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`).