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MPSimmons ◴[08 Dec 25 19:14 UTC] No.46196373[source]▶
PowerToys (https://legacyupdate.net/download-center/powertoys) used to be on my "first software to install" list on a new machine. Between Tweak UI and Deskman, you could _almost_ get a minimal X Windows-like UI. Get those set up and add on LiteStep (http://litestep.net/) and you were pretty much good to go, with the exceptions of the kernel, network stack, and CLI toolset, of course.
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FinnKuhn ◴[09 Dec 25 08:26 UTC] No.46202582[source]▶
PowerToys still is on my "first software to install" list even in windows 11 as it adds so much useful features such as peek.
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1. xeonmc ◴[09 Dec 25 10:12 UTC] No.46203291[source]▶
For me the very first to install on any new Windows system is

    winget instal git.git -i
and tick the option to add all the GNU coreutils to make Windows usable.

I can then git clone my repository of setup scripts to configure the rest of the system unattended.