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Tips & Tricks to make windows less bloated and more productive :)
https://github.com/linarcx/winconf

bloatware-removal hacking tweaking windows-10

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Tips & Tricks to make windows less bloated and more productive :)

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# philosophy

I try to follow these ideas as much as i can:

- using free/open source software.

- using terminal-based applications.

- using msys2 for development base and scoop for installing any other packages.

- avoid using software from microsoft like vscode, terminal, etc.. use more free alternative or compile linux versions with msys2.



## for future

- i don't want to rely on supply chain. building software directly the pc is the best/safest way.(so i will ditch scoop in future)

- it's better to replace c/c++ software with rust.

- In some cases it's better to use GUI applications.(like web-browsers)



# prerequisites

As i said, i use msys2 for development.(it has pacman and a wide varity of software)

for installing any other software, i use scoop package manger.



to see list of all software, please refer to:

- msys64\bootstrap.txt

- scoop.md



## other software that maybe usefull

- scoop

- wezterm [https://wezfurlong.org/wezterm/] - replacement of tmux

- 7zip unar winrar zstd tar gsudo fzf

- uget youtube-dl curl dog

  fd grep bat llvm neovim openssh scc ripgrep ugrep jq

  zeal doxygen dos2unix cppcheck cscope delta diffutils gdb

  drmemory



## Optional

- broot

- fzf-bash

- fzf-bash-completion



## Packages that may not available

- opencppcoverage

- bzip3



### Wait for a release

- gf

- xxd



### Linux only

- bvi

- splint

- exa

- sc-im

- atool

- colordiff

- colorgcc

- ascii

- enca

- translate-shell

- cpuid

- net-tools

- cgdb

- tzutils

- zathura



# Windows Basics

- User home directory or user profile(`%USERPROFILE%`) is located: `C:\Users\`

  - You can Switch to it by: `~`

- Switch to the root of current drive: `/` or `cd /`

- Switch to application directory: `cd %AppData%`.

  - In powershell: `cd $env:APPDATA`

- To power-off the computer: `shutdown /p` 

  - In powershell: `Stop-Computer`

- To restart the computer: `shutdown /r`

  - In powershell: `Restart-Computer`

- Default config folder (equivalent to `~/.config` in __*nix-based__ os) is located: `C:\Users\linarcx\AppData\Local`

  - You can switch to it by: `cd %LOCALAPPDATA%`

  - In powershell: `cd $env:LOCALAPPDATA`

- To start an application at start-up, you should put it's shortcut here:



   `C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup`



    Instead of browsing with file explorer, you can hit: `Win+R` and type: `shell:startup`



## SymLinks, HardLinks, ShortCuts

- Create symlinks:

  - `new-item -itemtype SymbolicLink -path  -name  -value `



  For example:

  - `New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "C:\Users\linarcx\AppData\Local\nvim" -Name "init.lnk" -Value "init.vim"`



- Create HardLinks:

  - `New-Item -itemtype HardLink -path $env:LOCALAPPDATA\nvim\ -name plugins.vim -value C:\winny\.config\.nvim\plugins.vim`



Tip: To manage your dot-files, always use __SymbolicLink__.



## Other

- Clears the command history:

  `Alt + F7`

- Break out of the subprompt or terminate execution:

  `Ctrl + C`

- Delete all the characters in the line after the cursor:

  `Ctrl + End`

- Move left or right one word at a time:

  `Ctrl + Left Arrow || Ctrl + Right Arrow`

- Pause/resume the display of output:

  `Ctrl + S`

- Clear the current line:

  `Esc`

- Moves the cursor one character to the right on the command line:

  `F1`



    At the end of the line, inserts one character from the text of your last command.

- Creates a new command line by copying your last command line up to the character you type:

  `F2`

- Completes the command line with the content from your last command line, starting from the current cursor position to the end of the line:

  `F3`

- Deletes characters from your current command line, starting from the current cursor position up to the character you type:

  `F4`

- Scans backward through your command history:

  `F5`

- Similar to get-history. Displays a pop-up window with your command history and allows you to select a command:

  `F7`



    Use the arrow keys to scroll through the list. Press Enter to select a command to run, or press the Right arrow to place the text on the command line.

- Uses text you’ve entered to scan backward through your command history for commands that match the text you’ve typed so far on the command line:

  `F8`

- Runs a specific numbered command from your command history. Command numbers are listed when you press F7 or get-history:

  `F9`

- Gets the first/last command in the command history:

  `Page Up / Page Down`

- If QuickEdit is disabled, displays an editing shortcut menu with Mark, Copy, Paste, Select All, Scroll, and Find options:

  `Right-click`



    To copy the screen buffer to the Clipboard, right-click, choose Select, and then press Enter.

- Press the Tab key or press Shift+Tab to access the tab expansion function, which include folder or filename autocompletion:

  `Tab / Shift+Tab`



# Shortcuts

- Close current window:

  `Alt + F4`

- Open Settings app:

  `Windows key + I`

- Open File Explorer:

  `Windows key + E`

- Display and hide the desktop:

  `Windows key + D`

- Minimize all windows:

  `Windows key + M`

- Restore minimized windows on the desktop:

  `Windows key + Shift + M`

- Lock device:

  `Windows key + L`

- Open the Windows Ink Workspace:

  `Windows key + W`

- Zoom in using the magnifier:

  `Windows key + Plus (+)`

- Zoom out using the magnifier:

  `Windows key + Minus (-)`

- Exit magnifier:

  `Windows key + Esc`

- Quick Link menu:

  `Windows key + X`

- Open default PowerShell:

  `Windows key + X + a`

- Capture full screenshot in the "Screenshots" folder:

  `Windows key + PrtScn`

- Capture part of the screen with Snip & Sketch:

  `Windows key + Shift + S`

- Open emoji panel:

  `Windows key + Period (.) or semicolon (;)`

- Snap app or window left:

  `Windows key + Left arrow key`

- Snap app or window right:

  `Windows key + Right arrow key`

- Open Clipboard bin:

  `Windows key + V`

- Open Action center:

  `Windows key + A`

- Open Task View:

  `Windows key + Tab`

- Create a virtual desktop:

  `Windows key + Ctrl + D`

- Close active virtual desktop:

  `Windows key + Ctrl + F4`

- Switch to the virtual desktop on the right:

  `Windows key + Ctrl + Right arrow`

- Switch to the virtual desktop on the left:

  `Windows key + Ctrl + Left arrow`

- Open Task Manager:

  `Ctrl + Shift + Esc`

- View open apps:

  `Ctrl + Alt + Tab`



# Run commands

- Open the Windows 10 drive:

  `\`

- Open the Home folder of the current user:

  `.`

- Open the Users folder:

  `..`



# References

- https://www.maketecheasier.com/20-run-commands-windows/

- https://www.windowscentral.com/best-windows-10-keyboard-shortcuts

- https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/wiki/Symbolic-Links#allowing-non-administrators-to-create-symbolic-links