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# Windows "dot" Files and System Settings



These instructions will apply the custom settings used on Windows 11 as well as

provide the steps to install and configure third-party software.



1. Open Microsoft Store and update all apps.



1. Open Windows Terminal



   ```console

   winget upgrade --all --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements

   ```



1. Go to System Settings > System > For developers



   Enable the following:



   - End Task

   - Show file extensions

   - Show hidden and system files

   - Show full path in title bar

   - Show opotion to run as a different user in Start

   - Set default terminal to Windows Terminal

   - Allow local PowerShell scripts to run without signing

   - Enable sudo

     - Set Configure how sudo runs applications to Inline



1. Go to Advanced System Settings > Advanced > Settings



   Uncheck the following:



   - Show shadows under windows



1. Go to Control Panel > System and Security > Power Options



   - Select High Performance

   - Select Change plan settings

   - Set Turn off the display to 20 minutes

   - Set Put the computer to sleep to 2 hours

   - Select Change advanced power settings

   - Set Hibernate to: 240 minutes



1. Right click task bar



   - Select Taskbar settings

   - Set Search to Hide

   - Set Copilot to Off

   - Set Widgets to Off

   - Set Touch keyboard to Never

   - Uncheck Select the far corner of the taskbar to show the desktop

   - Set Combine taskbar buttons and hide labels to Never



1. Go to System Settings > Accessibility > Mouse pointer and touch



   - Select Custom

   - Set color to Gold

   - Increase Size to 2



1. Go to System Settings > Accounts > Email & accounts



   - Select Add a Microsoft account

   - Enter email, password, etc.



1. Right-click OneDrive on the taskbar



   - Select settings

   - Select Add an account

   - Enter email, password, etc.



1. Install and configure 1Password



   ```console

   winget inatall --id AgileBits.1Password

   winget install --id AgileBits.1Password.CLI

   ```



   After signing in, open Settings > Developer:



   - Enable SSH agent (follow the instructions for SSH agent configuration).

   - Enable Integrate with 1Password CLI



1. Git / GitHub CLI



   ```console

   winget install --id Git.Git

   winget install --id GitHub.cli

   ```



   After running the following command you can configure GitHub CLI. Do not

   create a new SSH key.



   ```console

   git config --global user.name "First Last"

   git config --global user.email your@email.com

   git config --global core.editor nvim

   git config --global merge.tool nvimdiff

   git config --global mergetool.keepBackup false

   git config --global core.autocrlf true

   git config --global core.sshCommand "C:/Windows/System32/OpenSSH/ssh.exe"

   gh auth login

   gh auth setup-git

   ```



1. Create symbolic links



   After setting up sudo and Powershell:



   ```console

   cd ~

   sudo run pwsh --Command "New-Item -type SymbolicLink -Target S:\projects\git\windotfiles\.config\ -Name .config\"

   cd AppData\Local

   sudo run pwsh --Command "new-Item -type SymbolicLink -Target S:\projects\git\nvim\ -Name nvim\"

   ```



1. Terminal Configuration



   Download and install the

   [SeriousShanns Nerd Font](https://github.com/kaBeech/serious-shanns).



   ```console

   winget install --id Microsoft.PowerShell

   winget install --id Starship.Starship

   winget install --id sharkdp.bat

   winget install --id lsd-rs.lsd

   winget install --id ajeetdsouza.zoxide

   winget install --id junegunn.fzf

   winget install --id BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVC

   winget install --id wez.wezterm

   ```



1. Neovim Configuration



   ```console

   winget install --id Microsoft.VisualStudio.2022.BuildTools

   winget install --id Neovim.Neovim

   winget install --id Rustlang.Rustup

   winget install --id OpenJS.NodeJS.LTS

   winget install --id Python.Python.3.12

   winget install --id GoLang.Go

   ```



   After installing the BuildTools, open Visual Studio Installer, click Modify

   next to the Visual Stuiod Build Tools package, select Desktop development

   with C++.



   Configure Rust



   ```console

   rustup default stable

   rustup component add rust-analyzer

   ```



1. Install `mdformat` and plugins:



   ```console

   pip install --user pipx

   pipx install mdformat

   pipx inject mdformat mdformat-gfm mdformat-frontmatter mdformat-footnote mdformat-gfm-alerts

   ```



   See the

   [documention](https://rust-lang.github.io/rustup/installation/windows.html)

   for rustup on configuring the default host for CodeLLDB debugger support.



1. Additional Packages



   ```console

   winget install openrgb

   winget inatall --id Nvidia.GeForceExperience

   winget install --id Logitech.GHUB

   winget install --id Microsoft.PowerToys

   ```



1. GlazeWM



   Disable Windows keybindings via registry editor:



   Navigate to:



   ```console

   Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies

   ```



   If the `Explorer` key does not exist, create it and then create a

   `DWORD (32-bit) Value` named `NoWinKeys` and set it to `1`.



   Unassign keyboard shortcuts that activate the language switcher when it pops

   up (this will happen eventually).



   ```console

   winget install --id glazr-io.glazewm

   ```



   Open File Explorer and navigate to `C:\Program Files\glzr.io\GlazeWM`. Right

   click on `glazewm.exe` and select `Create shortcut` (the shortcut will get

   created on the desktop). Edit the shortcut and append the following after

   `C:\Program Files\glzr.io\GlazeWM\glazewm.exe"` in the `Target:` field:



   ```console

   start --config "%USERPROFILE%\.config\glazewm\glazewm.yaml"

   ```



   In the File Explorer window address bar, type `shell:startup` and paste the

   shortcut to that location.



1. Windows Defender



   To help speed up slow terminal and application loading from the command line,

   disable add the following Virus & threat protection exclusions (you can use

   `Add-MpPreference` cmdlet from powershell as well).



   ```text

   ExclusionPath : {C:\, S:\, T:\}

   ExclusionProcess: {git.exe, nvim.exe, pwsh.exe, starship.exe}

   ```