Windows Utility Improved
The Chris Titus Tech WinUtil is now the #2 Most Popular Powershell utility in the World on GitHub.
What does it do?
It has 5 main tabs:
- Program Installation - Check all the programs you want and click install in one go.
- Tweaks - Disable Telemetry and cut down on running background services.
- Config - Configure your system and launch legacy Win7 Control Panels.
- Updates - Change Windows Update to only use Security Updates or Disable them altogether.
- MicroWin - Create a minimal ISO to Install Windows.
How to Run it?
Launch Terminal(Admin) by right clicking Start Button
Type this command in to launch the toolbox
irm christitus.com/win | iex
Want an EXE? Help fund the project:
NOTE: This exe is a wrapper for the command above. No purchase is needed to run the script!
Improvements in 2024
- Import and Export Commands
iex "& { $(irm christitus.com/win) } -Config [path-to-your-config] -Run"
- Improved UI
- Winget Installer uses 3 methods to install apps, System Scope, User Scope, and Unelevated.
- Get Classic Right-Click Menu
- Edge Removal
- Co-Pilot Removal
Development Enhancements
- Fixed Unit Tests
- Modular
- Config Folder (All tweaks are in JSON format in their own file.
applications.json, tweaks.json, feature.json, etc.) - Function Folder (All functions are independent: private functions are not in GUI and public functions are in GUI)
- lint, logs, pester, releases are all github related actions and for debugging.
- scripts Folder is for the main section setting up runspaces and launching GUI.
- xaml folder is for the GUI.
- Config Folder (All tweaks are in JSON format in their own file.