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 * `choco install sublimetext3` * 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 * `choco install cmake --installargs 'ADD_CMAKE_TO_PATH=System'` * 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`