What's Changed
Replaced autounattend.xml v2.1.0 with v3.0.0
Update README with new instructions and accurate Key Features
Delete UWScript.ps1 file
Move v1.0.0 Troubleshooting guides to v1.0.0 Release page
Deleted CHANGELOG.md, it's useless
Updated LICENSE.md with accurate info
Key Features
- Ability to choose Windows Edition (Unless Windows setup detects key in UEFI BIOS)
- Bypasses Windows 11 system requirements
- Skips forced Microsoft account creation during Windows setup
- Removes all preinstalled bloatware apps except Notepad, Calculator, Paint and Snipping Tool.
- Copilot, OneDrive and Edge are removed along with all other UWP apps.
- Recall is disabled.
- Applies the following Optimizations:
- Privacy & Security (Disables telemetry and ads)
- Power Settings (Imports and applies the Winhance Power Plan for better performance)
- Gaming & Performance (Applies settings and visual effects to improve performance, sets unneeded services to manual, disables unneeded scheduled tasks)
- Windows Updates (Disables auto updates and configures Windows Update to notify of available security updates only)
- Notifications (Disables all notifications except if related to privacy and security)
- Sound (Disables startup sound during boot, sets audio ducking preference to 'Do Nothing')
- Applies the following Customizations:
- Windows Theme (Sets Dark Mode by default, disables transparency effects)
- Taskbar (Hides search, task view and widget icons, aligns to the left on Windows 11)
- Start Menu (Unpins all items from start menu, Disables Bing search results in start)
- Explorer (Applies Classic Context Menu, opens File Explorer to this PC, shows file extensions, hides Home and Gallery folders in Navigation Pane and much more)
Tip
Use Winhance once Windows is installed (can be installed using the 'Install Winhance' desktop shortcut) to install software, re-apply or revert settings and manage your Windows apps and settings.
It can also be used to achieve the same experience UnattendedWinstall provides on an existing Windows installation without reinstalling Windows, see this video for more info.