Aetherinox/pause-windows-updates 1.4.0

v1.4.0

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Release Info

What's New

This release contains the following changes:

WPU Batch Utility

• feat: new Install / Uninstall apps menu with auto detection for existing packages
• feat: new applications available to install / uninstall
  • 7zip
  • Bitwarden
  • DuckDuckGo Browser
  • GNU Privacy Guard (GPG)
  • Google Chrome Browser
  • jq
  • Microsoft .NET SDK
  • Microsoft AppInstaller
  • Microsoft DevHome
  • Microsoft Edge Browser
  • Microsoft IronPython
  • Microsoft OneDrive
  • Microsoft OpenSSH
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 UWP Desktop Runtime
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Code (Stable)
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Code (Insiders)
  • Mozilla Firefox Browser
  • NMap
  • Opera Browser
  • Opera GX Browser
  • PeaZip
  • Tor Browser
  • Windows Terminal
  • WinRAR
• feat: buffer resize without having to make window larger; ability to scroll
• feat: add cache folder to store installed package data until script exited
• pref: winget optimizations for package lookup
• refactor: update syntax for code conformity
• refactor: cut down on the road used for registry backups by making use of loop / array
• refactor: merged dual arrays into new structure for features:
  • Windows Telemetry Services
  • Windows Update Services
• chore: update registry script headers
• docs: clean up README
• fix: certain color codes not exited properly; resulting in color bleed

Registry Scripts

• chore: update script headers

Statistics

How the files have changed:

• Changed files : 15
• Changes : 8125
• Commits : 22
• Additions : 4699
• Deletions : 3426
• PRs (categorized) : 19
• PRs (uncategorized) : 3
• PRs (open) : 0
  

Pull Requests

This release is associated with the following pull requests:

🪛 Continuous integration

• update workflows : 8ed871e @Aetherinox

🚀 Features

• overhaul Install Apps menu and options : 183163e @Aetherinox
• add new apps: 7zip, jq, peazip, bitwarden, nmap, gpg : 5397d54 @Aetherinox
• add buffer resize without affecting window size : 90adbcf @Aetherinox

🔧 Changes

• end color code for service listings : 53b2522 @Aetherinox
• update registry script headers : 545f29f @Aetherinox

🧹 Housekeeping

• registry backup now uses loop instead of hardcoded steps : f08a3b0 @Aetherinox
• deprecate dual array servicesUpdatesNames; merge into servicesUpdates : 42e3d95 @Aetherinox
• deprecate dual array servicesTelemetryNames; merge into servicesTelemetry : 17be62e @Aetherinox
• revise syntax for code conformity : 24141ae @Aetherinox

📦 Build & Dependencies

• (deps) bump dawidd6/action-send-mail from 4 to 5 : 056aeea @dependabot[bot]
• bump version : d6aac73 @Aetherinox

✏️ Docs

• (readme) update instructions : 518fd8c @Aetherinox