Windows-11-Guide

Windows 11 Guide

#### A guide on setting up your Windows 11 Desktop with all the essential Applications, Tools, and Games to make your experience with Windows 11 great! **Note: You can easily convert this markdown file to a PDF in [VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com/) using this handy extension [Markdown PDF](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=yzane.markdown-pdf).**

# Table of Contents 1. [Getting Started](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#getting-started) - [Windows 11 Desktop](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#windows-11-desktop) - [Windows 11 on ARM](#windows-on-arm) - [Bypass Windows 11's TPM, CPU and RAM Requirements](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#bypass-Windows-11-requirements) - [Creating a Local Account on Windows 11 Home and Pro](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#Creating-a-Local-Account-on-Windows-11-Home-and-Pro) - [Removing the Windows 11 Watermark for Unsupported Hardware](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#removing-the-windows-11-watermark) - [Optimizing Windows 11](#optimizing-windows-11) - [Ways to Customize Windows 11 Look and Feel](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#Ways-to-Customize-Windows-11-Look-and-Feel) - [Installing drivers for Windows the easy way](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#installing-drivers-for-windows) * [General Drivers](#General-Drivers) - [Microsoft Office Alternatives](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#microsoft-office-alternatives) - [Replacing OneDrive with Nextcloud](#Replacing-OneDrive-with-Nextcloud) - [Secure & Privacy-focused Web Browsers](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#secure--privacy-focused-web-browsers) * [Privacy & Security Focused Browser extensions](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#privacy--security-focused-browser-extensions) * [Privacy-focused Search Engines](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#privacy-focused-search-engines) - [Systems Management](#systems-management) * [Setting up Active Directory](#setting-up-active-directory) - [Windows Security Hardening](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#windows-security-hardening) - [Encryption Tools](#encryption-tools) - [Virtual Private Network (VPN)](#vpn) - [SSH](#ssh) - [Firewall Filtering](#firewall-filtering) - [Network Packet Filtering with eBPF](#network-packet-filtering-with-ebpf) - [Multifactor Authentication (MFA)](#mfa) - [Windows Forensic Analysis](#windows-forensic-analysis) - [Disk Image Creation Tools](#disk-image-creation-tools) - [Evidence Collection](#evidence-collection) - [Incident Management](#incident-management) - [Sandboxing/Reversing Tools](#sandboxingreversing-tools) - [File Sync/Transfer](#File-SyncTransfer) - [Storage Disk Health/Data Recovery](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#Storage-Disk-HealthData-Recovery) - [Reset/Restore Windows 11](#resetrestore-windows-11) - [Backups](#Backups) - [Battery Health](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#Battery-Health) 2. [Getting Software](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#getting-software) 3. [Gaming](#Gaming) - [Gaming Resources for Windows](#Gaming-Resources-for-Windows) - [Gaming on Xbox Game Pass](#gaming-on-xbox-game-pass) - [Manage/Control Fans (CPU, GPU, and motherboard)](#managecontrol-fans) - [Gaming Peripherals](#Gaming-Peripherals) * [Gaming mice, keyboards, and headsets](#RGB-Devices) * [Game Controllers](#Game-controllers) - [Graphics](#Graphics) * [NVIDIA](#NVIDIA) * [AMD](#AMD) * [Intel ARC](#Intel-ARC) - [Setting up DXVK on Windows](#Setting-up-DXVK-on-Windows) - [Improving Game Performance & Load Times](#Improving-Game-Performance--Load-Times) * [DirectStorage](#DirectStorage) * [NVIDIA RTX IO](#NVIDIA-RTX-IO) * [AMD StoreMI](#AMD-StoreMI) * [Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST)](#Intel-RST) - [Setting up OBS Studio](#Setting-up-OBS-Studio) * [Useful OBS Studio 3rd party Plugins & Themes](#useful-obs-studio-3rd-party-plugins-and-themes) - [Discord](#Discord) - [Twitch](#Twitch) - [Sleep/Suspend Games](#sleepsuspend-games) - [Game Stores & Launchers](#Game-Stores--Launchers) * [Steam](#Steam) * [Heroic Games Launcher](#heroic-games-launcher) * [Playnite](#Playnite) * [Launchbox](#Launchbox) * [Razor Cortex](#Razor-Cortex) * [Epic Games Store](#Epic-games-store) * [Blizzard Battle.net](#Blizzard-Battlenet) * [Origin](#Origin) * [EA Play](#EA-Play) * [Ubisoft Connect](#Ubisoft-Connect) * [Rockstar Games](#Rockstar-Games) * [GOG Galaxy Store](#GOG-Galaxy) * [Itch.io Store](#Itchio-Store) * [FF XIV Launcher](#FFXIV-Launcher) - [Game Streaming](#Game-streaming) * [Cloud Game Streaming](#Cloud-Game-Streaming) * [Local Game Streaming](#Local-Game-Streaming) - [Playing Android Games](#Android-Games) * [Amazon App Store](#Amazon-App-Store) * [BlueStacks](#BlueStacks) * [Google Play games for PC](#Google-Play-Games-for-PC) * [Aurora Store](#Aurora-Store) * [F-Droid](#F-Droid) * [Magisk on WSA](#Magisk-on-WSA) - [Game Emulators](#Game-emulators) * [Emulator Frontends](#Frontends) * [Nintendo GameCube & Wii](#Nintendo-GameCube--Wii) * [Nintendo Switch](#Nintendo-Switch) * [Nintendo 64](#Nintendo-64) * [Nintendo 3DS](#Nintendo-3DS) * [Nintendo DS](#Nintendo-DS) * [Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)](#Super-Nintendo-Entertainment-System-SNES) * [Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)](#Nintendo-Entertainment-System) * [Game Boy Advance](#Game-Boy-Advance) * [DOS](#DOS) * [Atari](#Atari) * [Sega Dreamcast](#Sega-Dreamcast) * [PlayStation Portable](#PlayStation-Portable) * [PlayStation 1](#PlayStation-1) * [PlayStation 2](#PlayStation-2) * [PlayStation 3](#PlayStation-3) * [Xbox](#Xbox) * [MAME](#MAME) - [Performance Benchmarks](#Performance-benchmarks) 4. [Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA)](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#windows-subsystem-for-android-wsa) - [Getting started with Windows Subsystem for Android](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#getting-started-with-windows-subsystem-for-android) - [Windows Subsystem for Android Settings](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#windows-subsystem-for-android-settings) - [WSA Toolbox](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#wsa-toolbox) 5. [Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl) - [WSL Learning Resources](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#wsl-learning-resources) - [WSL Tools and Projects](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#wsl-tools--projects) - [Setting up WSL Linux Distributions](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#setting-up-wsl-linux-distributions) 6. [Windows Terminal](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#windows-terminal) 7. [Visual Studio and VSCode](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#visual-studio-and-vscode) - [Visual Studio Extensions for Developer Productivity](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#Visual-Studio-Extensions-for-Developer-Productivity) - [VS Code Extensions for Developer Productivity](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#VS-Code-Extensions-for-Developer-Productivity) 8. [Game Development](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#game-development) 9. [Setting up a macOS Workspace](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#setting-up-a-macos-workspace) 10. [Android Development](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#android-development) 11. [Professional Audio/Video Editing](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#professional-audio--video-editing) 12. [3D Graphics and Design](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#3d-graphics-and-design) 13. [Kubernetes](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#kubernetes) 14. [Machine Learning](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#machine-learning) 15. [Robotics](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#robotics) 16. [Open Source Security](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#open-source-security) 17. [Differential Privacy](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#differential-privacy) 18. [DevOps](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#devops) 19. [.NET Development](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#net-development) 20. [C# Development](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#c-development) 21. [F# Development](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#f-development) 22. [PowerShell Development](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#powershell-development) 23. [TypeScript Development](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#typescript-development) 24. [React Native Development](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#react-native-development) 25. [ElectronJS Development](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#electron-development) 26. [C/C++ Development](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#cc-development) 27. [Java Development](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#java-development) 28. [Python Development](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#python-development) 29. [Ruby Development](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide#ruby-development) 30. [Flutter Development](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#flutter-development) 31. [Node.js Development](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#nodejs-development) 32. [Networking](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#networking) 33. [Databases](https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide/blob/main/README.md#databases) # Getting Started [Getting started with your new Windows 11 PC](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11) [Windows 11 Installation Assistant](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11) [Update to Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11](https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/03/08/update-to-windows-subsystem-for-android-on-windows-11-for-windows-insiders/) [Getting Started with the DirectX 12 Agility SDK](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/gettingstarted-dx12agility/) [Microsoft Windows Server](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/) is the operating system that connects on-premises environments with [Azure](https://azure.microsoft.com), adding additional layers of security while helping you modernize your applications and infrastructure. [Windows as a Service (WaaS)](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-overview) is a new development concept, introduced with the release of Windows 11. It simplifies the jobs of IT professionals and maintains a consistent Windows 11 experience for all Windows customers. These improvements primarily focus on maximizing customer involvemen