Windows Development Environment Setup

A curated collection of dotfiles and scripts to automate the setup of a professional Windows development environment with PowerShell and VS Code optimizations.

🎯 Features

• One-click installation script
• Custom PowerShell prompt with Oh My Posh
• Performance-optimized terminal settings
• Enhanced VS Code configuration
• Fuzzy finder integration (FZF)
• Multiple package manager support
• Productivity-focused customizations

Quick Setup

Open PowerShell and run:

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📋 Prerequisites

• Windows 10/11
• PowerShell Core 7.4+
• Git for Windows
• VS Code 1.93+

⚙️ What Gets Installed

Core Tools

• Scoop - Package manager
• Winget - Windows package manager
• Chocolatey - Package manager for Windows

Terminal Utilities

• Bat - Modern cat replacement
• Ripgrep - Fast search tool
• Fzf - Fuzzy finder
• Terminal-Icons
• PSReadLine
• z Directory Jumper

🎨 Terminal Configuration

PowerShell Customization

• Theme Engine: Oh My Posh
• Tab Completion: Carapace
• Fuzzy Search: PSFzf

Carapace Completion

Visual Settings

{
    "colorScheme": "Dark+",
    "fontFace": "MesloLGLDZ Nerd Font",
    "fontSize": 16,
    "opacity": 23,
    "padding": 15,
    "useAcrylic": true
}

Terminal History

🎮 VS Code Setup

Must-Have Extensions

• Custom CSS and JS Loader
• VSCode Animations
• Apc Customize UI++
• Azalais Dark Theme

Productivity Features

Work Mode

For a cleaner, distraction-free experience:

⚠️ Important Note

These configurations are provided as-is. Review and understand all settings before applying them to your system. While these configurations support both macOS and Linux, they are primarily optimized for Windows with PowerShell Core and VS Code.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Updates

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