v5.1

v5.1

Issue Fixes

• Fixed #91 (Winget update scan times out on Windows 10) by splitting winget and msstore into separate parallel source workers with independent timeout budgets.
• Improved source scan reliability by preventing stderr pipe backpressure in the winget/msstore list flow and adding clearer non-zero exit logging.
• Fixed #92 (Check disk hangs) by moving CHKDSK execution to a dedicated live console window instead of blocking the GUI thread.
• Added system-drive CHKDSK prompt handling (echo Y|chkdsk) to avoid hidden scheduling prompts that appear as hangs.
• Fixed #93 (Tool doesn't start from system partition) by hardening Start_WMT_GUI.bat path handling and simplifying launch flow to run the script directly (-File) with in-script elevation.
• Fixed #94 (Update doesn't work) by hardening self-update write/restart error handling and adding manual fallback to the Releases page when auto-update fails.

v5.0.5

v5.0.5

Hotfixes

• Fixed Advanced Cleanup Selection on low-resolution screens so action buttons remain reachable.
• Made the cleanup selection window responsive/resizable with dynamic layout for search and bottom action buttons.

SSD Trim

• Reworked SSD trim flow to avoid repeated retrim loops caused by the old inline command path.
• Added safer per-volume trim handling with improved error recovery and fallback behavior.
• Restored live user-facing trim output in a separate PowerShell window so end users can follow progress directly.
• Improved trim status wording for unknown media reporting: Unknown/Unspecified now displays as treated as SSD when applicable.

v5.0.4

Changelog

v5.0.4

Hotfixes

• Fixed Software Catalog category button text truncation (Development) on smaller layouts.
• Added launcher validation to detect invalid HTML-downloaded WMT-GUI.ps1 files before startup.
• Fixed false-positive launcher blocking when script starts with a PowerShell block comment (<# ... #>).

v5.0.3

V5.0.3

Hotfixes

• Reworked package action result tracking with explicit per-item result events (SUCCESS, SKIPPED, FAILED, CANCELLED) to prevent false 0/x completion states.
• Fixed update flow that could auto-rescan immediately after actions; auto-refresh now only runs when at least one package was actually updated successfully.
• Added restart-risk confirmation for EA/Electronic Arts updates before running, so users can cancel if they do not want a potential reboot.
• Improved retry handling: Not Applicable is now treated as SKIPPED, and known non-retry conditions no longer spawn unnecessary fallback windows.

Live Activity

• Added real-time progress UI for package actions in the Updates header (progress bar + live done/success/skipped/failed counters).
• Added live per-package status (x/y, active package name, elapsed time) during update/install/uninstall actions.
• Added live winget output streaming into Activity Log, including progress percentage updates and keep-alive status lines while commands run.

Provider Update UX

• Added visible console-window execution for pip updates so users can see real-time installer output.
• Extended visible-window update behavior to Chocolatey and Python package updates for better transparency and fewer silent failures.

Credits

Chaython - PR #85: Added Column Sorting for ListView Controls

• Community testers/reporters - especially users reporting update-flow and Activity Log issues (including EA restart-risk and low-resolution/UI behavior).

V5.0.2

Hotfix again

In this release, ive updated the "Tweaks" so you can scroll.

had to do some testing before release.

Thank you for bringing it to me.

v5.0.1 - Hotfixes

Hotfixes

• Fixed duplicate tab headers and catalog overlaying the updates panel.
• Quick Find is now focusable, with placeholder text and working search.
• Activity Log now auto-scrolls as new entries are appended.
• Winget scan parsing filters out header/status junk rows.
• Guarded optional/missing buttons to prevent null reference crashes.
• Removed dead scan-timer code and aligned search placeholders.

UI Improvements

• Widened Winget/Catalog search buttons for proper text rendering.
• Cleaned garbled/“??” text in labels, headers, and logs.

V5.0 - Big update

Version 5.0

🎉 New Features

⚡ New "Tweaks" Tab

A completely new tab has been added with powerful system optimization features:

Performance Tweaks

• Services to Manual - Optimize 100+ Windows services for better performance
• Services Revert - Restore all services to default settings
• Disable/Enable Hibernation - Free up disk space or restore hibernation
• Disable/Enable Superfetch (SysMain) - Control RAM preloading
• Disable/Enable Memory Compression - Toggle RAM compression
• Ultimate Performance Power Plan - Enable maximum performance mode

AppX Bloatware Removal

• Load and view installed UWP/Modern apps
• Remove individual pre-installed apps (Xbox, Solitaire, Office Hub, Mail, etc.)
• Bulk remove all listed apps
• 24 apps supported for removal

Windows Optional Features

• Toggle Hyper-V (Virtualization platform)
• Toggle WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)
• Toggle Windows Sandbox
• Toggle .NET Framework 3.5
• Toggle NFS Client
• Toggle Telnet Client
• Toggle IIS (Web Server)
• Toggle Legacy Media (WMP, DirectPlay)

Services Management

• Optimize Services - Set 100+ services to Manual (same as Performance)
• Restore Defaults - Revert all service changes
• View Services - Open grid view of all Windows services

Scheduled Tasks Management

• Disable Telemetry Tasks - Disable CEIP, Error Reporting, Compatibility Appraiser
• Restore Tasks - Re-enable all telemetry tasks
• View Tasks - Grid view of telemetry-related tasks

Windows Update Presets

• Default - Standard Windows Update behavior
• Security Only - Defer features for 1 year, install security updates only
• Disable All - Completely disable Windows Update (not recommended)

Software Catalog (in Updates tab)

• Browse 26 curated popular applications
• Categories: Browsers, Development, Utilities, Multimedia, Gaming, Security
• Search/filter functionality
• Multi-select install via winget
• One-click category filtering

🔧 Bug Fixes

Updates Section Hanging

• Removed --include-unknown flag from winget command (was causing hangs on apps with unknown versions)
• Added --disable-interactivity flag to prevent prompts
• Added 60-second timeout for winget operations
• Added 30-second timeouts for pip, npm, scoop, gem, cargo operations
• Process now terminates gracefully if timeout exceeded

Progress Visibility

• Changed Invoke-WingetCmd to stream output in real-time instead of waiting for completion
• Added live progress logging with "LOG:" prefix
• Shows command being executed
• Shows exit code on completion

PSScriptAnalyzer Warnings

• Fixed: Changed Run-WingetCmd to Invoke-WingetCmd (approved verb)
• Fixed: Changed Toggle-WindowsFeature to Switch-WindowsFeature (approved verb)
• Fixed: Changed Filter-Catalog to Get-CatalogByCategory (approved verb)
• Fixed: Removed unused $services variable assignment

🎨 UI Improvements

Modern Visual Design

• New GitHub Dark color scheme (#0D1117 background, #58A6FF accent)
• Card-based layout with subtle borders
• Rounded corners (4-6px) on all elements
• Removed blur effects from shadows

Crisp Text Rendering

• Added TextOptions.TextFormattingMode="Display" to all text elements
• Added TextOptions.TextRenderingMode="ClearType" for sharper fonts
• Added SnapsToDevicePixels="True" and UseLayoutRounding="True"
• Changed font to "Segoe UI Variable Display" for better clarity

Navigation Sidebar

• Added emoji icons to all navigation items
• Added "⚡ Tweaks" button
• Active tab now shows blue indicator bar on left
• Improved hover states

ToolTips

• Added comprehensive ToolTips to ALL buttons
• Detailed descriptions explaining what each feature does
• Warnings included where appropriate

Layout Changes

• Sidebar width increased to 260px
• Log panel restyled with header
• All panels converted to card-based layout
• Better spacing and padding throughout

📝 Code Changes

PowerShell Functions Added

• Invoke-WingetCmd - Streamed command execution
• Switch-WindowsFeature - Toggle Windows optional features
• Get-CatalogByCategory - Filter software catalog
• Various event handlers for new Tweaks tab buttons

Arrays Updated

• $TabButtons - Added "btnTabTweaks"
• $Panels - Added "pnlTweaks"

Data Structures Added

• $script:AppxList - List of 24 removable UWP apps
• $script:TelemetryTasks - List of telemetry scheduled tasks
• $script:SoftwareCatalog - 26 curated applications with metadata

v4.12 - Big update

v4.12

• Multi-provider updates: adds support for winget, Microsoft Store, pip, npm, Chocolatey, Scoop, RubyGems, and Cargo, plus a Provider Manager UI and Source column in the updates list.
• Winget scan/search improvements: run in-memory (no temp files), safer parsing with better filtering, and more resilient query handling.
• Update/install/uninstall flow hardened: per-provider command generation, admin run with user-mode fallback, winget source auto-reset on corruption, and clearer error/exit-code reporting.

What's Changed

• improve winget, better search regex, move winget to ram from tmp, add choco/npm/pip by @Chaython in #71

v4.11

v4.11

• Update checker moved to a background job with timeout, safer JSON result parsing, and automatic run on startup.
• Winget settings hardened: ignore list now forced to clean strings; new right-click context menu (update/uninstall/ignore/manage/refresh).
• Utilities: added “Custom Context Menu” builder to inject a custom command into the Windows 11 top-level context menu (default “Take Ownership”), with add/remove UI.

What's Changed

• 4.11: Move update checker out of process to prevent hang when offline by @Chaython in #69

V4.10 - Fixes

v4.10 - Fixes

• Winget ignore list: new “Ignore Selected” / “Manage Ignored” buttons and context menu, filtered scans, and safer string-only persistence for ignored IDs.
• Winapp2 integration: smarter cache rebuild when the script changes, CDN download with timeout, improved env-var expansion and detection, and leaner categorization/output handling.
• Driver cleanup: custom confirmation dialog with explicit “Backup & Clean” vs “Clean (No Backup)” choices; backups now only when selected and result messaging improved.

What's Changed

• New function: Winget ignore. Other fixes and performance improvements by @Chaython in #68