Finalize Windows 11 installation

Prelude

Read this page first. Install Windows 11 with a USB key

Indeed, below, I assume Chocolatey is up and running
Most of the software installations are done in Windows Terminal using CLI

Installations

Open an Admin Terminal

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
Update-Help

Chrome

choco install googlechrome -y

MesloGM Nerd Font

https://www.nerdfonts.com/font-downloads
Download, unzip, select the fonts, right click, install
Within Windows Terminal, go to Settings, select MesloGM Nerd Font

Oh my Posh

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://ohmyposh.dev/install.ps1'))

Later, for updates of Oh my Posh use the same command

VSCode

choco install vscode -y

Git

choco install git -y
Update-SessionEnvironment                   # update environment variables
git config --global user.name "Xxxx YYYYY"
git config --global user.email xxx.yyy@gmail.com
git config --global core.editor "code --wait"
git config --list

Linux Sub System

wsl --install

Reboot the host

Powershell (!=Windows Powershell)

choco install powershell-core -y
Update-Help

In order to see the Oh My Posh prompt, I had to copy the content of Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 into profile.ps1
In %USERPROFILE%/Documents check PowerShell and WindowsPowerShell directories

Powertoys

choco install powertoys -y

Reboot the host

Docker

choco install docker-desktop -y
Update-SessionEnvironment

Anaconda

https://www.anaconda.com/download
Download, install
Open Anaconda Powershell Prompt

conda update conda
conda update -n base --all

Read this page to add Anaconda Prompt within Win Terminal

Microsoft365

Connect to your Microsoft account
Select “Install Software”
OfficeSetup.exe…

Rufus

choco install rufus.portable -y

When needed, type rufusp in a terminal or WIN + R then rufusp
If needed, visit : C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\bin
https://github.com/pbatard/rufus

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC => Sumatra

choco install sumatrapdf.portable -y

Edge or Chrome might be OK
Install Sumatra Portable Version
- When needed, type sumatrapdf-64 in a terminal or WIN + R then sumatrapdf-64
- If needed, visit : C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\bin
- https://github.com/sumatrapdfreader/sumatrapdf

Choco survival guide

Update-SessionEnvironment comes with chocolatey

choco search vscode
choco install vscode -y
choco list
choco upgrade all
choco uninstall vscode

TO DO

choco install filezilla -y
choco install gpu-z -y
choco install cpu-z.portable -y

Anaconda or miniconda

What is next ?

When possible install software using choco
Select portable version of the software when it is available