New install gui

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
 ## Checklist
 - [ ] My code adheres to the coding and style guidelines of the project.
 - [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas.
-- [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation.
+- [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation.

.github/workflows/label-pr.yaml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
           script: |
             const prBody = context.payload.pull_request.body || '';
             const labelsToAdd = [];
-            
+
             if (/\[x\]\s*New feature/i.test(prBody)) {
               labelsToAdd.push('new feature');
             }
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ jobs:
             if (/\[x\]\s*UI\/UX improvement/i.test(prBody)) {
               labelsToAdd.push('ui update');
             }
-            
+
             if (labelsToAdd.length > 0) {
               await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
                 owner: context.repo.owner,
                 repo: context.repo.repo,
                 issue_number: context.payload.pull_request.number,
                 labels: labelsToAdd
               });
-            }
+            }

config/appnavigation.json

@@ -38,25 +38,39 @@
         "Order": "2",
         "Description": "Use Chocolatey for package management"
     },
+    "WPFCollapseAllCategories": {
+        "Content": "Collapse All Categories",
+        "Category": "__Selection",
+        "Type": "Button",
+        "Order": "1",
+        "Description": "Collapse all application categories"
+    },
+    "WPFExpandAllCategories": {
+        "Content": "Expand All Categories",
+        "Category": "__Selection",
+        "Type": "Button",
+        "Order": "2",
+        "Description": "Expand all application categories"
+    },
     "WPFClearInstallSelection": {
         "Content": "Clear Selection",
         "Category": "__Selection",
         "Type": "Button",
-        "Order": "1",
+        "Order": "3",
         "Description": "Clear the selection of applications"
     },
     "WPFGetInstalled": {
         "Content": "Get Installed",
         "Category": "__Selection",
         "Type": "Button",
-        "Order": "2",
+        "Order": "4",
         "Description": "Show installed applications"
     },
     "WPFselectedAppsButton": {
         "Content": "Selected Apps: 0",
         "Category": "__Selection",
         "Type": "Button",
-        "Order": "3",
+        "Order": "5",
         "Description": "Show the selected applications"
     }
 }

config/themes.json

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
     "shared":{
-        "AppEntryWidth":  "130",
+        "AppEntryWidth":  "200",
         "AppEntryFontSize":  "11",
-        "AppEntryMargin":  "1,1,1,1",
+        "AppEntryMargin":  "1,0,1,0",
         "AppEntryBorderThickness":  "0",
         "CustomDialogFontSize":       "12",
         "CustomDialogFontSizeHeader": "14",
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         "AppInstallOverlayBackgroundColor":"#2E3135",
         "ComboBoxForegroundColor":  "#F7F7F7",
         "ComboBoxBackgroundColor":  "#1E3747",
-        "LabelboxForegroundColor":  "#0567ff",
+        "LabelboxForegroundColor":  "#5bdcff",
         "MainForegroundColor":  "#F7F7F7",
         "MainBackgroundColor":  "#232629",
         "LabelBackgroundColor":  "#232629",

docs/content/dev/architecture.md

@@ -546,5 +546,5 @@ Outputs `winutil.ps1` in the root directory.
 
 ---
 
-**Last Updated**: January 2026  
-**Maintainers**: Chris Titus Tech and contributors
+**Last Updated**: January 2026
+**Maintainers**: Chris Titus Tech and contributors

docs/content/dev/tweaks/Essential-Tweaks/Hibernation.md

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       "powercfg.exe /hibernate on"
     ],
 ```
-    
+
 ## Registry Changes
 Applications and System Components store and retrieve configuration data to modify windows settings, so we can use the registry to change many settings in one place.
 

docs/content/dev/tweaks/z--Advanced-Tweaks---CAUTION/RemoveOneDrive.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
       Write-Host \"Uninstalling OneDrive...\"
       Start-Process 'C:\\Windows\\System32\\OneDriveSetup.exe' -ArgumentList '/uninstall' -Wait
-      
+
       # Some of OneDrive files use explorer, and OneDrive uses FileCoAuth
       Write-Host \"Removing leftover OneDrive Files...\"
       Stop-Process -Name FileCoAuth,Explorer

docs/content/faq.md

@@ -297,5 +297,5 @@ Can't find your answer? Try these resources:
 
 ---
 
-**Last Updated**: January 2026  
+**Last Updated**: January 2026
 **Found this helpful?** Consider starring the project on [GitHub](https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil)!

docs/content/userguide/_index.md

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Apply optimizations for performance, privacy, and usability. Choose from preset
 
 Quick fixes for common Windows problems:
 - Reset network settings
-- Fix Windows Update issues  
+- Fix Windows Update issues
 - Repair system files
 - Access legacy Windows panels
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ This User Guide covers everything you need to know:
 
 1. **[Getting Started](getting-started/)** - Installation, first run, basic usage
 2. **[Application Store](store/)** - Installing software, using presets
-3. **[Tweaks](tweaks/)** - System optimizations and customizations  
+3. **[Tweaks](tweaks/)** - System optimizations and customizations
 4. **[Features & Fixes](features/)** - Troubleshooting tools and utilities
 5. **[MicroWin](microwin/)** - Creating custom Windows ISOs
 6. **[Updates](updates/)** - Managing Windows Update behavior

functions/private/Find-AppsByNameOrDescription.ps1

@@ -13,37 +13,68 @@ function Find-AppsByNameOrDescription {
     # Reset the visibility if the search string is empty or the search is cleared
     if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($SearchString)) {
         $sync.ItemsControl.Items | ForEach-Object {
+            # Each item is a StackPanel container
             $_.Visibility = [Windows.Visibility]::Visible
-            $_.Children | ForEach-Object {
-                if ($null -ne $_) {
-                    $_.Visibility = [Windows.Visibility]::Visible
+
+            if ($_.Children.Count -ge 2) {
+                $categoryLabel = $_.Children[0]
+                $wrapPanel = $_.Children[1]
+
+                # Keep category label visible
+                $categoryLabel.Visibility = [Windows.Visibility]::Visible
+
+                # Respect the collapsed state of categories (indicated by + prefix)
+                if ($categoryLabel.Content -like "+*") {
+                    $wrapPanel.Visibility = [Windows.Visibility]::Collapsed
+                } else {
+                    $wrapPanel.Visibility = [Windows.Visibility]::Visible
                 }
 
+                # Show all apps within the category
+                $wrapPanel.Children | ForEach-Object {
+                    $_.Visibility = [Windows.Visibility]::Visible
+                }
             }
         }
         return
     }
+
+    # Perform search
     $sync.ItemsControl.Items | ForEach-Object {
-        # Ensure ToggleButtons remain visible
-        if ($_.Tag -like "CategoryToggleButton") {
-            $_.Visibility = [Windows.Visibility]::Visible
-            return
-        }
-        # Hide all CategoryWrapPanel and ToggleButton
-        $_.Visibility = [Windows.Visibility]::Collapsed
-        if ($_.Tag -like "CategoryWrapPanel_*") {
-            # Search for Apps that match the search string
-            $_.Children | Foreach-Object {
+        # Each item is a StackPanel container with Children[0] = label, Children[1] = WrapPanel
+        if ($_.Children.Count -ge 2) {
+            $categoryLabel = $_.Children[0]
+            $wrapPanel = $_.Children[1]
+            $categoryHasMatch = $false
+
+            # Keep category label visible
+            $categoryLabel.Visibility = [Windows.Visibility]::Visible
+
+            # Search through apps in this category
+            $wrapPanel.Children | ForEach-Object {
                 $appEntry = $sync.configs.applicationsHashtable.$($_.Tag)
                 if ($appEntry.Content -like "*$SearchString*" -or $appEntry.Description -like "*$SearchString*") {
-                    # Show the App and the parent CategoryWrapPanel if the string is found
+                    # Show the App and mark that this category has a match
                     $_.Visibility = [Windows.Visibility]::Visible
-                    $_.parent.Visibility = [Windows.Visibility]::Visible
+                    $categoryHasMatch = $true
                 }
                 else {
                     $_.Visibility = [Windows.Visibility]::Collapsed
                 }
             }
+
+            # If category has matches, show the WrapPanel and update the category label to expanded state
+            if ($categoryHasMatch) {
+                $wrapPanel.Visibility = [Windows.Visibility]::Visible
+                $_.Visibility = [Windows.Visibility]::Visible
+                # Update category label to show expanded state (-)
+                if ($categoryLabel.Content -like "+*") {
+                    $categoryLabel.Content = $categoryLabel.Content -replace "^\+ ", "- "
+                }
+            } else {
+                # Hide the entire category container if no matches
+                $_.Visibility = [Windows.Visibility]::Collapsed
+            }
         }
     }
 }

functions/private/Initialize-InstallAppArea.ps1

@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@
         $itemsControl.VerticalAlignment = 'Stretch'
         $scrollViewer.Content = $itemsControl
 
-        # Enable virtualization for the ItemsControl to improve performance (It's hard to test if this is actually working, so if you know what you're doing, please check this)
+        # Use WrapPanel to create dynamic columns based on AppEntryWidth and window width
         $itemsPanelTemplate = New-Object Windows.Controls.ItemsPanelTemplate
-        $factory = New-Object Windows.FrameworkElementFactory ([Windows.Controls.VirtualizingStackPanel])
+        $factory = New-Object Windows.FrameworkElementFactory ([Windows.Controls.WrapPanel])
+        $factory.SetValue([Windows.Controls.WrapPanel]::OrientationProperty, [Windows.Controls.Orientation]::Horizontal)
+        $factory.SetValue([Windows.Controls.WrapPanel]::HorizontalAlignmentProperty, [Windows.HorizontalAlignment]::Left)
         $itemsPanelTemplate.VisualTree = $factory
         $itemsControl.ItemsPanel = $itemsPanelTemplate
-        $itemsControl.SetValue([Windows.Controls.VirtualizingStackPanel]::IsVirtualizingProperty, $true)
-        $itemsControl.SetValue([Windows.Controls.VirtualizingStackPanel]::VirtualizationModeProperty, [Windows.Controls.VirtualizationMode]::Recycling)
 
         # Add the Border containing the App Area to the target Grid
         $targetGrid.Children.Add($Border) | Out-Null

functions/private/Initialize-InstallCategoryAppList.ps1

@@ -15,22 +15,6 @@ function Initialize-InstallCategoryAppList {
             $TargetElement,
             $Apps
         )
-        function Add-Category {
-            param(
-                [string]$Category,
-                [Windows.Controls.ItemsControl]$TargetElement
-            )
-
-            $toggleButton = New-Object Windows.Controls.Label
-            $toggleButton.Content = "$Category"
-            $toggleButton.Tag = "CategoryToggleButton"
-            $toggleButton.SetResourceReference([Windows.Controls.Control]::FontSizeProperty, "HeaderFontSize")
-            $toggleButton.SetResourceReference([Windows.Controls.Control]::FontFamilyProperty, "HeaderFontFamily")
-            $sync.$Category = $toggleButton
-
-            $null = $TargetElement.Items.Add($toggleButton)
-        }
-
 
         # Pre-group apps by category
         $appsByCategory = @{}
@@ -42,17 +26,71 @@ function Initialize-InstallCategoryAppList {
             $appsByCategory[$category] += $appKey
         }
         foreach ($category in $($appsByCategory.Keys | Sort-Object)) {
-            Add-Category -Category $category -TargetElement $TargetElement
+            # Create a container for category label + apps
+            $categoryContainer = New-Object Windows.Controls.StackPanel
+            $categoryContainer.Orientation = "Vertical"
+            $categoryContainer.Margin = New-Object Windows.Thickness(0, 0, 0, 0)
+            $categoryContainer.HorizontalAlignment = [Windows.HorizontalAlignment]::Stretch
+
+            # Bind Width to the ItemsControl's ActualWidth to force full-row layout in WrapPanel
+            $binding = New-Object Windows.Data.Binding
+            $binding.Path = New-Object Windows.PropertyPath("ActualWidth")
+            $binding.RelativeSource = New-Object Windows.Data.RelativeSource([Windows.Data.RelativeSourceMode]::FindAncestor, [Windows.Controls.ItemsControl], 1)
+            [void][Windows.Data.BindingOperations]::SetBinding($categoryContainer, [Windows.FrameworkElement]::WidthProperty, $binding)
+
+            # Add category label to container
+            $toggleButton = New-Object Windows.Controls.Label
+            $toggleButton.Content = "- $Category"
+            $toggleButton.Tag = "CategoryToggleButton"
+            $toggleButton.SetResourceReference([Windows.Controls.Control]::FontSizeProperty, "HeaderFontSize")
+            $toggleButton.SetResourceReference([Windows.Controls.Control]::FontFamilyProperty, "HeaderFontFamily")
+            $toggleButton.SetResourceReference([Windows.Controls.Control]::ForegroundProperty, "LabelboxForegroundColor")
+            $toggleButton.Cursor = [System.Windows.Input.Cursors]::Hand
+            $toggleButton.HorizontalAlignment = [Windows.HorizontalAlignment]::Stretch
+            $sync.$Category = $toggleButton
+
+            # Add click handler to toggle category visibility
+            $toggleButton.Add_MouseLeftButtonUp({
+                param($sender, $e)
+
+                # Find the parent StackPanel (categoryContainer)
+                $categoryContainer = $sender.Parent
+                if ($categoryContainer -and $categoryContainer.Children.Count -ge 2) {
+                    # The WrapPanel is the second child
+                    $wrapPanel = $categoryContainer.Children[1]
+
+                    # Toggle visibility
+                    if ($wrapPanel.Visibility -eq [Windows.Visibility]::Visible) {
+                        $wrapPanel.Visibility = [Windows.Visibility]::Collapsed
+                        # Change - to +
+                        $sender.Content = $sender.Content -replace "^- ", "+ "
+                    } else {
+                        $wrapPanel.Visibility = [Windows.Visibility]::Visible
+                        # Change + to -
+                        $sender.Content = $sender.Content -replace "^\+ ", "- "
+                    }
+                }
+            })
+
+            $null = $categoryContainer.Children.Add($toggleButton)
+
+            # Add wrap panel for apps to container
             $wrapPanel = New-Object Windows.Controls.WrapPanel
             $wrapPanel.Orientation = "Horizontal"
-            $wrapPanel.HorizontalAlignment = "Stretch"
-            $wrapPanel.VerticalAlignment = "Center"
-            $wrapPanel.Margin = New-Object Windows.Thickness(0, 0, 0, 20)
+            $wrapPanel.HorizontalAlignment = "Left"
+            $wrapPanel.VerticalAlignment = "Top"
+            $wrapPanel.Margin = New-Object Windows.Thickness(0, 0, 0, 0)
             $wrapPanel.Visibility = [Windows.Visibility]::Visible
             $wrapPanel.Tag = "CategoryWrapPanel_$category"
-            $null = $TargetElement.Items.Add($wrapPanel)
-            $appsByCategory[$category] |Sort-Object | ForEach-Object {
-                $sync.$_ =  $(Initialize-InstallAppEntry -TargetElement $wrapPanel -AppKey $_)
+
+            $null = $categoryContainer.Children.Add($wrapPanel)
+
+            # Add the entire category container to the target element
+            $null = $TargetElement.Items.Add($categoryContainer)
+
+            # Add apps to the wrap panel
+            $appsByCategory[$category] | Sort-Object | ForEach-Object {
+                $sync.$_ = $(Initialize-InstallAppEntry -TargetElement $wrapPanel -AppKey $_)
             }
         }
     }

functions/public/Invoke-WPFButton.ps1

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ function Invoke-WPFButton {
         "WPFInstall" {Invoke-WPFInstall}
         "WPFUninstall" {Invoke-WPFUnInstall}
         "WPFInstallUpgrade" {Invoke-WPFInstallUpgrade}
+        "WPFCollapseAllCategories" {Invoke-WPFToggleAllCategories -Action "Collapse"}
+        "WPFExpandAllCategories" {Invoke-WPFToggleAllCategories -Action "Expand"}
         "WPFStandard" {Invoke-WPFPresets "Standard" -checkboxfilterpattern "WPFTweak*"}
         "WPFMinimal" {Invoke-WPFPresets "Minimal" -checkboxfilterpattern "WPFTweak*"}
         "WPFClearTweaksSelection" {Invoke-WPFPresets -imported $true -checkboxfilterpattern "WPFTweak*"}