Windows Setup

David App Installer

A simple Windows installer setup using WinGet. It installs your chosen apps, skips anything already installed, and writes a log file so you can see exactly what happened.

What it does

Installs your selected software with WinGet.
Skips apps that are already installed.
Creates a timestamped log file in a logs folder.
Continues even if one package fails.
Shows a final summary of installed, skipped, and failed apps.

Visual Studio Code Node.js Python OBS Studio Blender VLC Bitwarden Stream Deck

How to use

Create a folder anywhere on your PC.
Save the PowerShell script as install-david-apps.ps1.
Save the BAT launcher as install-david-apps.bat.
Right-click the BAT file and run it.
Check the logs folder afterward if needed.

Run it on a Windows machine that already has WinGet available. If a package is missing or renamed in WinGet, that item may fail, but the rest of the script keeps going.

PowerShell script � `install-david-apps.ps1`

# install-david-apps.ps1

$ErrorActionPreference = "Continue"

# ------------------------------------------------------------
# Logging
# ------------------------------------------------------------
$scriptDir = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
if (-not $scriptDir) { $scriptDir = Get-Location }

$logDir = Join-Path $scriptDir "logs"
if (-not (Test-Path $logDir)) {
    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $logDir | Out-Null
}

$timestamp = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss"
$logFile = Join-Path $logDir "install-log_$timestamp.txt"

$script:InstalledCount = 0
$script:SkippedCount = 0
$script:FailedCount = 0

function Write-Log {
    param(
        [string]$Message,
        [string]$Level = "INFO"
    )

$time = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"
    $line = "[$time] [$Level] $Message"

Write-Host $line
    Add-Content -Path $logFile -Value $line
}

# ------------------------------------------------------------
# Helpers
# ------------------------------------------------------------
function Test-Winget {
    if (-not (Get-Command winget -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
        Write-Log "winget was not found on this system." "ERROR"
        Write-Log "Install App Installer / update Windows, then try again." "ERROR"
        exit 1
    }

Write-Log "winget found successfully."
}

function Get-InstalledMatchById {
    param(
        [string[]]$Ids
    )

foreach ($id in $Ids) {
        if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($id)) { continue }

$output = winget list --id $id --exact 2>&1 | Out-String
        if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0 -and $output -notmatch "No installed package found") {
            return $id
        }
    }

return $null
}

function Get-InstalledMatchByName {
    param(
        [string[]]$Names
    )

foreach ($name in $Names) {
        if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($name)) { continue }

$output = winget list --name $name --exact 2>&1 | Out-String
        if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0 -and $output -notmatch "No installed package found") {
            return $name
        }
    }

return $null
}

function Install-WingetPackage {
    param(
        [string]$Label,
        [string[]]$Ids,
        [string[]]$Names = @()
    )

Write-Log "--------------------------------------------------"
    Write-Log "Processing: $Label"

$installedId = Get-InstalledMatchById -Ids $Ids
    if ($installedId) {
        Write-Log "SKIPPED: $Label is already installed (matched ID: $installedId)." "SKIP"
        $script:SkippedCount++
        return
    }

$installedName = Get-InstalledMatchByName -Names $Names
    if ($installedName) {
        Write-Log "SKIPPED: $Label is already installed (matched name: $installedName)." "SKIP"
        $script:SkippedCount++
        return
    }

foreach ($id in $Ids) {
        Write-Log "Trying install by ID: $id"
        winget install --id $id --exact --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements --silent
        $exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

if ($exitCode -eq 0) {
            Write-Log "SUCCESS: Installed $Label using ID: $id" "SUCCESS"
            $script:InstalledCount++
            return
        } else {
            Write-Log "FAILED: Could not install $Label using ID: $id (exit code: $exitCode)" "WARN"
        }
    }

foreach ($name in $Names) {
        Write-Log "Trying install by name: $name"
        winget install --name $name --exact --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements --silent
        $exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

if ($exitCode -eq 0) {
            Write-Log "SUCCESS: Installed $Label using name: $name" "SUCCESS"
            $script:InstalledCount++
            return
        } else {
            Write-Log "FAILED: Could not install $Label using name: $name (exit code: $exitCode)" "WARN"
        }
    }

Write-Log "FAILED: $Label could not be installed automatically." "ERROR"
    $script:FailedCount++
}

# ------------------------------------------------------------
# Start
# ------------------------------------------------------------
Write-Log "Starting install script."
Write-Log "Log file: $logFile"

Test-Winget

Write-Log "Updating winget sources..."
winget source update | Out-Null
Write-Log "winget sources updated."

# ------------------------------------------------------------
# Package list
# ------------------------------------------------------------
$packages = @(
    @{
        Label = "Visual Studio Code"
        Ids   = @("Microsoft.VisualStudioCode")
        Names = @("Visual Studio Code")
    },
    @{
        Label = "Node.js LTS"
        Ids   = @("OpenJS.NodeJS.LTS")
        Names = @("Node.js")
    },
    @{
        Label = "Python 3"
        Ids   = @("Python.Python.3.13", "Python.Python.3.12", "Python.Python.3.11")
        Names = @("Python 3")
    },
    @{
        Label = "Notepad++"
        Ids   = @("Notepad++.Notepad++")
        Names = @("Notepad++")
    },
    @{
        Label = "OBS Studio"
        Ids   = @("OBSProject.OBSStudio")
        Names = @("OBS Studio")
    },
    @{
        Label = "ffmpeg"
        Ids   = @("Gyan.FFmpeg")
        Names = @("FFmpeg")
    },
    @{
        Label = "yt-dlp"
        Ids   = @("yt-dlp.yt-dlp")
        Names = @("yt-dlp")
    },
    @{
        Label = "Blender"
        Ids   = @("BlenderFoundation.Blender")
        Names = @("Blender")
    },
    @{
        Label = "7-Zip"
        Ids   = @("7zip.7zip")
        Names = @("7-Zip")
    },
@{
    Label = "Nextcloud Client"
    Ids   = @("Nextcloud.Nextcloud")
    Names = @("Nextcloud")
},
    @{
        Label = "Firefox"
        Ids   = @("Mozilla.Firefox")
        Names = @("Mozilla Firefox")
    },
    @{
        Label = "Discord"
        Ids   = @("Discord.Discord")
        Names = @("Discord")
    },
    @{
        Label = "Spotify"
        Ids   = @("Spotify.Spotify")
        Names = @("Spotify")
    },
    @{
        Label = "VLC"
        Ids   = @("VideoLAN.VLC")
        Names = @("VLC media player")
    },
    @{
        Label = "Parsec"
        Ids   = @("Parsec.Parsec")
        Names = @("Parsec")
    },
    @{
        Label = "Shutter Encoder"
        Ids   = @("PaulPacifico.ShutterEncoder")
        Names = @("Shutter Encoder")
    },
    @{
        Label = "Bitwarden"
        Ids   = @("Bitwarden.Bitwarden")
        Names = @("Bitwarden")
    },
    @{
        Label = "Steam"
        Ids   = @("Valve.Steam")
        Names = @("Steam")
    },
    @{
        Label = "Stream Deck"
        Ids   = @("Elgato.StreamDeck")
        Names = @("Elgato Stream Deck")
    }
)

# ------------------------------------------------------------
# Install loop
# ------------------------------------------------------------
foreach ($pkg in $packages) {
    Install-WingetPackage -Label $pkg.Label -Ids $pkg.Ids -Names $pkg.Names
}

Write-Log "--------------------------------------------------"
Write-Log "Summary: Installed=$script:InstalledCount, Skipped=$script:SkippedCount, Failed=$script:FailedCount"
Write-Log "Install script finished."
Write-Log "Done. Review the log here: $logFile"

David App Installer

What it does

How to use

PowerShell script � install-david-apps.ps1

BAT launcher � install-david-apps.bat

PowerShell script � `install-david-apps.ps1`

BAT launcher � `install-david-apps.bat`