{"config":{"lang":["en"],"separator":"[\\s\\-]+","pipeline":["stopWordFilter"]},"docs":[{"location":"","title":"Welcome to the WinUtil Documentation!","text":"<p>Welcome to the official documentation for WinUtil, your go-to utility for optimizing and managing your Windows environment. Whether you\u2019re an IT professional, power user, or regular user, WinUtil provides a comprehensive set of tools to enhance your Windows experience.</p>"},{"location":"#running-the-latest-release-of-winutil","title":"Running the latest release of WinUtil","text":"<ul> <li>You will first need to start a Powershell terminal as Admin.</li> <li>Now you can run the following command: <pre><code>irm christitus.com/win | iex\n</code></pre></li> </ul> <p>Info</p> <p>WinUtil is updated weekly as of the time of writing. Consequently, features and functionalities may evolve, and the documentation may not always reflect the most current images or information.</p>"},{"location":"KnownIssues/","title":"Known Issues","text":""},{"location":"KnownIssues/#launch-issues","title":"Launch Issues:","text":"<ul> <li>Windows Security (formerly Defender) and other anti-virus software are known to block the script. The script gets flagged due to the fact that it requires administrator privileges & makes drastic system changes.</li> <li> <p>If possible: Allow script in Anti-Virus software settings.</p> </li> <li> <p>If you are having TLS 1.2 issues, or are having trouble resolving <code>christitus.com/win</code> then run with the following command:</p> </li> </ul> <pre><code>[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol=[Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12;iex(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil/releases/latest/download/winutil.ps1')\n</code></pre> <ul> <li>If you are unable to resolve <code>christitus.com/win</code> and are getting errors launching the tool, it might be due to India blocking GitHub's content domain and preventing downloads.</li> <li>Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/github-content-domain-blocked-for-these-indian-users-reports/articleshow/96687992.cms</li> </ul> <p>If you are still having issues try using a VPN, or changing your DNS provider to one of following two providers:</p> Provider Primary DNS Secondary DNS Cloudflare <code>1.1.1.1</code> <code>1.0.0.1</code> Google <code>8.8.8.8</code> <code>8.8.4.4</code> <ul> <li>Script doesn't run/PowerShell crashes:</li> <li>Press Windows Key+X and select 'PowerShell (Admin)' (Windows 10) or 'Windows Terminal (Admin)' (Windows 11)</li> <li>Run: <pre><code>Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope Process -Force\n</code></pre></li> <li>Run: <pre><code>irm christitus.com/win | iex\n</code></pre></li> </ul>"},{"location":"KnownIssues/#other-issues","title":"Other Issues:","text":"<ul> <li>Windows taking longer to shut down:</li> <li>#69 Turn on fast startup: Press Windows key + R, then type: <pre><code>control /name Microsoft.PowerOptions /page pageGlobalSettings\n</code></pre></li> <li>If that doesn't work, Disable Hibernation: Press Windows Key+X and select 'PowerShell (Admin)' (Windows 10) or 'Windows Terminal (Admin)' (Windows 11) and enter: <pre><code>powercfg /H off\n</code></pre></li> <li>#69 95 #232 Windows Search does not work: Enable Background Apps</li> <li> <p>#198 Xbox Game Bar Activation Broken: Set the Xbox Accessory Management Service to Automatic <pre><code>Get-Service -Name \"XboxGipSvc\" | Set-Service -StartupType Automatic\n</code></pre></p> </li> <li> <p>Winget requires interaction on first run: Manually type 'y' and 'enter' into the PowerShell console to continue</p> </li> <li> <p>(Windows 11) Quick Settings no longer works: Launch the Script and click 'Enable Action Center'</p> </li> <li> <p>Explorer no longer launches: Go to Control Panel, File Explorer Options, Change the 'Open File Explorer to' option to 'This PC'.</p> </li> </ul>"},{"location":"KnownIssues/#battery-drains-too-fast","title":"Battery drains too fast.","text":"<ul><li><p>Whenyourbatteryonthelaptopdrainstoofast,pleaseperform
