How to run the installer file
Choosing your programs produces a single .bat file. Here is how to download and run it, and how to get past the warnings that appear along the way.
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Downloading and running it
Pick your programs and download the file
Press [Get installer files] in the install list and a single .bat file downloads. Inside it are commands to install the programs you chose, in order — nothing else.
If the browser warns you, choose Keep
Chrome and Edge warn that a .bat file "is not commonly downloaded". That warning is about the file extension, not the contents. Choose Keep or Continue in the downloads panel and it saves.
Right-click the file and run it as administrator
Double-clicking runs it without enough privileges and installation fails partway through. Right-click and choose Run as administrator — installing software system-wide needs it.
Choose Run at the Windows security prompt
Because the file came from the internet, "Windows protected your PC" may appear. Choose More info, then Run. If you are unsure about the contents, read the next section first.
Wait for the black window to close
Progress like [1/6] and [2/6] scrolls past in a console window. Depending on how many programs and how fast your connection is, expect a few minutes to a quarter of an hour. Leave it until it reports that everything is installed.
You can read the file before you download it
Press [Show what it runs] under the install list and the exact commands appear. Check what will be installed before you download. Running an unknown file as administrator is genuinely risky, which is why we do not hide it.
What winget is
winget is the installer Microsoft ships inside Windows. One command downloads and installs a program, and the file comes straight from the maker’s own server. The .bat file we build is that command repeated once per program you picked — nothing else.
- We never store or relay installer files, so there is no point in the chain where one could be swapped.
- Windows 11 has winget built in. Some Windows 10 builds do not; installing "App Installer" from the Microsoft Store adds it.
- Type winget --version at a command prompt to see whether it is there.
After it finishes
- Once it says everything installed, you can close the window. Anything that failed is named on screen.
- Run the same file again for the failures. Programs already installed are skipped; only the failures are retried.
- Programs not in winget are never installed automatically — collect those from the official links grouped at the bottom of the list.
- With that done, set your defaults: Settings → Apps → Default apps.
Where people get stuck
I do not trust the contents of the file
A .bat file is plain text. Right-click, Open with, Notepad, and you can read exactly what is in it. You can also check before downloading via [Show what it runs]. The contents are a list of winget commands and nothing more.
It says winget is missing
winget is the installer tool built into Windows. Windows 11 has it by default; Windows 10 may not. Install "App Installer" from the Microsoft Store, as the script suggests, then run it again.
It reports that a few did not install
A vendor server may be temporarily unavailable, or the program may already be installed and gets skipped. Running the same file again skips what is installed and retries only what failed.
What about programs that are not on the list?
Programs not registered with winget cannot be installed automatically. The install list groups those separately under "Get these from the official site", with a link to download from.
Can I use these on a work PC?
It depends on the program. Some are free for personal use but licensed for companies and public institutions, and those carry a "Personal use only" badge. On a work machine, check the badge first.
I would rather just download the files than auto-install
Pressing [Get installer files] takes you to a page that downloads each installer one at a time, so you can run them yourself. It remembers how far you got.
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