DevOps Resource Reference _{[ https://mcavallo.com , https://cava.lol ]}

What is DevOps?

Wikipedia^[1] states:

DevOps is a set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and information-technology operations (Ops) which aims to shorten the systems development life cycle and provide continuous delivery with high software quality.

Atlassian^[4] states:

DevOps is a set of practices that automates the processes between software development and IT teams, in order that they can build, test, and release software faster and more reliably.

Bash (Shellscript) Module Sync to [ mcavallo-git/cloud-infrastructure ] GitHub Repo

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Prereq: Debian- or Fedora-based Linux environment (Ubuntu, Raspbian, CentOS, RHEL, etc.)
Prereq: SSH Terminal w/ Elevated Privileges, e.g. running as "root" user (or as any sudoer)
Action (if above pre-reqs are met): Run the following command to sync Bash modules:
```
curl -sL https://mcavallo.com/sh | bash -s -- --all;
```
Once initial sync completes, you may trigger a manual re-sync via command:
```
sync_cloud_infrastructure;
```

PowerShell Module Sync to [ mcavallo-git/Coding ] GitHub Repo

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Prereq: Git SCM - Download (source)
Prereq: Git CLI added to PATH (available during installation of Git SCM - click to view screenshot)
Prereq: PowerShell Terminal w/ Elevated Privileges, e.g. in "Run as Admin" mode

If Pre-Reqs are met, run the following command to sync PowerShell Modules:

Set-ExecutionPolicy "RemoteSigned" -Scope "CurrentUser" -Force; $ProtoBak=[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol=[System.Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; Clear-DnsClientCache; Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mcavallo-git/Coding/master/sync.ps1?t=$((Date).Ticks)")); [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol=$ProtoBak;

Fallback Method:

Set-ExecutionPolicy "RemoteSigned" -Scope "CurrentUser" -Force; $ProtoBak=[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol=[System.Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; Clear-DnsClientCache; $SyncTemp="${Env:TEMP}\sync.$($(Date).Ticks).ps1"; New-Item -Force -ItemType "File" -Path ("${SyncTemp}") -Value (($(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mcavallo-git/Coding/master/sync.ps1?t=$((Date).Ticks)"))) | Out-Null; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol=$ProtoBak; . "${SyncTemp}"; Remove-Item "${SyncTemp}";

Software

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Benchmarking Software

3DMark Fire Strike _{GPU Benchmarking Utility
DirectX 11 Benchmark (Graphics Cards, GPU)} Download (source)

3DMark Results (CPU/GPU) _{Based on results from various 3DMark software
Quickly compare processors and/or video cards} View Results:_{3DMark Search - Basic
3DMark Search - Advanced}

3DMark Time Spy _{GPU Benchmarking Utility
DirectX 12 Benchmark (Graphics Cards, GPU)} Download (source)

CineBench R20 _{CPU Benchmarking Utility
Real-World Cross Platform Test/Benchmarking Suite (developed by Maxon)} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

Corona Benchmark _{CPU (Render) Benchmarking Utility} Download (source)

CPUBenchmark.Net _{Based on results from Passmark's PerformanceTest software
CPU (Processor) benchmark results
Quickly compare different processors} View Results:_{cpubenchmark.net - Best Performance
cpubenchmark.net - Best Value}

CrystalDiskMark _{Disk Benchmarking Utility (HDD, SSD, Thumb-Drive, SD-Card, etc.)
Open Source IOPS benchmarking tool (HDD/SSD throughput)} Download (source)_{Download (portable)
Download (win10 app)}

Free Stopwatch _{Time Benchmarking Utility
Free digital stopwatch for Windows} Download (source)_{Download (direct, installer)
Download (direct, portable)}

Guru3D.com _{Assorted Benchmarking Utilities} Download (source)_{Download (PCMark 10)
Download (3DMark Time Spy)
Download (Futuremark VRMark)}

Namebench _{Domain Name System (DNS) Benchmarking Utility
Open Source DNS benchmarking utility by Google, Inc} Download (source)_{Download (mirror)}

Passmark PerformanceTest _{CPU, RAM, Disk, 2D, 3D Benchmarks
Easy PC Benchmarking & Confiruation Comparisons} Download (source)

Prime95 _{CPU stress/torture test through Mersene prime calculations
Simulates a 100% load on all CPU threads} Download (source)_{Download (mirror 1)
Download (mirror 2)}

SiSoftware Sandra Lite _{CPU, GPU, Mobo, RAM, Disk, & More (Benchmarks)
Computer analysis, diagnosis & benchmarking} Download (source)

Unigine Benchmarks _{GPU Benchmarking Utilities
Heaven Benchmark (Free)} Download (source)_{Download (direct):
Heaven | Superposition | Valley}

V-Ray Benchmark _{GPU Benchmarking Utility
Free V-Ray Rendering Benchmark Utility} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

VideoCardBenchmark.Net (GPU) _{Based on results from Passmark's PerformanceTest software
Video Card (Graphics Card / GPU) benchmark results
Quickly compare different video cards} View Results:_{videocardbenchmark.net - Best Performance
videocardbenchmark.net - Best Value}

Calculations

Numeric Converters _{(between different Radices/Bases)} _{Binary (Radix/Base 2) uses numeric characters 01
Decimal (Radix/Base 10) uses numeric characters 0123456789
Octal (Radix/Base 8) uses numeric characters 01234567
Hexadecimal (Radix/Base 16) uses numeric characters 0123456789ABCDEF
A=10,B=11,C=12,D=13,E=14,F=15} View (source)

GCF Calculator _{Greatest Common Factor Calculator
Determine the greatest/largest integer factor present between a set of numbers} View (source)

LCM Calculator _{Least Common Multiple Calculator
Determine the least/lowest common multiple between a set of numbers} View (source)

Virtual TI-83/TI-89 Calculator _{Emulator for TI-83 Calculator
Emulator for TI-89 Calculator
Originally manufactured/developed by Texas Instruments} View (source)

Communication

Discord _{VoIP & Digital Distribution} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

Microsoft Teams _{Chat & App/File-Sharing} Download (source)

Skype _{Free Video & Voice Calls} Download (source)

Skype for Business _{Service(s) retired after July 31, 2021} Download (source)

Cross Platform

AWS CLI _{Amazon Web Services CLI
Manage & Administer Cloud Services via CLI} Download (source)_{Download (PS-gallery)
View Documentation}

AzCopy _{CLI Utility for copying blobs/files
to/from/between Azure Storage Accounts
View Docs (AzCopy - pt. 1)
View Docs (AzCopy - pt. 2)} Download (source)

Azure CLI (Az CLI) _{Manage Azure Services via CLI (PowerShell/Bash)}

View (source)_{Download (direct)
Install Az CLI (PowerShell one-liner)
<# Install Az CLI #> PowerShell -Command "If (GCM pwsh -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { SV PS ((GCM pwsh).Source); } Else { SV PS ((GCM powershell).Source); }; Start-Process -Filepath ((GV PS).Value) -ArgumentList ('-Command Write-Host (Write-Output Installing` Az` CLI...); Set-Location ((GCI env:\TEMP).Value); SV ProgressPreference SilentlyContinue; Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri (Write-Output https://aka.ms/installazurecliwindows) -OutFile (Write-Output .\AzureCLI.msi); Start-Process ((GCM msiexec).Source) -ArgumentList (Write-Output /I` AzureCLI.msi` /quiet) -Wait; Start-Sleep -Seconds 5;') -Verb RunAs -Wait -PassThru | Out-Null; Write-Host (Write-Output Close` and` reopen` terminal` to` use` az` command);";
Install Az CLI (Debian/Ubuntu one-liner)
curl -sL https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCLIDeb | sudo bash; az config set extension.use_dynamic_install=yes_without_prompt;}

Azure Portal _{Desktop application for portal.azure.com (Azure Resource Management)} Download (source)

Azure PowerShell Module _{Requires: Az CLI
Manage Azure Services via PowerShell cmdlets}

Download (source)_{Install Az Module (PowerShell one-liner)
PowerShell -Command "If (GCM pwsh -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { SV PS ((GCM pwsh).Source); } Else { SV PS ((GCM powershell).Source); }; Start-Process -Filepath ((GV PS).Value) -ArgumentList ('-Command SV ProgressPreference SilentlyContinue; Install-Module -Name Az -AllowClobber -Force; Start-Sleep -Seconds 5;') -Verb RunAs -Wait -PassThru | Out-Null;";}

Azure SDK _{Languages, Frameworks, Management Tools & Extensions} View (Azure SDKs/Tools)

Azure Storage Explorer _{Management App for Azure Storage Accounts} Download (direct)

Docker _{Leverages Linux LXC Containers} View (source)

Java Standard Edition (SE8) _{JRE, JDK (Desktop/Server)
Server JRE (Server-Only)} Download (source)

Kompose _{Converts docker-compose YAML file(s) to Kubernetes manifest YAML file(s)
For Linux installs, refer to shellscript install_kompose} Download (source)

Lua _{High-level programming language} Download (source)

.NET Core SDK _{+ dotnet core, dotnet core sdk, asp.net core runtime
Cross Platform successor to .NET Framework
View .NET Core SDK overview} Download (Windows)_{Download (Linux)}

.NET SDKs _{for Visual Studio
.NET Core & .NET Framework SDKs} Download (source)

Perl _{Dynamic, High-Level, General-Purpose Programming Language} Download (source)

PowerShell & PowerShell Core _{Compatible with Windows, Linux, & macOS}

Download (source)_{CTRL+F Assets
   Download (Windows)
   Download (Linux)
   Download (macOS)
   Install/Update pwsh (PowerShell one-liner)
PowerShell -Command "If (GCM pwsh -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { SV PS ((GCM pwsh).Source); } Else { SV PS ((GCM powershell).Source); }; Start-Process -Filepath ((GV PS).Value) -ArgumentList ('-Command Set-Location ((GCI env:\TEMP).Value); SV ProgressPreference SilentlyContinue; SV PWSH_HTML ((Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri (Write-Output https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/)).RawContent); SV REGEX_MATCHES ([Regex]::Match(((GV PWSH_HTML).Value), (Write-Output \/PowerShell\/PowerShell\/releases\/download\/v``([0-9\.]+``)\/))); If ((((GV REGEX_MATCHES).Value).Success) -NE ((GV False).Value)) { SV PWSH_LATEST_VERSION (((GV REGEX_MATCHES).Value).Groups[1].Value); SV DOWNLOAD_BASENAME ((Write-Output PowerShell``-)+((GV PWSH_LATEST_VERSION).Value)+(Write-Output ``-win``-x64.msi)); SV DOWNLOAD_URI ((Write-Output https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v)+((GV PWSH_LATEST_VERSION).Value)+(Write-Output /)+((GV DOWNLOAD_BASENAME).Value)); SV OUTPUT_FULLPATH (((GCI env:\TEMP).Value)+(Write-Output \)+((GV DOWNLOAD_BASENAME).Value)); Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri ((GV DOWNLOAD_URI).Value) -OutFile ((GV DOWNLOAD_BASENAME).Value); Start-Process ((GCM msiexec).Source) -ArgumentList (@((Write-Output /I),((GV DOWNLOAD_BASENAME).Value),(Write-Output /quiet)) -join ([String][Char]32)) -Wait; }; Start-Sleep -Seconds 5;') -Verb RunAs -Wait -PassThru | Out-Null;";
Install/Update pwsh (Debian/Ubuntu one-liner)
sudo apt-get -y update; sudo apt-get -y install wget apt-transport-https software-properties-common; wget -q "https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/20.04/packages-microsoft-prod.deb"; sudo dpkg -i "packages-microsoft-prod.deb"; sudo apt-get -y update; sudo apt-get install -y "powershell";}

Python _{Dynamic, High-Level, General-Purpose Programming Language}

Download (source)_{Install Python 3 (PowerShell one-liner)
<# Install Python 3 #> PowerShell -Command "If (GCM pwsh -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { SV PS ((GCM pwsh).Source); } Else { SV PS ((GCM powershell).Source); }; Start-Process -Filepath ((GV PS).Value) -ArgumentList ('-Command Write-Host (Write-Output Downloading` and` installing` Python` 32-bit...); Set-Location ((GCI env:\TEMP).Value); SV ProgressPreference SilentlyContinue; Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri (Write-Output https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.10.4/python-3.10.4.exe) -OutFile (Write-Output .\python-3.10.4.exe); Start-Process .\python-3.10.4.exe -ArgumentList (Write-Output /passive` InstallAllUsers=1` PrependPath=1` Include_test=0` Include_pip=1) -Wait; Write-Host (Write-Output Downloading` and` installing` Python` 64-bit...); Set-Location ((GCI env:\TEMP).Value); SV ProgressPreference SilentlyContinue; Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri (Write-Output https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.10.4/python-3.10.4-amd64.exe) -OutFile (Write-Output .\python-3.10.4-amd64.exe); Start-Process .\python-3.10.4-amd64.exe -ArgumentList (Write-Output /passive` InstallAllUsers=1` PrependPath=1` Include_test=0` Include_pip=1) -Wait;') -Verb RunAs -Wait -PassThru | Out-Null; Write-Host (Write-Output Logout` and` log` back` into` Windows` or` restart` the` current` device` to` use` the` python` command);";
Install Python 3 (Debian/Ubuntu one-liner)
sudo apt-get -y update; sudo apt-get -y install wget apt-transport-https software-properties-common; sudo apt-get -y install build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-dev python3-pip;}

qBittorrent _{Cross Platform, Open Source BitTorrent client} Download (source)

VirtualBox (Oracle VM) _{Decent at running single VM(s) on local workstation} Download (source)

VMware ESXi-Customizer-PS _{Builds ESXi ISOs using VMware PowerCLI} Download (source)_{Download (v2.6.0)}

VMware PowerCLI PowerShell Module _{vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) PowerShell Tools
   Also known as "vSphere CLI"
   View Documentation (source)
   View Documentation (core)
   View Documentation (developer)}

Download (VMware PowerCLI)_{Download (vSphere CLI)
Download (other tools)
Install VMware PowerCLI (PowerShell one-liner)
PowerShell -Command "If (GCM pwsh -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { SV PS ((GCM pwsh).Source); } Else { SV PS ((GCM powershell).Source); }; Start-Process -Filepath ((GV PS).Value) -ArgumentList ('-Command SV ProgressPreference SilentlyContinue; Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -AllowClobber -Force; Start-Sleep -Seconds 5;') -Verb RunAs -Wait -PassThru | Out-Null;";}

WiX _{Windows Installer XML Toolset
Builds Windows Installer packages from XML} Download (source)_{Download (GitHub)}

WSL _{Windows Subsystem for Linux
   View Docs (Install WSL on Windows 10)
   WSL EXE Shortcut (static): %WINDIR%\System32\wsl.exe
   WSL Directory Shortcut (from Windows) (static): \\wsl$\}

Download (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS)_{Install WSL Ubuntu-20.04 (PowerShell one-liner)
Start-Process -Filepath ("${env:windir}\System32\wsl.exe") -ArgumentList ("--install --distribution Ubuntu-20.04") -Verb RunAs;

   Download (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS)
   Download (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS)
   Download (All Distros - MS Store)
   Download (Offline/Manual Installers)}

Software Development

Chocolatey (choco) _{Package Manager for Windows}

Download (source)_{Install choco (PowerShell one-liner)
<# Install choco (one-liner) #> PowerShell -Command "If (GCM pwsh -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { SV PS ((GCM pwsh).Source); } Else { SV PS ((GCM powershell).Source); }; Start-Process -Filepath ((GV PS).Value) -ArgumentList ('-Command SV ProgressPreference SilentlyContinue; If ((GCM choco -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -Eq ((GV null).Value)) { Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser -Force; Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString((Write-Output https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1))); }; Start-Sleep -Seconds 5;') -Verb RunAs -Wait -PassThru | Out-Null;";
Upgrade choco (PowerShell one-liner)
<# Upgrade choco (one-liner) #> PowerShell -Command "If (GCM pwsh -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { SV PS ((GCM pwsh).Source); } Else { SV PS ((GCM powershell).Source); }; Start-Process -Filepath ((GV PS).Value) -ArgumentList ('-Command If (GCM choco -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { Start-Process -Filepath ((GCM choco).Source) -ArgumentList (Write-Output feature` enable` -n=allowGlobalConfirmation) -Verb RunAs -Wait -PassThru | Out-Null; Start-Process -Filepath ((GCM choco).Source) -ArgumentList (Write-Output upgrade` all` -y) -Verb RunAs -Wait -PassThru | Out-Null; Start-Process -Filepath ((GCM choco).Source) -ArgumentList (Write-Output --version) -NoNewWindow -Wait -PassThru | Out-Null; Start-Sleep -Seconds 5;}') -Verb RunAs -Wait -PassThru | Out-Null;";
Uninstall choco (PowerShell one-liner)
<# Uninstall choco (one-liner) #> PowerShell -Command "If (GCM pwsh -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { SV PS ((GCM pwsh).Source); } Else { SV PS ((GCM powershell).Source); }; If (Test-Path ((((GCI env:\PROGRAMDATA).Value)+(Write-Output \chocolatey)))) { Start-Process -Filepath ((GV PS).Value) -ArgumentList ('-Command Remove-Item -Verbose -Recurse -Force -Path (((GCI env:\PROGRAMDATA).Value)+(Write-Output \chocolatey)); Start-Sleep -Seconds 5;') -Verb RunAs -Wait -PassThru | Out-Null; }";}

Docker Desktop (for Windows) _Containers Download (source)

Ghostwriter _{Open Source Markdown editing/reading utility (GUI-based)} Download (source)

Git SCM _{Includes Git CLI, Git Bash, Git GUI, & Git SCM (for Windows)
Git custom scripts (shellscripts):
• git_init
• gpg_git_config_sync
Git custom scripts (PowerShell modules):
• GitSyncAll} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

GitHub Desktop _{Git Daily Driver (for Windows-based devices)} Download (source)

Gpg4win _{GnuPG for Windows
Contains component installs for [ Kleopatra, GpgOL, & GpgEX ]} Download (source)

JQ _{Linux JSON Parser} Download (source)

Microsoft .NET Framework _{Software framework developed by Microsoft} Download (source)_{Download (Version 4.0-4.8)
Download (Version 3.5)
Download (Version 3.0)
Download (Version 2.0)}

Microsoft Visual C++ (VC++) Redistributable _{Runtime components of Visual C++ Libraries} Download (source)_{CTRL+F Redistributables
Download (source #2)}

Microsoft Visual Studio _{IDE used heavily or Windows .NET & ASP.NET app creation
Only the "Community Edition" ( CE ) is free - sign up
for Microsoft's free Visual Studio Dev Essentials program} Download (source, CE)_{Download (source, 2019/latest)
Download (source, 2017 & older)}

Microsoft Visual Studio Code _{Also known as: VS Code, VS-Code, VSCode
Free Source Code Editor (IDE)
• View Docs (Theme, Color & Appearance Customization Settings)
• View Docs (User and Workspace Settings)} Download (source)_{Download (direct)
Add Extension: Settings Sync
Set User Settings
Set Workspace Settings}

Microsoft Visual Studio Team Services CLI (Preview) _{Run VSTS commands from local environment} Download (direct)

My Visual Studio _{Homepage for Visual Studio downloads} Download (source)

Node.JS _{Open Source, Cross Platform, JavaScript runtime environment} Download (source)_{Download (older versions)}

Notepad++ _{Text and Source-Code Editor} Download (source)_{Download (Dark Theme)}

Notepad Replacer _{Redirects notepad.exe calls to use an alternative text editor, instead
Text Editor Path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

NuGet _{Open Source Package Manager designed for the
Microsoft development platform} Download (source)

PoshGui _{Open Source tools & cmdlets for SysAdmins} Download (source)

Tortoise Git _{Git Merge Conflict Resolver} Download (source)

Typora _{Markdown editing/reading utility (GUI-based)
Paid Software (Closed Source)} View (source)_{Download (direct)}

Windows 10 SDK _{Provides the following (for building Windows 10 Apps):
Headers, libraries, & tools for Win10 apps} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

Windows ADK _{Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit
Includes Deployment Tools (Windows image/.iso tools):_{DISM, DISM API, & OSCDIMG}} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

Windows WDK _{Requires Windows 10 SDK
Microsoft Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Includes Code-Signing Tools/Drivers:_{CertMgr, Inf2Cat, MakeCat, MakeCert, Pvk2Pfx, & SignTool}} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

Remote Control, Desktop Sharing

IPMIView _{by Supermicro}_{Windows-Based IPMI Tool} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

LogMeIn Rescue _{e.g. "LogMeIn Rescue Technician Console"
Screen-sharing & Remote-support application} Download (source)

MobaXterm _{XServer for Windows} Download (source)

Parsec _{Desktop capturing/streaming application
Designed for cloud-based gaming through video streaming
Troubleshooting - _{Hosting Parsec On A Laptop With Both Nvidia and Intel GPUs}} Download (source)

Remote Mouse _{Remote MnK (Mouse & Keyboard) control via Phone} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

Royal TS _{Cross Platform Remote Management Solution
Manages Hyper-V, RDP, SSH, SFTP, Teamviewer, VMware & more
View Docs (Royal TS - Keyboard Shortcuts)} Download (source)_{Download (previous versions)}

RSAT _{for Windows 10} _{Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10
Management Tools for Active Directory (AD) Roles & Services}

Download (source)_{Install RSAT (PowerShell one-liner)
PowerShell -Command "Start-Process -Filepath ('C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe') -ArgumentList ('-Command Get-WindowsCapability -Name RSAT* -Online | Add-WindowsCapability -Online;') -Verb 'RunAs' -Wait -PassThru | Out-Null;"}

Splashtop Personal _{Remote Access Client} Download (source)

Splashtop Streamer _{Remote Access Host/Server} Download (source)

TeamViewer _{Remote Access Host/Server} Download (source)_{Download (previous versions)}

Windows Terminal _{Multi-tabbed terminal emulator by Microsoft

Load good settings.json (requires Fira Code font)

Add a "Git Bash" profile to Windows Terminal
WindowsTerminal.exe > "⚙️ Settings" > "+ Add a new profile"
Enter the following (into the new profile's fields):Name: Git Bash
Command Line: %ProgramFiles%\Git\bin\bash.exe --login -i
Starting Directory: ☑ Use parent process directory
Icon: %ProgramFiles%/Git/mingw64/share/git/git-for-windows.ico

Add an "Ubuntu 20.04" (WSL) profile to Windows Terminal
WindowsTerminal.exe > "⚙️ Settings" > "+ Add a new profile"
Enter the following (into the new profile's fields):Name: Ubuntu 20.04
Command Line: %windir%\System32\wsl.exe -d Ubuntu-20.04
Starting Directory: ☑ Use parent process directory
Icon: ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/{9acb9455-ca41-5af7-950f-6bca1bc9722f}.png

Add a "PowerShell v7" profile to Windows Terminal
WindowsTerminal.exe > "⚙️ Settings" > "+ Add a new profile"
Enter the following (into the new profile's fields):Name: PowerShell v7
Command Line: %ProgramFiles%\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe
Starting Directory: %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
Icon: ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/pwsh.png

Add a "PowerShell v5" profile to Windows Terminal
WindowsTerminal.exe > "⚙️ Settings" > "+ Add a new profile"
Enter the following (into the new profile's fields):Name: PowerShell v5
Command Line: %windir%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
Starting Directory: %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
Icon: ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}.png

Add a "Command Prompt" profile to Windows Terminal
WindowsTerminal.exe > "⚙️ Settings" > "+ Add a new profile"
Enter the following (into the new profile's fields):Name: Command Prompt
Command Line: %windir%\System32\cmd.exe
Starting Directory: %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
Icon: ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}.png}

Download (source)_{Download (all releases)}

DNS (+CAbundles/CA bundles)_{Domain Name System Certificate Authority Bundles
SSL/TLS (HTTPS) Intermediate/Root Certificates}

COMODO _{DNS Authority & CABUNDLEs} Download (source)

GoDaddy _{DNS Authority & CABUNDLEs} Download (source)

IdenTrust _{Timestamping Authority (Code-Signing)} Download (source)

OpenTimestamps _{Timestamping Authority (Code-Signing)} Download (source)

Namecheap _{DNS Authority & CABUNDLEs} Download (source)_{What is a CA bundle?}

Pi-Hole _(PiHole) _{Intended to be ran either on a Raspberry Pi or in a docker container
Blocking application for Advertisement & Internet Trackers
Blocking application for Advertisement & Internet Trackers
Acts as a DNS sinkhole & (optionally) a DHCP server} Download (source)_{Download (blocklists)}

File-Storage

7-Zip _{Open Source file archiver
   Leverages the LZMA 2 compression algorithm
   Explorer right-click menu cleanup (context menu items)
Open 7zFM.exe
   ↪ Tools
   ↪ Options
   ↪ 7-Zip
   ↪ Context menu items:
      ✔️ (CHECK) Extract to <Folder>
      ✔️ (CHECK) Add to archive...
      ✔️ (CHECK) Add to <Archive>.zip
      ❌ (UNCHECK) [ All other context menu items ]}

Download (source)

Box _{Desktop App(s)} Download (source)

Cryptomator _{Client-Side Cloud-Encryption} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

Dropbox _{Desktop App(s)} Download (source)

Google Drive _{Backup and Sync} Download (source)

iCloud _{Cloud Storage, Device Backup and Sync} Download (win10 app)_{Download (Desktop App)}

OneDrive for Windows _{Desktop App(s)} Download (source)

Hardware Utilities/Controllers

AMD Ryzen/Radeon Chipset Drivers _{Amongst other things, resolves issues with "? PCI Device" in Device Manager} Download (source)_{Download (source, X570)}

APC PowerChute _{(Back UPS - Personal Edition)} _{Personal Edition - Requires APC "Back UPS" (Desktop/Workstation) type/model device
Provides safe system shutdown in the event of an extended power outage} Download (source)

APC PowerChute _{(Smart UPS - Business Edition)} _{Business Edition - Requires APC "Smart UPS" (Server) type/model device
Provides safe system shutdown in the event of an extended power outage} Download (source)

ASUS AI Suite 3 _{ASUS Mobo - Fan Controller} Download (source)_{↳ Please select OS
↳ Windows 10 64-bit
↳ CTRL+F Software and Utility
↳ Show all
↳ CTRL+F Suite
↳ DOWNLOAD
Download (direct, V3.00.69)}

ASUS AURA (Software/Service) _{ASUS Motherboard Lighting (RGB) Controller for:
   • LEDs built directly onto the motherboard itself (PCH, IO, etc.)
   • 3-Pin ARGB headers (on mobo)
   • 4-Pin RGB header(s) (on mobo)
   Aura's main executable (controller) located at:C:\Program Files (x86)\LightingService\LightingService.exe}

Download (source)_{Download (Aura Sync plugin)}

balenaEtcher _{Drive imaging utility
Formats disks using image (.iso, .img) files
Useful for imaging Raspberry Pi SD Card(s)} Download (source)

Brother P-touch Editor _{Drivers & Software for Brother Label Printer(s)} Download (source)

Corsair iCUE _{Fan-Speed & RGB Lighting controller
View Documentation (iCUE clean reinstallation)} Download (source)

DBAN _{(Darik's Boot and Nuke)} _{Designed to securely erase a hard disks until its
data is permanently removed and no longer recoverable
Note: Incompatible with UEFI boot mode} Download (source)

Easy2Boot _(E2B) _{Multi-ISO Bootable Flash Drive
• View Docs (installing/setting up Easy2Boot on a USB drive)} Download (source)

EVGA Precision X1 _{GPU/GRAM Overclocking Software
Controls for Core-Clock, Voltage, Fans, & RGB} Download (source)

ESXCLI _{ESXi Embedded Host Client (SSH)} Download (source)_{Installation (docs)}

Hubitat Package Manager _{Provides tools to install, uninstall & upgrade 3rd party Hubitat Elevation packages} Download (source)

Hubitat Package Repositories _{Mainstream App & Device Code repos for the Hubitat Elevation platform (user-driven)} Download (source)

Gigabyte RGB Fusion _{Controls gigabyte-specific RGB/ARGB hardware} Download (source)

GMMK Keyboard Software _{Contains the latest software/firmware updates GMMK keyboards
GMMK stands for "Glorious Modular Mechanical Keyboard"
GMMK boards are manufactured by "Glorious PC Gaming Race"
• View Docs (GMMK Fn Key - Assign hotkeys/macros/lighting effects)} Download (source)

Intel® DSA _{Intel Driver & Support Assistant} Download (source)

ImDisk Toolkit _{RamDisk utility for Windows
Allows mounting of image files} Download (source)

LG Monitor Drivers _{Drivers/Software for LG 34UC88-B (75 Hz)
Drivers/Software for LG 34GP83A-B (160 Hz)} View (source)

Logitech G Hub _{Keyboard/Mouse RGB (+3rd Party Tools)} Download (source)

Logitech MyHarmony _{Configuration Utility for Logitech Harmony Hubs & Remotes} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

Logitech Options _{Enhanced functionality for Logitech devices} Download (source)

Logitech SetPoint _{Hotkey manager for Logitech mouse/keyboard devices} Download (source)

Logitech Unifying Software _{Add/Remove devices to a Unifying receiver} Download (source)

Media Feature Pack for Windows _{Required for iCloud Desktop App} Download (source)_{Download (direct, v1903)}

Netgear Switch Discovery Tool _{Locates Netgear Smart Switches on LAN} Download (source)

NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit _{Toolkit for developing NVIDIA-based applications
Includes NVIDIA System Management Interface (NVIDIA SMI)} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

NVIDIA Drivers _{You may just hit "Search" to get generic drivers} Download (source)_{Download (fallback (DCH))}

PCPartPicker _{Component Pricing/Compatibility Comparisons} Open (web-service)

Razer Synapse _{Mouse/Keyboard Hotkey Manager
Chroma RGB Controller
Disable Auto-Install by blocking permissions to path:
C:\Windows\Installer\Razer\Installer} Download (source)

RMPrepUSB _{Multiboot formatter for USB-drives} Download (source)

Rufus _{Format/create bootable USB Drives (from .ISOs)} Download (source)

Ryzen DRAM Calculator _{Helps with overclocking memory
on the AMD Ryzen platform} Download (source)

Samsung Magician _{Optimizes Samsung's solid state drives (SSDs)
Contains "Secure Erase" tool which securely wipes SSDs} Download (source)

Sonos desktop controller _{Control LAN Sonos speakers} Download (source)

SpeedFan _{Third Party PWM Fan Software Controller} Download (source)_{Download (mirror)}

Yubico Tools _{Configuration Utility/Tool for YubiKeys
Sets modes for quick-press ('Short Touch') and long-hold ('Long Touch')
Reference: Configuring YubiKeys for OTP use with Duo
Reference: Assigning a Hardware Token to an Administrator} Download (source)_{Download (YubiKey Manager)
Download (YubiKey Personalization Tool)}

WifiInfoView _{Displays a table showing local Wi-Fi signals':
SSID, RSSI, MAC Address, PHY Type, Channel, Frequency, Quality & More} Download (source)

WinSW: Windows service wrapper _{(in less restrictive license)} Download (source)

MFA/2FA_{Multifactor Authentication
Two-Factor Authentication}

Authy _{Two-factor Authentication (2FA) App} Download (source)

Duo Security _{Two-Factor Authentication & Endpoint Security} Download (source)

Okta _{Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS)} Download (source)

OTP Auth (iOS) _{MFA/2FA code storage/backup utility w/ widget} Download (source)

OTP Authenticator (Android) _{MFA/2FA code storage/backup utility w/ widget} Download (source)

Monitoring & Overclocking (Hardware, Service-Status)

Core Temp _{CPU temperature monitoring/logging} Download (source)

CPU-Z _{Freeware System Profiling and Monitoring Application
Shows CPU, Memory, Motherboard, and GPU Hardware Info} Download (source)

Custom Resolution Utility (CRU) _{EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) editor
Allows adding custom monitor resolutions, refresh rates, etc.} Download (source)

CrystalDiskInfo _{Pulls HDD S.M.A.R.T. Statistics
Checks HDD Sector Health} Download (source)_{Download (portable)}

GPU-Z _{GPU (Graphics/Video Card) information gatherer} Download (source)

Hard Disk Sentinel _{Monitors SSD Temperatures
Monitors HDD/SSD ongoing performance
Pulls HDD S.M.A.R.T. Statistics
Allows custom alerts based on user-defined thresholds} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

HWiNFO _{Free System Information Tool for Windows
View CPU, GPU, Motherboard, USB, & other hardware info
Displays hardware's current operating voltages/amps/watts
Load good HWiNFO64 settings:
> Copy HWiNFO64.INI to directory C:\Program Files\HWiNFO64} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

MSI Afterburner _{Overclocking Utility for GPUs (Graphics Processing Units)
Monitor for GPU Temperature, Load, and Memory-Usage} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

Open Hardware Monitor _{OpenHardwareMonitor / OHW} _{System Health Monitoring Software
Monitors Temperature Sensors, Fan Speeds,
Voltages, Load & Clock Rates/Speeds/Frequencies} Download (source)

PRTG Client _{'PRTG Desktop'} _{by Paessler AG
Allows you to manage multiple PRTG servers} Download (source)

PRTG Server _{'PRTG Network Monitor'} _{by Paessler AG
Agentless network monitoring software
Update SSL/TLS to use a cert from Windows'
local certificate store via PRTG Certificate Importer} Download (source)

Uptime Robot _{Uptime monitoring service (primarily for HTTP/HTTPS hosts)
Free for up-to 50 monitors
Free monitors poll every 5 minutes} View (source)

Multimedia

AirServer Universal _{Airplay+, Google Cast+, Miracast} Download (mirror)

Audacity _{Open Source source, Cross Platform audio editing software} Download (mirror)

Color Converter _{Color syntax conversion between Hexadecimal (#111111) and RGB (rgb(17,17,17))} View (source)

CopyTrans _{Transfer (import/export) data between iOS & Windows-based devices} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

Deepfake _{Synthetic media in which a person in an existing image
or video is replaced with someone else's likeness} Download (source)

Exiftool _{Open Source metadata editing utility
View Documentation (Installing ExifTool)} Download (source)

foobar2000 _{Freeware Audio Player Utility
Modular, Feature-Rich, & User-Flexibile} Download (source)

FoxIt PhantomPDF _{PDF Editor (Paid)} Download (source)

Greenshot _{Open Source screenshot utility
Replaces/Upgrades Print screen & Snipping tool
Add/Remove context menu options from Greenshot (under "Save as")
• Right click Greenshot (taskbar) > "Configure external commands"
• View Docs (Greenshot - Add 'Paint.NET' to context menu options)} Download (source)

HandBrake _{Multithreaded Video Transcoder} Download (source)

HandBrakeCLI _{Video Transcoding via CLI
Command line reference}

Download (source)_{Run HandBrakeCLI-Encoder (PowerShell one-liner)
GPU Encode
<# HandBrakeCLI + GPU Acceleration #> ${Env:HandBrake_Preset}="H.265 NVENC 2160p 4K"; SV ProtoBak ([System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol); [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol=[System.Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; SV ProgressPreference SilentlyContinue; Clear-DnsClientCache; Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser -Force; Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString((Write-Output https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mcavallo-git/Coding/master/windows/HandBrake/HandBrakeCLI-Encoder/HandBrakeCLI-Encoder.ps1))); [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol=((GV ProtoBak).Value);
CPU Encode
<# HandBrakeCLI #> SV ProtoBak ([System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol); [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol=[System.Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; SV ProgressPreference SilentlyContinue; Clear-DnsClientCache; Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser -Force; Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString((Write-Output https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mcavallo-git/Coding/master/windows/HandBrake/HandBrakeCLI-Encoder/HandBrakeCLI-Encoder.ps1))); [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol=((GV ProtoBak).Value);}

HTML CSS Color _{Online color library and color tools for developers.
Quick color nickname lookups (given a hex color code)} View (source)

IconViewer _{Allows viewing, copying, and saving (as .ico files) icons contained within programs (.exe) & libraries} Download (source)

Image Converters _{Image conversion between different image file formats (.ico, .jpg, .png, .svg, etc.)

Web-based

   PNG to ICO       JPG to ICO

   EPS to SVG       PNG to SVG

   ICO to PNG       SVG to PNG

Windows-based

   XnView}

View (source)

ImageMagick _{CLI - Compress, Trim, Resize (etc.) Images} Download (source)_{Download (direct, installer v7.1.0.2)
Download (direct, portable v7.1.0.2)}

iTunes _{Apple's Media Library/Player/Radio & Device-Manager Utility} Download (source)_{Download (win10 app)}

OBS Studio _{'Open Broadcaster Software'} _{Open Source, Cross Platform screen capture ('screencap') utility
Allows saving/recording screencaps to local disk
Allows live streaming/broadcasting to web services (such as
Twitch, YouTube, Facebook Live, Twitter, etc.)
View Installation/Setup Guide} Download (source)

OpD2d _{Direct to disk audio recorder} Download (source)_{Download (mirror)}

Paint.NET _{Free image & photo editing software
View Docs (Paint.Net Keyboard & Mouse Commands (Hotkeys))
View Plugin (Heic FileType Plus)
• View Docs (Installation - Heic FileType Plus)
• Allows HEIC (.heic) images to be loaded and saved with transparency} Download (source)

RainMeter _{Open Source Desktop Customization Utility} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

Reflector _{Airplay Server for Windows
Allows PC monitors to be airplayed to} Download (mirror)

Shadowplay _{by NVIDIA} _{Hardware-accelerated screen capture ('screencap') utility
Requires Windows OS w/ Nvidia GeForce GPU} Download (source)

Shotcut _{Open Source, Cross-Platform Video Editor} Download (source)

Spotify _{Music Streaming} Download (source)

SVG Explorer Extension _{Windows Explorer icon thumbnails for .svg files
View GitHub (Note: Signed .exe broken in Win10)} Download (source)

Twitch App _{Live-Streaming & Mod Management} Download (source)

VirtualDub _{Virtual Dub} _{Open Source Video Capture, Video Processing, and
Video Editing Utility
Use XVid Video Compression via:
Video > Compression > "Xvid ..." > OK} Download (source)_{Download (FFMpeg Codec)
Download (XVid - EXE)
↑ Download exe & codecs
View XVid Source}

VLC _{Open Source, Cross Platform Multimedia Player} Download (source)

Xbox App _{Xbox Application for Windows 10} Download (source)

Network Tools/Utilities

Burp Suite _{Community Edition} _{Manual Toolkit for Exploring Web Security} Download (source)

Cipher Suites in TLS/SSL (Schannel SSP) _{A cipher suite must have algorithms for the tasks:
∙ Key exchange
∙ Bulk encryption
∙ Message authentication} Download (source)

DigiCert Certificate Utility _{Certificate Inspection Tool (DigiCertUtil.exe)} Download (source)

DigiCert SSL Tools _{Check Host SSL/TLS, Generate CSR,
Check CSR, Searct CT Logs} Open (web-service)_{Generate CSR (HTTPS)
Generate CSR (Code Signing)}

GitHub Meta _{GitHub services' public IPv4/IPv6 addresses (in JSON)} View (source)

IIS Crypto _{Streamlined Windows Server Encryption Management
SSL/TLS Certificate Management, Ciphers, etc.} Download (source)_{Download (direct, GUI)
Download (direct, CLI)
Docs - TLS/SSL Cipher Suites}

ImmuniWeb SSLScan (HTTPS) _{Application Security Testing (AST)
Attack Surface Management (ASM)} View (source)_{View Documentation (API)}

Mozilla SSL/TLS Configuration Generator _{Tool which builds Web Server SSL Configuration Files which
follow Mozilla's Server Side TLS configuration guidelines} View (source)

Mozilla SSL/TLS Recommended Cipher Suites _{Mozilla's recommended cipher suite configurations for servers using TLS} View (source)

NETworkManager_{(Network Manager)} _{Network Management/Troubleshooting Tool
Settings-filepaths (set to use Cloud-Synced filepath):
> "Settings" (cog @ bottom-left) > "Profiles" > "Location"} Download (source)_{Download (GitHub)}

Newman _{Command-line collection runner for Postman
Essentially a server-side version of Postman} View (source)_{View (docker image)}

Postman _{API-Development Collaboration Platform
HTTP GET/OPTION/POST/etc. Request-Debugger
View Postman demo collection (download then import into Postman)} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

PureVPN _{Commercial Virtual Private Network (VPN) service
Owned by GZ Systems Ltd.} Download (source)_{PureVPN Servers
Win10 VPN Setup}

Qualys SSL Server Test (HTTPS) _{Application Security Testing (AST)
Attack Surface Management (ASM)} Open (web-service)

TCPView _{by Sysinternals} Download (source)

WakeMeOnLan _{by Nirsoft} Download (source)

WireShark _{Open Source Packet Analyzer} Download (source)

OS (Operating Systems)

CentOS _{Community Enterprise Operating System}

CentOS Mirror(s)

https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/centos/

https://mirror.vcu.edu/pub/gnu_linux/centos/

https://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/

https://packages.oit.ncsu.edu/centos/

Dell PowerEdge Bootable ISOs _{Official Dell Driver + Firmware Bootlable ISOs
View Update PowerEdge Servers with Platform Specific Bootable ISO
View Create Bootable Dell Server ISO} Download (source)

FreeNAS _{Open Source Storage Operating System
Based on FreeBSD & OpenZFS file system
FreeNAS as ESXi Storage Controller} Download (source)_{Download (archive)}

Home Assistant _{(HomeAssistant, Hassio, Hass.io)} _{Open Source Home Automation (SmartHome) Server} Download (source)

Lubuntu _{Debian Linux} Download (source)

Microsoft Server 2016 _{View System Requirements (Minimum)} Download (source)

Raspberry Pi OS _{Renamed from "Raspbian" in mid 2020 for 64-bit OS release
Install OS onto Raspi's SD card using Rufus} Download (source)_{Download (Ubuntu for Raspi)}

Ubuntu Desktop _{Debian Linux} Download (source)

Ubuntu Server _{Debian Linux} Download (source)_{Download (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS)
Download (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS)
Download (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS)
Download (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS)}

VMware (All Downloads) _{VMware vSphere/Workstation/Fusion/Player/etc.} Download (source)

VMware ESXi _{VMware vSphere Hypervisor

   (Docs) ESXi Installation/Setup

   (Docs) ESXi 6.7 Installation/Setup
   (Docs) ESXi 6.5 Installation/Setup
   (Docs) ESXi 6.0 Installation/Setup
   (Docs) ESXi 5.5 Installation/Setup

   (Docs) Creating a bootable USB-drive w/ Rufus

   Note: Requires a "My VMware" account (free)}

Download (source)

VMware Workstation Player _{(Free) Desktop Virtualization for a Single (1) VM} Download (source)

VMware Workstation Pro _{(Paid) Desktop Virtualization for a Multiple VMs} Download (source)_{Download (older versions)}

Windows 10 _{Media Creation Tool - Creates Win10 Installation Media
View Docs (Windows 10 Versions & Builds)} Download (source)

Xubuntu _{Debian Linux} Download (source)

Office/Productivity Utilities

Mailbird _{Desktop Email client for Windows 7/8/10} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

Microsoft Office 365 _{Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, etc.} Download (source)_{Login → Select "Install Office"
Download (direct)}

Microsoft To Do _{Lists, Tasks & Reminders
(successor to Wunderlist)} Download (source)

Password Managers

LastPass _{Password Manager} Download (source)

RoboForm _{Multi-platform secure password manager} Download (source)

Personalization

AutoHotkey (AHK) _{Open Source scripting language for Microsoft Windows} Download (source)_{Download (AHK-v2)
_WindowsHotkeys.ahkv2, by Cavalol}

Classic Shell _{(Deprecated - replaced by Open-Shell)} _{Provides a Windows-7-style start-menu
Load good Classic Shell settings:
> Right Click Menu Settings (Classic Shell).xml > Save Link As... > Desktop
> Right-Click Start-Menu Icon > Settings (Class Shell) > Backup > Load from XML File...} Download (Open-Shell)_{Download (Classic Shell (deprecated))}

Dynamic Theme _{Updates/applies bing background & windows spotlight} Download (source)

Fonts (Apply to Android) View (source)

Fonts (Apply to iOS) View (source)

Fonts - Bebas Neue _{Font suitable for headlines, captions & packaging} Download (source)

Fonts - Fira Code _{Coding font: Monospaced + ligatures
Ligatures - Enable ligatures in VSCode settings via "editor.fontLigatures": true
Ligatures - Example character(s):
≡ Identical To (triple equals)} Download (source)_{Download (Google Fonts)}

Fonts - Fira Mono + Fira Sans _{Fira Sans is a "humanist sans-serif typeface"
Fira Mono is a monospaced version of Fira Sans} Download (Google Fonts)_{Download (mirror)}

Fonts - Roboto _{Mechanical skeleton w/ mostly geometric forms} Download (source)

Glyphrstudio Font Editor _{Rename TTF/OTF font-name (held within font file)
Convert between TTF & OTF font filetypes
Remove non-latin unicode characters out of font} View (source)

Lockscreen as wallpaper _{Use 'Dynamic Theme', instead
Mirrors LockScreen Background onto Desktop} Download (source)

ShellMenuView _{Modifies explorer's right-click menu/dropdown options} Download (source)_{Download (source)}

ShellExView _{Displays installed shell extensions
Allows enabling/disabling shell extensions} Download (source)_{Download (source)}

Server Applications (Backend)

Apache httpd _{Open Source, Cross Platform Web Server} Download (source)

Artifactory _{Binary Repository Manager (relative to Source Code Repo)
Artifact Storage for Build Servers} Install (source)

Docker - Containerized _{Linux LXC Container Management} View (source)

Jenkins - CI/CD Server _{Automates Continuous Integration (CI)
Facilitates Continuous-Deployment (CD)} View (source)

NSSM _{Non-Sucking Service
Manager (Windows)} Download (source)

MinIO Server _{S3 Storage Server
rclone sync source:bucket dest:bucket} Download (source)_{Download (Windows)
Download (direct)
Download (rclone)}

MongoDB _{Cross Platform, Document-Oriented Database} Download (source)_{Installation Guide}

Microsoft JDBC Driver _{Java Database Connectivity API
Defines how a client may access a database} Download (source)

Microsoft ODBC Driver _{DLL allowing apps to query T-SQL DBs} Download (source)

Microsoft SQL Server _{Microsoft's Relational Database Management System
View Latest updates for Microsoft SQL Server
SqlLocalDB - LocalDB
SQLEXPR - Express
SQLEXPRWT - Express with Tools
SQLManagementStudio - SQL Studio Manager Express
SQLEXPRADV - Express + Advanced Services} Download (source)_{Download (source, 2019-express)
Download (source, 2016-SP2)
Download (source, 2017-express)
Download (source, 2014-latest)
Download (source, 2012-SP3)}

Microsoft SQL Server PowerShell Module _{Includes:
• SQLPS Module
• SqlServer Module (which contains SQLPS' cmdlets)}

Download (source)_{Install SqlServer Module (PowerShell one-liner)
PowerShell -Command "If (GCM pwsh -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { SV PS ((GCM pwsh).Source); } Else { SV PS ((GCM powershell).Source); }; Start-Process -Filepath ((GV PS).Value) -ArgumentList ('-Command SV ProgressPreference SilentlyContinue; Install-Module -Name SqlServer -AllowClobber -Force; Start-Sleep -Seconds 5;') -Verb RunAs -Wait -PassThru | Out-Null;";}

Microsoft SQLCMD _{Uses ODBC to execute Transact-SQL batches
!!! Requires Microsoft ODBC Driver !!!} Download (source)

NGINX _{Open Source Web Server, Reverse Proxy,
Load Balancer, Mail Proxy, & HTTP Cache} Download (source)

RunDeck _{Runbook Automation for Ansible Playbooks} Download (source)_{Download (docker)}

Server Management/Administration Tools

DB Browser for SQLite _{SQLite Infrastructure Management Tool} Download (source)

Dell EMC OMSA _{(OpenManage Server Administrator)} _{Browser-based Management Utility for Dell iDRAC
(1/2) Install Windows Service (Web-Server, Port 1311)
(2/2) Install the .vib on desired ESXi host(s)} Download (source)_{Download (Windows svc)
Download (ESXI .vib)}

Microsoft GPO ADMX/ADML Templates _{ADMX/ADML files - Group Policy Administrative Template
OPAX/OPAL files - Office Customization Tool (OCT)
View Docs (AD Central Store)
View Docs (Exhaustive GPO Reference)} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

Microsoft SSMS _{Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
SQL Infrastructure Management Tool
Troubleshooting:
Right-Click Instance -> "Activity Monitor"} Download (source)

MySQL Workbench _{MySQL Infrastructure Management Tool} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

phpMyAdmin _{MySQL Administration & Management Portal
PHP self-host service (add security as-needed)} Download (source)

Robo 3T _{MongoDB Database Management/Administration Tool
Open Source GUI/IDE based tool
During install, select 'Shell Centric' option} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

Webmin _{Web (GUI) based tool for managing Unix system(s)} Download (source)

Troubleshooting

AIDA64 _{Mobile Specsheet (High Verbosity)
Mobile version is Free w/ ads
Desktop version is Paid $$} Download (source)

Apple App Store Search Utility _{Allows in-browser searches of Apple's iOS, iPadOS, & MacOS App Stores
Note: Does not necesarilly include results from the Apple iTunes Store (only app results)} View (source)
View (fallback)

Autologon _{by Sysinternals} Download (source)

BlueScreenView _{by Nirsoft} Download (source)

CCleaner _{by Piriform
Automated disk & registry cleaning tool} Download (source)

DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) _{Removes ALL graphics drivers (NVidia, AMD, Intel)} Download (source)

Effective File Search (EFS) _{Search tool} Download (mirror)_{Download (fallback)}

Exclusions List Update _{(ExclusionsListUpdate)}_{Adds AV exclusions for 'known good' applications to
antivirus/antimalware software's exclusions list(s)}

View (source)_{Run ExclusionsListUpdate (PowerShell one-liner)
<# Run ExclusionsListUpdate to update local AV definitions #> $MODULE_ARGS="-Defender -Entertainment"; PowerShell -Command "If (GCM pwsh -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { SV PS ((GCM pwsh).Source); } Else { SV PS ((GCM powershell).Source); }; Start-Process -Filepath ((GV PS).Value) -ArgumentList ('-Command SV ProtoBak ([System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol); [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol=[System.Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; SV ProgressPreference SilentlyContinue; Clear-DnsClientCache; Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser -Force; Try { Invoke-Expression ((Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -TimeoutSec (7.5) -Uri ((Write-Output https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mcavallo-git/Coding/master/powershell/_WindowsPowerShell/Modules/ExclusionsListUpdate/ExclusionsListUpdate.psm1)) ).Content) } Catch {}; If (-Not (Get-Command -Name (Write-Output ExclusionsListUpdate) -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) { Import-Module ([String]::Format((((GV HOME).Value)+(Write-Output \Documents\GitHub\Coding\powershell\_WindowsPowerShell\Modules\ExclusionsListUpdate\ExclusionsListUpdate.psm1)), ((GV HOME).Value))); }; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol=((GV ProtoBak).Value); ExclusionsListUpdate ${MODULE_ARGS};') -Verb RunAs -Wait -PassThru | Out-Null;";}

FindLinks _{by Sysinternals} Download (source)

Get System Specs _{(Get-SystemSpecs)}_{Hardware Spec 'Getter' using WMIC}

Download (source)_{Run Get-SystemSpecs (PowerShell one-liner)
PowerShell -Command "If (GCM pwsh -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { SV PS ((GCM pwsh).Source); } Else { SV PS ((GCM powershell).Source); }; Start-Process -Filepath ((GV PS).Value) -ArgumentList ('-Command SV ProgressPreference SilentlyContinue; (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile((Write-Output https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mcavallo-git/Coding/master/cmd/cmd%20-%20Get-SystemSpecs.bat),(((GCI env:\TEMP).Value)+(Write-Output \Get-SystemSpecs.bat))); Start-Process -Filepath ((GCI env:\ComSpec).Value) -ArgumentList (@((Write-Output /C),(((GCI env:\TEMP).Value)+(Write-Output \Get-SystemSpecs.bat)))) -Verb RunAs -Wait -PassThru; Start-Sleep -Seconds 5;') -Verb RunAs -Wait -PassThru | Out-Null;";}

KDiff3 _{Text Difference Analyzer} Download (source)

Malwarebytes _{Antimalware Utility} Download (source)

MC _{MinIO Client} Download (source)

Microsoft .NET Repair Tool _{Detects & Repairs corrupt .NET Framework installations} Download (source)_{Download (direct)}

Microsoft Edge _{(Remove, Uninstall)} _{Installs via Windows Updates as-of August 2020} View Uninstall Guide

ProduKey _{by Nirsoft
Recover lost Windows product key(s)} Download (source)

PsTools _{by Sysinternals
PsExec, PsService, PsShutdown, PsGetSid, ...} Download (source)

Process Explorer _{by Sysinternals} Download (source)

Sync Registry _{(SyncRegistry)}_{Adds registry entries for a 'known good' Windows Desktop experience}

View (source)_{Run SyncRegistry (PowerShell one-liner)
<# Run SyncRegistry using current user's SID (instead of Admin user's SID) #> $MODULE_ARGS="-UserSID $(((whoami /user /fo table /nh) -split ' ')[1];)"; PowerShell -Command "If (GCM pwsh -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { SV PS ((GCM pwsh).Source); } Else { SV PS ((GCM powershell).Source); }; Start-Process -Filepath ((GV PS).Value) -ArgumentList ('-Command SV ProtoBak ([System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol); [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol=[System.Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; SV ProgressPreference SilentlyContinue; Clear-DnsClientCache; Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser -Force; Try { Invoke-Expression ((Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -TimeoutSec (7.5) -Uri ((Write-Output https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mcavallo-git/Coding/master/powershell/_WindowsPowerShell/Modules/SyncRegistry/SyncRegistry.psm1)) ).Content) } Catch {}; If (-Not (Get-Command -Name (Write-Output SyncRegistry) -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) { Import-Module ([String]::Format((((GV HOME).Value)+(Write-Output \Documents\GitHub\Coding\powershell\_WindowsPowerShell\Modules\SyncRegistry\SyncRegistry.psm1)), ((GV HOME).Value))); }; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol=((GV ProtoBak).Value); SyncRegistry ${MODULE_ARGS};') -Verb RunAs -Wait -PassThru | Out-Null;";}

WinDirStat _{Disk Usage Analyzer} Download (source)_{Download (fallback)}

WinTail _{Tail for Windows} Download (source)

Web Browsers

Google Chrome _{Cross Platform web browser developed by Google
   View Chrome keyboard shortcuts
   View Chromium command line switches

Google Account & Google Chrome - settings to apply

Browse to chrome://settings/content/camera & select "Don't allow sites to use your camera"

Browse to chrome://settings/content/location & select "Don't allow sites to see your location"

Browse to chrome://settings/content/microphone & select "Don't allow sites to use your microphone"

Browse to chrome://settings/content/notifications & select "Don't allow sites to send notifications"

Browse to chrome://settings/content/popups & select "Don't allow sites to send pop-ups or use redirects"

Browse to chrome://settings/syncSetup & disable "Autocomplete searches and URLs"

Browse to chrome://settings/syncSetup & disable "Help improve Chrome's features and performance"

Browse to chrome://settings/syncSetup & disable "Make searches and browsing better"

Browse to chrome://settings/syncSetup & disable "Enhanced spell check"

Browse to chrome://settings/syncSetup & disable "Google Drive search suggestions"

Browse to https://myaccount.google.com/permissions & disable option "Google Account sign-in prompts"

Browse to chrome://flags/#read-later & enable option "Reading List" _{(note: chrome's setting description for this is backward/reversed relative its value)}

Alternatively, use hotkey CTRL+D instead of clicking the "☆ Add bookmark"/"★ Edit bookmark" button}

Download (source)_{Download (standalone/offline installer)
Download (Dark Theme)
Install Google Chrome (PowerShell one-liner)
PowerShell -Command "If (GCM pwsh -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { SV PS ((GCM pwsh).Source); } Else { SV PS ((GCM powershell).Source); }; Start-Process -Filepath ((GV PS).Value) -ArgumentList ('-Command SV LocalTempDir ((GCI env:\TEMP).Value); SV ChromeInstaller (Write-Output ChromeInstaller.exe); SV Process2Monitor ([IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension((GV ChromeInstaller).Value)); (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile((Write-Output http://dl.google.com/chrome/install/latest/chrome_installer.exe), (((GV LocalTempDir).Value)+(Write-Output \)+((GV ChromeInstaller).Value)) ); & (((GV LocalTempDir).Value)+(Write-Output \)+((GV ChromeInstaller).Value)) /silent /install; Do { SV ProcessesFound (Get-Process | Where-Object { ((GV Process2Monitor).Value) -contains (((GV _).Value).Name); } | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name); If ((GV ProcessesFound).Value) { ((Write-Output Still`` running:`` )+(((GV ProcessesFound).Value) -join (Write-Output ``,`` ))) | Write-Host; Start-Sleep -Seconds 2; } Else { Remove-Item -Verbose -Path (((GV LocalTempDir).Value)+(Write-Output \)+((GV ChromeInstaller).Value)) -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; } } Until (!((GV ProcessesFound).Value)); Start-Sleep -Seconds 5;') -Verb RunAs -Wait -PassThru | Out-Null;";}

Mozilla Firefox _{Open Source Web Browser by the Mozilla Foundation} Download (source)

Pre-Packaged

Ninite Package Manager _{Package Management System} Download (source)_{Includes 7-Zip, Audacity, Chrome, Classic Shell,
DropBox, FileZilla, FireFox, GreenShot, HandBrake,
NotePad++, Paint.Net, VLC, VS-Code, & WinDirStat}

(Continued) Windows One-time setup (per device)
(Continued) Web-Browser & Windows-Explorer Hotkeys

Files

README.md

Latest commit

History

README.md

File metadata and controls

DevOps Resource Reference [ https://mcavallo.com , https://cava.lol ]

Bash (Shellscript) Module Sync to [ mcavallo-git/cloud-infrastructure ] GitHub Repo

PowerShell Module Sync to [ mcavallo-git/Coding ] GitHub Repo

Software

Benchmarking Software

Calculations

Communication

Cross Platform

Software Development

Remote Control, Desktop Sharing

DNS (+CAbundles/CA bundles)Domain Name System Certificate Authority BundlesSSL/TLS (HTTPS) Intermediate/Root Certificates

File-Storage

Hardware Utilities/Controllers

MFA/2FAMultifactor AuthenticationTwo-Factor Authentication

Monitoring & Overclocking (Hardware, Service-Status)

Multimedia

GPU Encode

CPU Encode

Network Tools/Utilities

OS (Operating Systems)

https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/centos/ https://mirror.vcu.edu/pub/gnu_linux/centos/ https://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/ https://packages.oit.ncsu.edu/centos/

(Docs) ESXi 6.7 Installation/Setup (Docs) ESXi 6.5 Installation/Setup (Docs) ESXi 6.0 Installation/Setup (Docs) ESXi 5.5 Installation/Setup

Office/Productivity Utilities

Password Managers

Personalization

Server Applications (Backend)

Server Management/Administration Tools

Troubleshooting

Web Browsers

Browse to chrome://settings/content/camera & select "Don't allow sites to use your camera"

Browse to chrome://settings/content/location & select "Don't allow sites to see your location"

Browse to chrome://settings/content/microphone & select "Don't allow sites to use your microphone"

Browse to chrome://settings/content/notifications & select "Don't allow sites to send notifications"

Browse to chrome://settings/content/popups & select "Don't allow sites to send pop-ups or use redirects"

Browse to chrome://settings/syncSetup & disable "Autocomplete searches and URLs"

Browse to chrome://settings/syncSetup & disable "Help improve Chrome's features and performance"

Browse to chrome://settings/syncSetup & disable "Make searches and browsing better"

Browse to chrome://settings/syncSetup & disable "Enhanced spell check"

Browse to chrome://settings/syncSetup & disable "Google Drive search suggestions"

Browse to https://myaccount.google.com/permissions & disable option "Google Account sign-in prompts"

Browse to chrome://flags/#read-later & enable option "Reading List" (note: chrome's setting description for this is backward/reversed relative its value)

Alternatively, use hotkey CTRL+D instead of clicking the "☆ Add bookmark"/"★ Edit bookmark" button

Pre-Packaged

DevOps Resource Reference _{[ https://mcavallo.com , https://cava.lol ]}

DNS (+CAbundles/CA bundles)_{Domain Name System Certificate Authority Bundles
SSL/TLS (HTTPS) Intermediate/Root Certificates}

MFA/2FA_{Multifactor Authentication
Two-Factor Authentication}

https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/centos/

https://mirror.vcu.edu/pub/gnu_linux/centos/

https://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/

https://packages.oit.ncsu.edu/centos/

(Docs) ESXi 6.7 Installation/Setup

(Docs) ESXi 6.5 Installation/Setup

(Docs) ESXi 6.0 Installation/Setup

(Docs) ESXi 5.5 Installation/Setup

Browse to `chrome://settings/content/camera` & select "Don't allow sites to use your camera"

Browse to `chrome://settings/content/location` & select "Don't allow sites to see your location"

Browse to `chrome://settings/content/microphone` & select "Don't allow sites to use your microphone"

Browse to `chrome://settings/content/notifications` & select "Don't allow sites to send notifications"

Browse to `chrome://settings/content/popups` & select "Don't allow sites to send pop-ups or use redirects"

Browse to `chrome://settings/syncSetup` & disable "Autocomplete searches and URLs"

Browse to `chrome://settings/syncSetup` & disable "Help improve Chrome's features and performance"

Browse to `chrome://settings/syncSetup` & disable "Make searches and browsing better"

Browse to `chrome://settings/syncSetup` & disable "Enhanced spell check"

Browse to `chrome://settings/syncSetup` & disable "Google Drive search suggestions"

Browse to `https://myaccount.google.com/permissions` & disable option "Google Account sign-in prompts"

Browse to `chrome://flags/#read-later` & enable option "Reading List" _{(note: chrome's setting description for this is backward/reversed relative its value)}

Alternatively, use hotkey `CTRL+D` instead of clicking the "☆ Add bookmark"/"★ Edit bookmark" button