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... * Far Manager * Enable Explorer integration during installation. * Google Chrome * Don't sync history. * Disable Location Tracking, Notifications, etc. in Content Settings. * Sublime Text 3 * SumatraPDF * Disable update checks. * Sysinternals Suite * TeamViewer * Disable integrated system health checks (Extras -> Options -> Advanced). * VLC * Disable update checks. * Don't install web browser plugins. Optional -------- * qBittorrent * Set downloads directory path. * Skype * Disable automatic startup. * WinDirStat Special purpose --------------- * Ghostscript * Graphviz * ImageMagick * Install "legacy utilities". * TeX Live * WinSCP Development ----------- ### Version control * KDiff3 * Don't install "integrations". * WinMerge ### C/C++ * CMake * doxygen ### Haskell * Haskell Platform * `cabal update` * Don't forget to adjust paths in cabal's config as described here: https://www.haskell.org/platform/. * Haskell Stack * Update `STACK_HOME` (when installing to any directory other than the default one). ### Python * `pip install` numpy & matplotlib from http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/. ### Ruby * Install DevKit (`dk.rb init` && `dk.rb install`).