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Developer Tools Install Script

Developer Tools Install Script

This repository contains a PowerShell script that automates the installation of essential developer tools for Power Pages development. Using winget, it installs various software packages for a quick and efficient setup. It also downloads, extracts, and sets up the latest release of XrmToolBox, installs useful PowerShell modules, configures Git, and sets up VSCode extensions.

Features

  • Automated Installation: Installs popular development tools including Visual Studio Code, Power BI Desktop, SQL Server Management Studio, Windows Terminal, Notepad++, PowerToys, Postman, and Visual Studio 2022 Professional.
  • PowerShell Modules: Installs necessary PowerShell modules for PowerApps Administration.
  • Git Installation and Configuration: Installs Git and configures it with the user’s Windows credentials.
  • Azure Storage Explorer: Installs Azure Storage Explorer for managing Azure storage resources.
  • XrmToolBox Setup: Downloads the latest release of XrmToolBox, extracts it to the user’s Desktop, and organizes it in a specified folder.
  • VSCode Extensions: Installs useful VSCode extensions for Azure and Power Platform development.

Prerequisites

  • Windows operating system
  • PowerShell 5.1 or higher
  • Internet connection

How to Use

  1. Open PowerShell with administrative privileges.

  2. Run the following command to ensure the Desktop path exists, download, and execute the script directly from GitHub:

    # Ensure the Desktop directory exists
$desktopPath = [System.Environment]::GetFolderPath('Desktop')
if (-Not (Test-Path -Path $desktopPath)) {
    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $desktopPath | Out-Null
}

# Download and run the script from GitHub
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/itweedie/Power-Platform-Developer-Tools-Install-Script/main/install-power-platform-dev-tools.ps1" -OutFile "$desktopPath\install-power-platform-dev-tools.ps1"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "$desktopPath\install-power-platform-dev-tools.ps1"

  3. Follow any on-screen prompts to complete the installations.

Script Details

The script performs the following actions:

  1. Installs development tools using winget:

    • Visual Studio Code
    • Power BI Desktop
    • SQL Server Management Studio
    • Windows Terminal
    • Notepad++
    • PowerToys
    • Postman
    • Visual Studio 2022 Professional

  2. Installs PowerShell modules for PowerApps:

    • Microsoft.PowerApps.Administration.PowerShell
    • Microsoft.PowerApps.PowerShell

  3. Installs and configures Git:

    • Installs Git
    • Configures Git with the user’s Windows credentials

  4. Installs Azure Storage Explorer

  5. Downloads and installs the ArchiMate tool (Archi)

  6. Downloads, extracts, and sets up XrmToolBox:

    • Fetches the latest release from GitHub
    • Downloads and extracts the release to the user’s Desktop
    • Renames the folder to “XrmToolBox”

  7. Installs VSCode extensions:

    • Azure Pipelines
    • Azure Resource Groups
    • Dataverse DevTools
    • Azure Account
    • Power Platform VSCode extension
    • PowerShell
    • GitHub RemoteHub

Contributions

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues or pull requests to enhance the functionality or add new features to the script.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.