Windows Setup
Recommended Windows versions
- Windows AME - Hardened Windows 10 Professional without tracking
- Windows 10 LTSC 2019 - for those who prefer pure Windows
Guides and tips
How to move Users folder to another drive
Scoop
How to install Scoop to a custom directory:
$env:SCOOP='D:\Applications\Scoop'
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('SCOOP', $env:SCOOP, 'User')
$env:SCOOP_GLOBAL='F:\GlobalScoopApps'
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('SCOOP_GLOBAL', $env:SCOOP_GLOBAL, 'Machine')
iwr -useb get.scoop.sh | iex
Note: Scoop applications are portable and can't display popup notifications in Windows
Scoop Direcrory - a directory of buckets
Official buckets:
- main
- extras
- games
- java
- nirsoft
Commands:
scoop bucket add main
scoop bucket add extras
scoop bucket add games
scoop bucket add java
scoop bucket add nirsoft
Unofficial buckets:
- Ash258 -
scoop bucket add Ash258 'https://github.com/Ash258/Scoop-Ash258.git'
- Dorado -
scoop bucket add dorado https://github.com/h404bi/dorado
- GOG Galaxy integrations -
scoop bucket add galaxy-integrations https://github.com/borger/scoop-galaxy-integrations.git
Packages:
- 7zip - 7-Zip archiver
- bleachbit - FOSS alternative to CCleaner
- bulk-crap-uninstaller - FOSS uninstaller
- compactgui - proprietary GUI for Compact.exe
- ddu - utility to fully uninstall video and sound drivers, helps to reinstall drivers from scratch and fix driver issues
- dnsjumper - utility to select DNS servers
- easyserviceoptimizer - quickly disable useless services in Windows
- ffmpeg - video codec
- GameSaveManager - game savefiels managemeng, symlinking and backup
- irfanview - image viewer
- joplin - opensource note taking app with cloud sync and end-to-end encryption
- megasync - Mega.nz cloud app
- multimc - MultiMC Minecraft launcher
- mpv - multimedia player
- mumble - Mumble VoIP for gaming
- nvidia-profile-inspector - NVIDIA profiles advanced settings manager
- onlyoffice-desktopeditors - office suite, alternative to Microsoft Office
- openhardwaremonitor - monitor hardware sensors and frequencies
- playnite - game library manager with one simple goal: To provide a unified interface for all of your games
- processhacker - advanced process manager with built-in dll injector
- quickcpu - tool to unpark CPU and improve performance
- ReduceMemory - clean RAM in one click
- reshade - external shader injector for games
- rufus - write ISO images to USB drives
- scoop-completion - automatic completion for scoop
- screentogif - lightweight screen recorder
- shadowsocks - Shadowsocks client
- sharpkeys - Utility desigend to rebind keys, allows to swap Ctrl and CapsLock f. e.
- shutup10 - simple tool to disable telemetry and tracking in Windows 10 (certified by Microsoft)
- snappy-driver-installer-origin - automated hardware detection and driver installation
- speedtest-cli - simple Speedtest.net cli client
- speedyfox - vacuum browsers databases, clear cache, speed up browser startup
- SteamCleaner - Find and delete unused Steam installers and files
- steam-library-manager - Compact, compress and manage games in Steam, Uplay, Origin libraries
- sudo - sudo command for Windows CMD and PowerShell
- sumatrapdf - simple PDF viewer
- SuperF4 - adds shortcut to kill frozen apps
- sysinternals - Sysinternals Suite. Different tools for system administrators and advanced users. Process Explorer, Process Monitor, etc.
- teamviewer - remote administration tool
- tor-browser - Anonymous and secure web browser
- transgui - GUI for tramsnission-daemon
- ungoogled-chromium - Google Chrome without Google and shit
- vibrance-gui - utility to automatically change vibrancy setting in your display driver per app
- vortex - mod manager for different games
- VirusTotalUploader - easy way to check file for viruses online
- windirstat - Disk usage statistics viewer
- winscp - SFTP/SCP client
- wumgr - alternative to Windows Update
- xmousebuttoncontrol - application to remap your mouse buttons and expand the capabilities of mouse not depending on vendor software
- youtube-dl - allows mpv to open YouTube videos, youtube downloader
In one line:
7zip bleachbit bulk-carp-uninstaller compactgui ddu dnsjumper easyserviceoptimizer ffmpeg GameSaveManager irfanview joplin megasync multimc mpv mumble nvidia-profile-inspector onlyoffice-desktopeditors openhardwaremonitor playnite processhacker quickcpu ReduceMemory reshade rufus scoop-completion screentogif shadowsocks sharpkeys shutup10 snappy-driver-installer-origin speedtest-cli speedyfox SteamCleaner steam-library-manager sudo sumatrapdf SuperF4 sysinternals teamviewer tor-browser transgui ungoogled-chromium vibrance-gui vortex VirusTotalUploader windirstat winscp wumgr xmousebuttoncontrol youtube-dl
Choco
Choco installation:
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
Choco packages
- clipgrab - proprietary YouTube downloader
- compactgui - proprietary GUI for Compact.exe
- debotnet - advanced privacy-oriented tweaker with custom plugins (use carefully!)
- disable-nvidia-telemetry - tool to disable NVIDIA telemetry and tracking
- Firefox - Free & Opensource Web browser with optional fingerprinting resistance features
- gajim - XMPP client
- geforce-experience - Automatic game configuring regarding to your hardware. Has telemetry, disable using disable-nvidia-telemetry
- hardentools - fixe potential security holes in Windows
- icaros - thumbnails for different multimedia and picture types
- kill-frozen-programs - global hotkey to kill all frozen programs
- nomachine - remote desktop program based on X2Go sources
- notepadplusplus - Notepad++ code editor
- nvidia-display-driver - NVIDIA Display Driver
- registry-compressor - compress Windows registry to reduce CPU load
- TCPOptimizer - Utility to optimize Windows network stack
- Vivaldi - Vivaldi browser. Opera (not Chropera) successor
- windowsrepair - troubleshoot and fix Windows problems. Works much better than official repair tools
In one line:
clipgrab compactgui debotnet disable-nvidia-telemetry Firefox gajim geforce-experience hardentools icaros kill-frozen-programs notepadplusplus nomachine nvidia-display-driver OpenHardwareMonitor registry-compressor TCPOptimizer vivaldi windowsrepair
Manual downloads
- Hardings Global Push-to-Talk - global Push-To-Talk for Windows
- Ripcord - Discord client without tracking and shit
- Steam Desktop Authenticator - Steam Authenticator for desktop, supports trade offers
- Prio - Process priority saver
- AddStore for LTSC - add Windows Store for Windows LTSC
- Parsec - remote control and game streaming tool
- BaiGfe - patch to use GeForce Experience without logging in
- TronScript - automated scanning/disinfection/cleanup tools
- Eithermouse - extremely useful if you want to use more than one mouse on a Windows machine (TrackPoint/Trackball + Regular Mouse, for example)
- DevManView - allows you to manage Windows devices from the command line