Here's my list of things to do with a new windows 10 box in 2018.
(I put it here so I can find it next time I get a new machine.
Let me know your list of "got to have programs" in the comments.)
Set Preferences ----------- Add environmental variable "HOME" and set to "C:\home\mfincher" so Emacs can find me
(In the File Explorer, right-click on "This PC", select "properties"/"Advanced system settings"/"Environment Variables...")
Add C:\home\mfincher\bin to environmental variable "Path"
Go into "File Explorer Options" and set "Hidden files and folders"/"Show hidden files..."
"Display the full path in the title bar"
and unset "Hide extensions for known file types"
Install Utility Programs ------------------------
Install Chrome and FirefoxInstall Emacs
Install spell (https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/AspellWindows) to C:\opt\Aspell and set emacs to reference that dir
Install Git https://git-scm.com/downloads
git config --global user.name "Johnny Cash"
git config --global user.email johnny.cash@gm.com
git config --global http.proxy http://username:password@proxy.example.org:80/ git config --global https.proxy http://username:password@proxy.example.org:80/
Install cmder from http://cmder.net/ into C:\opt\Cmdr
Copy user-aliases.cmd to C:\opt\Cmdr\config
Install Mouse drivers http://support.logitech.com/en_us/downloads
Install Notepad++ from https://notepad-plus-plus.org
Install Node https://nodejs.org/en/download/
npm config set proxy http://username:password@proxy.example.org:80/
npm config set https-proxy http://username:password@proxy.example.org:80/
Install bower and gulp
npm install -g bower gulp
Install Maven https://maven.apache.org/download.cgi
Install Paint.Net http://www.getpaint.net/download.html
Install 7-zip for zip/tar files from /http://www.7-zip.org/download.html
Install Visual Studio https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/
Install ReSharper https://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/download/
Install ReSharper https://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/download/
Install IntelliJ https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/downloa
Install SourceTree for git repos - https://www.atlassian.com/software/sourcetree
Install AutoHotKey from https://autohotkey.com/download/
Install Putty.exe and MTPuTTY
Install FileZilla - https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client
Install winscp - http://winscp.net
Install cf - https://cli.run.pivotal.io/stable?release=windows64&source=pws
Install PostMan inside Chrome
Install Microsoft Programs
------------------------ Install SQL Server and Red Gate's SQL Search
Install "Remote Desktop Connection Manager" from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=44989
Copy Files From Old Computer ---------------------------- Copy My Documents, My Pictu res, c:\home, c:\opt copy over all the old databases Copy over inetpub directories Copy over old Microsoft Mail archives, *.pst files Copy root directory of Git files, C:\Git