⚙️ Set up Portable environment DEV on Windows 11

Context

• OS: Windows 11 Enterprise
• Has no Administrator Account
• Need to use bundle of portable programs jto set the Dev-Env

Git portable

• Download git portable from site:
  https://git-scm.com/
• Then run executable file and put it in the target folder- i.e :

  C:\ProgPortables\PortableGit
  

Python portable

• Download portable Python 3 form site:
  https://www.portabledevapps.ne-download-python-portable-3.9.php
• Run exe file to extract to target folder: i.e:

  C:\ProgPortables\Python-Portable-3.9.6
  

VS Code portable

• Download and install VS Code from:
  https://code.visualstudio.com/download
• Install it as guide in the official site (easy)

Set environmental variable

• Run command to set the env variable for user (not for system):

   setx path  "C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\ProgramFiles\dotnet\;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Users\t.vuduc\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\ProgPortables\MicrosoftVSCode\bin;C:\ProgPortables\PortableGit\bin;C:\ProgPortables\Python-Portable-3.9.6\;C:\ProgPortables\Python-Portable-3.9.6\apps;C:\ProgPortables\Python-Portable-3.9.6\apps\DLLs;C:\ProgPortables\Python-Portable-3.9.6\apps\Lib;C:\ProgPortables\Python-Portable-3.9.6\apps\Scripts;C:\ProgPortables\Python-Portable-3.9.6\apps\Lib\site-packages\PyQt5"
  

• Below is the clear list of paths need to be add into the variable %PATH%

   C:\Windows
   C:\Windows\System32\Wbem
   C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\
   C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\
   C:\ProgramFiles\dotnet\
   C:\Windows\system32
   C:\Users\t.vuduc\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps
   C:\ProgPortables\MicrosoftVSCode\bin
   C:\ProgPortables\PortableGit\bin
   C:\ProgPortables\Python-Portable-3.9.6\
   C:\ProgPortables\Python-Portable-3.9.6\apps
   C:\ProgPortables\Python-Portable-3.9.6\apps\DLLs
   C:\ProgPortables\Python-Portable-3.9.6\apps\Lib
   C:\ProgPortables\Python-Portable-3.9.6\apps\Scripts
   C:\ProgPortables\Python-Portable-3.9.6\apps\Lib\site-packages\PyQt5
  

Verification

• Run command to verify, in whatever place in the system

  python --version
  git --version
  

• Open VScode then check in the console (Ctrl + ` )

Notes

• If you got unexpected message when run command python --version as below:

   Python was not found; run without arguments to install from the Microsoft Store, or disable this shortcut from Settings > Manage App Execution Aliases.
  

  Then please turn off the setting of Manage App Execution Aliases then it will got the expected result:

  C:\workspace\test-prj> python --version
  Python 3.9.6
  PS C:\workspace\test-prj> git --version
  git version 2.43.0.windows.1
  

Configure SSH access to github

• For the first time git-push to remote repo (run command in the VSCode), it will request you to create credentials and log in to Github via browser, the procedure is quite strait-forward.

Reference:

• Stackoverflow post