Useful software for new windows installation

August 27, 2010

Useful software for new windows installation

Applications

Ninite - download multiple apps (Easy)

Browsers	Chrome, Firefox, Chromium
Compression	7-Zip
Online Storage	Dropbox, Google Sync

Chocolately (Pro)

Install base	PowerShell Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
GUI	choco install chocolateygui -y
Browser	chromium
Office Productivity	choco install office365proplus --params '/Language:en-us' choco install office365proplus --params '/Language:zh-hk' libreoffice-fresh
PDF	adobereader foxitreader PDFCreator psfsam.install
Backup	Reflect-free veam-endpoint-backup-free backupper-standard
Data Analytics	powerbi
eBook	Calibre
Password Management	keepassx
Remote Access	citrix-workspace choco install parsec --params "/Shared" microsoft-windows-terminal putty.portable winscp.portable Openssh Mremoteng ultravnc
Network Management	Advanced-ip-scanner zerotier-one
RPA	Powerautomatedesktop
Online Meeting	choco install microsoft-teams.install --params "'/AllUsers /NoAutoStart'" zoom Webex-meetings
Communication	telegram.portable signal
Runtimes	dotnet3.5 javaruntime jre8 choco install cygwin --params "/InstallDir:C:\your\install\path /NoStartMenu"
File Management	Treesizefree alldup dupeGuru windirstat
System Utilities	Curl imgburn choco install sysinternals --params "/InstallDir:C:\your\install\path" autohotkey.portable ccleaner procexp wireshark powertoys NTLite crystaldiskinfo cpuz hwmonitor lockhunter sharpkeys (key mapper) ccleaner defraggler
Performance Test	Heavyload diskspd crystaldiskmark psping
Data Recovery	testdisk-photorec
Audio	audacity
Antivirus	Malwarebytes avastfreeantivirus avirafreeantivirus avgantivirusfree immunet (cisco) clamwin
Image Edit	paint.net photoflare
Photo Management	IrfanView fsviewer (FastStone)
Design	sketchbook inkscape scribus (DTP)
Web Edit	bluegriffon
Video Edit	Handbrake.install vlc shotcut
Broadcast	obs-studio obs-virtualcam sharex carnac (show key pressed) Zoomit GitHub - marius-sucan/KeyPress-OSD:
Voice Edit	audacity
Development Tools	Notepadplusplus atom vscode vscode-powershell vscodium pycharm-community python git.install atom jdk8 choco install openssl.light --params "/InstallDir:C:\your\install\path" eclipse openjdk
API Testing	postman fiddler curl soapui wireshark
Installer	Wixtoolset Innosetup nsis.install
SQL	sql-server-management-studio sqlserver-cmdlineutils dbweaver mysql.workbench oracle-sql-developer Heidisql pgadmin4 linqpad

Fine Tune

Chrome / Edge / Chromium

Disable Disk Cache - add parameters in Shortcut: --disk-cache-dir=null
Private mode: --inprivate
Extensions: GreaseMonkey or ViolentMonkey; CrossPilot (Opera Store Access) / Foxified (Firefox Store Access); AdBlock Plus; Enhancer for Youtube; Picture in Picture / Picture in Picture Plus (Edge); / Video Download Helper / YouTube Download Toolkit (Edge); Video Downloader for FB;

Firefox

about:config browser.cache.disk.enable
Ad Block Plus, Enhancer for YouTube, Facebook Container, Youtube Downloader

Utilities (non Chocolatey)

Chinese Code Conversion	ConvertZZ.1.0.0.8 (azofreeware.com)
PDF	Adobe Reader (offline download) PDFCreator (for win 8 or below) PDFSAM (Split and Merge) Free PDFFill (rotate, delete, insert pages, etc)
ISO mount	WinCDEmu
Network	Free IP Switch
Chinese Input	小蒙恬 PenPower driver 九方線上倉頡字典
Legacy IE plugin	Silverlight Flash Player - Adobe Flash Player 32.0.0.468 (digitaltrends.com) Shockwave Player 12.3.5.205 for Windows - Filehippo.com
Development	BitBucket Cloud 9 DBF Viewer Plus
Installer	Advanced Installer - Download
NTP	NetTime
LCD Test	EIZO monitors
DVD	DVD Decryptor DVD Shrink
CCTV DAV file player	SmartPlayer
SIP	Zoiper PhonerLite

Business Apps

Project Management	Projectlibre GanttProject
Bugtracking	Mantis Bug Tracker (mantisbt.org) JIRA
IT Operation	Zenoss Community Edition download \| SourceForge.net FREE Web Help Desk Software \| SolarWinds
Network Simulator	Download GNS3 (sourceforge.net)

Infrastructure

Firewall

pfsense / monowall (firewall)

Endian Firewall Community (replace SonicWall)

Web Server

NGINX - reverse HTTP proxy / load balancer

Desktop and Server OS

Media Download

/ Microsoft Windows and Office ISO Download Tool (heidoc.net) (HeiDoc.net)

Create installation media for Windows - Microsoft Support

CD Key Retrieval

NeoSmart Windows OEM Key (retrieve from BIOS)

NirSoft ProduKey

Key Management Services (KMS) client activation and product keys for Windows Server and Windows | Microsoft Learn

ISO to USB

Ventoy

rufus

balenaEtcher - Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives

Create Windows Server 2016/Window 10 installation USB from ISO image (stantsui.blogspot.com)

Desktop OS

Windows 10 lightweight	Windows 10 Lite Disable Cortana Windows 10 Settings and Privacy Script Windows 10 Metro Apps Uninstall (10AppsMaanger) Windows10SettingTool.bat (Chinese) MakeWindows10GreaatAgain.bat
Windows Essentials	Windows Essentials 2012 (Movie Maker, etc)
Windows 8	Language Packs installation instruction Remote Server Administration Kit (RSAT) (for Win7 SP1) (for Win 8)
Windows 7	Windows 7/2008 Security Rollup Status SP1 download (KB976932) Remote Desktop Client 8 Update Remote Desktop Protocol 8.1 update (must install in order: KB2574819, KB2830477, KB2857650, KB2913751) Post SP1 updates SSU: Servicing stack update for Windows 7 SP1 (KB4490628) Mar2019 OR KB3020369 for x64 systems / KB3020369 for x32 systems (Apr2015) KB3125574 - Convenience rollup update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 - Microsoft Support January 14, 2020—KB4534310 (Monthly Rollup) SSU - Servicing stack update for Windows 7 SP1 and Server 2008 R2 SP1: January 14, 2020 - Microsoft Support IE 9 /IE 11 Language Packs Direct Links:Windows 7 MUI Lanuage Pack MS:Language Packs (may require Ultimate or Enterprise) SHA-2 code signing support update (KB4474419) Dot Net 4 (en, zhtw) Windows Update Agent Fixit Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) (for Windows 7) Remote Server Administration Kit (RSAT) (for Win7 SP1) (for Win 8) MS Easy Transfer from XP to Win 7
Win XP	Microsoft Update Catalog – Win XP SP3 – KB936929 Post SP3 IE 8 AppLocale Windows Essentials 2009 (must download from a WinXP computer) RDP 7 update (No longer downloadable) Edit Registry, at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa, edit Security Packages and add "tspkg" (without quotes). At "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders", modiy "SecurityProviders", add "credssp.dll" (without quotes). exFAT Dot Net Framework 3.5 SP1 (en-us, zh-tw) SP2 support tools (cannot download) Group Policy Preference Client Side Extension (Fixit to enable NLA) Windows Management Framework Core (Powershell 2.0)

Server OS

IIS	urlrewrite webdeploy
App Servers	nodejs.install nxlog
Windows 2003	Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit
Virtualization	Citrix XenServer Oracle VM Server (Xen) Index of /45848/tools/esx/latest/windows (vmware.com) Oracle VirtualBox VMware ESXi VMware Workstation Player \| VMware VMware Tools ISO