Setup A New Computer

Description:

I will be following these steps to re-image my home computer soon. See my dot files post for some references to these settings.

To Resolve:

1. Install Firefox.

2. Google Backup and Sync.

   • Create symlink:

   mkdir c:\_gwill
   cd c:\_gwill
   mklink /d google z:\google
   

   • Now launch installer
   • Enter email / Enter password
   • Sign in on web if you have two factor, the screen will just gray out if you use the Authenticator app – Will probably be fixed in a later release.
   • Skip the screen about backing up continuously (although that is what you want to do) – DO NOT CHOOSE a folder here.
   • On the screen where it checks the box to sync google drive, HERE is where you select the folder. If you have a sym link, select that folder.
3. Install apps below:
   • 7zip
   • VSCode
   • Greenshot
   • Bulk Rename Util
   • CryptSync
   • Everything
   • Notepad++
   • PDF Tools
   • PureVPN
   • NoMacs - Image editor
   • FreeFileSync
   • Git
   • Teams
   • qBitTorrent
   • vlc
   • Chrome
   • Veeam Endpoint Backup Free

4. Install VPN Client for work

5. Configure Veeam Endpoint - Point it to my Z:\ which will be backed up to encrypted external manually

6. Install Office by logging into O365.
   • Outlook - Turn off all notifications – See My Outlook Config
7. NPP Config

   • Settings – Style Configurator – Obsidian theme – Consolas 12 – Enable Global font/ Enable Global font size

   • Options:

     • Recent files history = uncheck “don’t check at launch”
     • Backup – Uncheck “Remember current session..”
     • Multi-instance = Always in Multi-Instance Mode
     • Misc = Uncheck “enable” under Clickable Link Settings
     • Plugins – dspellchecker – uncheck the “spell check document automatically (ctrl+a)”

8. Firefox config - Sign in and follow Firefox Config

9. Everything config - Options – Keyboard – Show Window Hotkey: Ctrl+Alt+Q

10. Teams config - Click on Initials in top right – Settings – Theme: Dark – check “open application in background”

11. See Quickcliq config

12. Install Virtualbox and point to my G:\

13. Configure Greenshot
    • Preferences tab - Hotkeys - Clear all and enter Ctrl+Q for capture region.
    • Capture tab - Turn off notifications
    • Destination tab - Select only ‘Open in Image editor’
14. VSCode config - See Vscode Config

Configure Windows Itself

1. Run New Computer Script

2. Enable WSL - Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux. After installation your Linux distribution will be located at: %localappdata%\lxss. I’m not sure but I think you have to then go to the Windows Store and install Ubuntu.

3. Settings – Taskbar – Select which icons appear – Set all to disabled except Backup and Sync

4. Set background to my preferred image

5. Set lockscreen to my preferred image

6. Set mouse to my preferred cursor - oxy-midnight_meadow

7. Setup my preferred Powershell profile settings – See Profile

8. Finally – Set Windows Taskbar: Thunderbird (Portable), VSCode, ConEmu, File Explorer, NPP, Firefox, Teams, Outlook

Conclusion

1. The following global shortcuts should work:
   • Ctrl+Q - Greenshot capture region
   • Alt+Q - Quickcliq menu
   • Ctl+Alt+Q - Everything menu
2. Pin the following items to the start menu:
   • Powershell
   • Powershell ISE
   • Oracle VirtualBox
   • Ubuntu for Windows