This file contains the Desktop Software section of my Setup guide for a development machine on Windows. The introduction to this guide as well as its full Table of Contents can be found on the README.md file of this repository. The Table of Contents of this section is listed below.
Autenticação.gov App application allows the Portuguese citizens to take advantage of the electronic features of their Citizen Card.
Download the Autenticação.gov App from the official downloads page. Then, execute the downloaded file (there will be a prompt for elevated permissions that must be accepted).
It will, probably, be necessary to restart the machine to complete the Autenticação.gov App installation.
Download the Autenticação.gov Plugin from the official downloads page. Then, execute the downloaded file (there will be a prompt for elevated permissions that must be accepted).
Rename the Autenticação.gov App Start Menu shortcut to Autenticação.gov - App and rename the Autenticação.gov Plugin Start Menu shortcut to Autenticação.gov - Plugin. Then, move both shortcuts to the %PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Tools folder (Create the Tools folder if it doesn't exits).
Go through the Autenticação.gov App configuration options and set it as desired, but make sure that the auto start is disabled. Do the same with the Autenticação.gov Plugin.
Ferdium is an application that helps to organize multiple web apps in one place for quick and easy access. It is very useful when, e,g., you need to manage more than one Team's account.
Download Ferdium from the official downloads page. Then, execute the downloaded file.
Move the Ferdium Start Menu shortcut to the %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Tools folder (Create the Tools folder if it doesn't exits).
To enable sound on Ferdium, at least with Team's and bluetooth sound devices, on the Windows settings, select System->Sound. On the Soundtab, scroll down and click on the option App volume and devices preferences. Then, for the Ferdium, replace Default in the Output and Input dropdowns with the device you want to use with Ferdium.
GIMP, an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program, is a multi-platform photo manipulation tool.
To install GIMP, open a PowerShell console and execute the upcoming command to execute the installation from the Microsoft Store.
winget install XPDM27W10192Q0 -s msstore
Rename the GIMP Start Menu shortcut to GIMP and then move it to the %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Graphics folder (Create the Graphics folder if it doesn't exits).
Inkscape is a Free and open source vector graphics multi-platform editor that uses the standardized SVG file format as its main format, which is supported by many other applications including web browsers.
To install Inkscape, open a PowerShell console and execute the upcoming command to execute the installation from the Microsoft Store.
winget install 9PD9BHGLFC7H -s msstore
PDFsam Basic is a free and open-source cross-platform desktop application to split, merge, extract pages, rotate and mix PDF documents.
Download PDFsam Basic portable archive from the official downloads page. Then extract the downloaded archive and move the folder it contains to the %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\ folder (%LOCALAPPDATA%). Rename the new folder to PDFsam.
Inside the folder %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Tools, create a shortcut pointing to the file %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\PDFsam\pdfsam.exe and name it (the shortcut) PDFsam. Then, edit the shortcut and point its icon to the main icon available on the file %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\PDFsam\pdfsam.exe.
SpeedCrunch is a high-precision scientific calculator featuring a fast, keyboard-driven user interface. It is free and open-source software, licensed under the GPL.
Download SpeedCrunch portable archive from the official downloads page. Then extract the downloaded archive and move the extracted folder to the %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\ folder (%LOCALAPPDATA%). Rename the new folder to SpeedCrunch.
Inside the folder %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Tools, create a shortcut pointing to the file %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\SpeedCrunch\speedcrunch.exe and name it (the shortcut) SpeedCrunch. Then, edit the shortcut and point its icon to the main icon available on the file %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\SpeedCrunch\speedcrunch.exe.
If the keyboard in use has a special key to start a calculator, edit the Windows Registry to assign SpeedCrunch to the mentioned key.
To open the Registry Editor as an administrator, click the Windows Start Menu, type regedit in the search field and then click on the Run as an administrator option that is shown. Then, navigate to the key Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AppKey\18 and add a new string registry value with the value ShellExecute in the Name field and with value of the full path of the SpeedCrunch executable file in the Data field.
Spotube is a fast, modern, lightweight & efficient Spotify Music Client for every platform.
To install Spotube, open a PowerShell console and execute the upcoming command to execute the installation with the official package.
winget install --id KRTirtho.Spotube
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
To install VLC, open a PowerShell console and execute the upcoming command to execute the installation from the Microsoft Store.
winget install XPDM1ZW6815MQM -s msstore
The VLC intaller will require elevation to finalize the process and, therefore, Windows will prompt you to elevate. If you choose not to elevate, the application will fail to install/upgrade.
Move the VLC Start Menu shortcut to the %PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Audio & Video folder (Create the Audio & Video folder if it doesn't exits). Then delete the folder %PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\VideoLAN, including the rest of its contents.