diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 63d97f2..37ce0ff 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ rime
 flycheck_*.el
 tabsession.el
 emacs.desktop
+history
 !alias
 
 # generated by elisp packages at root
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index ce64d13..86c4c00 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 (require 'init-gc)
 (require 'init-better-default)
 (require 'init-ui)
+;; (require 'init-dashboard) ;; not working
+
+(require 'init-god)
+;; (require 'init-meow)
 
 (require 'init-hydra)
 
@@ -26,7 +30,10 @@
 (require 'init-vcs)
 (require 'init-shell)
 (require 'init-check)
+;; (require 'init-treemacs) ;; not working
+
 (require 'init-eglot)
+;; (require 'init-lsp) ;; not working
 
 (require 'init-org)
 (require 'init-tex)
diff --git a/lisp/init-dashboard.el b/lisp/init-dashboard.el
index 51f013a..4698ca7 100644
--- a/lisp/init-dashboard.el
+++ b/lisp/init-dashboard.el
@@ -1,42 +1,41 @@
 ;; -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
-(elpaca dashboard
-  (require 'dashboard))
-
-(use-package doom-dashboard
-  :ensure (doom-dashboard :host github
-                                :repo "emacs-dashboard/doom-dashboard")
-  :after dashboard
-  :demand t
-  ;; Movement keys like doom.
-  :bind
-  (:map dashboard-mode-map
-        ("<remap> <dashboard-previous-line>" . widget-backward)
-        ("<remap> <dashboard-next-line>" . widget-forward)
-        ("<remap> <previous-line>" . widget-backward)
-        ("<remap> <next-line>"  . widget-forward)
-        ("<remap> <right-char>" . widget-forward)
-        ("<remap> <left-char>"  . widget-backward))
-  :custom
-  (dashboard-banner-logo-title "E M A C S")
-  (dashboard-startup-banner
-   (concat doom-dashboard-banner-directory "bcc.txt")) ; Use banner you want
-  (dashboard-footer-icon
-   (nerd-icons-faicon "nf-fa-github_alt" :face 'success :height 1.5))
-  (dashboard-page-separator "\n")
-  (dashboard-startupify-list `(dashboard-insert-banner
-                               dashboard-insert-banner-title
-                               dashboard-insert-newline
-                               dashboard-insert-items
-                               ,(dashboard-insert-newline 2)
-                               dashboard-insert-init-info
-                               ,(dashboard-insert-newline 2)
-                               doom-dashboard-insert-homepage-footer))
-  (dashboard-item-generators
-   '((recents   . doom-dashboard-insert-recents-shortmenu)
-     (bookmarks . doom-dashboard-insert-bookmark-shortmenu)
-     (projects  . doom-dashboard-insert-project-shortmenu)
-     (agenda    . doom-dashboard-insert-org-agenda-shortmenu)))
-  (dashboard-items '(projects agenda bookmarks recents)))
+(use-package dashboard
+  :init
+  (use-package doom-dashboard
+    :ensure (doom-dashboard :host github
+                            :repo "emacs-dashboard/doom-dashboard")
+    :demand t
+    ;; Movement keys like doom.
+    :bind
+    (:map dashboard-mode-map
+          ("<remap> <dashboard-previous-line>" . widget-backward)
+          ("<remap> <dashboard-next-line>" . widget-forward)
+          ("<remap> <previous-line>" . widget-backward)
+          ("<remap> <next-line>"  . widget-forward)
+          ("<remap> <right-char>" . widget-forward)
+          ("<remap> <left-char>"  . widget-backward))
+    :custom
+    (dashboard-banner-logo-title "E M A C S")
+    (dashboard-startup-banner
+     (concat doom-dashboard-banner-directory "bcc.txt")) ; Use banner you want
+    (dashboard-footer-icon
+     (nerd-icons-faicon "nf-fa-github_alt" :face 'success :height 1.5))
+    (dashboard-page-separator "\n")
+    (dashboard-startupify-list `(dashboard-insert-banner
+                                 dashboard-insert-banner-title
+                                 dashboard-insert-newline
+                                 dashboard-insert-items
+                                 ,(dashboard-insert-newline 2)
+                                 dashboard-insert-init-info
+                                 ,(dashboard-insert-newline 2)
+                                 doom-dashboard-insert-homepage-footer))
+    (dashboard-item-generators
+     '((recents   . doom-dashboard-insert-recents-shortmenu)
+       (bookmarks . doom-dashboard-insert-bookmark-shortmenu)
+       (projects  . doom-dashboard-insert-project-shortmenu)
+       (agenda    . doom-dashboard-insert-org-agenda-shortmenu)))
+    (dashboard-items '(projects agenda bookmarks recents)))
+  )
 
 (provide 'init-dashboard)
diff --git a/lisp/init-elpaca.el b/lisp/init-elpaca.el
index e56581c..355ff27 100644
--- a/lisp/init-elpaca.el
+++ b/lisp/init-elpaca.el
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
 
 ;; (elpaca example-package)
 
+;; Uncomment for systems which cannot create symlinks:
+
+(when (eq system-type 'windows-nt)
+  (elpaca-no-symlink-mode))
+
 ;; Install use-package support
 (elpaca elpaca-use-package
   ;; Enable use-package :ensure support for Elpaca.