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This post describes how to setup all the needed programms on a new computer:

<#
Script to install Various Programms
#>
#Check if Chocolatey is already installed, when not install it
function Install-Chocolatey {
    <# 
    .SYNOPSIS 
        Insure Chocolatey is installed 
    .DESCRIPTION 
        Check if Chocolatey is installed. If not, then install it. 
    .EXAMPLE 
        Install-Chocolatey 
    #>
        [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $True)]
        param ()
        $testchoco = powershell choco -v
        if(-not($testchoco)){
            Write-Output "Seems Chocolatey is not installed, installing now"
            Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
        }
        else{
            Write-Output "Chocolatey Version $testchoco is already installed"
        }
}
function UnInstall-Chocolatey {
    <# 
    .SYNOPSIS 
        IUnintstal chocolatey
    .DESCRIPTION 
        Check if Chocolatey is installed. If then uninstall it. 
    .EXAMPLE 
        UnInstall-Chocolatey 
    #>
        [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $True)]
        param ()
        $testchoco = powershell choco -v
        if(-not($testchoco)){
            Write-Output "Chocolatey is not installed"
        }
        else{
            $VerbosePreference = 'Continue'
if (-not $env:ChocolateyInstall) {
    $message = @(
        "The ChocolateyInstall environment variable was not found."
        "Chocolatey is not detected as installed. Nothing to do."
    ) -join "`n"

    Write-Warning $message
    return
}

if (-not (Test-Path $env:ChocolateyInstall)) {
    $message = @(
        "No Chocolatey installation detected at '$env:ChocolateyInstall'."
        "Nothing to do."
    ) -join "`n"

    Write-Warning $message
    return
}

<#
    Using the .NET registry calls is necessary here in order to preserve environment variables embedded in PATH values;
    Powershell's registry provider doesn't provide a method of preserving variable references, and we don't want to
    accidentally overwrite them with absolute path values. Where the registry allows us to see "
    entry, PowerShell's registry provider only sees "C:\Windows", for example.
#>
$userKey = [Microsoft.Win32.Registry]::CurrentUser.OpenSubKey('Environment')
$userPath = $userKey.GetValue('PATH', [string]::Empty, 'DoNotExpandEnvironmentNames').ToString()

$machineKey = [Microsoft.Win32.Registry]::LocalMachine.OpenSubKey('SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager\Environment\')
$machinePath = $machineKey.GetValue('PATH', [string]::Empty, 'DoNotExpandEnvironmentNames').ToString()

$backupPATHs = @(
    "User PATH: $userPath"
    "Machine PATH: $machinePath"
)
$backupFile = "C:\PATH_backups_ChocolateyUninstall.txt"
$backupPATHs | Set-Content -Path $backupFile -Encoding UTF8 -Force

$warningMessage = @"
    This could cause issues after reboot where nothing is found if something goes wrong.
    In that case, look at the backup file for the original PATH values in '$backupFile'.
"@

if ($userPath -like "*$env:ChocolateyInstall*") {
    Write-Verbose "Chocolatey Install location found in User Path. Removing..."
    Write-Warning $warningMessage

    $newUserPATH = @(
        $userPath -split [System.IO.Path]::PathSeparator |
            Where-Object { $_ -and $_ -ne "$env:ChocolateyInstall\bin" }
    ) -join [System.IO.Path]::PathSeparator

    # NEVER use [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable() for PATH values; see https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/issues/36449
    # This issue exists in ALL released versions of .NET and .NET Core as of 12/19/2019
    $userKey.SetValue('PATH', $newUserPATH, 'ExpandString')
}

if ($machinePath -like "*$env:ChocolateyInstall*") {
    Write-Verbose "Chocolatey Install location found in Machine Path. Removing..."
    Write-Warning $warningMessage

    $newMachinePATH = @(
        $machinePath -split [System.IO.Path]::PathSeparator |
            Where-Object { $_ -and $_ -ne "$env:ChocolateyInstall\bin" }
    ) -join [System.IO.Path]::PathSeparator

    # NEVER use [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable() for PATH values; see https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/issues/36449
    # This issue exists in ALL released versions of .NET and .NET Core as of 12/19/2019
    $machineKey.SetValue('PATH', $newMachinePATH, 'ExpandString')
}

# Adapt for any services running in subfolders of ChocolateyInstall
$agentService = Get-Service -Name chocolatey-agent -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if ($agentService -and $agentService.Status -eq 'Running') {
    $agentService.Stop()
}
# TODO: add other services here

Remove-Item -Path $env:ChocolateyInstall -Recurse -Force -WhatIf

'ChocolateyInstall', 'ChocolateyLastPathUpdate' | ForEach-Object {
    foreach ($scope in 'User', 'Machine') {
        [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable($_, [string]::Empty, $scope)
    }
}

$machineKey.Close()
$userKey.Close()



            if ($env:ChocolateyToolsLocation -and (Test-Path $env:ChocolateyToolsLocation)) {
                Remove-Item -Path $env:ChocolateyToolsLocation -WhatIf -Recurse -Force
            }
            
            foreach ($scope in 'User', 'Machine') {
                [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('ChocolateyToolsLocation', [string]::Empty, $scope)
            }
        }
}

Install-Chocolatey
#Install the different apps
Write-Output "Installing apps"
#The following command this makes sure that we do not always have to type in yes (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29873439/how-do-i-update-all-chocolatey-applications-without-confirmation)
choco feature enable -n=allowGlobalConfirmation
choco install adobereader
choco install anki
choco install beyondcompare
choco install drawio
choco install dropbox
choco install Firefox --params "/NoTaskbarShortcut /NoDesktopShortcut"
choco install foxitreader
choco install git
choco install gnucash
choco install littlebigmouse
choco install logitech-options
choco install logitechgaming
choco install miktex
choco install miniconda3
choco install mobaxterm #Used to make a remote connection to OST server
choco install nextcloud-client
choco install obs-studio.install
choco install obs-virtualcam
choco install putty.install
choco install texstudio
choco install vscode --params "/NoDesktopIcon /NoQuicklaunchIcon"
choco install vscode-codespellchecker
choco install vscode-powershell
choco install vscode-python
choco install whatsapp
choco install winrar
choco install winscp