Setting up a new Windows 10 Installation

Setting up a windows install can be a pretty involved process. There are a lot of gotchas in the process that I always forget about when setting up a new installation. So here is a post of all the things that I do at the start to serve as a reminder to myself for the things I need to do when I get a new machine.

I intend to have this post serve a living document which I’ll update periodically as I make changes to my Windows 10 installations so I can refer back to it in the future.

Installing Apps

Coding

• Visual Studio 2019 Community Edition
• Visual Studio Code
• Jetbrains Rider
• Linqpad
• Pycharms Community Edition
• Anaconda
• R
• R Studio
• Putty
• WinSCP

Gaming

• Steam
• Minecraft

Utilities

• Sharex
• 7Zip
• Switcheroo
• Autohotkey
• Microsoft Powertoys

Browsers

• Chrome
• Firefox

Chrome Configuration

Disable password management so that LastPass can do it’s thing

Disable notifications on all sites

• Ublock Origin
• Lastpass
• Reddit Enhancement Suite

Firefox Add-ons

Disable password management that LastPass can do it’s thing

Disable notifications on all sites

• Ublock Origin
• Lastpass
• Reddit Enhancement Suite

Configure Windows

• Turn off Windows Shake
• Turn off Window Suggestions

Remove Any Bloat I Find Along the Way

Set Chrome as the Default Browser