Windows Dev Bootstrap

Bootstrap a fresh Windows 11 machine with PowerShell, winget, Node via nvm, and a PowerShell profile tuned for development.

Fresh Machine Bootstrap

Use built-in PowerShell to download and run the bootstrap script directly from GitHub. This avoids needing Git or GitHub CLI before the machine is set up.

Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process Bypass -Force
$bootstrapPath = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'setup-bootstrap.ps1'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bbobrian/setup/main/bootstrap.ps1' -OutFile $bootstrapPath
& $bootstrapPath

To skip the recommended developer tools and install only the required package set:

Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process Bypass -Force
$bootstrapPath = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'setup-bootstrap.ps1'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bbobrian/setup/main/bootstrap.ps1' -OutFile $bootstrapPath
& $bootstrapPath -SkipRecommendedPackages

What Gets Run

• bootstrap.ps1 downloads setup.ps1 and setup-profile.ps1 from this repository into a temporary folder and launches setup.ps1.
• setup.ps1 installs the required winget packages, installs the recommended developer tools unless skipped, installs the latest Node.js with nvm, installs Claude Code unless skipped, and then runs setup-profile.ps1.
• setup-profile.ps1 installs PowerShell modules and writes a persistent profile with development-oriented aliases and helper functions.

Local Usage

If you already have the repo locally:

.\setup.ps1

To skip the recommended developer packages:

.\setup.ps1 -SkipRecommendedPackages

Optional Flags

• -SkipRecommendedPackages skips the recommended developer tool set.
• -SkipClaudeCode skips the Claude Code install step.
• -SkipProfileBootstrap skips the PowerShell profile bootstrap step.

Notes

• The GitHub raw URLs assume the repository is public and the default branch is main.
• Some installers may still prompt for elevation depending on package requirements and local machine policy.