🛠️ Windows Auto Setup Script

A fully automated, script-driven environment setup for Windows. Built with PowerShell + Batch for rapid system configuration, software installation, and developer workspace preparation.

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📦 Features

1. 🧙‍♂️ Modular, Clean Structure

Each script is separated by role for easy maintenance:

• setup.bat — Main launcher with admin check and ordered execution
• program_groups/ — Installs specific apps or groups of tools
• system_settings/ — System-level tweaks (taskbar, hidden files, etc.)
• setup_finishers/ — Final steps like WSL update or Git setup
• common/ — Shared utilities (logging, URL opening, functions)
• config.ps1 — Central configuration file

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2. 🛡️ Automatic Admin Elevation

The script self-restarts as administrator if needed.

3. ☁️ Chocolatey Bootstrap

Detects and installs Chocolatey and Scoop automatically if missing.

⚠️ You may need to relaunch the script manually after first installing Chocolatey and Scoop.

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🛠️ Software Installation

4. 💻 Core Dev Tools Installer

Installs essentials (configured in config.ps1):

• VS Code
• Git
• NVM + Node.js LTS
• Docker Desktop
• PowerToys
• 7-Zip
• FiraCode
• Chrome, VLC, Telegram, and more

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5. 🌐 Custom Silent Installers

Built-in helper functions:

• Install-AndLaunch — Downloads .exe, installs silently, optional link after
• Install-ZipExecutableWithUrl — Downloads ZIP, extracts, launches portable app, optional startup shortcut

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6. 🏑 System Finalizers

• WSL --update for Docker compatibility
• Global Git config
• Node.js LTS setup via NVM

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🔧 Windows Tweaks

• Taskbar behavior (show hidden files, extensions, protected OS files)
• GameBar and Bing search disabled
• PowerToys configuration

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⚙️ Central Config (config.ps1)

Control extras in one file:

$GitUserName = "Dmitry Galaktionov"
$GitUserEmail = "[email protected]"

#### needed for AI-powered package discovery
$openai_api_key = ""

$Tools = @("notepadplusplus", "git", "vscode", "telegram", "7zip", "docker-desktop", ...)

Toggle features or extend the tools list with simple variables.

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🔎 AI-Powered Package Discovery

New feature: Search across Chocolatey, Winget, and Scoop with AI assistance.

• ✅ Describe apps you want in English
• ✅ AI extracts program names
• ✅ Script searches all major Windows package managers
• ✅ Interactive selector lets you pick and save packages
• ✅ Supports mixed sources (e.g., Chocolatey + Scoop)

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❌ Easy App Removal

Built-in uninstall script:

• Detects installed apps across Chocolatey, Winget, and Scoop
• Compact, sorted list shown in console
• Enter names to uninstall
• Script loops until you exit
• Cleans up system without guesswork

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🏑 Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/your-repo/windows-dev-setup.git
cd windows-dev-setup

Setup system:

setup.bat

Discover and install more tools:

search.bat

Uninstall apps:

uninstall.bat

Follow logs and prompts.

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🧙‍♂️ Recommended Use

• Fork for personal setups
• Extend with your favorite tools or configs
• Ideal for fresh Windows installs or automated reconfiguration

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Built by Dimas for personal productivity. Fork freely and adapt for your needs.

To-Do

• Add more system tweaks (e.g., registry changes)
• Improve main setup script with expanding package manager support