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Windows OS - Tools Setup

List of tools to install while setting up a new host/laptop.

Windows OS - Tools Setup

Windows OS - Tools Setup

  1. Install Chocolatey(Run as Admin)

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     Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
    
  2. Install VSCode

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     choco install vscode -y
    
    • Sign-In into the GitHub to sync all the extensions, preferences and other settings.
  3. Install DevOps Tools

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     choco install kubernetes-cli -y
    
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     choco install terragrunt -y
    
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     choco install terraform -y
    
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     choco install postman -y
    
  4. Install Azure Tools

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     choco install azure-cli -y
    
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     choco install azure-functions-core-tools -y
    
  5. Install Git

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     choco install git.install -y
    
  6. Install GitHub CLI

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     choco install gh -y
    
  7. Diagram Tools

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     choco install graphviz -y
    
  8. Productivity Tools

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     choco install meld -y
    
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     choco install oh-my-posh -y
     Install-Module oh-my-posh -Scope CurrentUser
    
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     choco install powertoys -y
    
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     choco install go-task -y
    
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     choco install grep -y
    
  9. OpenSSL

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     choco install openssl -y
    
  10. Programming

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    choco install python --version=3.12.6 -y
    
  11. Install distro in WSL

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    wsl.exe --install Ubuntu
    
  12. Jekyll Installation

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     # Download Jekyll and follow the instructions provided in below article
     # https://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation/windows/
     # Navigate to the website folder
     gem install jekyll bundler
     # To install the requirements for the Jekyll theme
     bundle install
    
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