Chris Titus Tech's Windows Utility is a utility or collection of Windows tasks that you can run on any Windows system you use.
Intended for cleaning up the operating system with tweaks, troubleshooting configuration issues, and fixing Windows updates. The developer takes care to keep the project clean and efficient.
Use:
It requires you to start PowerShell or Windows Terminal as an administrator. The recommended way is to right-click on the start menu and select (PowerShell As Admin Windows 10 – Windows Terminal As Admin in Windows 11)
Boot command:
iwr -useb https://christitus.com/win | iex
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irm https://christitus.com/win | iex
If you are having problems with TLS 1.2 or cannot find or resolve christitus.com/win, then run the command below:
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol=[Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12;iex(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil/main/winutil.ps1 ')If you still have problems, try changing your DNS provider to 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8
What you can do with the tools
Installation Selection: Organize programs by category and make installation easier by allowing users to select programs and start the installation process with a single click.
Upgrade All: Upgrade all existing programs to their latest versions.
Uninstall option: Easily uninstall selected programs, remove unwanted software from your system.
Installation: You can have a complete list of installed programs on the system.
Import/Export: Allows users to import or export their program selection list, allowing them to save their preferred settings or share them with others. This feature promotes ease and flexibility in managing program selections across different systems.
Recommended Selection: Provides predefined templates tailored for desktops, laptops, and minimal configurations, allowing users to choose recommended settings and optimizations specific to their system type.
Essential Tweaks: Offers a collection of essential tweaks aimed at improving system performance, privacy, and resource usage. These tweaks include creating a system restore point, disabling telemetry, Wi-Fi Sense, setting services to manual, and disabling location tracking, among others.
Miscellaneous. Tweaks: Includes a number of miscellaneous tweaks to further optimize the system. These tweaks include enabling/disabling power throttling, enabling num lock at startup, removing Cortana and Edge, disabling User Account Control (UAC), the notification panel, and configuring the TPM during updates, among others.
Additional Tweaks: Various other tweaks, such as enabling dark mode, changing DNS settings, adding an Ultimate Performance mode, and creating shortcuts for WinUtil tools, provide users with additional customization options to tailor their system to their preferences.
Features: Allows users to easily install various essential components and features to enhance their Windows experience. These features include installing .NET Frameworks, enabling Hyper-V virtualization, legacy media support for Windows Media Player and DirectPlay, enabling NFS (Network File System) for network file sharing, and enabling Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) for running Linux applications on Windows.
Fixes: Provides a number of useful fixes to address common issues and improve system stability. This includes rolling back Windows updates to resolve update-related issues, running a system corruption scan to find and repair corrupted files, and resetting network settings to resolve network connectivity issues.
Legacy Windows Panels: Includes access to legacy Windows panels from Windows 7, allowing users to access familiar and powerful tools. These panels include Control Panel for managing system settings, Network Connections for configuring network adapters, Power Panel for adjusting power settings, Sound Settings for managing sound devices and settings, System Properties for viewing and modifying system information, and User Accounts for managing user profiles and account settings.
Default (Out of Box) Settings: Provides the default settings provided with Windows for updates.
Security (Recommended) Settings: Offers recommended settings, including a slight delay of feature updates by 2 days and installing security updates 4 days after release.
Disable all updates (Not recommended!): Allows users to disable all Windows updates, but is not recommended due to potential security risks.
Download the multitool
https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil/releases/download/26.05.12/winutil.ps1
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