microsoft/WindowsDeveloperConfig resource
Automate the setup and configuration of your Windows development environment. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
58/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 7
Flags: no_releases young
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 104
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1926 stars · 152 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Microsoft-maintained collection of declarative, CI-tested winget configuration files that turn a fresh Windows install into a fully configured development workstation in one command. It includes a complete workstation setup, a polished WSL shell configuration, and single-language toolchain workloads for Node, Python, .NET, Rust, Go, and more.
Use cases
- set up a new Windows dev machine automatically
- configure WSL with zsh and Starship in one command
- install a language toolchain like Python or Rust on Windows
- apply opinionated Windows settings for development
- rebuild a consistent dev environment across multiple machines
- bootstrap tools and shells on a fresh Windows 11 install
When to choose
- you want reproducible, idempotent Windows dev box setup
- you prefer declarative winget configuration over manual installs
- you need CI-tested configs from a trusted source
- you want WSL and terminal tooling configured together
When to avoid
- you use macOS or Linux as your primary dev platform
- you need fully customized, non-opinionated configurations
- your environment cannot run winget configure or requires elevation policies that block it
Facets
infra-config · maturity active
configuration-management deployment developer-tools cli developer-tools windows windows cli winget-configure wsl dev-environment-setup powershell dotfiles machine-setup automation devops
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsDeveloperConfig · fetched 2026-08-28 · 81390c591ecc
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft/WindowsDeveloperConfig | main | 58 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="microsoft/WindowsDeveloperConfig")
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