# microsoft/windows-dev-box-setup-scripts

Scripts to simplify setting up a Windows developer box

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/windows-dev-box-setup-scripts
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/windows-dev-box-setup-scripts
Language: PowerShell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-02-02T23:15:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3074, "days_push": 943, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1872, forks 388 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:46.982236+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of PowerShell recipe scripts from Microsoft that automate setting up a Windows developer machine using Boxstarter and Chocolatey. Recipes cover common scenarios like desktop app, web/Node.js, and UWP development with one-click launch links.

## Use cases
- set up a new windows dev machine automatically
- install visual studio and sdks with a script
- bootstrap node.js web development environment on windows
- provision a developer box for uwp app development
- customize and share dev environment setup scripts

## When to choose
- you are on Windows and want a repeatable, unattended dev environment setup
- you want a starting point to fork and customize for your team's toolchain

## When to avoid
- you need setup automation for macOS or Linux
- you want a fully managed configuration management solution rather than sample scripts
- your toolchain differs significantly and you are unwilling to modify scripts

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, configuration-management, cli
- domain: developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows
- tags: boxstarter, chocolatey, dev-environment-setup, provisioning, powershell-scripts, automation

## Member repositories
- microsoft/windows-dev-box-setup-scripts (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:46.982236+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:14:58.079723+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/windows-dev-box-setup-scripts (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:46.982236+00:00, sha 3c363701b0ab)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.