- Configure the HyperX Pulsefire Core RGB (HX-MC004B) mouse
- Set the central display as primary.
- Increase the size of UI fonts.
- Remove advertisements from Windows Search.
- Disable the progress animation for the taskbar
- Configure drive letters and labels (superuser.com/a/1627848).
- Setup shortcuts on the Desktop.
- Set the timezone.
- Change data formats in Windows settings.
- Configure the Power Management.
- Configure File Explorer (Windows Explorer).
- Install Google Chrome and configure it.
- Setup Microsoft Edge to do nothing and do not interrupt me anymore.
- Disable unnecessary notifications from apps.
- Turn off all notification sounds.
- Prevent Windows 10 from rebooting automatically.
- Install and configure Steam (I need it for DisplayFusion).
- Install DisplayFusion and configure it.
- Install Notepad++ and configure it.
- Configure the Windows
hosts
file. - Unpin the preinstalled crapware (Edge, etc.) from the taskbar.
- Delete some preinstalled crapware (Skype, OneDrive, etc.).
- Configure the taskbar.
- Configure the lock screen.
- Configure input languages.
- Configure the Desktop's background.
- Install and configure SnagIt (to illustrate this article with pictures).
- Install and configure Photoshop.
- Install Photoshjop Beta (for Adobe Firefly).
- Configure
autochk
. - Install Adobe Acrobat Reader (without the bundled crapware).
- Install motherboard drivers.
- Set refresh rates for displays.
- Install GeForce Game Ready Driver.
- Install Wondershare Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS).
- Upgrade BIOS.
- Install FastCopy.
- Install WinRAR.
- Install VLC media player.
- Install Camtasia.
- Install Araxis Merge.
- Install HandBrake.
- Disable Microsoft Defender.
- Install «HEVC Video Extensions».
- Install Icaros shell extensions.
- Install IntelliJ IDEA.
- Disable User Account Control.
- Install Telegram Desktop.
- Install ffmpeg.
- Install the Opera browser.
- Rename the PC.
- Setup Task Scheduler to create system restore points automatically by a shedule.
- Setup
cmd
. - Install PowerShell 7.
- Install Windows Terminal.
- Install Cygwin.
- Install Python.
- Remove garbage items from the File Explorer context menu.
- Prevent Windows from adding the «- Shortcut» suffix to shortcuts
- Install Paint.NET.
- Install «Git for Windows».
- Setup the console window title via
.bash_profile
for Cygwin and Git for Windows - Install SourceTree.
- Install PuTTY.
- Install FileZilla.
- Install
git-filter-repo
. - Install LibreOffice.
- Install Inkscape.
- Install PHP.
- Install Apache.
- Install MySQL.
- Install Chocolatey.
- Install NSSM.
- Install Nginx.
- Install phpMyAdmin.
- Install Upwork Desktop App.
- Install Elasticsearch 8.5.
- Install TCPView.
- Install Ubuntu 18 via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
- Install pgAdmin.
- Install Samsung Magician.
- Install Sass.
- Install NodeJS.
- Install OpenVPN Connect.