Changes in v26.04.17
Features
New settings and tweaks
- New AI Privacy groups for Windows AI, Microsoft Edge AI, and Microsoft Office AI to give users control over AI-related telemetry and features.
- New AI taskbar pin toggles, AI app removal entries, and AI service/scheduled task controls in Gaming & Performance.
- Smart App Control selector with Off, On, and Evaluation modes.
- VBS and Memory Integrity (HVCI) toggles in the Security section.
- DNS Server selection dropdown for picking a DNS provider.
- Developer Mode and PowerShell Execution Policy settings.
- Driver Co-Installers toggle to block vendor bloatware during device installation.
- Six new Regional Format settings on the Explorer Customize page.
- Shortcut arrow overlay icon can now be removed or restored.
- Per-Monitor Auto Color Management toggle.
- Connected Devices Platform Service toggle in System Services.
- SvcHost split threshold setting.
- Mouse Hover Time and Taskbar Auto-Hide Hover Delay settings.
- MPO (Multi-Plane Overlay) disable and minimum frame rate settings.
- Legacy Notepad file handler toggle for Windows 11.
- Classic auto-login option in netplwiz toggle.
- Disable WebView2 in Windows Search toggle.
- Show All System Tray Icons setting for Windows 11.
- Taskbar Behavior settings from Windows Personalization.
- Show Duplicate Removable Drives navigation pane setting.
- Context menu additions: Compress To, CHKDSK with drive letter prompt, SFC /SCANNOW, Repair Windows Image, and Edit/Run PS1.
- Collapsible parent-child settings for Explorer Navigation Pane folders, plus Downloads and OneDrive options for the Open File Explorer setting.
- Improved touch keyboard service controls and a new Tapi Service registry setting.
- PDFgear, Wise Disk Cleaner, IObit Uninstaller, and Revo Uninstaller added to External Apps with proper registry-based detection.
Modern InfoBadge system
- Replaced the old dot indicators with modern pill-style InfoBadges that show Recommended, Default, New, and Preference status with icons and tooltips.
- Settings can now display multiple badges side by side (for example Recommended + New).
- Added a Preference badge for subjective or locale-dependent settings (regional, theme, sound, gaming, etc.) so they no longer suggest a single "Recommended" choice.
- Added a "NEW" badge to highlight recently added settings, with a NEW Badges toggle in the View menu and an automatic reset on version upgrade.
- Recommended and Default options inside ComboBox dropdowns are now highlighted with pill backgrounds.
- Numeric range settings have one-click buttons to jump to the Recommended or Default value.
Quick Actions and View menus
- Added View menu and Quick Actions dropdowns on the Optimize and Customize pages, replacing the old Technical Details toggle.
- Bulk apply all recommended settings or reset all settings to defaults in one click.
- Overview badge pills on feature cards summarize how many recommended changes are pending per section.
Technical details overhaul
- Rewrote the technical details panel with dedicated sections per setting type instead of a flat list.
- Now displays PowerShell scripts, registry content, current and default AC/DC power values, scheduled task default state, and setting dependencies.
- Section headers, dependency names, and inline GUIDs are now localized.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed the app hanging on startup during software detection.
- Edge removal no longer creates a broken MSEdgeHTM registry key, and the protocol redirect has been improved to prevent broken file associations.
- Xbox Game Bar removal now redirects the ms-gamebar protocol so Windows no longer prompts to reinstall it from the Store.
- Added a 30-second timeout to DISM capability and feature detection to stop the app from hanging.
- Background App Permissions converted to a Selection control with corrected registry values.
- Fixed toggle state detection for binary registry values and for settings whose registry keys do not exist.
- Fixed badge rendering and toggle state for inverted-policy settings.
- WIMUtil XML card logo is now theme-aware.
- Corrected autounattend binary byte formatting and per-subkey enumeration.
- Badge labels now refresh correctly when the language is changed.
Improvements
- The system restore point on first launch is now optional instead of forced.
- All new strings translated across 27 supported languages.
- Winget binaries updated to the latest stable release.
Installation
Download from winhance.net or directly from this release.