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# Sophia Script for Windows



Sophia Script



   





  

  



  

  

  



  [telegram-news-badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/Sophia%20News-Telegram-blue?style=flat&logo=Telegram

  [telegram-news]: https://t.me/sophianews

  [telegram-group]: https://t.me/sophia_chat

  [telegram-group-badge]: https://img.shields.io/endpoint?color=neon&label=Sophia%20Chat&style=flat&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftg.sumanjay.workers.dev%2Fsophia_chat



  [![Telegram][telegram-news-badge]][telegram-news]

  [![Telegram][telegram-group-badge]][telegram-group]



  [discord-news-badge]: https://discordapp.com/api/guilds/1006179075263561779/widget.png?style=shield

  [discord-link]: https://discord.gg/sSryhaEv79

  [![Discord][discord-news-badge]][discord-link]

  






  

   

  

   

  

   

  

   

  

   

  

   

  

   

  

   

  

   

  

   

  

   

  




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 Donations

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 System Requirements

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 Screenshots

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 Videos

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 Key features

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 How to use

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 How to translate

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 SophiApp

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 Changelog




## About Sophia Script



![Typing SVG](https://readme-typing-svg.herokuapp.com?font=Fira+Code&size30&pause=1000&width=435&lines=Made+with+%E2%9D%A4%EF%B8%8F+of+Windows%C2%AE)



> [!IMPORTANT]

> Sophia Script for Windows is the largest PowerShell module on `GitHub` for `Windows 10` & `Windows 11` for fine-tuning and automating the routine tasks. It offers more than 150 unique tweaks, and shows how Windows can be configured without making any harm to it.



## Before running



> [!CAUTION]

> Due to the fact that the script includes more than **150** functions with different arguments, you must read the entire **Sophia.ps1** carefully and **comment out/uncomment** those functions that you do/do not want to be executed (without need to edit the code), or use [Wrapper](https://github.com/farag2/Sophia-Script-for-Windows#benchtweakgaming-sophia-script-wrapper). Every tweak in the preset file has its' corresponding function to **restore the default settings**. Running the script is best done on a fresh install because running it on **wrong** tweaked system may result in errors occurring.



## Donations



[![ko-fi](https://www.ko-fi.com/img/githubbutton_sm.svg)](https://ko-fi.com/farag)



## System Requirements



[Windows-10]: https://support.microsoft.com/topic/windows-10-update-history-8127c2c6-6edf-4fdf-8b9f-0f7be1ef3562

[Windows-10-LTSC-2019]: https://support.microsoft.com/topic/windows-10-and-windows-server-2019-update-history-725fc2e1-4443-6831-a5ca-51ff5cbcb059

[Windows-10-LTSC-2021]: https://support.microsoft.com/topic/windows-10-update-history-857b8ccb-71e4-49e5-b3f6-7073197d98fb

[Windows-11-LTSC-2024]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/windows-11-version-24h2-update-history-0929c747-1815-4543-8461-0160d16f15e5

[Windows-11-23h2]: https://support.microsoft.com/topic/windows-11-version-23h2-update-history-59875222-b990-4bd9-932f-91a5954de434

[Windows-11-24h2]: https://support.microsoft.com/topic/windows-11-version-24h2-update-history-0929c747-1815-4543-8461-0160d16f15e5



|               Version                    |    Marketing name   |                  Build                |      Editions       |

|:-----------------------------------------|--------------------:|:-------------------------------------:|:-------------------:|

| Windows 11 24H2                          | 2024 Update         | [Latest stable][Windows-11-24h2]      | Home/Pro/Enterprise |

| Windows 11 23H2                          | 2023 Update         | [Latest stable][Windows-11-23h2]      | Home/Pro/Enterprise |

| Windows 10 x64 22H2                      | 2022 Update         | [Latest stable][Windows-10]           | Home/Pro/Enterprise |

| Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024          | 2024 Update         | [Latest stable][Windows-11-LTSC-2024] | Enterprise          |

| Windows 10 x64 21H2 Enterprise LTSC 2021 | October 2021 Update | [Latest stable][Windows-10-LTSC-2021] | Enterprise          |

| Windows 10 x64 1809 Enterprise LTSC 2019 | October 2018 Update | [Latest stable][Windows-10-LTSC-2019] | Enterprise          |



> [!WARNING]

> It's allowed to be logged in as one admin user only during application startup.

>

> `Sophia Script for Windows` may not work on a homebrew Windows. Especially, if the homebrew image was created by OS makers being all thumbs who break Microsoft Defender and disable OS telemetry by purposely uprooting system components.



## Key features



* Set up Privacy & Telemetry;

* Enable DNS-over-HTTPS for IPv4;

* Turn off diagnostics tracking scheduled tasks with pop-up form written in [WPF](#screenshots);

* Set up UI & Personalization;

* Uninstall OneDrive "correctly";

* Interactive [prompts](#change-user-folders-location-programmatically-using-the-interactive-menu);

* The TAB [completion](#the-tab-autocomplete-read-more-here) for functions and their arguments (if using the Functions.ps1 file);

* Change %TEMP% environment variable path to %SystemDrive%\Temp;

* Change location of the user folders programmatically (without moving user files) within interactive menu using arrows to select a drive

  * "Desktop"

  * "Documents"

  * "Downloads"

  * "Music"

  * "Pictures"

  * "Videos"

* Install free (light and dark) "Windows 11 Cursors Concept v2" cursors from [Jepri Creations](https://www.deviantart.com/jepricreations/art/Windows-11-Cursors-Concept-v2-886489356) on-the-fly;

* Uninstall UWP apps displaying  packages names;

  * Generate installed UWP apps list dynamically

* Restore the default uninstalled UWP apps for current user displaying [localized](#localized-uwp-packages-names) packages names;

* The TAB [autocompletion](#the-tab-autocomplete-read-more-here) for function and its' arguments by typing first letters;

* Disable Windows features displaying friendly packages names with pop-up form written in [WPF](#screenshots);

* Uninstall Windows capabilities displaying friendly packages names with pop-up form written in [WPF](#screenshots);

* Download and install the [HEVC Video Extensions from Device Manufacturer](https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9N4WGH0Z6VHQ) to be able to open [HEVC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.265) format;

* Register app, calculate hash, and set as default for specific extension without the "How do you want to open this" pop-up using special [function](https://github.com/DanysysTeam/PS-SFTA);

* Export all Windows associations. Associations will be exported as Application_Associations.json file in script root folder;

* Import exported JSON file after a clean installation. You have to install all apps according to an exported JSON file to restore all associations;

* Install any supported Linux distrobution for WSL displaying friendly distro names with pop-up form written in [WPF](#screenshots);

* Create a `Windows Cleanup` and `Windows Cleanup Notification` scheduled tasks for Windows cleaning up unused files and updates;

  * A native toast notification will be displayed where you can choose to snooze, run the cleanup task or [dismiss](#native-interactive-toasts-for-the-scheduled-tasks)

* Create tasks in the Task Scheduler to clear

  * `%SystemRoot%\SoftwareDistribution\Download`

  * `%TEMP%`

* Pin shortcuts to Start via pure PowerShell

  * Three shortcuts are pre-configured to be pinned: Control Panel, "old style" Devices and Printers.

* Unpin all Start menu tiles;

* Turn on Controlled folder access and add protected folders using dialog menu;

* Add exclusion folder from Microsoft Defender Antivirus scanning using dialog menu;

* Add exclusion file from Microsoft Defender Antivirus scanning using dialog menu;

* Refresh desktop icons, environment variables and taskbar without restarting File Explorer;

* Configure the Windows security;

* Display all policy registry keys (even manually created ones) in the Local Group Policy Editor snap-in (gpedit.msc);

* Many more File Explorer and context menu "deep" tweaks.



## Screenshots



### The TAB autocomplete. Read more [here](#how-to-run-the-specific-functions)



https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10544660/225270281-908abad1-d125-4cae-a19b-2cf80d5d2751.mp4



### Change user folders location programmatically using the interactive menu



https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10544660/253818031-b7ce6bf1-d968-41ea-a5c0-27f6845de402.mp4



### Localized UWP packages names



![Image](https://i.imgur.com/xeiBbes.png) ![Image](https://i.imgur.com/0zj0h2S.png)



### Localized Windows features names



![Image](https://i.imgur.com/xlMR2mz.png) ![Image](https://i.imgur.com/yl9j9Vt.png)



### Download and install any supported Linux distribution in automatic mode



![Image](https://i.imgur.com/Xn5SqxE.png)



### Native interactive toasts for the scheduled tasks



![Image](https://github.com/farag2/Sophia-Script-for-Windows/raw/master/img/Toasts.png)



### @BenchTweakGaming Sophia Script Wrapper



![Wrapper](https://i.imgur.com/AiuCUvW.png)



## Videos



[![YT](https://img.youtube.com/vi/q_weQifFM58/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_weQifFM58)



[![YT](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8E6OT_QcHaU/1.jpg)](https://youtu.be/8E6OT_QcHaU?t=370) [![YT](https://img.youtube.com/vi/091SOihvx0k/1.jpg)](https://youtu.be/091SOihvx0k?t=490)



## How to use



* Choose the right script version for your `Windows`;

* Download [up-to-date version](https://github.com/farag2/Sophia-Script-for-Windows/releases/latest);

* Expand the archive;

* Open folder with the expanded archive;

* Look through the `Sophia.ps1` file to configure functions that you want to be run;

  * Place the "#" char before function if you don't want it to be run.

  * Remove the "#" char before function if you want it to be run.

* Copy the whole path to `Sophia.ps1`

  * On `Windows 10` press and hold the Shift key, right click on `Sophia.ps1`, and click on `Copy as path`;

  * On `Windows 11` right click on `Sophia.ps1` and click on `Copy as path`.

* Open `Windows PowerShell`

  * On `Windows 10` click `File` in the File Explorer, hover over `Open Windows PowerShell`, and select `Open Windows PowerShell as Administrator` [(how-to with screenshots)](https://www.howtogeek.com/662611/9-ways-to-open-powershell-in-windows-10/)

  * On `Windows 11` right-click on the Windows icon and open `Windows Terminal (Admin)`;

* Set execution policy to be able to run scripts only in the current PowerShell session;



```powershell

  Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force

```



* Run `Sophia.ps1`

  * On `Windows 10` paste copied path to `Sophia.ps1` from the previous step (with [&](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampersand));



   ```powershell

   & 

   ```



  * On `Windows 11`



   ```powershell

   .\Sophia.ps1

   ```



## How to use Wrapper



* Download and expand the archive;

* Run `SophiaScriptWrapper.exe` and import `Sophia.ps1`;

  * `Sophia.ps1` has to be in `Sophia Script` folder;

  * The Wrapper has a real time UI rendering;

* Configure every function;

* Open the `Console Output` tab and press `Run PowerShell`.



***



### How to run the specific function(s)



To run the specific function(s) [dot source](https://docs.microsoft.com/ru-ru/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_operators#dot-sourcing-operator) the `Functions.ps1` file first:



```powershell

# With a dot at the beginning

. .\Functions.ps1

```



* Now you can do like this (the quotation marks required)



```powershell

Sophia -FunctionsTAB

Sophia -Functions temp

Sophia -Functions unin

Sophia -Functions uwp

Sophia -Functions "DiagTrackService -Disable", "DiagnosticDataLevel -Minimal", UninstallUWPApps



UninstallUWPApps, "PinToStart -UnpinAll"

```



Or use an old-style format without the TAB functions autocomplete (the quotation marks required)



```powershell

.\Sophia.ps1 -Functions CreateRestorePoint, "ScheduledTasks -Disable", "WindowsCapabilities -Uninstall"

```



***



## How to download Sophia Script via PowerShell



* Download the always latest Sophia Script archive by invoking (`not as administrator too`) in PowerShell



```powershell

iwr script.sophia.team -useb | iex

```



* The command will download and expand the latest Sophia Script archive (`without running`) according which Windows and PowerShell versions it is run on. If you run it on, e.g., Windows 11 via PowerShell 5.1, it will download Sophia Script for `Windows 11 PowerShell 5.1`.



## How to translate



* Get your OS UI culture by invoking `$PSUICulture` in PowerShell;

* Create a folder with the UI culture name;

* Place your localized Sophia.psd1 file into this folder.



## Media



* [![Discord](https://discordapp.com/api/guilds/1006179075263561779/widget.png?style=shield)](https://discord.gg/sSryhaEv79)

* [Telegram discussion group](https://t.me/sophia_chat)

* [Telegram channel](https://t.me/sophianews)

* [Ru-Board](https://forum.ru-board.com/topic.cgi?forum=62&topic=30617#15)

* [rutracker](https://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5996011)

* [My Digital Life](https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/powershell-windows-10-sophia-script.81675/)

* [4sysops](https://4sysops.com/archives/windows-10-sophia-script-powershell-functions-for-windows-10-fine-tuning-and-automating-routine-configuration-tasks/)

* [gHacks Technology News](https://www.ghacks.net/2020/09/27/windows-10-setup-script-has-a-new-name-and-is-now-easier-to-use/)

* [Neowin: Tech News, Reviews & Betas](https://www.neowin.net/news/this-windows-10-setup-script-lets-you-fine-tune-around-150-functions-for-new-installs)

* [Comss.ru](https://www.comss.ru/page.php?id=8019)

* [Habr](https://habr.com/company/skillfactory/blog/553800)

* [Deskmodder.de](https://www.deskmodder.de/blog/2021/08/07/sophia-script-for-windows-jetzt-fuer-windows-11-und-10/)

* [PCsoleil Informatique](https://www.pcsoleil.fr/successeur-de-win10-initial-setup-script-sophia-script-comment-lutiliser/)

* [Reddit (archived)](https://www.reddit.com/r/PowerShell/comments/go2n5v/powershell_script_setup_windows_10/)

  * PM [me](https://www.reddit.com/user/farag2/)



***



## SophiApp Community Edition (C# + WPF)



[SophiApp](https://github.com/Sophia-Community/SophiApp) is the full GUI version of `Sophia Script for Windows` and ready for use. It is in ongoing improvements with version 2.0 in development 🚀



![Image](https://github.com/Sophia-Community/SophiApp/raw/master/img/0.gif)

![Image](https://github.com/Sophia-Community/SophiApp/raw/master/img/1.png)