WinSwift v2.4.0

[2.4.0] - 2026-07-11

Added

• autounattend.xml Generator (-GenerateUnattend): Generates an offline Windows installation answer file (at C:\autounattend.xml or custom -UnattendOutPath) that skips the Microsoft Account requirement, disables OOBE telemetry prompts, and bypasses Windows 11 setup limitations.

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WinSwift v2.2.0

[2.2.0] - 2026-07-11

Added

• Competitive Gaming Mode (-EnableCompetitiveGaming): Ultimate Performance power plan, high-precision timer resolution (GlobalTimerResolutionRequests), BCD useplatformtick/disabledynamictick, MMCSS NetworkThrottlingIndex=0xFFFFFFFF and SystemResponsiveness=0, MMCSS Games task GPU Priority=8/Priority=6/Scheduling=High, CPU core parking disable, optional Memory Integrity/VBS disable (-DisableMemoryIntegrity).
• Settings App Ads Kill (-DisableSettingsAds): Suppress all 25H2 Settings suggestions, personalized tips, post-OOBE nags (ScoobeSystemSettingEnabled), Windows Backup nudge, Teams reinstall prompts, and silent app installs by Microsoft.
• Widgets Deep Disable (-DisableWidgetsDeep): Remove MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience package, kill data collection process, set Group Policy AllowNewsAndInterests=0 (survives Windows Update), disable taskbar widget button.
• Auto-Update Check: On every launch, WinSwift silently queries the GitHub releases API and displays a banner if a newer version is available. Pass -SkipUpdateCheck to suppress.
• Bios-System attribution signatures in all four new modules.

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Added

• Gaming Mode (-EnableGamingMode): High Performance power plan, Nagle disable, raw mouse input, HAGS, maintenance disable, startup delay removal.
• Performance Tweaks (-EnablePerformanceTweaks): Disable SysMain/Superfetch, WSearch indexing, Hibernate (frees hiberfil.sys), Aero Shake, WER. NumLock ON, seconds in clock.
• Security Hardening (-EnableSecurityHardening): Disable SMBv1, RDP, AutoRun, TLS 1.0/1.1. Block ports 135/139/445. Disable Windows Script Host.
• Extended AI Purge (-EnableExtendedAIPurge): 24H2/25H2 targets - Recall snapshots, Phone Link deep-disable, Windows Ink AI, Sluggishness Telemetry tasks, OneDrive silent sign-in, Cloud Clipboard.
• Kill Windows Ads (-DisableWindowsAds): Lock screen Spotlight, File Explorer banners, Start menu suggested apps, Advertising ID, device-usage personalization, Windows Spotlight.
• Bios-System attribution signatures embedded in all new feature modules for fork attribution.

Fixed

• Quick-run one-liner (irm ... | iex) broken due to [CmdletBinding()] at top level. Replaced with correct irm -OutFile + & pattern in README.

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WinSwift v2.1.0

[2.1.0] - 2026-07-11

Added

• Gaming Mode (-EnableGamingMode): High Performance power plan, Nagle disable, raw mouse input, HAGS, maintenance disable, startup delay removal.
• Performance Tweaks (-EnablePerformanceTweaks): Disable SysMain/Superfetch, WSearch indexing, Hibernate (frees hiberfil.sys), Aero Shake, WER. NumLock ON, seconds in clock.
• Security Hardening (-EnableSecurityHardening): Disable SMBv1, RDP, AutoRun, TLS 1.0/1.1. Block ports 135/139/445. Disable Windows Script Host.
• Extended AI Purge (-EnableExtendedAIPurge): 24H2/25H2 targets - Recall snapshots, Phone Link deep-disable, Windows Ink AI, Sluggishness Telemetry tasks, OneDrive silent sign-in, Cloud Clipboard.
• Kill Windows Ads (-DisableWindowsAds): Lock screen Spotlight, File Explorer banners, Start menu suggested apps, Advertising ID, device-usage personalization, Windows Spotlight.
• Bios-System attribution signatures embedded in all new feature modules for fork attribution.

Fixed

• Quick-run one-liner (irm ... | iex) broken due to [CmdletBinding()] at top level. Replaced with correct irm -OutFile + & pattern in README.

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WinSwift v2.0.0

[2.0.0] - 2026-07-11

Added

• Standalone Bundler: build.ps1 compiles the entire project into a single self-contained WinSwift-Standalone.ps1 executable - no extraction or folder structure required.
• AI/Copilot Purge Module: Comprehensive purge of Microsoft Copilot, Windows Recall, Click to Do, Edge AI, Paint AI, Notepad AI, and the underlying WSAIFabricSvc service.
• Version Constant: WINSWIFT_VERSION embedded directly in WinSwift.ps1 for runtime version reporting.
• Git Branching Strategy: Production-ready master, active dev, and legacy-archive classic branches.
• Full Documentation: Initialized CHANGELOG.md, SECURITY.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, architecture Mermaid diagram, and feature overview in README.md.

Changed

• Rebranding: All project references migrated from Win11Debloat to WinSwift across all scripts, schemas, and assets.
• UI Redesign: Re-engineered the GUI from a 3-column to a responsive 2-column grid layout to drastically reduce vertical scrolling.
• UI Styling: Adjusted Category Card margins and padding; updated ComboBox high-contrast background colors for both light and dark themes.
• Code Modularization: Extracted admin verification and path initialization into Ensure-Admin.ps1 and Initialize-Environment.ps1.
• Credit: Added explicit attribution to Raphire/Win11Debloat in README.

Fixed

• Broken readme-typing-svg domain link in README.
• Path resolution bug introduced by dev branch refactoring.

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WinSwift v1.0.0

[1.0.0] - 2026-07-04

Initial release of WinSwift.

Added

• Initial fork of Raphire/Win11Debloat.
• Base rebranding to WinSwift across all scripts.