Quickstart

Prerequisites

Before setting up the PowerShell configuration, you need a fresh Windows 11 installation with updated system and drivers.

Update Windows 11

Open Settings → Windows Update and install all available updates.

# Verify Windows version
winver

After updates complete, restart your PC.

Update drivers

Download and install Driver Booster to update system drivers.

Repeat Windows Update after driver updates to catch any additional patches.

Clean up pre-installed apps

Remove unnecessary bloatware:

Open Settings → Apps → Installed apps
Uninstall apps you don’t need (games, promotional software, etc.)
Update remaining apps via Microsoft Store

Install core tools

Package managers

Verify Winget

Winget comes pre-installed on Windows 11. Verify it’s available:

winget --version

Update sources:

winget source update

Install Scoop

Scoop handles CLI tools better than Winget. Install it:

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser -Force
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri https://get.scoop.sh | Invoke-Expression

Add essential buckets:

scoop bucket add extras
scoop bucket add nerd-fonts
scoop update

Terminal and fonts

Install WezTerm

WezTerm is a GPU-accelerated terminal with excellent font rendering:

winget install wez.wezterm

Create the config directory:

New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$HOME\.config\wezterm" -Force

Install Nerd Font

Nerd Fonts provide icons for the terminal:

scoop install nerd-fonts/JetBrainsMono-NF

After installation, configure WezTerm to use “JetBrainsMono Nerd Font” in your wezterm.lua config file.

Install Oh My Posh

Oh My Posh provides beautiful, informative prompts:

winget install JanDeDobbeleer.OhMyPosh -s winget

Create the theme directory:

New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$HOME\.config\oh-my-posh" -Force

Download your custom theme (optional):

curl -o $HOME\.config\oh-my-posh\heyitsiveen.omp.json https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vntbln/ubuntu/main/.config/oh-my-posh/heyitsiveen.omp.json

CLI tools

Install all CLI tools

Install modern replacements for Unix tools in one command:

scoop install fzf bat eza zoxide ripgrep fd delta lazygit fastfetch btop jq

Install HTTPie separately via Winget:

winget install HTTPie.HTTPie

Verify installations

Check that all tools are available:

fzf --version
bat --version
eza --version
zoxide --version
rg --version
fd --version
delta --version
lazygit --version
fastfetch --version
btop --version
jq --version
http --version

If any command is not found, restart your terminal or run:

$env:PATH = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", "Machine") + ";" + [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", "User")

PowerShell modules

Install required modules

Install PowerShell modules from the gallery:

Install-Module -Name PSReadLine -Force -SkipPublisherCheck
Install-Module -Name PSFzf -Force
Install-Module -Name Terminal-Icons -Force

Verify modules

Check installations:

Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name PSReadLine, PSFzf, Terminal-Icons

Set up PowerShell configuration

Create directory structure

Create the config directories:

New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$HOME\.config\powershell\conf.d" -Force
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$HOME\.config\powershell\functions" -Force

Create profile entry point

Create the main profile file at $HOME\.config\powershell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1:

@'
# ============================================================
# POWERSHELL CONFIGURATION
# ============================================================
# Lean entry point - modular configs live in conf.d/
# Functions are loaded from functions/
# ============================================================

$ConfigRoot = "$HOME\.config\powershell"

# Source all conf.d files in order
$confDir = Join-Path $ConfigRoot "conf.d"
if (Test-Path $confDir) {
Get-ChildItem -Path $confDir -Filter "*.ps1" | 
    Sort-Object Name | 
    ForEach-Object { 
        . $_.FullName 
    }
}
'@ | Out-File -FilePath "$HOME\.config\powershell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1" -Encoding UTF8

Create symlink

Link PowerShell’s $PROFILE to your config:

# Create profile directory if it doesn't exist
$profileDir = Split-Path $PROFILE -Parent
if (!(Test-Path $profileDir)) {
    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $profileDir -Force
}

# Remove existing profile
if (Test-Path $PROFILE) {
    Remove-Item $PROFILE -Force
}

# Create symbolic link
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path $PROFILE -Target "$HOME\.config\powershell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1"

Creating symbolic links requires either:

Windows Developer Mode enabled (Settings → Privacy & Security → For developers)
Running PowerShell as Administrator

Clone or download configuration files

If you’re using this as a template, you’ll need to create the configuration files in conf.d/ and functions/.The minimum files needed are:

conf.d/00-init.ps1 - Core settings and PSReadLine
conf.d/10-environment.ps1 - Environment variables and editor chain
conf.d/20-aliases.ps1 - Git and tool aliases
conf.d/30-tools.ps1 - Tool integrations (bat, eza, zoxide, fzf)
conf.d/60-prompt.ps1 - Oh My Posh initialization

See the PowerShell profile structure documentation for complete details.

Verify the setup

Restart terminal

Close and reopen WezTerm to load the new configuration.

Test core functionality

Verify key features work:

# Press Ctrl+R and start typing to search command history

Check Oh My Posh prompt

Your prompt should display:

Current directory
Git branch and status (if in a repo)
Execution time for long commands
Custom theme styling

If you don’t see a themed prompt, check that your Oh My Posh theme file exists:

Test-Path "$HOME\.config\oh-my-posh\*.omp.json"

Quick command reference

Here are the most useful commands to get started:

Command	Description
`gs`	Git status
`ga <file>`	Git add
`gcm "msg"`	Git commit with message
`ll`	Long list with icons and git status
`lt`	Tree view (2 levels)
`cat <file>`	View file with syntax highlighting
`Ctrl+R`	Search command history
`Ctrl+T`	Fuzzy find files
`Alt+C`	Fuzzy find directories
`mkcd <name>`	Create directory and cd into it
`reload`	Reload PowerShell configuration
`~`	Go to home directory
`..`	Go up one directory
`-`	Go to previous directory

Troubleshooting

Scripts disabled error

If you see “running scripts is disabled on this system”:

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser -Force

Icons not displaying

Install a Nerd Font: scoop install nerd-fonts/JetBrainsMono-NF
Configure WezTerm to use the Nerd Font in ~/.config/wezterm/wezterm.lua:

config.font = wezterm.font("JetBrainsMono Nerd Font")

Oh My Posh not found

Refresh your PATH:

$env:PATH = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", "Machine") + ";" + [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", "User")

Then restart your terminal.

FZF keybindings not working

Ensure PSFzf is installed and imported:

Install-Module PSFzf -Force
Import-Module PSFzf

Then restart PowerShell.

Next steps

Customize the Vesper color theme in conf.d/30-tools.ps1
Add your own aliases in conf.d/20-aliases.ps1
Create custom functions in functions/
Add machine-specific settings to conf.d/99-local.ps1 (gitignored)
Explore the PowerShell configuration and custom functions for advanced features

Get Started

Setup Guides

Configuration

PowerShell

Reference

Prerequisites

Install core tools

Package managers

Terminal and fonts

CLI tools

PowerShell modules

Set up PowerShell configuration

Verify the setup

Quick command reference

Troubleshooting

Next steps

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Get Started

Setup Guides

Configuration

PowerShell

Reference

​Prerequisites

​Install core tools

​Package managers

​Terminal and fonts

​CLI tools

​PowerShell modules

​Set up PowerShell configuration

​Verify the setup

​Quick command reference

​Troubleshooting

​Next steps

Build docs developers (and LLMs) love

Prerequisites

Install core tools

Package managers

Terminal and fonts

CLI tools

PowerShell modules

Set up PowerShell configuration

Verify the setup

Quick command reference

Troubleshooting

Next steps