diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 249d4ad7..1cb78b44 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ First, get the files onto the box. The config is invoked from a local path, but
 
 ```powershell
 # Git already installed:
-git clone https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsDeveloperConfig.git
+git clone https://github.com/OnlyBMan/WindowsDeveloperConfig.git
 cd WindowsDeveloperConfig
 
 # Otherwise, download and extract the ZIP:
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsDeveloperConfig/archive/refs/heads/main.zip -OutFile WindowsDeveloperConfig.zip
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/OnlyBMan/WindowsDeveloperConfig/archive/refs/heads/main.zip -OutFile WindowsDeveloperConfig.zip
 Expand-Archive .\WindowsDeveloperConfig.zip -DestinationPath .
 cd .\WindowsDeveloperConfig-main
 ```
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ WSL needs hardware virtualization available to the OS. Two common root causes:
 
 ## 🐛 Reporting issues
 
-Hit a bug, a stale doc, or a setup that fails on your machine? Open an issue at [github.com/microsoft/WindowsDeveloperConfig/issues](https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsDeveloperConfig/issues). Include your Windows build (`winver`), the exact command you ran, and the failing output. This helps us triage faster.
+Hit a bug, a stale doc, or a setup that fails on your machine? Open an issue at [github.com/OnlyBMan/WindowsDeveloperConfig/issues](https://github.com/OnlyBMan/WindowsDeveloperConfig/issues). Include your Windows build (`winver`), the exact command you ran, and the failing output. This helps us triage faster.
 
 <br/>
 
diff --git a/windows-dev-config/assets/wallpaper.png b/windows-dev-config/assets/wallpaper.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d5f087ee
Binary files /dev/null and b/windows-dev-config/assets/wallpaper.png differ
diff --git a/windows-dev-config/dev-config.winget b/windows-dev-config/dev-config.winget
index 3cba5d90..8b409ec9 100644
--- a/windows-dev-config/dev-config.winget
+++ b/windows-dev-config/dev-config.winget
@@ -633,6 +633,18 @@ resources:
     description: Disable sync provider notifications (tips)
     securityContext: elevated
 
+# Disable checkboxes on file/folder icons in Explorer
+- type: Microsoft.Windows/Registry
+  name: DisableCheckboxes
+  properties:
+    keyPath: HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
+    valueName: AutoCheckSelect
+    valueData:
+      DWord: 0
+  metadata:
+    description: Disable item checkboxes in File Explorer
+    securityContext: elevated
+
 # =============================================================================
 # Notifications and Lock Screen
 # =============================================================================
@@ -684,7 +696,19 @@ resources:
     valueData:
       DWord: 1
   metadata:
-    description: Enable "End Task" on right-click of taskbar icons  
+    description: Enable "End Task" on right-click of taskbar icons
+    securityContext: elevated
+
+# Taskbar left-align (0 = left, 1 = center)
+- type: Microsoft.Windows/Registry
+  name: TaskbarLeftAlign
+  properties:
+    keyPath: HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
+    valueName: TaskbarAl
+    valueData:
+      DWord: 0
+  metadata:
+    description: Align taskbar icons to the left
     securityContext: elevated
 
 # =============================================================================
@@ -902,6 +926,26 @@ resources:
   metadata:
     description: Install PowerToys (Optional)
 
+- type: Microsoft.WinGet/Package
+  name: Brave
+  properties:
+    id: Brave.Brave
+    source: winget
+    useLatest: true
+    installMode: silent
+  metadata:
+    description: Install Brave Browser
+
+- type: Microsoft.WinGet/Package
+  name: ClaudeCode
+  properties:
+    id: Anthropic.ClaudeCode
+    source: winget
+    useLatest: true
+    installMode: silent
+  metadata:
+    description: Install Anthropic Claude Code
+
 - type: Microsoft.Windows/Registry
   name: PowerToysAOT
   dependsOn:
@@ -1035,3 +1079,348 @@ resources:
       copilot plugin install winui@win-dev-skills
   metadata:
     description: Install the WinUI Copilot plugin from win-dev-skills
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Set Desktop Wallpaper
+# Copies the wallpaper from the config directory and applies it.
+# =============================================================================
+- type: Microsoft.DSC.Transitional/PowerShellScript
+  name: SetWallpaper
+  properties:
+    getScript: |
+      Add-Type -TypeDefinition @'
+      using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+      public class Wallpaper {
+          [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
+          public static extern int SystemParametersInfo(int uAction, int uParam, string lpvParam, int fuWinIni);
+      }
+      '@
+      $wallpaperPath = [Environment]::GetFolderPath('CommonApplicationData') + '\DevConfig\wallpaper.png'
+      $current = (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Control Panel\Desktop' -Name WallPaper -EA SilentlyContinue).WallPaper
+      return @{ wallpaperPath = $current }
+    testScript: |
+      $wallpaperPath = [Environment]::GetFolderPath('CommonApplicationData') + '\DevConfig\wallpaper.png'
+      $current = (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Control Panel\Desktop' -Name WallPaper -EA SilentlyContinue).WallPaper
+      return ($current -eq $wallpaperPath)
+    setScript: |
+      $sourceFile = "${WinGetConfigRoot}\assets\wallpaper.png"
+      if (-not (Test-Path $sourceFile)) {
+        Write-Warning "Wallpaper image not found at $sourceFile"
+        return
+      }
+      $destDir = Join-Path ([Environment]::GetFolderPath('CommonApplicationData')) 'DevConfig'
+      New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $destDir -Force | Out-Null
+      $destFile = Join-Path $destDir 'wallpaper.png'
+      Copy-Item $sourceFile $destFile -Force
+
+      Add-Type -TypeDefinition @'
+      using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+      public class Wallpaper {
+          [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
+          public static extern int SystemParametersInfo(int uAction, int uParam, string lpvParam, int fuWinIni);
+      }
+      '@
+      $SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER = 20
+      $SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE   = 0x01
+      $SPIF_SENDCHANGE      = 0x02
+      [Wallpaper]::SystemParametersInfo($SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER, 0, $destFile, $SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE -bor $SPIF_SENDCHANGE)
+      Write-Host "Wallpaper set to $destFile"
+  metadata:
+    description: Set the desktop wallpaper
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Taskbar Pins — unpin Edge, pin Brave
+# =============================================================================
+- type: Microsoft.DSC.Transitional/PowerShellScript
+  name: TaskbarPins
+  dependsOn:
+    - Brave
+  properties:
+    getScript: |
+      $taskbarPath = "$env:APPDATA\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar"
+      $edgePinned = Test-Path "$taskbarPath\Microsoft Edge.lnk"
+      $bravePinned = Test-Path "$taskbarPath\Brave.lnk"
+      return @{ edgePinned = $edgePinned; bravePinned = $bravePinned }
+    testScript: |
+      $taskbarPath = "$env:APPDATA\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar"
+      $edgePinned = Test-Path "$taskbarPath\Microsoft Edge.lnk"
+      $bravePinned = Test-Path "$taskbarPath\Brave.lnk"
+      return (-not $edgePinned -and $bravePinned)
+    setScript: |
+      # Unpin Microsoft Edge using shell:taskbar pin removal
+      $edgeLink = "$env:APPDATA\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\Microsoft Edge.lnk"
+      if (Test-Path $edgeLink) {
+        Remove-Item $edgeLink -Force
+        Write-Host "Unpinned Microsoft Edge from taskbar"
+      }
+
+      # Pin Brave using shell:appsfolder method (more reliable)
+      $braveExe = "${env:ProgramFiles}\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe"
+      if (Test-Path $braveExe) {
+        # Create shortcut in the taskbar folder
+        $taskbarPath = "$env:APPDATA\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar"
+        if (!(Test-Path $taskbarPath)) {
+          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $taskbarPath -Force | Out-Null
+        }
+        
+        $shell = New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application
+        $folder = $shell.Namespace($taskbarPath)
+        $shortcut = $folder.ParseName("Brave.lnk")
+        if ($shortcut) {
+          # Already exists
+          Write-Host "Brave already pinned"
+        } else {
+          # Pin using the application path
+          $shell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
+          $shortcut = $shell.CreateShortcut((Join-Path $taskbarPath 'Brave.lnk'))
+          $shortcut.TargetPath = $braveExe
+          $shortcut.WorkingDirectory = Split-Path $braveExe -Parent
+          $shortcut.Save()
+          Write-Host "Pinned Brave to taskbar"
+        }
+      } else {
+        Write-Warning "Brave executable not found at $braveExe"
+      }
+
+      # Restart explorer to apply changes (force restart)
+      Stop-Process -Name explorer -Force
+      Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
+      Start-Process explorer.exe
+      Write-Host "Explorer restarted to apply taskbar changes"
+  metadata:
+    description: Unpin Edge and pin Brave to the taskbar
+    securityContext: elevated
+# =============================================================================
+# Visual Studio 2026 Enterprise with C++ and C# workloads
+# =============================================================================
+- type: Microsoft.DSC.Transitional/PowerShellScript
+  name: VisualStudio2026
+  properties:
+    getScript: |
+      $vsWhere = "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe"
+
+      if (-not (Test-Path $vsWhere)) {
+        return @{
+          installed = $false
+          workloadsComplete = $false
+          installationPath = $null
+        }
+      }
+
+      $instance = & $vsWhere `
+        -latest `
+        -products Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.Enterprise `
+        -property installationPath 2>$null
+
+      if (-not $instance) {
+        return @{
+          installed = $false
+          workloadsComplete = $false
+          installationPath = $null
+        }
+      }
+
+      $completeValue = & $vsWhere `
+        -latest `
+        -products Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.Enterprise `
+        -requires Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop `
+        -property isComplete 2>$null
+
+      return @{
+        installed = [bool]$instance
+        workloadsComplete = ($completeValue -eq '1')
+        installationPath = $instance
+      }
+
+    testScript: |
+      $vsWhere = "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe"
+
+      if (-not (Test-Path $vsWhere)) {
+        return $false
+      }
+
+      $completeValue = & $vsWhere `
+        -latest `
+        -products Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.Enterprise `
+        -requires Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop `
+        -property isComplete 2>$null
+
+      return ($completeValue -eq '1')
+
+    setScript: |
+      $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+
+      $logFile = Join-Path $env:TEMP "vs-install-wrapper-$(Get-Date -Format 'yyyyMMdd-HHmmss').log"
+
+      function Write-Log {
+        param([string]$Message)
+
+        $timestamp = Get-Date -Format 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss'
+        $line = "[$timestamp] $Message"
+
+        Write-Host $line
+        Add-Content -Path $logFile -Value $line
+      }
+
+      function Get-LatestVsLogs {
+        Get-ChildItem $env:TEMP -File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
+          Where-Object {
+            $_.Name -like 'dd_bootstrapper*' -or
+            $_.Name -like 'dd_client*' -or
+            $_.Name -like 'dd_setup*' -or
+            $_.Name -like 'vs-install-wrapper-*'
+          } |
+          Sort-Object LastWriteTime -Descending |
+          Select-Object -First 20 |
+          ForEach-Object { $_.FullName }
+      }
+
+      function Throw-WithVsLogs {
+        param(
+          [string]$Message,
+          [int]$ExitCode
+        )
+
+        $logs = Get-LatestVsLogs
+        $logText = if ($logs) { $logs -join "`n" } else { '(no VS logs found in TEMP)' }
+
+        throw "$Message Exit code: $ExitCode`nWrapper log: $logFile`nRecent VS logs:`n$logText"
+      }
+
+      Write-Log "Starting Visual Studio 2026 Enterprise install/configure."
+      Write-Log "Wrapper log: $logFile"
+
+      # Visual Studio installer operations can fail if VS or installer processes are already running.
+      $blockingProcesses = @(
+        'devenv',
+        'VSIXInstaller',
+        'setup',
+        'vs_installer',
+        'ServiceHub.Host.AnyCPU',
+        'ServiceHub.Host.dotnet.x64'
+      )
+
+      $running = Get-Process -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
+        Where-Object { $blockingProcesses -contains $_.ProcessName }
+
+      if ($running) {
+        Write-Log "Stopping existing Visual Studio/installer processes..."
+        $running | Stop-Process -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        Start-Sleep -Seconds 5
+      }
+
+      $vsWhere = "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe"
+      $setupExe = "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\setup.exe"
+
+      # If Enterprise is already installed, modify that instance using setup.exe.
+      if ((Test-Path $vsWhere) -and (Test-Path $setupExe)) {
+        $instance = & $vsWhere `
+          -latest `
+          -products Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.Enterprise `
+          -property installationPath 2>$null
+
+        if ($instance) {
+          Write-Log "Visual Studio Enterprise already installed at: $instance"
+          Write-Log "Adding required workloads using setup.exe modify..."
+
+          Push-Location $env:TEMP
+          try {
+            $args = @(
+              'modify',
+              '--installPath', $instance,
+              '--add', 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop',
+              '--add', 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop',
+              '--includeRecommended',
+              '--quiet',
+              '--norestart',
+              '--wait'
+            )
+
+            Write-Log "Running: $setupExe $($args -join ' ')"
+
+            $p = Start-Process `
+              -FilePath $setupExe `
+              -ArgumentList $args `
+              -WorkingDirectory $env:TEMP `
+              -Wait `
+              -PassThru
+
+            Write-Log "Visual Studio modify exit code: $($p.ExitCode)"
+          }
+          finally {
+            Pop-Location
+          }
+
+          if ($p.ExitCode -eq 0 -or $p.ExitCode -eq 3010 -or $p.ExitCode -eq 1641) {
+            Write-Log "Visual Studio workloads configured successfully."
+            return
+          }
+
+          Throw-WithVsLogs -Message "Visual Studio modify failed." -ExitCode $p.ExitCode
+        }
+      }
+
+      # Fresh install via official VS 2026 Enterprise bootstrapper.
+      $vsBootstrapper = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'vs_enterprise_2026.exe'
+      $bootstrapperUrl = 'https://aka.ms/vs/18/Stable/vs_enterprise.exe'
+
+      Write-Log "Visual Studio Enterprise not found. Downloading bootstrapper..."
+      Write-Log "URL: $bootstrapperUrl"
+
+      $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
+
+      Invoke-WebRequest `
+        -Uri $bootstrapperUrl `
+        -OutFile $vsBootstrapper `
+        -UseBasicParsing
+
+      if (-not (Test-Path $vsBootstrapper)) {
+        throw "Visual Studio bootstrapper was not downloaded: $vsBootstrapper"
+      }
+
+      $fileSize = (Get-Item $vsBootstrapper).Length
+      Write-Log "Bootstrapper downloaded to: $vsBootstrapper"
+      Write-Log "Bootstrapper size: $fileSize bytes"
+
+      if ($fileSize -lt 500000) {
+        throw "Downloaded Visual Studio bootstrapper looks too small/corrupt: $fileSize bytes"
+      }
+
+      Push-Location $env:TEMP
+      try {
+        $args = @(
+          '--wait',
+          '--add', 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop',
+          '--add', 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop',
+          '--includeRecommended',
+          '--quiet',
+          '--norestart'
+        )
+
+        Write-Log "Running: $vsBootstrapper $($args -join ' ')"
+
+        $p = Start-Process `
+          -FilePath $vsBootstrapper `
+          -ArgumentList $args `
+          -WorkingDirectory $env:TEMP `
+          -Wait `
+          -PassThru
+
+        Write-Log "Visual Studio bootstrapper exit code: $($p.ExitCode)"
+      }
+      finally {
+        Pop-Location
+      }
+
+      Remove-Item $vsBootstrapper -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+
+      if ($p.ExitCode -eq 0 -or $p.ExitCode -eq 3010 -or $p.ExitCode -eq 1641) {
+        Write-Log "Visual Studio 2026 Enterprise installed successfully."
+        return
+      }
+
+      Throw-WithVsLogs -Message "Visual Studio install failed." -ExitCode $p.ExitCode
+
+  metadata:
+    description: Install Visual Studio 2026 Enterprise with C++ and C# workloads
+    securityContext: elevated