winutil-install/

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The Most Popular Windows Utility

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https://christitus.com/winutil-install/

[darkuni]

Can you add the ability to restore Windows 11 drag-and-drop to the taskbar?

There seems to be a registry fix (which appears to hose Explorer.exe) and there is a TSR type tool solution that must be RUNNING all the time that sort of fixes it.

I'm betting CTT can solve this issue with the ultimate windows tool!

[flygav1]

You are awesome for creating and maintaining this! Thank you on behalf of the internet ! :)!

[mathieuhasum]

Great timing, will give MicroWin a try today for a fresh install we have planned.
+1 thanks for creating and maintaining

[rpcalabria]

Perhaps a dumb question, but will WinUtil work on Windows on Arm?

[kosielemmer]

Wonder if others are getting bsod’s that seem to be connected to power profile?

[Joaqarq]

Could you figure out a way to prevent Microsoft mail app (the one that came included with win10) from updating to the new Outlook app? I want the mail app to permanently remain as it is, I don´t mind if Microsoft doesn´t support it or develop it further. I would like to download a standalone app (I only managed to get the downloader), install it, and run a script that kills any update processes permanently. I´ve noticed that in win10 the app works as usual and never updates, but in win11 every time I open the app it installs the new Outlook app and it automatically migrates next time I try to use the program. So I have to manually uninstall Outlook each time before opening the app. I´m sure you could develop a more elegant and permanent solution 🤣 built in winutil. I´ve tried other mail apps but this one just works better for me, and it´s not just me, I´ve seen some forum discussions on the matter. Anyways, thankyou for the winutil, it´s been a gamechanger 🙌

[hradkov]

Hi, on the matter of a Windows File Manager, Take a look at: https://github.com/DearVa/ExplorerEx

[TheSimArchitect]

Are you on Patreon?

[menol1]

Could Windows Utility make Windows 11 less stable because of their system component dependencies aren't matched after disabling or removing some (like copilot etc...)?

[themooleman]

For some time now I've been looking for a way to disable the new SnapFlyoutAndBarSuggestions feature which is enabled in the latest builds of Win 11 23H2. This feature adds suggested layouts when hovering over the maximise button or pressing Win + Z, offering a total of 9 layouts rather than the original 6 with earlier releases of Windows 11. In the past it was possible to disable this feature using ViveTool (https://github.com/thebookisclosed/ViVe) with the command vivetool /disable /id:42500395 however Microsoft moved this feature from experiments to mainstream and it can no longer be disabled using ViveTool.

After searching the internet extensively I gave MicroWin a go and used it to create a Windows 11 Pro ISO which I then used to create a VM. I have updated this Windows 11 Pro 23H2 VM to the latest build (build 22631.4391). Remarkably enough, this infuriating "feature" is not available!

My question to you is how? How have you managed to disable this frustrating and unnecessary feature? If you're able to tell me I will be most grateful. In fact I suspect you would make a great many people happy.

I've considered rebuilding my Windows machines using Microwin but I'm reluctant to do that just yet.

Any help would be much appreciated.

[themooleman]

I've left Microsoft some feedback regarding this via Feedback hub. Here's my post. Please upvote it into a state of heightened awareness:

https://aka.ms/AAtd82b

PS: Sorry for posting twice about something only vaguely relevant.

[k4loryfer]

The cleanup tool isn’t removing old Windows installations; for example, after the migration from Windows 10 to Windows 11, W10 remain on the drive on Windows.old folder.

[hhthurt]

I came across this today. Like MicroWin. We use WDS in work and use Decrapifier (https://community.spiceworks.com/t/windows-10-11-decrapifier/975250/250) to remove bloat but this could be an alternative. Is there a way to choose what is debloated from the ISO?

[ytQrash]

Today I was unable to install/upgrade the .NET 8 Desktop Runtime using the Windows Utility. My version of Winget was not current (1.6 vs. 1.9.25200), but the utility was unsuccessful in upgrading Winget. I used the Config tab's WinGet Reinstall function, but I think this made matters worse. Afterwards in seemed that Winget was not installed at all.

I resolved the problem using the commands on "Debugging and troubleshooting issues with the WinGet tool" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/troubleshooting). These 3 commands are:

Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -Force | Out-Null
Install-Module -Name Microsoft.WinGet.Client -Force -Repository PSGallery | Out-Null
Repair-WinGetPackageManager -Force -Latest

I was using an Admin PowerShell wo I had to append -AllUsers to the last command to get it to execute. Afterwards I was able to install/upgrade the .NET 8 Desktop Runtime.

[Benub]

Chris, can your utility fix the ms-gamingoverlay link popup. I upgraded my gaming pc from Windows 10 to 11 (really wished I didn't have to), and every single time I plug in my controller this notification pops up. I've edited the registry (see below) to try and disable the pop up, but nothing works. When the pop up appears there is nothing in task manager that I can see that this pop up points to. It's like it exist in the ether. The registry hack seemed to have worked for some users earlier in the year, but now it doesn't work anymore. This was never an issue since I was using Windows 10 and had long removed the Xbox game bar. I may have to revert back to Windows 10. Any help you can provide is appreciated. Thank you!

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR.

changed DWORD AppCaptureEnabled to 0

[david-w-t]

Thank you for this excellently developed utility.

[92Louis92]

Is it possible to run the standard tweaks in the backround quietly?