## This guide was created using Microsoft Windows 11 Pro  
### Version 21H2 build 22000.194

# Installation
### System Updates:
* Settings -> Windows Update
* Install all updates

### Powershell Execution Policy:  
* launch Windows Powershell as administrator and execute:
* `Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned`
* Enter `A` to accept all changes

### Install Chocolatey:  
* To install [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org), follow the instructions [here](https://chocolatey.org/install).
* Restart your console (as administrator) to take advantage of the updated path.
* Set Chocolatey polices (prevents a prompt for each package):  
```
choco feature enable -n allowGlobalConfirmation  
choco feature enable -n allowEmptyChecksums
```
### Install Chocolatey packages:  
```
choco install googlechrome sql-server-management-studio visualstudiocode windirstat nodejs notepadplusplus 7zip paint.net grepwin p4merge postman dotnetcore sourcetree conemu poshgit vim firefox greenshot winaero-tweak irfanview quicklook
```

* If this computer is not a VM:
```
choco install zoom slack evernote dropbox pia microsoft-teams sharpkeys
```

### Windows terminal
* Update [Windows Terminal](https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9N0DX20HK701) from the Microsoft Store.

### Visual Studio 2019:
* [Community Edition](https://www.visualstudio.com/free-developer-offers/) is free.
* Download and run the installer
* Select the following workloads:
    * ASP.NET and web development
    * .NET Core cross-platform development
    * Desktop development with C++ (for the compiler tools)
* On startup, choose the **Web Development (code only)** profile and dark for the theme.

### Resharper
* [Download](https://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/download/#section=offline-installer) and run the installer
* Choose skip on all non-Resharper options

### SQL Server 2019 Developer Edition:
* [Download](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-downloads) and install
* Select Basic installation type

# System Configuration

### Install a code font:
* Install a font from [Nerd Fonts](http://nerdfonts.com) 
* I use [`Hack`](https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases/download/v2.1.0/Hack.zip) (Hack Regular Nerd Font Complete Mono.ttf)

### Caps Lock (Not necessary in Parallels)
* Launch SharpKeys
* Map Caps Lock (00_3A) to Escape (00_01)
* Click "Write to Registry"
* Reboot

### set git config defaults:
* `git config --global user.name "H. Alan Stevens"`
* `git config --global user.email "ChangeMe@gmail.com"`

### Rename This PC
* Settings -> System
* Under the computer name on the right click "rename"
* Restart your PC

### UAC
* Run msconfig
* Select the Tools tab
* Click on "Change UAC Settings" and click Launch
* Configure to taste

### Taskbar:
* Right click the taskbar, select Taskbar settings
* Under Taskbar items, turn off all four options
* Scroll down to Taskbar behaviors, Taskbar alignment: Left

### Context Menus
* Launch WinAero Tweaker *(Installed above)*
* Windows 11 -> Classic Full Context Menus
* Enable classic full context menus

### Desktop
* right click on the desktop -> view -> uncheck show desktop icons
* right click on the desktop -> pesonalize, select a theme

### Display Scale (Parallels)
* right click on the desktop -> Display settings
* Under Scale & layout, change Scale to 100%

### Start Menu
* right click on every app you don't want and choose unpin or uninstall
* Settings -> Personalization -> Start -> 
  * Show most used apps: off

### Change Default Browser
* Follow the instructions [here](https://www.theverge.com/22714629/windows-11-microsoft-browser-edge-chrome-firefox)

### Explorer:
* click the ellipses in the toolbar, select Options
  * General
    * open file explorer to: This PC
    * uncheck *Show frequently used files in Quick access* and *Show frequently used folders in Quick access*
    * click "Clear"
  * View 
    * navigation pane (scroll to bottom) -> expand to open folder
    * click: Apply to Folders
* Quick Access (top left)
  * unpin all folders except desktop and Downloads

### Reverse scroll wheel (Not needed in Parallels)
* Settings -> Devices -> Mouse & touchpad, Reverse Scrolling Direction 
* If no touch pad do [this](https://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/reverse-scroll-direction-in-windows-10/)

# Application Configuration

### Evernote
* Help > Keyboard shortcuts
* Global > Paste to Evernote
* Click the ellipses and choose disable
* Do the same for Global > New note window
* (These global shortcuts conflict with Resharper)

### SourceTree
* Tools -> Options
  * Theme: Dark

***
### Windows Terminal
* Settings -> Startup -> New instance behavior: Attach to the most recently used window
* Add a color scheme:
  * download [iterm color schemes](http://iterm2colorschemes.com/):  
  * Extract and copy the contents of windowsterminal\IR_Black.json
  * Settings -> Open JSON file *(bottom left)*
  * find the line: schemes[],
  * expand the array and paste in the contents of IR_Black.json
  * save
* Add Git Bash:
  * Settings -> Profiles -> + Add a new profile
  * + New empty profile
  * Name: Git Bash
  * Command line: C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe -l -i
  * Icon: C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\share\git\git-for-windows.ico
  * Tab title: Git Bash
* Change font and color scheme:
  * Settings -> Profiles -> Powershell
  * Select Appearance
  * Under Text, select a Color scheme and a Font face
  * Repeat for other profiles

***
###  ConEmu
* Launch ConEmu and save the settings file location
* Settings -> Integration, register the explorer menu integration.
* Settings -> Features -> Status bar, uncheck Show status bar
* In settings -> features -> colors
  * In the schemes field, type IR_Black
* Click save.
* Edit %appdata%\ConEmu.xml
* Search for IR_Black
* Replace ColorTable00 through ColorTable15 with the lines found below:
* [IR_Black color scheme](https://gist.github.com/alanstevens/07d778f988c3183822eeac79086a0d1f#file-conemu_ir_black-xml)
* Alternately, choose *Settings -> import* and import the contents of [ConEmu.xml](https://gist.github.com/alanstevens/07d778f988c3183822eeac79086a0d1f#file-conemu-xml)

***
### Visual Studio Code
Install the following extensions(Ctrl+Shift+x):
* C#
* IR_Black Theme
* PowerShell
* Vim

In Settings (Ctrl+,)
* Commonly Used:
  * Editor: Font Size: 14
  * Editor: Font family: Hack Nerd Font Mono
* Security -> Workspace
  * Uncheck Trust:Enabled

***
### Notepad++
* Install the [xml tools plugin](https://sourceforge.net/projects/npp-plugins/files/XML%20Tools/) 
* Settings -> Preferences
  * Click Dark Mode in the list on the left.
  * check: Enable dark mode
* Settings -> Style Configurator:
  * Select Twilight from the drop down
  * Select Hack Nerd Font Mono from the font list
  * Font Size: 12
  * Enable global font
  * Enable global font size
  
***
## Visual Studio 2019

### Settings:
Tools -> Customize -> Extensions Menu tab, uncheck Resharper
Tools -> Options: 
* Environment: 
  * Fonts & Settings: Font: Hack Nerd Font Mono, Size: 14
  * General -> Color Theme: Dark
  * General -> Apply title case styling to the menu bar (should be on by default)
* Projects and Solutions: 
  * Locations -> Projects Location: `%userprofile%\Source\`
  * track active item in solution explorer
* Debugging -> General -> uncheck: Enable Just My Code
* Source Control -> Plug-in selection: git
* Text Editor -> All Languages: 
  * General: 
    * uncheck: hide advanced members
    * check: line numbers
    * uncheck: navigation bar
  * Tabs:
    * Indenting: Smart
    * Tab Size: 4
    * Indent Size: 4
    * check: Insert Spaces
* Install ir_black color scheme
  * download: ir_black theme https://studiostyl.es/schemes/ir-black
  * Tools -> Import and Export Settings -> Import Selected Environment Settings -> Next -> No, just import new settings -> Next -> Browse to file -> open -> next -> finish

### Extensions:
Tools -> Extensions and Updates: 
* [Visual Studio Spell Checker](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=EWoodruff.VisualStudioSpellCheckerVS2017andLater)
* [VsVim](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=JaredParMSFT.VsVim)
  * tools -> options -> vsvim: 
     * defaults -> general 
      * VimRc Error Reporting: true
      * VimRc File Loading: vsvimrc files only
    * keyboard 
      * Handle all with Visual Studio
      * ctrl+d: Handled by VsVim
      * ctrl+u: Handled by VsVim
    * Copy [_vsvimrc](https://gist.github.com/alanstevens/07d778f988c3183822eeac79086a0d1f#file-_vsvimrc) to `%userprofile%`.
   
* [Productivity Power Tools](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=VisualStudioProductTeam.ProductivityPowerPack2017)

  * tools -> options -> Productivity Power Tools: 
    * Custom Document Well *(Sadly, this extension doesn't work in VS 2019)*
      * General -> Tab Appearance: uncheck Color tabs by project
      * General -> Sorting: uncheck all
      * Advanced -> Colors and Gradients: uncheck Automatically select tab text colors
      * Advanced -> Colors and Gradients: uncheck Force flat custom colors
    * Power Commands -> Commands
      * disable (uncheck) all 
      * enable to taste
***
## Resharper
* Log in to JetBrains.com to get a license key, or simply log in to your JetBrains account when Resharper prompts you for a license

### Settings:
* Tools -> Customize -> Extensions Menu tab, uncheck Resharper

Resharper -> Options:

  * Environment 
      * Keyboard & Menus
      * Keyboard Shortcuts: Resharper 2.x or IntelliJ IDEA
      
    * Editor -> Editor Appearance:
      * Highlight current line
      * Highlight matching delimiters when caret is: at both sides

  * Code inspection -> Code Editing -> C#:

    * Naming Style
        * Constant fields (private): ALL_UPPER
        * Constant fields (not private): ALL_UPPER
        
    * Formatting Style
        * Braces Layout -> Empty Braces Formatting: Together on the same line
        * Line Breaks and Wrapping -> Break line in a block with a single statement: Force put on single line
        * Blank Lines -> Keep max blank lines in code: 1
        * Blank Lines -> Keep max blank lines in declarations: 1
        * Line Breaks and Wrapping -> Prefer wrap before operator in binary expression: check for true
        * Line Breaks and Wrapping -> Place simple property/indexer/event declaration on a single line: check for true
        * Line Breaks and Wrapping -> Place simple method on single line: check for true
        * Line Breaks and Wrapping -> Place field attribute on same line: uncheck for false
        * Line Breaks and Wrapping -> Place simple array, object and collection on single line
        * Other -> Don't indent comments started at first column: uncheck for false

  * Tools 
    * External Sources: Navigation to Object Browser
Import Live Templates
* Resharper -> Tools -> Templates Explorer... 
  * Import (second icon from the right in the toolbar)
    * [resharper_comment_template.dotsettings](https://gist.github.com/alanstevens/07d778f988c3183822eeac79086a0d1f#file-resharper_comment_template-dotsettings)
    * [resharper_todo_comment_template.dotsettings]( https://gist.github.com/alanstevens/07d778f988c3183822eeac79086a0d1f#file-resharper_todo_comment_template-dotsettings)