.dotfiles for Windows

PowerShell 'dotfiles' for Windows, including common application installations through winget, as well as developer-friendly Windows configuration defaults.

Note Windows Package Manager winget command-line tool is bundled with Windows 11 and modern versions of Windows 10 by default as the App Installer. Read more

Initialization (Installation)

Open any Windows PowerShell 5.1 (or later) host console with administrator rights, and run:

$GitHubRepositoryAuthor = "erelado"; `
$GitHubRepositoryName = "dotfiles-windows"; `
Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass; `
Invoke-Expression (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/$($GitHubRepositoryAuthor)/$($GitHubRepositoryName)/main/Download.ps1");

The Download.ps1 script will download and copy the files to your ${HOME}\.dotfiles directory. Then, the Setup.ps1 script will be launched automatically, which is responsible for configuring the machine.

Note You must have your execution policy set to Unrestricted (or at least in Bypass) for this to work (As a developer, you will need it anyway).

Configuration

First, the user will be asked if they want to execute each option separately. Then, a config.json is created containing the selected settings¹. Finally, by giving permission to run, the script will execute according to them, giving you time to do anything else.

Options

You will be given the option to select which source to use if there are multiple sources.

Applications

• Basic tools installation
  • 7-Zip
  • Fluent Search (winget, msstore)
  • PowerToys (winget, msstore)
  • ShareX (winget, msstore)
  • SnipDo (msstore)
  • SumatraPDF
  • Sysinternals (msstore)
  • VLC
  • WinSCP
• DevOps tools installation
  • Azure CLI
  • AWS CLI
  • Docker Desktop
  • kubectl
  • MobaXterm
• Espanso
  • Custom matches
• Git
  • Globals configuration (user.email, user.name, and more)
• Visual Studio Code (winget, msstore)
  • Extensions installation
  • Settings configuration
• Windows Terminal (winget, msstore)
  • Settings configuration
    • Custom actions
    • Profile defaults

OS

• Windows
  • Configurations
    • Dark mode
      • Cursor
      • Theme
    • Explorer settings
      • Show file extensions
      • Show hidden files
      • Turn off Windows Narrator hotkey
    • Power plan settings
      • AC timeout
    • Privacy settings
      • Deny Microsoft Store applications access
      • Deny personalized advertisements
    • Regional formats
      • Date
      • FirstDayOfWeek
      • Time
    • Rename computer
  • Directories
    • 'Workspace' directory configuration
  • Fonts
    • Nerd Font
      • Default font for Windows Terminal

Shell

• PowerShell Core (winget, msstore - currently broken; issue: #9278)
  • $PROFILE configuration
    • Optional: Removing selected sections not to be installed
  • Modules installation
    • posh-git
    • PSWebSearch
    • PSReadLine
    • Terminal-Icons
    • z
  • Oh My Posh
    • Using powerlevel10k_classic theme

Feedback

Suggestions/improvements are welcome and encouraged.

Footnotes

1. The option of loading or creating a new configuration file will be given if there is already one in the directory. ↩