

I've picked 14 pieces of software that can be installed. If you answer yes to the question then the script will install that software for you. Each question asks if you want a certain piece of software installed. Inside my GitHub repository is two scripts, one that installs software with winget and one that installs the same software but with Chocolatey.Įach script is a PowerShell script, when you run either script it will ask you 14 questions. Which is why I have this GitHub repo: What's in the GitHub repository? With all that in mind, I've been experimenting and trying new things. Regardless of your preference using a package manager to automate the install or removal of software saves a lot of time and hassle. Although recently I have preferred using the Windows native tool, Windows Package Manager or winget as it's known to do that job. This is why in the past I have used Chocolatey to help install software onto new laptops. No one wants to have to spend time finding the install files then watching progress bars work their magic.Īutomating or scripting the installation of software make it's easier to repeat in the future and speeds the whole task up. Scripting the install of software either on your laptops or servers is something most IT engineers will have tried at some point or other.
