Go, Python
cinst -y ruby
cinst -y ruby.devkit

cinst -y python2

if (Test-PendingReboot) { Invoke-Reboot }

## Basics
cinst -y vlc
cinst -y GoogleChrome
cinst -y 7zip.install
cinst -y sysinternals
cinst -y DotNet3.5

# cinst -y DotNet4.0 -- not needed on windows 8
# cinst -y DotNet4.5 -- not needed on windows 10
# cinst -y PowerShell -- not needed on windows 10
if (Test-PendingReboot) { Invoke-Reboot }

# Pinning Things
Install-ChocolateyPinnedTaskBarItem "$env:programfiles\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"

# Let's get Updates, too
Install-WindowsUpdate -acceptEula