# microsoft/WindowsDeveloperConfig

Automate the setup and configuration of your Windows development environment.

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsDeveloperConfig
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/windowsdeveloperconfig
Language: PowerShell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-26T05:13:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 58/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 7
- inputs: {"age_days": 104, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1926, forks 152 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:55.508653+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: configuration-management, deployment, developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: winget-configure, wsl, dev-environment-setup, powershell, dotfiles, machine-setup, automation, devops

## Member repositories
- microsoft/WindowsDeveloperConfig (main) score 58

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:55.508653+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 2026-08-30T03:09:16.191298+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsDeveloperConfig (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:55.508653+00:00, sha 81390c591ecc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.