Greedeks/GTweak 5.4.2

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🆕 What's New & Fixed

• Fixed file association issue for .vbs files during activation for Windows 10 users.
• Added an automatic Windows Defender exclusion check on startup. GTweak adds itself to the exclusion list if it is not already present.
• Added MoNotificationUx.exe to the list of blocked Windows Update-related executables to suppress update notifications, alongside other existing update components.
• Improved the disabling of Copilot and Recall throughout the Windows system, including in applications such as Explorer, Notepad, Edge, and in the system tray.
• Updated Appx package handling:
  • Replaced multiple PowerShell calls per package with a single call using regex matching, improving performance and reliability.
  • Reworked internal package storage: migrated from a tuple-based dictionary to the PackageInfo class, allowing IsUnavailable to be mutable while keeping scripts and aliases immutable..
  • Fixed Microsoft Edge shortcut cleanup across all system locations.
  • Improved OneDrive detection by checking LocalAppData, Program Files, and Program Files (x86).
• Updated Windows Update policy tweak to fully disable automatic updates using Group Policy registry keys.
• Updated WMI loops to use a safe foreach pattern, improving resource management and stability. This improvement ensures proper disposal of WMI objects, preventing potential memory leaks and enhancing overall performance.
• Updated registry check methods to handle negation more clearly and improved value comparison logic.
• Updated Hungarian language localization (#92) contributed by @JohnFowler58.
• Added disabling of scheduled tasks when the corresponding features are turned off:
  • Printer services: \Microsoft\Windows\Printing\EduPrintProv, \Microsoft\Windows\Printing\PrinterCleanupTask, \Microsoft\Windows\Printing\PrintJobCleanupTask;
  • Collecting data about installed applications: \Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser Exp, \Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\SdbinstMergeDbTask, \Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\MareBackup;
  • Collecting application usage statistics: \Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\AitAgent;
  • Collecting hardware configuration data: \Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\BthSQM, \Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\KernelCeipTask, \Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\Consolidator, \Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\UsbCeip;
  • Checking Feedback requests: \Microsoft\Windows\Feedback\Siuf\DmClient, \Microsoft\Windows\Feedback\Siuf\DmClientOnScenarioDownload;
  • Hidden background updates of speech synthesis: \Microsoft\Windows\Speech\SpeechModelDownloadTask, \Microsoft\Windows\Speech\SpeechModelUpdateTask.
• Added new tweak on "Confidentiality" page to disable data collection, background updates, and related tasks for Offline maps.

• Added new tweak on "Services" page for disabling the Store Demo (RetailDemo) service, which is only used in retail/demo environments.

🛡 Verified SHA-256 Hash for executable

9074aa6c0acc353da7f37fc84b428170d06f4cf9343effdb59dd3f02c60090c8