Dotfiles for Microsoft Windows 11

Repeatable, reboot resilient Dotfiles script to setup a development environment in Microsoft Windows 11.

Now you create and run 🚀 Dotfiles projects for Windows 10/11 using this module for PowerShell: PSWindowsDotfiles

Usage

Open any Windows PowerShell host console (Except Windows Terminal) with administrator rights and run:

$GitHubRepositoryAuthor = "JMOrbegoso"; `
$GitHubRepositoryName = "Dotfiles-for-Windows-11"; `
Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass; `
Invoke-Expression (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${GitHubRepositoryAuthor}/${GitHubRepositoryName}/main/Download.ps1");

What does?

This dotfiles script does:

• Install Chocolatey.
• Configure Chocolatey to remember installation arguments for future updates.
• Install Hack Nerd Font.
• Install Git.
• Configure Git.
• Install Vim.
• Install Vim-Plug.
• Install Vim plugins.
• Install Visual Studio Code.
• Configure Visual Studio Code.
• Install Visual Studio Code extensions.
• Install Oh My Posh for PowerShell.
• Configure Oh My Posh theme.
• Install Posh-Git for Oh My Posh.
• Install Terminal-Icons for PowerShell.
• Configure PSWebSearch for PowerShell.
• Configure PSReadLine for PowerShell.
• Configure Windows Terminal.
• Install Notepad++.
• Configure Notepad++.
• Install .NET SDK.
• Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux.
• Install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS in WSL.
  • Install curl.
  • Install Neofetch.
  • Configure Git in Ubuntu.
  • Install Visual Studio Code extensions in Ubuntu.
  • Install Volta in Ubuntu.
    • Install Node.js LTS using Volta in Ubuntu.
    • Install NPM using Volta in Ubuntu.
    • Install Yarn using Volta in Ubuntu.
    • Install TypeScript using Volta in Ubuntu.
    • Install Yarn-Upgrade-All using Volta in Ubuntu.
    • Install NestJS CLI using Volta in Ubuntu.
  • Install Golang in Ubuntu.
  • Install HUGO in Ubuntu.
  • Install Vim in Ubuntu.
  • Install Vim-Plug in Ubuntu.
  • Install Vim plugins in Ubuntu.
  • Install Zsh in Ubuntu.
  • Install Oh My Zsh in Ubuntu.
  • Install Zsh-Autosuggestions for Oh My Zsh in Ubuntu.
  • Configure Oh My Zsh in Ubuntu.
• Install Docker Desktop.
• Configure File Explorer:
  • Show file extensions.
  • Open file explorer to This PC.
  • Set as background option moved to extended Context Menu.
  • Disable recently opened items from JumpList.
• Microsoft Windows optional features:
  • Disable Windows Media Player.
  • Disable Internet Explorer.
  • Disable Microsoft XPS Document Writer.
  • Disable WorkFolders Client.
  • Enable Windows Sandbox.
• Configure Windows 11 power plan.
• Configure Windows 11 regional format:
  • First day of week: Monday.
  • Short date: 2017-04-05.
  • Long date: Wednesday, 5 April, 2017.
  • Short time: 19:40.
  • Long time: 19:40:07.
• Rename PC.

Windows Terminal Custom Keyboard Shortcuts

Action	Keyboard Shortcut
Open New Tab	ctrl+t
Close Current Pane	ctrl+w
Open New Split Pane in Horizontal	alt+shift+h
Open New Split Pane in Vertical	alt+shift+v

Alias and functions for PowerShell & Zsh

Terminal Profile

Alias	Description	PowerShell	Zsh
edt	Edit terminal profile	✅	✅
src	Refresh terminal profile	✅	✅

Directories

Alias	Description	PowerShell	Zsh
mkcd	Create folder and navigate to it	✅	✅
trash	Open the recycle bin folder	✅

System Maintenance

Alias	Description	PowerShell	Zsh
updsys	Update apps and system.	✅	✅

Environment Variables

Alias	Description	PowerShell	Zsh
pathl	List the content of PATH environment variables	✅	✅

Git

Alias	Description	PowerShell	Zsh
gcb	git checkout creating new branch	✅	✅
ga	git add	✅	✅
gaa	git add all	✅	✅
gsc	git clone, load submodules and navigate to the repository folder	✅	✅
gst	git status	✅	✅
gcmsg	git commit message	✅	✅
ggp	git push origin current_branch	✅	✅
glg	git log	✅	✅
gsrlc	Git soft reset last commit	✅	✅
ghrlc	Git hard reset last commit	✅	✅

Vim

Alias	Description	PowerShell	Zsh
editvim	Edit .vimrc file	✅	✅
sourcevim	Refresh Vim configuration		✅

Docker

Alias	Description	PowerShell	Zsh
dpl	Docker pull	✅	✅
dlc	List the Docker containers working	✅	✅
dlca	List all the Docker containers	✅	✅
dli	List all the Docker images	✅	✅
dsc	Stop Docker container	✅	✅
drc	Delete Docker container	✅	✅
dri	Delete Docker image	✅	✅

NPM

Alias	Description	PowerShell	Zsh
ngl	List global NPM packages		✅
ngo	List outdated global NPM packages		✅
ngu	Update global NPM package		✅

Yarn

Alias	Description	PowerShell	Zsh
yi	Install Yarn package		✅
yid	Install Yarn package as dev dependency		✅
yl	List all Yarn packages locally installed		✅
ylo	List outdated Yarn packages locally installed		✅
yu	Update Yarn package		✅
yua	Upgrade all Yarn packages		✅
yr	Remove Yarn package		✅

NestJS

Alias	Description	PowerShell	Zsh
nestnew	Create a new project with NestJS		✅

Go

Alias	Description	PowerShell	Zsh
gmi	Initialize Go modules		✅

Web search from the console

Alias	Example	PowerShell	Zsh
bing	bing "Windows 11"	✅	✅
google	google "Windows 11"	✅	✅
duckduckgo	duckduckgo "Windows 11"	✅	✅
youtube	youtube "Windows 11"	✅	✅
github	github "Windows 11"	✅	✅
stackoverflow	stackoverflow "Windows 11"	✅	✅