Developer Reference
Note
This section contains technical documentation for developers. For end-user documentation, see the User Guide.
Architecture
- Architecture & Design - Code structure, data flow, and how Winutil works internally
Tweaks
Essential Tweaks
- Activity History - Disable
- ConsumerFeatures - Disable
- Disk Cleanup - Run
- End Task With Right Click - Enable
- File Explorer Automatic Folder Discovery - Disable
- Hibernation - Disable
- Location Tracking - Disable
- Microsoft Store Recommended Search Results - Disable
- PowerShell 7 Telemetry - Disable
- Restore Point - Create
- Services - Set to Manual
- Start Menu Previous Layout - Enable
- Telemetry - Disable
- Temporary Files - Remove
- Widgets - Remove
- Windows Platform Binary Table (WPBT) - Disable
Advanced Tweaks (CAUTION)
- Adobe URL Block List - Enable
- Background Apps - Disable
- Brave Browser - Debloat
- Date & Time - Set Time to UTC
- Disable warnings for unsigned RDP files
- DNS - Set to:
- File Explorer Gallery - Disable
- File Explorer Home - Disable
- Fullscreen Optimizations - Disable
- IPv6 - Disable
- IPv6 - Set IPv4 as Preferred
- Microsoft Copilot - Disable
- Microsoft Edge - Debloat
- Microsoft Edge - Remove
- Microsoft OneDrive - Remove
- Notification Tray & Calendar - Disable
- OO Shutup 10 - Run
- Razer Software Auto-Install - Disable
- Right-Click Menu Previous Layout - Enable
- Storage Sense - Disable
- Teredo - Disable
- Unwanted Pre-Installed Apps - Remove
- Visual Effects - Set to Best Performance
- Xbox & Gaming Components - Remove
Customize Preferences
- Acrylic Blur on Login Screen
- Always Show Scrollbars
- BSoD Verbose Mode
- Cross-Device Resume
- Dark Theme for Windows
- File Explorer File Extensions
- File Explorer Hidden Files
- Logon Verbose Mode
- Microsoft Outlook New Version
- Mouse Acceleration
- Multiplane Overlay
- Num Lock on Startup
- S0 Sleep Network Connectivity
- S3 Sleep
- Settings Home Page
- Start Menu Bing Search
- Start Menu Recommendations
- Sticky Keys
- Taskbar Centered Icons
- Taskbar Search Icon
- Taskbar Task View Icon
Performance Plans
Features
Fixes
- Autologin - Enable
- Network - Reset
- NTP Server - Enable
- System Corruption Scan - Run
- Windows Update - Reset
- WinGet - Reinstall
Legacy Windows Panels
- Computer Management
- Control Panel
- Network Connections
- Power Panel
- Printer Panel
- Region
- Sound Settings
- System Properties
- Time and Date
- Windows Restore
Features
- .NET Framework (Versions 2, 3, 4) - Enable
- Hyper-V - Enable
- Legacy F8 Boot Recovery - Disable
- Legacy F8 Boot Recovery - Enable
- Legacy Media Components (WMP, DirectPlay) - Enable
- Network File System (NFS) - Enable
- Registry Backup (Daily Task 12:30am) - Enable
- Windows Sandbox - Enable
- Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) - Enable
Remote Access
Powershell Profile Powershell 7+ Only
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