Open Source PowerShell Desktop Environment Software

Terminal-Icons is a PowerShell module that adds file and folder icons when displaying items in the terminal. This relies on the custom fonts provided by Nerd Fonts. It uses a custom format.ps1xml file that inspects the items being displayed and looks up their appropriate icon based on name or extension. Icons for well-known files/folders are attempted to be used first before displaying an icon based on the file extension. Any files/folders that are not matched are shown using a generic file or folder icon. You must be using one of the fonts provided by Nerd Fonts for this module to work as these fonts include tons of custom glyphs/icons that are referenced by their unicode number. If using the default console in Windows and not something like VSCode, ConEmu, Terminus, etc., you may have issues getting a nerd font to be recognized correctly.

ChrisTitusTech’s win10script is a PowerShell-based “ultimate Windows 10 script” whose goal is to debloat, tweak, and optimize a Windows 10 installation in a largely automated way. The author consolidated many smaller debloat scripts, gists, and tweaks into one overarching script that offers choices for removing telemetry, disabling unwanted services, uninstalling built-in Microsoft apps, and adjusting system settings for performance. The repository has been archived (read-only) but still serves as a reference implementation for Windows 10 optimization. The project is licensed under MIT and includes a README that explains usage, options, and caveats. In its documentation and blog posts, ChrisTitus also recommends that this tool is best used early (before too many user customizations), and that one should be careful as aggressive tweaks can break certain features.

The k8s-for-docker-desktop project automates the enablement and configuration of Kubernetes (and optionally Istio) on Docker Desktop installations for macOS and Windows. It helps users bootstrap a working Kubernetes cluster running inside Docker Desktop by loading required images, setting contexts, and applying manifests, thus reducing the manual setup friction. The repository includes both shell scripts and PowerShell scripts (for macOS/Linux and Windows respectively) to load container images, configure Kubernetes, and deploy supporting components. It also provides sample manifests (e.g. for the Kubernetes Dashboard, default RBAC resources) and configuration templates to streamline onboarding. One of its aims is compatibility: the README states which versions of Docker Desktop / Kubernetes the scripts have been tested against, and offers guidance on switching branches to match your K8s version.

Powerline is a statusline plugin for vim, and provides statuslines and prompts for several other applications, including zsh, bash, tmux, IPython, Awesome, i3 and Qtile. Powerline fonts plugin offers fonts such as: 3270, Anonymice Powerline, Arimo Powerline, Cousine Powerline, D2Coding for Powerline, DejaVu Sans Mono for Powerline, Droid Sans Mono for Powerline, Droid Sans Mono Dotted for Powerline , Fira Mono for Powerline, Go Mono for Powerline, Hack, Inconsolata-dz for Powerline, Input Mono, Liberation Mono Powerline, ProFontWindows, Meslo for Powerline, Source Code Pro for Powerline, Meslo Dotted for Powerline, Monofur for Powerline, Noto Mono for Powerline, Symbol Neu Powerline, Tinos Powerline, Ubuntu Mono derivative Powerline, etc.

Reimage-Windows is a repo for automating and documenting the process of reinstalling or “reimaging” Windows, turning what is normally a manual, error-prone chore into a repeatable pipeline. It bundles scripts, configuration, and notes so that after a clean Windows install you can run one or two commands to get your environment back. The project is aimed at people who rebuild machines often, maintain several PCs, or just want a disaster-recovery style setup for Windows. It encourages treating OS setup like code: versioned, reviewable, and improvable over time. Because it’s public, you can see exactly what’s being installed and customize it for your own drivers, packages, and tools. The end goal is a faster path from “blank Windows” to “fully set up workstation” with minimal clicks.