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My Windows setup using Scoop.sh and Windows Terminal
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My Windows Setup

Most of the programs on my Windows PC are installed using Scoop (think brew but for Windows). But before installing Scoop, let's set up the Terminal.

Windows Terminal

I use Windows Terminal (preview) from the Windows Store.

You can find my profiles.json config here.

⚠ Before using my profiles.json file, make sure to have Powershell Core 6 and the Source Code Pro for Powerline font installed.

windows terminal screenshot

🏹 Install Scoop

Scoop will install and update most of the programs on your machine.

Follow their instructions on scoop.sh or run these two commands in Powershell:

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -scope CurrentUser
iwr -useb get.scoop.sh | iex

⛏ CLIs installed using Scoop

scoop install 7zip curl firefox git rustup

This will install:

  • 7zip
  • curl
  • firefox
  • git
  • rustup

🔧 Programs installed using Scoop Extras

Just like brew has 'casks' for installing desktop apps on Mac, Scoop has extras.

First, install Scoop extras:

scoop bucket add extras

Next install the programs:

scoop install bitwarden discord handbrake slack steam vlc vscode

This will install

  • bitwarden
  • discord
  • handbrake
  • slack
  • steam
  • vlc
  • vscode

Other programs that come in handy

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