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[MicroWin] 2026 Update

Open CodingWonders opened this issue 4 weeks ago • 9 comments

Type of Change

  • [X] New feature
  • [X] Bug fix
  • [X] Refactoring

Description

A batch of changes for the upcoming year.

  • The old Setup is now used by default instead of the new one, in such a way that makes the overall setup experience more cohesive:
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  • A new reporting tool has been introduced. This reporting tool gets hardware and software information and can be used to help us fix issues. The tool can be run by the user at any time.
  • oscdimg detection has been revamped so it now detects installed ADKs correctly
  • It fixes file explorer again after the idiots at Microsoft changed the name of WindowsAppRuntime.CBS. Now, FileExp is no longer patched starting from 10.0.26100.7019. Here's the change in the component:

Testing

Testing was done with Windows 11 25H2 (26200.6584 and .7462)

Issue related to PR

  • Fixes #3813

Additional Information

Chris, TEST THESE CHANGES AS WELL!!!

Checklist

  • [X] My code adheres to the coding and style guidelines of the project.
  • [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code.
  • [X] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas.
  • [X] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation.
  • [X] My changes generate no errors/warnings/merge conflicts.

CodingWonders avatar Dec 20 '25 19:12 CodingWonders

btw if you get the iso from the Installation Media you can get the newest iso 25H2 (26200.7462) without updating

Thanks, but revisions don't really matter for now.

CodingWonders avatar Dec 21 '25 14:12 CodingWonders

I had to do some additional tests on that file explorer fix. Now it's finally ready for review.

CodingWonders avatar Dec 25 '25 20:12 CodingWonders

Can you tell me when I can try it out? It's a very inconvenient file explorer.

vbba1991 avatar Dec 27 '25 22:12 vbba1991

@vbba1991 download this https://github.com/CodingWonders/winutil/archive/refs/heads/microwin-2026.zip unzip it than run the complie.ps1 file than it well make the winutil.ps1 file than you can run

I did these steps, but on my Windows 25H2 26200.7462, the File Explorer remained broken. What could I have done wrong?I've tried it a couple of times

vbba1991 avatar Dec 28 '25 08:12 vbba1991

@vbba1991 dont use the iso from media creation tool use the direct iso download Directly via MicroWin? It's not downloading the latest version...

vbba1991 avatar Dec 28 '25 19:12 vbba1991

@GabiNun, @vbba1991, can we leave tech support off the PR? It can get quite bloated up with comments.

CodingWonders avatar Dec 28 '25 19:12 CodingWonders

As I understand it, we need to rebuild the image again and reinstall Windows?

Yes.

CodingWonders avatar Dec 28 '25 21:12 CodingWonders

@CodingWonders why is microwin using reg.exe?

GabiNun avatar Dec 29 '25 17:12 GabiNun

@GabiNun, the reason why we use reg.exe instead of something more native to PWSH is because they lock the registry hives for longer so, when we unload them, those locks aren't released on time. Thus, unloading fails and we cannot proceed.

For these technical questions, I don't recommend you ask here. Otherwise, stuff gets bloated up.

CodingWonders avatar Dec 29 '25 17:12 CodingWonders

@ChrisTitusTech, DO NOT MERGE WITHOUT TESTING THIS PR FIRST!!!

CodingWonders avatar Jan 05 '26 19:01 CodingWonders

OK. I could put the reporting tool on a separate repo and point people to that script when they run into issues. As per the Rufus-like feature, I'll talk about it with @Real-MullaC.

CodingWonders avatar Jan 07 '26 21:01 CodingWonders

@ChrisTitusTech, I'll test the automatic download of the ADK some more. Don't merge it yet.

CodingWonders avatar Jan 08 '26 21:01 CodingWonders

@CodingWonders i think you should remove the "get newest iso automaticly" option that uses fido, because must people dont use it and it makes it more streamed line

GabiNun avatar Jan 09 '26 04:01 GabiNun