====== Windows Software Loadout ======

A list of software I install on fresh Windows installations.

===== Microsoft Windows & Office =====

  * [[https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2156295|Microsoft Windows 11 Media Creation Tool]]
  * [[https://gravesoft.dev/office_c2r_links#english-en-us|Microsoft Office 365 Click-to-Run]]
  * Powershell -> ''%%irm https://get.activated.win | iex%%''

===== Productivity =====

  * [[https://code.visualstudio.com/download|Visual Studio Code]]
  * [[https://logseq.com/|Logseq]]
  * [[https://nextcloud.com/install/#desktop-files|Nextcloud Desktop Files]]

===== Communications =====

  * [[https://brave.com/|Brave Browser]]
  * [[https://desktop.telegram.org/|Telegram Desktop]]
  * [[https://www.whatsapp.com/download|WhatsApp Desktop]]
  * [[https://discord.com/api/download?platform=win|Discord for Windows]]

===== Entertainment  =====

  * [[https://open.spotify.com/download|Spotify Desktop]]
  * [[https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/?cat=plex+desktop&plat=windows#plex-app|Plex Desktop]]

===== Hardware =====

  * Monitoring
    * [[https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html|HWMonitor]]
    * [[https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html|CPU-Z]]
    * [[https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/|GPU-Z]]
  * Overclocking
    * [[https://www.nvidia.com/en-my/software/nvidia-app/|NVIDIA App]] [[https://www.nvidia.com/en-my/geforce/news/nvidia-app-beta-update-av1-performance-tuning/|Automatic Tuning]] for NVIDIA GeForce RTX cards
    * [[https://www.msi.com/Landing/afterburner/graphics-cards|MSI Afterburner]] [[https://www.msi.com/blog/get-a-free-performance-boost-with-afterburner-oc-scanner|OC Scanner]] for everything else - NVIDIA GeForce GTX, Quadro, RTX workstation cards; AMD cards
  * Stress Testing
    * [[https://geeks3d.com/furmark/downloads/|Furmark]] - GPU
    * [[https://www.ocbase.com/download|OCCT]] - CPU & RAM
  * Utilities
    * [[https://www.uwe-sieber.de/misc_tools_e.html|Device Cleanup Tool]]

===== Utilities/Drivers =====

  * [[https://windirstat.net/download.html|WinDirStat]]
  * [[https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19347/chipset-inf-utility.html|Intel Chipset INF Utility]]
  * [[https://www.amd.com/en/support/downloads/drivers.html/chipsets/am4/x570.html|AMD Chipset Drivers]]
  * Apple
    * [[https://nextcloud.ndoo.sg/s/FSg4GfqYDnXydmB/download?path=%2FSoftware%2FApple&files=AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi|Apple Mobile Device Support (x86_64 MSI installer)]]
    * [[https://nextcloud.ndoo.sg/s/FSg4GfqYDnXydmB/download?path=%2FSoftware%2FApple&files=Bonjour64.msi|Apple Bonjour (x86_64 MSI installer)]]
    * [[https://nextcloud.ndoo.sg/s/FSg4GfqYDnXydmB/download?path=%2FSoftware%2FApple&files=AppleSoftwareUpdate.msi|Apple Software Update (x86_64 MSI installer)]]

===== Eye Candy =====

  * [[https://www.mactype.net/|MacType]]
  * [[https://github.com/OrangeJedi/Aerial|Aerial]] ([[https://github.com/sahibjotsaggu/San-Francisco-Pro-Fonts|SF Pro fonts]])