Development Machine Setup

This repository contains remote scripts to install and remove applications on your Windows machine using winget, without needing to clone the repository.

⚠️ WARNING ⚠️

Running scripts from the web can potentially compromise your machine.
Before executing any script that installs or removes applications, make sure you fully understand what each command does and double-check the content of any files you are fetching.

Only proceed if you trust the source of the script and are certain that the applications being installed or removed are what you intend.

Requirements

• Microsoft.AppInstaller installed from the microsoft store on version 1.8 or higher (use winget --version to check)
• Windows 10 or 11

How to Use

You can directly fetch and execute the install or uninstall commands from the repository.

Step 1: Install Applications

Run the following PowerShell command to install all the applications listed in the packages.json file from the repository:

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Simbaclaws/dev-windows/refs/heads/main/packages.json" -OutFile "$($env:TEMP)\packages.json" ; winget import -i "$($env:TEMP)\packages.json"

This command fetches the raw content of the packages.json file from the GitHub repository and installs each application listed in that file with winget.

You can export a packages.json file with winget export packages.json. This will export all of your currently installed apps to a packages.json file.

Step 2: Remove Applications

Run the following PowerShell command to remove all the applications listed in the remove_apps.txt file from the repository:

 $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; (Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/simbaclaws/dev-windows/main/remove_apps.txt).Content -split "`n" | ForEach-Object {
     $appName = $_.Trim()
     Write-Host "Attempting to uninstall: '$appName'"
     winget uninstall "$appName" --silent --accept-source-agreements
}

This command fetches the raw content of the remove_apps.txt file from the GitHub repository and uninstalls each application listed in that file.

Troubleshooting

If any apps fail to install or uninstall, you may see error messages in PowerShell. You can run the commands manually to troubleshoot or consult the winget documentation for more details.

License

This project is open source under the MIT License.