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* Enable clear text * Enable clear text
* Setup a symbol server:
* Right-click My Computer -> Properties -> Advanced Tab -> Environment Variables
* Add a new System Variable called `_NT_SYMBOL_PATH`
* Set the value to `SRV*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols`, replacing the
first path to where you want the symbols to live.
## Enable security updates ## Enable security updates
If you don't have an antivirus program, or you do but it's not verified by Microsoft, then you will If you don't have an antivirus program, or you do but it's not verified by Microsoft, then you will
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Value="cadca5fe-87d3-4b96-b7fb-a231484277cc" Type="REG_DWORD” Value="cadca5fe-87d3-4b96-b7fb-a231484277cc" Type="REG_DWORD”
Data="0x00000000” Data="0x00000000”
## Disable Win 7 Fault Tolerant Heap
*Might be in Win 10+ too?*
* I don't see why you want to spend large amounts of CPU time to hide application instability.
* https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/Win7AppQual/fault-tolerant-heap
* Disable on system via regedit: set the REG_DWORD value **HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\FTH\\Enabled** to **0**.
## Configure Shell ## Configure Shell
* Install [MSYS2 w/ MinGW-w64](http://www.msys2.org/) to `C:\msys64` * Install [MSYS2 w/ MinGW-w64](http://www.msys2.org/) to `C:\msys64`
* Open `C:\msys64\mingw64.exe` * Open `C:\msys64\mingw64.exe`
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* Use the backed up VS2015 ISO. * Use the backed up VS2015 ISO.
* Pick a custom install directory, e.g. /x/programs/VS2015, /c/VS2015, etc. * Pick a custom install directory, e.g. /x/programs/VS2015, /c/VS2015, etc.
* Make sure to not do a default install. You must select the C++ language support. * Make sure to not do a default install. You must select the C++ language support.
* Edit visual studio options. Open Debugging -> Symbols and add the path to your cached symbols.
## Setting up Vim ## Setting up Vim