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* 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
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”
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
* Install [MSYS2 w/ MinGW-w64](http://www.msys2.org/) to `C:\msys64`
* Open `C:\msys64\mingw64.exe`
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* Use the backed up VS2015 ISO.
* 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.
* Edit visual studio options. Open Debugging -> Symbols and add the path to your cached symbols.
## Setting up Vim