Resetting Your Machine Checklist

Windows 10

• Change BIOS Boot Order to use Ubuntu
• Download Chrome - Create Incognito Shortcut, Add UBlock Origin, Last Pass
• Windows Update
• Disable Unnecessary Live Tiles
• Set HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation New DWORD 32 Bit Value to 1 for synching time
• Disable Cortana HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Policies > Microsoft > Windows > Windows Search > AllowCortana new DWORD 32 Bit Value to 0
• Firefox, start in Private mode, UBlock Origin, Last Pass, Epub Reader
• 7Zip https://www.7-zip.org/
• Visual Studio Code - https://code.visualstudio.com/
• Git - https://git-scm.com/
• nvm-setup https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows/releases, Use cmd
• Bitbucket and Github SSH Keys https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucket/set-up-an-ssh-key-728138079.html#SetupanSSHkey-ssh1SetupSSHforGitonWindows
• BleachBit https://www.bleachbit.org/download/windows

Ubuntu 18.04

• Install updates, Change Dock position
• Set the display to scale at 200% to match Windows
• Update grub resolution sudo gedit /etc/default/grub to GRUB_GFXMODE=800x600x32
• Download Chrome - Create Incognito Shortcut, Add UBlock Origin, Last Pass
• Start Chrome in incognito sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/google-chrome.desktop new window action to Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable --incognito
• Firefox, start in Private mode, UBlock Origin, Last Pass, Epub Reader
• Visual Studio Code - https://code.visualstudio.com/
• sudo apt-get install curl
• nvm-setup https://github.com/creationix/nvm#installation
• Bitbucket and Github SSH Keys
• BleachBit https://www.bleachbit.org/download/linux