Winhance General Discussion #183
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Love this tool. Fits perfectly to your WIMUtil. Installed windows on PC for my girlfriend some weeks ago and yesterday evening, after my windows crashed out, on my PC. Today I saw this tool. Perhaps you can build it optionally within your WIMUtil for unattended install? But some programs and tools are missing. It's not much. For the game clients, i miss Good old Games. As remote tool I use parsec, what is missing. The Zen Browser is included (<3) but I miss LibreWolf. And my favorite macOS like Dock tool nexus isn't in. When they are included, gets the mess to setting up windows a way less! All the other stuff of my have to's included! As Registryshutdown tool I sill use O&O ShutUp10 to deactive the left options. There are some more options than your tools provides till yet. No front, it's hard work to filter and study all the keys there and find the sweet spot for stability. And this project is young. And btw: the HPET is snakeoil. Deactivation only makes Windows think 1 second is 1 second, but in realtime it can be 2 or more seconds. So in calculation the FPS gets the double in reality it's the same as before. No real improvement. But it's not that dangerous. |
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Glad you like it! Since release 8, WIMUtil is now embedded into Winhance (I will be archiving or locking the WIMUtil repo) and you can also generate autounattend.xml files with it.
These items will be added in release 9: Parsec (with VDD and VUD packages), LibreWolf, WinStep Nexus and Shutup10. I agree, there are a lot of options and registry tweaks and it is hard to find a balance that suits everyone.
Thanks, I removed it from the app. |
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just tried this for the first time on my am4 machine and it seems to work great. one thing i would like to see added is an inataller for GOG.com along side steam and epic. keep up the great work! |
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Hey, sorry for the late reply. GOG Galaxy has been added to the Gaming section, I hope that is what you were looking for, as it is the only package available on WinGet. 
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Unsure if I am adding this to the rightr place, but I had a few feature requests for Winhance. It would be really cool if Librewolf browser was one of the install options and a checkbox to allow for the Widevine and OpenH264 DRM plugins to be installed along with it as Libewolf doesn't have them by default. Librewolf ads much stronger privacy control features over Waterfox but getting the DRM plugins can be a bit tricky. I am unsure if this is something that is possible with Winhance (Also nice addition with Ungoogled Chromium it can be pesky to build it yourself! Another feature that would be cool is having preset options, like a power saving preset or a gaming preset to get a quick start on things. Lastly it would be really cool if the descriptions for certain toggels could warn you of issues with peripherals, for example the Razer hyperpolling mice recommned to disable pointer precision for 2000, 4000 and 8000 polling rates to work properly and extra mouse settings outside Razers suite can effect performance. Overal winhance has become an ultimate powertool for me on my PC and especially on my Rog Ally X , it ust helps immensly and have used the programme many times for friends on their systems to their joy, thanks for this its been super handy! |
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Hey there and thanks for the great feedback! I know this reply is late, but I added LibreWolf to the Browsers section, it will be available in the next release (Release 9). Unfortunately it's not possible for me to add those other plugins alongside its installation. |
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Hola, no se si lo instalé mal, pero no aparece la opción para abrir la aplicación. En las aplicaciones instaladas si aparece, pero en el menú de aplicaciones, no. |
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That is strange, something I haven't seen yet. For now, navigate to C:\Program Files\Winhance\Winhance.exe and launch it from there (assuming you installed it using the normal path). You can also create a desktop shortcut from there. 
Just a question, did you have the option selected during installation to create a Start Menu shortcut? Could you reinstall Winhance and ensure that option is checked to see if it works the second time? |
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Something I thought of now, didn't you maybe choose the Portable installation option? In that case it won't show up as an installed program, the files are just extracted to a folder. 
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Hi! Great app. Some more customization in that section. When you want to customize you can select now and it is applied. There should be some indication that the chosen have been appllied. |
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Hey and thanks! The toggle or selection control in the Winhance UI will revert if the change didn't take effect or if it failed. Winhance checks the actual system state of the setting you toggled or changed after you changed it, and then ensures the UI displays the correct info it found on the system. |
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Hello, my two suggestions regarding software installation options are GameSave Manager, a program for gamers to rip saves, and Hekasoft Backup & Restore, a tool for backing up browser profiles, email programs, and restoring them. Regarding the latest version 25.11.03, I encountered two small “bugs” in the External Software section. Microsoft 365 is marked as installed, but I have a clean LTSC WIN 10 system and do not have it installed. Secondly, I don't know why I couldn't enable the restoration of the old photo browser (maybe because it's LTSC?). Translated with DeepL.com (free version) |
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Hey,
I added Hekasoft Backup & Restore, it will be available in the next release. Unfortunately, GameSave Manager is not available on WinGet and it doesn't have a static direct download url, it changes, so I can't add it.
Winhance uses three different ways of checking the installation status of apps, it is possible that there is some sort of ghost MS Office files or paths related to MS Office on that installation of LTSC that you might not be aware of. Have you tried selecting it and clicking on the "Uninstall Selected Items" button in Winhance? Would be interesting to see if it uninstalls anything. Refresh the installation status manually in Winhance too after trying to uninstall it, just to ensure the status indicator is accurate.
Can you check if either of these folders exist and has files in it on your LTSC version? |
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Hello, today I will install Win 11 Pro and check everything thoroughly once again. I quickly noticed that Iobit Unlocker, the File & Disk Management section, and Other utilities are duplicated. |
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I am wondering if I can I force the version like win-pro on my laptop instead of it auto installing home version using the create iso answer file. |
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Yes, you can force it to install Pro but you will need to edit the Steps:
NOTEThese are NOT product / license keys that are valid for Windows activation. More info here: https://gist.github.com/rvrsh3ll/0810c6ed60e44cf7932e4fbae25880df |
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I installed Win 11 Pro and the latest version of Winchance #9; two other programs I can recommend are Tuta Mail desktop—a free alternative to Proton mail—and DeepL—a much better translator than Google Translate, for example. This time I found only one tiny bug: after opening Windows Security, everything is in English, even though the system was originally downloaded with this -- Windows 11 Media Creation Tool 10.0.26100.7019 Polish. Translated with DeepL.com (free version) |
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If possible as i do not know how is Edge initially installed, please when you remove Edge, please do not remove WebEdgeView2 as many apps depend on it. I have latest Winhance version, but version is really hard to find in GUI...anyway to fix that as well? |
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Hey there, the EdgeWebview2 component is not removed in the new EdgeRemoval script. To find the Winhance version, click on the "More" button in the bottom left of the MainWindow, the version is displayed there. |
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I had working GDrive. After i run your script Gdrive said i have to fix instalation by reinstalling EdgeWebview2. hm this i smy case. Win 11 x64 25H2 Ent. |
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Having something like this, "Quick Assist" in two places in the same application where one instance is active another is not, does this cause any problem?
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Hey there, sorry for the late reply. The This is the new version of the app, the "Windows App" version: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9p7bp5vnwkx5?hl=en-US&gl=US I thought separating them in the two groups like "Windows Apps" and "Windows Capabilities" would be enough, but I can see how it can still be confusing, I will look into making it more clear. Thanks for the feedback |
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Quick Assist in the Capibilities section has been changed to Quick Assist (Legacy) in bd3d8ce Hopefully this makes it less confusing |
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Is there any chance to ad "HiBitUninstaller" app (https://www.hibitsoft.ir/Uninstaller.html), app that is freeware and works better than many paid ones. I use it for more than several years. |
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Sure, I will look into it. |
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It will be added in the next update, will be released in a day or so. |
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Thx |
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Thank you for all your hard work on WinHance. It’s seems like an amazing program that will save so much time and headaches. I have a couple questions though.. WinHance will uninstall apps if they are installed manually and not through the program itself. Does that only apply to the apps that are available through the WinHance interface or does it affect all apps you install outside of the program as well that are not available on Winget? Sorry if that’s a dumb question! Also, it would be unreasonable for me to ask you to add every app I want to install from the Winget repository to WinHance. There are too many! Would it be possible for me to do it myself and update the generated .xml file to include apps I want? |
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Hey there and thanks!
Winhance only does automatic removal of the items that you can see in the Windows Apps and Features section. If those items were removed by Winhance or the XML file generated by Winhance, then you will either have to:
Note: Winhance does not do continuous removal of anything in the External Apps section, those are just uninstalled normally, the same way Windows would uninstall it.
At this time, that is not possible, but I might look at adding better functionality for the external apps section in the future, the external apps part is just not the main focus of this project at the moment, but I will continue developing it and making it better in the future. If you haven't heard of it yet, UniGetUI is a great software manager and might be worth checking out (if you haven't already) because it can save config files of any app that you want to install that are available on multiple package managers, I made a video about it too if you're interested: https://youtu.be/Hd2ZvzwAxio Hope this clarifies some of your questions and thanks for using Winhance! |
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I had not heard of UniGetUI before - I will definitely check it out, as well as your video. Thanks again. Cheers. |
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PLEASE HELP! Hello and again Thank you! It worked, so far, on my Lenovo IdeaPad but on my cyberpowerpc it seemed to blowout the display signal to the monitor before it even installed. all cords and connections were cleaned and thoroughly checked, all was working before I slipped my thumb drive in for the install. Any suggestions? |
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Hey there. I can't see how this can be related to plugging in the USB thumb drive. Are you able to access the BIOS screen even? You might have to try a different connection type, like HDMI/DisplayPort, but I can't see how this is related to Winhance or installing Windows via an autounattend.xml file. |
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ok well thank you for your time. no I'm not able to see anything so I don't kno if i get to the bios. I only related it to the install attempt because it was all working fine until I chose the drive to boot and its been this since. I was hoping it was an easy fix you'd be aware of. Good day. |
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I had to just do another install of windows, one week after the win enhancement OneDrive was strolling around on my PC. Terrifying, terrorizing! Anyway I also had to give PowerShell a new install. Is there anything i should do to keep my sacred items safe |
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Hey there, OneDrive is continuously removed via the OneDriveRemoval scheduled task and the The next step would've been to look at the OneDriveRemoval log file in In terms of PowerShell, Winhance does not make any changes to PowerShell, you can remove PowerShell ISE with Winhance, which is a very old version of PowerShell and is not used anymore, the normal Windows PowerShell 5.1 is what is used by default in Windows 10 and Windows 11 and Winhance does nothing to that version of PowerShell, in fact, it requires it to run the removal scripts. |
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Hey man I appreciate that. What was reported? Thats interesting... everytime i use wondershare filmora or Adobe animate it seems like that big bully come on in breaking shit and taking shit. I wonder too because I kept windows media player and photos. ? hmm also I did not do the clean install because it kept all my files and apps... |
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Ah I see. Yes by "what was reported" I meant in the OneDriveRemoval log file, it says in the log file if it found existing OneDrive installations etc. |
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I consider a bit confusing the terminology you use. Why are you using the expression "Install Selected Items" when you install, and "Remove Selected Items" when you uninstall? It's confusing because the difference in terms makes you think that you are doing something radical or irreversible when you "remove". I think it's useful that you mark very clear that some uninstalls are irrevocable (not possible to install again), but, obviously not all of them. But uninstalling is just uninstalling. Removal is probably something else. IMHO. |
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Did you watch all the Youtube videos that explains the program? There is red & blue icons next to each program. The blue can be re-installed and the red can't.
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As I already said, I understand that and I even said I find it useful. What I am confused about is the usage of the term "Remove Selected Items" instead "Uninstall". |
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@Virgil-github I changed the naming now, it now also says "Uninstall Selected Items" |
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Hi there. Is there anyway to have, or seea list of changes I have made over time? Many thanks. wayne.hinrichsen@gmail.com |
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Hey there, Not at the moment, might implement something like that in the future. |
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great great great app |
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That's why I use a VM to test 👍 various different settings. |
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Hey there and thanks! Someone else have requested something similiar to that, you can follow here: #422 |
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Question: Release with .net Runtime 10? Local Admin RichtS? I have no local Admin Rights (Corporate Laptop). Any change to get a Version with Runtime 10 (installed on my laptop)? Is this tool useful without local Admin Rights? |
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No, the tool is not useful without Admin rights. It must be run with Admin rights to make the changes to the registry and uninstall windows apps etc. Running it as a Standard User Account will prompt you for credentials from an Admin. |
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Enhancement request - When using a laptop connected to a docking station which has multiple monitors, it is quite common to close the lid of the laptop to only use the externally connected monitors. Generally, the default is to cause the laptop to sleep. However, because you are using one or more external monitors connected to the docking station, you do not want the laptop to go to sleep. |
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Hey there, I will look into this, see if it's possible. Do you still have access to those settings in Control Panel > Power Options while the Winhance Power Plan is active? |
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Is there a chance we can add the Turkish language pack? |
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Hi there, Yes sure, can do. |
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I love this soft! It is greath! Ihave instaled in Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC and two days have crashes when try to start. The problem was "Winget" witch missing on Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC. After instllation of "Winget" work like charm! Installation metod witch i used is: |
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Thanks for reporting this. I also had these issues, winget is now bundled with Winhance so this won't happen anymore. |
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I'm confused now because I'm also on Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC and have been using Winhance for a few months now without issues. For me, winget was being automatically installed by Winhance even before bundling it with the app, and thus had no problems, ever. |
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This project has shown remarkable commitment and effort. I understand the challenges involved in developing software. Your utility is both logical and well-organized, resulting in a highly valuable product. Kindly accept my gratitude along with some recommendations for your next release. After updates, most browsers tend to lose certain settings. This happens mainly with Chrome and Edge, although other browsers sometimes experience it as well. Typically, the affected settings involve advertisements, passwords, and search preferences. A useful feature would be to store browser settings and restore them following an update. Although alternative products exist for backing up and restoring settings, their methods tend to be more manual. This option would establish a persistent settings repository. Many standard Windows 11 installations come with an outdated default PowerShell version. It would be beneficial to include an option to install and integrate the latest PowerShell into the terminal. An additional feature could be to clear the terminal history upon shutdown or restart. I often forget how to access the settings that allow the icons for the current user, this PC, Network, and Control Panel to appear on the desktop. Having an option to show these icons on the desktop would be helpful. To ensure clarity and organization, please add the computer's name and the date to the default filename when creating the custom ISO file. One final recommendation: it seems that many users wish to have their preferred applications included in your list. However, I do not believe this falls within the scope of your program. As a retired systems consultant, I advise you to maintain the focus of your project. Based on my interpretation of your comments about this project, it seems that the primary objective is to improve the efficiency of the Windows operating system. There are other utilities designed to collect and install applications. Nevertheless, it would be highly advantageous to compile a list of currently installed applications and generate a JSON or XML file that can be utilized by winget or another package manager to download and install all programs on that system. I believe this aligns with your original aim of simplifying the setup process for multiple computers on an ongoing basis. |
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Hey there, Thanks for your detailed post. I will take your recommendations into consideration for the future. Yes, I agree with you on this point:
One such example is that users want this to be a Software Manager like UniGetUI, that isn't really the purpose of this app and I even direct people to UniGetUI for those purposes in the app itself: Thanks again for the insight |
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Thanks for the reply and for considering the suggestions! |
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I will look into this, see if it's possible.
Do you still have access to those settings in Control Panel > Power Options while the Winhance Power Plan is active?
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Hello, I updated to v26.02.20 today and noticed these apps were installed alongside the new version of Winhance. I'm assuming these are from the recent interface upgrade that we got? Thank you 
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Hey there, Yes, those are requirements for the new interface, it's the Windows App SDK and the other one is winget (winget might have been installed already, it is by default on Win11, but if it was out of date, Winhance would've updated it. |
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Thank you so much for the prompt reply! And you're correct, winget V2 was indeed part of the old version. PS: Loving the new UI and app responsiveness |
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Hi, I like this tool works good. I only have an issue with the start menu it shows categories. When I installed on a vm as test it was empty and now I can't get it away : 
In the VM it looks like this : 
What am I doing wrong? |
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Did you click this?
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Yes I did. Going to test on a test machine again. |
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hi there, a minor polishing, |
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Winhace has come along way, been using this app from your first post. Request 1 ? Transparent Taskbar as in Windows 10 ? I am guessing no ! ? I like a super clean Windows desktop. Win 11 25H2 lets you remove Recycle Bin from desktop but you can only PIN to Start Menu. Request 2 ? Is it possible to add a Recycle Bin icon to the Taskbar as a toggle switch in Winhance ? The current way to add Recycle Bin icon to the Taskbar is to create a new shortcut on desktop. %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe shell:RecycleBinFolder Name the shortcut "Recycle Bin", Click "Finish" Go to properties of the shortcut. Go to Change Icon %SystemRoot%\System32\SHELL32.dll Find the Empty Recycle Bin Icon, select it. Click "OK" Right Click the new Recycle Bin Shortcut, Click "Pin to Taskbar". Delete the Shortcut you created. |
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I prefer to fetch optimizing tools when needed instead of keeping them permanently installed on my device. Would uninstalling Winhance revert any tweaks made inside the program? From what I have read it should be fine, but I just want to double check. |
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Uninstalling will NOT revert any tweaks |
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Cool! Thanks for confirming. |
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How about NO |
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