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 (`7z`) * 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. * Sublime Text 3 * SumatraPDF * Disable update checks. * Sysinternals Suite (`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 (`gswin32`/`gswin64`) * Graphviz (`dot`) * ImageMagick (`convert`) * Install "legacy utilities". * TeX Live (`pdflatex`) * WinSCP Development ----------- ### Version control * KDiff3 (`kdiff3`) * Disable Explorer integration using CCleaner. * WinMerge * Disable Explorer integration using CCleaner. ### C/C++ * CMake (`cmake`) * doxygen (`doxygen`) ### Haskell * Haskell Platform * `cabal update` * Haskell Stack (`stack`) * Update `STACK_HOME` (when installing to any directory other than the default one). ### Python (`python`) * `pip install` numpy & matplotlib from http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/. ### Ruby (`ruby`) * Install DevKit (`dk.rb init` && `dk.rb install`).