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 (`choco install 7zip.install`) * Associate the file types in Tools -> Options... * Disable the "CRC SHA >" context menu entry on the other tab. * Cygwin (`choco install cygwin`) * Install/generate the client SSH key. * Set up the SSH server. * Far Manager (`choco install far`) * Enable Explorer integration during installation. * Google Chrome (`choco install googlechrome`) * Don't sync history. * Disable Location Tracking, Notifications, etc. in Content Settings. * KeePassXC (`choco install keepassxc`) * OpenVPN (`choco install openvpn --params "'/SELECT_EASYRSA=0'"`) * Sublime Text 3 * SumatraPDF (`choco install sumatrapdf.install`) * Disable update checks. * Sysinternals Suite (`choco install sysinternals`) * VLC (`choco install vlc`) * Disable update checks. * Don't install web browser plugins. Optional -------- * Discord * qBittorrent (`choco install qbittorrent`) * Disable update checks. * Set the downloads directory path. * TeamViewer (`choco install teamviewer`) * Disable integrated system health checks (Extras -> Options -> Advanced). Special purpose --------------- * Ghostscript * Graphviz * ImageMagick * Install "legacy utilities". * TeX Live * WinDirStat (`choco install windirstat`) Development ----------- ### Version control * KDiff3 (`choco install kdiff3`) * Don't install "integrations". * WinMerge ### C/C++ * CMake * doxygen ### Haskell * Haskell Stack * Update `STACK_HOME` (when installing to any directory other than the default one). ### Python * Python 3 (`choco install python3 --params "/InstallDir:C:\Python3"`). * `pip install` numpy & matplotlib from http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/.