Scripts

Quick Tips

• The scripts (at least development.ps1 for Windows machines) need to be run as Administrator, otherwise some components such as Sublime Text will not be installed.

Setup

Windows

• Some of the scripts require execution policy to be changed to remote signed.

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

Create Win11 VM (createWin11VM.ps1)

• Creates a Hyper-V VM that is capable of installing Windows 11 from a provided .iso file
• Credit: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/how-to-run-a-windows-11-vm-on-hyper-v/ba-p/3713948
• Note: There is a bug in certain Hyper-V versions that may prevent the system installation from starting. In which case you need to use a workaround:
  • Before starting the VM, hold down a key (e.g., spacebar)
  • Start the VM
  • Release the key
  • Source

Development Machine (development.ps1)

The following software is installed:

• Visual Studio Code
• Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition
• Google Chrome
• GitHub Desktop
• Sublime Text 4
• Python3
• Paint.NET
• Inkscape

TODO

• Add C/C++ compiler to MSVS
• Package installation to Sublime Text (JSON re-indent)
• Make sure the C/C++ development is possible in MSVC and VSC (compilation, etc.)
• Remove the unnecessary extensions from VSC

Tricks

Various tips and tricks to be used with different scripting tools.

• wildcards.ps1 idea taken from How Hackers Hide