[MicroWin] 25H2 preparation

functions/microwin/Invoke-Microwin.ps1

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public class PowerManagement {
 
     $WPBT = $sync.MicroWinWPBT.IsChecked
     $unsupported = $sync.MicroWinUnsupported.IsChecked
+    $skipFla = $sync.MicroWinNoFLA.IsChecked
 
     $importVirtIO = $sync.MicrowinCopyVirtIO.IsChecked
 
@@ -181,6 +182,15 @@ public class PowerManagement {
             reg unload HKLM\zSYSTEM
         }
 
+        if ($skipFla) {
+            Write-Host "Skipping first logon animation..."
+            reg load HKLM\zSOFTWARE "$($scratchDir)\Windows\System32\config\SOFTWARE"
+            reg add "HKLM\zSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\CMP_NoFla" /f
+            reg add "HKLM\zSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\CMP_NoFla" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "Stop First Logon Animation Process" /f
+            reg add "HKLM\zSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\CMP_NoFla" /v StubPath /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d '""%WINDIR%\System32\cmd.exe"" /C ""taskkill /f /im firstlogonanim.exe""' /f
+            reg unload HKLM\zSOFTWARE
+        }
+
         if ($unsupported) {
             Write-Host "Bypassing system requirements (locally)"
             reg add "HKCU\Control Panel\UnsupportedHardwareNotificationCache" /v "SV1" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

functions/microwin/Invoke-MicrowinGetIso.ps1

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ function Invoke-MicrowinGetIso {
     Function to get the path to Iso file for MicroWin, unpack that isom=, read basic information and populate the UI Options
     #>
 
-    Write-Host "Invoking WPFGetIso"
+    Write-Debug "Invoking WPFGetIso"
 
     if($sync.ProcessRunning) {
         $msg = "GetIso process is currently running."
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ function Invoke-MicrowinGetIso {
         if (-not $?)
         {
             Write-Host "Could not download the ISO file. Look at the output of the console for more information."
+            Write-Host "If you get an error about scripts is disabled on this system please close WinUtil and run - 'Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted' and select 'A' and retry using MicroWin again."
             $msg = "The ISO file could not be downloaded"
             Invoke-MicrowinBusyInfo -action "warning" -message $msg
             Set-WinUtilTaskbaritem -state "Error" -value 1 -overlay "warning"

functions/microwin/Microwin-NewFirstRun.ps1

@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ function Microwin-NewFirstRun {
 
     $taskbarPath = "$env:AppData\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar"
     # Delete all files on the Taskbar
-    Get-ChildItem -Path $taskbarPath -File | Remove-Item -Force
+    if (Test-Path "$taskbarPath") {
+        Get-ChildItem -Path $taskbarPath -File | Remove-Item -Force
+    }
     Remove-RegistryValue -RegistryPath "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband" -ValueName "FavoritesRemovedChanges"
     Remove-RegistryValue -RegistryPath "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband" -ValueName "FavoritesChanges"
     Remove-RegistryValue -RegistryPath "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband" -ValueName "Favorites"
@@ -88,6 +90,23 @@ function Microwin-NewFirstRun {
     reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings\Windows.SystemToast.AccountHealth" /f
     reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings\Windows.SystemToast.AccountHealth" /v Enabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
 
+    # This will set List view in Start menu on Win11 25H2. This will not do anything in 24H2 and older
+    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Start" /v AllAppsViewMode /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
+
+    # This will disable the Recommendations in 25H2. This is much simpler than the method used in 24H2 that requires the Education Environment policy
+    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v Start_IrisRecommendations /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
+
+    # Other Start Menu settings
+    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v Start_AccountNotifications /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
+    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Start" /v ShowAllPinsList /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
+    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Start" /v ShowFrequentList /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
+    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Start" /v ShowRecentList /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
+    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v Start_TrackDocs /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
+
+    Clear-Host
+    Write-Host "The taskbar will take around a minute to show up, but you can start using your computer now. Try pressing the Windows key to open the Start menu, or Windows + E to launch File Explorer."
+    Start-Sleep -Seconds 10
+
     if (Test-Path -Path "$env:HOMEDRIVE\winutil-config.json")
     {
         Write-Host "Configuration file detected. Applying..."

functions/public/Invoke-WPFUpdatesdefault.ps1

@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ function Invoke-WPFUpdatesdefault {
         Resets Windows Update settings to default
 
     #>
-    
+
     Write-Host "Restoring Windows Update registry settings..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
-    
+
     If (!(Test-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU")) {
         New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" -Force | Out-Null
     }
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function Invoke-WPFUpdatesdefault {
 
     # Restore update services to their default state
     Write-Host "Restoring update services..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
-    
+
     $services = @(
         @{Name = "BITS"; StartupType = "Manual"},
         @{Name = "wuauserv"; StartupType = "Manual"},
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ function Invoke-WPFUpdatesdefault {
             $serviceObj = Get-Service -Name $service.Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
             if ($serviceObj) {
                 Set-Service -Name $service.Name -StartupType $service.StartupType -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-                
+
                 # Reset failure actions to default using sc command
                 Start-Process -FilePath "sc.exe" -ArgumentList "failure `"$($service.Name)`" reset= 86400 actions= restart/60000/restart/60000/restart/60000" -Wait -WindowStyle Hidden -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-                
+
                 # Start the service if it should be running
                 if ($service.StartupType -eq "Automatic") {
                     Start-Service -Name $service.Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
@@ -57,25 +57,25 @@ function Invoke-WPFUpdatesdefault {
 
     # Restore renamed DLLs if they exist
     Write-Host "Restoring renamed update service DLLs..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
-    
+
     $dlls = @("WaaSMedicSvc", "wuaueng")
-    
+
     foreach ($dll in $dlls) {
         $dllPath = "C:\Windows\System32\$dll.dll"
         $backupPath = "C:\Windows\System32\${dll}_BAK.dll"
-        
+
         if ((Test-Path $backupPath) -and !(Test-Path $dllPath)) {
             try {
                 # Take ownership of backup file
                 Start-Process -FilePath "takeown.exe" -ArgumentList "/f `"$backupPath`"" -Wait -WindowStyle Hidden -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-                
+
                 # Grant full control to everyone
                 Start-Process -FilePath "icacls.exe" -ArgumentList "`"$backupPath`" /grant *S-1-1-0:F" -Wait -WindowStyle Hidden -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-                
+
                 # Rename back to original
                 Rename-Item -Path $backupPath -NewName "$dll.dll" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
                 Write-Host "Restored ${dll}_BAK.dll to $dll.dll"
-                
+
                 # Restore ownership to TrustedInstaller
                 Start-Process -FilePath "icacls.exe" -ArgumentList "`"$dllPath`" /setowner `"NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller`"" -Wait -WindowStyle Hidden -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
                 Start-Process -FilePath "icacls.exe" -ArgumentList "`"$dllPath`" /remove *S-1-1-0" -Wait -WindowStyle Hidden -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ function Invoke-WPFUpdatesdefault {
 
     # Enable update related scheduled tasks
     Write-Host "Enabling update related scheduled tasks..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
-    
+
     $taskPaths = @(
         '\Microsoft\Windows\InstallService\*'
         '\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\*'
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ function Invoke-WPFUpdatesdefault {
     Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings" -Name "BranchReadinessLevel" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
     Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings" -Name "DeferFeatureUpdatesPeriodInDays" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
     Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings" -Name "DeferQualityUpdatesPeriodInDays" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-    
+
     Write-Host "==================================================="
     Write-Host "---  Windows Update Settings Reset to Default   ---"
     Write-Host "==================================================="
@@ -148,6 +148,6 @@ function Invoke-WPFUpdatesdefault {
     Write-Host "==================================================="
     Write-Host "---  Windows Local Policies Reset to Default   ---"
     Write-Host "==================================================="
-    
+
     Write-Host "Note: A system restart may be required for all changes to take full effect." -ForegroundColor Yellow
 }

functions/public/Invoke-WPFUpdatesdisable.ps1

@@ -9,28 +9,28 @@ function Invoke-WPFUpdatesdisable {
         This function requires administrator privileges and will attempt to run as SYSTEM for certain operations.
 
     #>
-    
+
     Write-Host "Configuring registry settings..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
-    
+
     If (!(Test-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU")) {
         New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" -Force | Out-Null
     }
     Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" -Name "NoAutoUpdate" -Type DWord -Value 1
     Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" -Name "AUOptions" -Type DWord -Value 1
-    
+
     If (!(Test-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config")) {
         New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config" -Force | Out-Null
     }
     Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config" -Name "DODownloadMode" -Type DWord -Value 0
-    
+
     # Additional registry settings
     Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WaaSMedicSvc" -Name "Start" -Type DWord -Value 4 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
     $failureActions = [byte[]](0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x03,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x14,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0xc0,0xd4,0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0xe0,0x93,0x04,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00)
     Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WaaSMedicSvc" -Name "FailureActions" -Type Binary -Value $failureActions -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 
     # Disable and stop update related services
     Write-Host "Disabling update services..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
-    
+
     $services = @(
         "BITS"
         "wuauserv"
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function Invoke-WPFUpdatesdisable {
             if ($serviceObj) {
                 Stop-Service -Name $service -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
                 Set-Service -Name $service -StartupType Disabled -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-                
+
                 # Set failure actions to nothing using sc command
                 Start-Process -FilePath "sc.exe" -ArgumentList "failure `"$service`" reset= 0 actions= `"`"" -Wait -WindowStyle Hidden -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
             }
@@ -58,26 +58,26 @@ function Invoke-WPFUpdatesdisable {
 
     # Rename critical update service DLLs (requires SYSTEM privileges)
     Write-Host "Attempting to rename critical update service DLLs..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
-    
+
     $dlls = @("WaaSMedicSvc", "wuaueng")
-    
+
     foreach ($dll in $dlls) {
         $dllPath = "C:\Windows\System32\$dll.dll"
         $backupPath = "C:\Windows\System32\${dll}_BAK.dll"
-        
+
         if (Test-Path $dllPath) {
             try {
                 # Take ownership
                 Start-Process -FilePath "takeown.exe" -ArgumentList "/f `"$dllPath`"" -Wait -WindowStyle Hidden -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-                
+
                 # Grant full control to everyone
                 Start-Process -FilePath "icacls.exe" -ArgumentList "`"$dllPath`" /grant *S-1-1-0:F" -Wait -WindowStyle Hidden -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-                
+
                 # Rename file
                 if (!(Test-Path $backupPath)) {
                     Rename-Item -Path $dllPath -NewName "${dll}_BAK.dll" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
                     Write-Host "Renamed $dll.dll to ${dll}_BAK.dll"
-                    
+
                     # Restore ownership to TrustedInstaller
                     Start-Process -FilePath "icacls.exe" -ArgumentList "`"$backupPath`" /setowner `"NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller`"" -Wait -WindowStyle Hidden -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
                     Start-Process -FilePath "icacls.exe" -ArgumentList "`"$backupPath`" /remove *S-1-1-0" -Wait -WindowStyle Hidden -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function Invoke-WPFUpdatesdisable {
 
     # Delete downloaded update files
     Write-Host "Cleaning up downloaded update files..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
-    
+
     try {
         $softwareDistPath = "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution"
         if (Test-Path $softwareDistPath) {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function Invoke-WPFUpdatesdisable {
 
     # Disable update related scheduled tasks
     Write-Host "Disabling update related scheduled tasks..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
-    
+
     $taskPaths = @(
         '\Microsoft\Windows\InstallService\*'
         '\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\*'
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ function Invoke-WPFUpdatesdisable {
     }
 
     Write-Host "=================================" -ForegroundColor Green
-    Write-Host "---   Updates ARE DISABLED    ---" -ForegroundColor Green  
+    Write-Host "---   Updates ARE DISABLED    ---" -ForegroundColor Green
     Write-Host "===================================" -ForegroundColor Green
     Write-Host "Note: Some operations may require a system restart to take full effect." -ForegroundColor Yellow
 }

xaml/inputXML.xaml

@@ -1463,6 +1463,7 @@
                             <CheckBox Name="MicroWinWPBT" Margin="{DynamicResource MicrowinCheckBoxMargin}" IsChecked="False" ToolTip="If enabled then allows your computer vendor to execute a program each time it boots. It enables computer vendors to force install anti-theft software, software drivers, or a software program conveniently. This could also be a security risk."><AccessText TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Disable Windows Platform Binary Table (WPBT) (ADVANCED TWEAK)" /></CheckBox>
                             <CheckBox Name="MicroWinUnsupported" Margin="{DynamicResource MicrowinCheckBoxMargin}" IsChecked="False" ToolTip="If enabled then it will allow you to upgrade your PC to Windows 11 if your PC does not support Windows 11 yet. This is good for if you do not have a USB and want to upgrade to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware."><AccessText TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Allow this PC to upgrade to Windows 11" /></CheckBox>
                             <CheckBox Name="MicroWinESD" Margin="{DynamicResource MicrowinCheckBoxMargin}" IsChecked="False" ToolTip="The ESD file format compresses the installation image even further, therefore reducing ISO file sizes a little more. Select this if you have a small USB."><AccessText TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Convert this image to ESD (This will take longer)" /></CheckBox>
+                            <CheckBox Name="MicroWinNoFLA" Margin="{DynamicResource MicrowinCheckBoxMargin}" IsChecked="True" ToolTip="The First Logon Animation is an animation that is played when a user logs on for the first time. It can artificially increase wait times. Select this option to automatically close the first logon animation and reach the desktop quicker (additional system preparation will still be done)"><AccessText TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Skip First Logon Animation" /></CheckBox>
                             <TextBlock Margin="6" Padding="1" TextWrapping="Wrap">WinUtil configuration file (JSON)</TextBlock>
                             <Grid>
                             <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>