https://github.com/torchgm/NewModernWinver

A modern and functional replacement for the About Windows dialog
https://github.com/torchgm/NewModernWinver

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A modern and functional replacement for the About Windows dialog

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/torchgm/NewModernWinver
• Owner: torchgm
• Created: 2022-01-07T09:48:06.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-10-21T23:51:18.000Z (8 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-01T17:36:14.101Z (about 2 months ago)
• Language: C++
• Size: 1.95 MB
• Stars: 181
• Watchers: 11
• Forks: 19
• Open Issues: 14
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
# Modern Winver

A modern and more functional replacement for the About Windows screen powered by UWP and RegistryRT, providing details on Windows and your PC.

![ModernWinver](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/272509873479221249/930417627329875988/0.png) 

## Current Features

 - Provides information on your current installation of Windows

 - Gives you a quick overview of core system specs and resource usage

 - Presents quick access to view and change your current wallpaper, lock screen and accent colour

 - Designed for Windows 11, compatible with Windows 10.

 - Launchable from a browser or the Run prompt with `mwv:`

## Planned Features

 - More system details

 - Rearrange page layout

 - Write, add and share custom pages

 - More appearance options

 - The ability to launch more pages with the `mwv:` URI

## Installation

You can download the latest release of Modern Winver on the Microsoft Store [here](https://www.microsoft.com/p/ModernWinver/9ND14WHFRGSX).

Alternatively, you can download the latest release from GitHub and install it manually.

1) Download the ZIP file from the Releases tab.

2) Extract the ZIP into a folder.

3) Enable Developer Mode in Settings

4) Open PowerShell, and run the Install.ps1 script.

## Notes

 - Modern Winver is still in development! There may be bugs, incompatibilities or incorrect information. Please file an issue if you run into problems.

 - Huge thanks to [@gus33000](https://github.com/gus33000) for developing RegistyRT.

 - Modern Winver is based on an old project by the same name, which you can find [here](https://github.com/torchgm/WpfModernWinver). It was built in WPF, and is only designed for Windows 10. It's unsupported now but you're welcome to check it out if you're interested.