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I don't see any problem with re-installing windows though as often as you like. By being a little disciplined, you can have a fresh install of windows, configu

I don't see any problem with re-installing windows though as often as you like. By being a little disciplined, you can have a fresh install of windows, configured with all the apps you need from woah to go in little over a couple hours. I like having a scriptable install of windows in case I completely lose a system while travelling, it's easy for me to completely restore and be productive again within a few hours (just buy a new laptop). Choco really helps here too. choco feature enable -n allowGlobalConfirmation choco install googlechrome choco install firefox choco install 7zip choco install vlc choco install git choco install paint.net choco install sql-server-management-studio choco install vscode choco install visualstudio2019community gets me to 90% of where I need to go.

diffeomorphism 7y ago
> in little over a couple hours That seems a couple of hours too long to me. Copying over from a backup takes a bit of time, but not hours.
jedieaston 7y ago
Boxstarter makes it even easier, as you can just do Win+R, and type https://boxstarter.org/package/nr/{packages https://boxstarter.org/package/nr/{packages from choco separated by commas}. It bootstraps chocolatey and installs everything, and I can be running on a new system in 10 minutes. https://boxstarter.org/ https://boxstarter.org/
geolgau 7y ago
you know you can do choco install googlechrome firefox 7zip vlc git ... ?
sp332 7y ago
I can get 2/3 of those with https://ninite.com/7zip-chrome-firefox-paint.net-vlc-vscode/ https://ninite.com/7zip-chrome-firefox-paint.net-vlc-vscode/ and when I want to update any of them I just double-click the same installer file.