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+Windows apps
+============
+
+A list of useful Windows apps.
+I install those on more or less every Windows installation at some point or
+another, so I thought it would be useful to make a complete list.
+
+Essential
+---------
+
+* 7-Zip
+    * Associate file types and disable the "CRC SHA >" context menu entry in
+Tools -> Options...
+    * Check `where 7z`.
+* Far Manager
+    * Enable Explorer integration during installation.
+* Google Chrome
+    * Don't sync history.
+* Sublime Text 3
+* SumatraPDF
+    * Disable update checks.
+* Sysinternals Suite
+    * Check `where procexp`.
+* TeamViewer
+    * Disable integrated system health checks (Extras -> Options -> Advanced).
+* VLC
+    * Disable update checks.
+    * Don't install web browser plugins.
+
+Optional
+--------
+
+* CCleaner
+    * Disable "system monitoring" & "Active Monitoring".
+    * Disable update checks.
+* qBittorrent
+    * Set downloads directory path.
+* Skype
+    * Disable automatic startup.
+* WinDirStat
+
+Special-purpose
+---------------
+
+* Ghostscript
+    * Check `where gswin32`/`where gswin64`.
+* Graphviz
+    * Check `where dot`.
+* ImageMagick
+    * Install "legacy utilities".
+    * Check `where convert`.
+* TeX Live
+    * Check `where pdflatex`.
+* WinSCP
+
+Development
+-----------
+
+### Version control
+
+* KDiff3
+    * Disable Explorer integration using CCleaner.
+    * Check `where kdiff3`.
+* WinMerge
+    * Disable Explorer integration using CCleaner.
+
+### C/C++
+
+* CMake
+    * Check `where cmake`.
+* doxygen
+    * Check `where doxygen`.
+
+### Haskell
+
+* Haskell Platform
+    * `cabal update`
+* Haskell Stack
+    * Update `STACK_HOME` (when installing to any directory other than the
+default one).
+    * Check `where stack`.
+
+### Python
+
+* Python
+    * Check `where python`.
+    * `pip install` numpy & matplotlib from
+http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/.
+
+### Ruby
+
+* Ruby
+    * Check `where ruby`.
+    * Install DevKit (`dk.rb init` && `dk.rb install`).