Winhance C# First Release! Winhance changed from a PowerShell GUI Script to a C# application with proper install/uninstall support and a portable version. Winhance now has its own logo Winhance now has its own download page https://winhance.net MainWindow & UI Changes Changed to Google Material Symbols rather than relying on Windows Fonts to render symbols which created inconsistencies in the app between Windows 10 and Windows 11. Added Save & Import Config buttons that can be used to manage selections and settings in Winhance Added Support/Donate Button Added a styled scroll bar Software & Apps View Changes Windows Apps & Features Section Added a section with a legend to explain symbols that appear in the Windows Apps GUI and a search bar to search for items Moved the "Remove Selected Items" button to the top and added an "Install Selected Items" button below it to install items if available. Seperated Windows Apps, Legacy Capabilities and Optional Features into different sections for better organization. External Apps Section Added a new section with multiple useful apps in different categories ex. Browsers, Multimedia utilities, Document viewers etc. that can be installed via WinGet. Optimize View Changes Added an info section with a legend and search bar to search for items. Added an icon to indicate if a registry key or value is missing. Added toggle switches to each available setting in their subcategories (ex. Privacy, Gaming etc.) to allow users better control over what is applied. Moved Sound, Notifications and a part of the Explorer customizations from Customize View to the Optimize View. Added a Combobox/Dropdown menu in Power Settings to select a Power Plans Customize View Changes Added an info section with a legend and search bar to search for items. Added an icon to indicate if a registry key or value is missing. Added toggle switches to each available setting in their subcategories (ex. Taskbar, Start Menu etc.) to allow users better control over what is applied. Changed the Windows Theme selector (Dark Mode/Light Mode) to a Combobox/Drodown Menu About View Changes Removed About View, will add a similiar view with a better structure in a future update
This is great and still gets updates ^_^ - I believe a portable version can be selected from the install exe *_- Last edited: Mar 11, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Thanks for posting this. With all of MS's bullshit in W11 I'm interested in all tools available to squeeze the last few years out of my W10P ESU builds while I transition to Linux and regrettably have to use MacOS more than I want to.
The dev contemplated this a while back and ultimately decided against it. Try the following. It has a high user rating and is free and open-source. https://defendercontrol.pro/ DISCLAIMER: I have no personal experience with Defender Control.
There are working commands for win10 & 11. ================================================= Defender OFF: PowerShell Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Defender ON: PowerShell Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring 0 ================================================= Spoiler: Here is my setup I made a folder to contain the .bat files & put icons in there to use with shortcuts. I used to put them in a Windows toolbar in Win 10m but as Win 11 removed that, I use Easy Context Menu to put them in a context menu (along with Defender Exclusion Tool (DET is handy mostly during initial setups). But if you want the .bat files & icons in a convenient package: https://rg.to/file/1921b6c8d7bc30c9542bd97a3cba69a9/Defender_Toggle.zip.html Just note that you need to make your own shortcuts, or alter the paths - those paths are for my computer. Strange. I have that (downloaded & replaced the files from your link)...but it flashes a message about C++2015-2022 and then nothing happens. Make me wonder why I wasn't using it and made my own Powershell commands. I use lots of Sordum stuff I will try to figure out my issue... Ohhhh I see this requires restarting the computer to enable / disable Defender. That is a big hassle (maybe why I decided against it?) Anyway I believe the commands in Powershell are working without extra work, but may require running as admin (?). [EDIT: OK I downloaded it directly from Sordum, and it's a newer version and seems to work fine: https://www.sordum.org/9480/defender-control-v2-1/ Just use "sordum" as password if downloading direct. Last edited: Mar 12, 2026 at 6:01 AM
