What is WinSetup?
WinSetup is the "installer" for my machine: a set of PowerShell + winget scripts that download a list of programs and install each one silently. No clicks, no "Next, next, Next".
Everything lives in this repository: the scripts, the lists and this very website. You just paste a command in PowerShell and wait.
In three steps
- Open PowerShell (or Windows Terminal). It's included in Windows 10 and 11.
- Paste the command for the package list you want to install.
- Press Enter and wait: the list will be downloaded and the programs installed silently.
Main command
Why iwr ... | iex?
iwr (Invoke-WebRequest) downloads the script and iex (Invoke-Expression) runs it. It's the classic shortcut. The -UseBasicParsing flag makes it work on Windows PowerShell 5.1 too.
Notes
- Requires Windows 10/11 with winget (already installed).
- If a package fails, the script warns and continues with the next one.
- You don't need to be an administrator for most packages.
Available package lists
Each list is a .txt file in the repository with one winget ID per line. Its matching script downloads and installs it. Press Copy and paste it in PowerShell.
| List | Packages | Script | Command |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default Everything: browsers, dev, media, office, utilities and gaming. view list | 31 apps | default.ps1 | |
| Gaming Steam, Discord, Epic, LoL EUW and OBS. view list | 5 apps | gaming.ps1 | |
| Dev Development tools: Git, VS Code, Node, Python, Docker. view list | 9 apps | dev.ps1 | |
| Media Players and editing: VLC, Spotify, AIMP, HandBrake, Audacity and GIMP. view list | 6 apps | media.ps1 | |
| General General use: browsers, office, downloads, utilities and creativity. view list | 12 apps | general.ps1 |
What this is
WinSetup is a personal project to stop installing programs by hand every time I reinstall Windows. The PowerShell scripts live in the scripts/ folder of this repository (the source of truth) and are copied to the site on every build: /default.ps1, /packagelists/*.txt...
How it works
iwrdownloadsdefault.ps1andiexruns it.- The script reads its list from
packagelists/<name>.txt. - Each line is a winget ID; lines starting with <code>#</code> are comments.
- It runs
winget install --id <ID> --silentfor each package.
Tech
- Landing built with Astro + XP.css (MIT).
- Deployed on GitHub Pages with GitHub Actions.
- Wallpaper: A serene green field under a clear blue sky via Pexels.
Disclaimer
This is a nostalgic Windows XP recreation, not a Microsoft product. Windows XP and "Bliss" are trademarks/property of Microsoft. You run remote scripts at your own risk: read first, run after.
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