Winhance is een programma waarmee Windows kan worden aangepast. Zo kunnen ongewenste programma's en functionaliteit verwijderd en uitgeschakeld worden, zijn er aanpassingen die de prestaties verbeteren, en kan het uiterlijk worden kunnen aangepast. Daarnaast is het mogelijk om installatiemedia te maken waar alle gemaakte instellingen inzitten, zodat bij de volgende herinstallatie van Windows het meteen zoals gewenst is. Een zeer uitgebreide demo van het programma kan hier worden bekeken. Versie 26.05.22 van Winhance is uitgekomen en hier zijn de volgende veranderingen en verbeteringen in aangebracht:
FeaturesBug Fixes
- App icons throughout Software & Apps. Windows Apps and External Apps now show real product icons instead of generic placeholders. Icons are resolved automatically from installed app packages, app binaries, WinGet, and the Microsoft Store, then cached locally so they load instantly on later visits.
- New view modes for Software & Apps. Alongside the existing compact and table views, you can now switch to a Card view to browse apps the way you prefer.
- Refreshed status badges in Software & Apps. The install-status badges and icons across Windows Apps and External Apps now use a single, modernized style.
- System Restore toggle. A new toggle in Optimize lets you enable or disable Windows System Restore (System Protection) directly from Winhance.
- DNS over HTTPS. The DNS Server setting now includes DNS-over-HTTPS options for encrypted DNS lookups.
- Disable Autoplay toggle. A new Explorer customization turns Autoplay off, and restores the Windows default when switched back.
- More granular control. Hardware Overlays and the Telephony Service have each been split into their own settings so you can control them independently.
- New external apps. Playnite has been added to the Gaming category, and App Installer is now available under Windows Apps.
- Persian (Farsi) language support, with right-to-left text rendering fixes for both Persian and Arabic.
Improvements
- Fixed the Windows Apps tab occasionally getting stuck on a loading spinner because of startup race conditions.
- Fixed settings incorrectly showing a "Custom" badge on a fresh Windows install — settings with no value set in the registry now correctly resolve to their default option.
- Fixed the Import Config button staying disabled after exiting config review mode.
- Removed a faulty internet-connection check that could block app installs even when you were online.
- Large app installs no longer time out prematurely — the timeout now tracks installer activity instead of a fixed time limit.
- Winhance now detects and can uninstall external apps that were installed from the Microsoft Store.
- Winhance no longer offers to reinstall Microsoft Store apps that Microsoft has retired.
- Quick Actions and the per-card "Reset to Defaults" now use the same logic and behave identically.
- Home and Gallery are now correctly hidden from the Explorer navigation pane on Windows 11 25H2.
- Fixed Start Menu Bing Search not being disabled on Windows 11 25H2.
- Improved detection of XnView, Steam, and Visual C++ runtimes as installed external apps.
- Fixed Russian navigation labels overflowing the sidebar buttons.
- Fixed text rendering in the Power > Multimedia settings.
- Fixed a locale-dependent issue with power-setting values on systems that use non-English number formats.
- Improved Narrator and keyboard accessibility across Software & Apps, Power Plan, the sidebar navigation, WimUtil, and quick-set buttons.
- WimUtil now auto-expands the remaining steps once ISO extraction finishes.
- Cleared stale Chocolatey records and improved handling of bundled metapackages.
- Fixed the broken License link.
- PowerShell-based settings now run in-process instead of launching an external PowerShell session — faster, more reliable, and with no dependency on the system's PowerShell.
- Winhance now uses its bundled WinGet by default for installs and uninstalls, so it works consistently even when the system's WinGet is missing or outdated.
- Winhance now has a warning label for uninstalling items like Microsoft Edge and App Installer, since removing it can destabilize Windows.
- Improved detection of apps installed via WinGet, Chocolatey, and Windows app packages.
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