Windows General Optimizations

WGO is a free, open‑source all‑in‑one tool that cleans, speeds up, and hardens Windows 10/11 – all from a clean graphical interface.
It removes bloatware, blocks telemetry, applies performance tweaks, installs apps, and offers system recovery tools.
Just check what you want, click Run Selected Optimizations, and WGO handles the rest – while creating a restore point automatically.

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🚀 How to Run

One‑line online (recommended)

Open PowerShell as Administrator and paste:

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Khotyz/WGO/main/WGO.ps1 | iex

This downloads the latest version to a temporary folder, starts the UI, and cleans up after itself.

Manual install

• Download WGO.zip from the Releases page.
• Extract it anywhere.
• Right‑click WGO.ps1 → Run with PowerShell.

The script auto‑elevates to Administrator if needed.

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✨ Key Features

🧹 Privacy & System Hardening

• Remove pre‑installed bloatware and AI apps (Copilot, Recall, Paint 3D, Your Phone, etc.) while keeping Store, Xbox, Edge/WebView2, and runtimes.
• Force 100% local search (disable Bing/Edge web results).
• Block telemetry, WER, CEIP, Activity Feed, and location via Group Policy.
• Disable advertising ID, tailored experiences, Copilot/Recall, and input personalisation.
• Block telemetry domains via the hosts file.
• Disable Shared Experiences, Cortana, and Windows Spotlight.
• Disable Edge telemetry and Windows Error Reporting.

⚡ Performance & Memory

• Apply a performance visual‑effects profile (disable animations, shadows, transparency).
• Set power plan to High Performance or Ultimate Performance (CPU min state 100%).
• Disable Hibernation, Fast Startup, SysMain (SuperFetch), and Windows Search indexing.
• Reduce input lag (mouse acceleration, Sticky Keys, Fullscreen Optimizations).
• Reduce network latency (TCP/IP tuning, disable Nagle, IPv6, TCP autotuning).
• Increase timer resolution to 0.5ms.
• Optimise system cache for 8GB+ RAM.
• Instantly clear Standby List (frees cached RAM).
• Auto‑clean Standby List every 5 minutes (scheduled task).
• Clean temporary files, Prefetch, Windows.old, and Windows Update cache.
• Clear icon/font cache, event logs, minidumps, and Store cache.

🛠️ Service & Driver Management

• Block automatic driver updates via Windows Update.
• Disable unnecessary services: Print Spooler, SysMain, WSearch, Xbox services, BITS, Windows Update, etc.
• Set low‑value services (PcaSvc, WerSvc, wisvc, RetailDemo) to Manual.
• Clean the WinSxS component store.
• Configure TRIM for SSDs and scheduled defrag for HDDs.

🌐 Network & GPU Tweaks

• Disable IPv6, Nagle’s algorithm, and TCP window autotuning.
• Set Cloudflare DNS with DNS over HTTPS.
• Reset TCP/IP stack, flush DNS, release/renew IP.
• Optimise Receive Side Scaling (RSS).
• Increase NVIDIA TDR timeout to prevent driver crashes.
• Disable NVIDIA telemetry services and scheduled tasks.

🔧 AMD Radeon Fixes (dedicated tab)

• Disable ULPS – prevents unstable low‑power states on multi‑GPU or hybrid setups.
• Disable MPO – removes the OverlayTestMode registry key (known to cause gray screens).
• Extend TDR timeout – gives the driver more time before a reset.
• Disable AMD Crash Defender – prevents masking real driver crashes.
• Disable HDCP – avoids display disconnects with incompatible monitors/cables.
• Disable AMD telemetry – stops AMD External Events and AMD User Experience services.
• Fix browser/Electron hardware acceleration – removes MPO, disables HAGS, forces Chrome/Edge to use OpenGL.

📦 App Installer (winget + Scoop)

Install popular apps via winget (built into Windows) with automatic fallback to Scoop.
New apps include:

Browsers: Firefox, Brave
Files & Archives: NanaZip, 7‑Zip, Notepad++, WizTree
Downloads: Free Download Manager, qBittorrent
Gaming: Steam, Epic Games Launcher, GOG Galaxy, Moonlight, Sunshine
Monitoring & Cleanup: CPU‑Z, HWiNFO, Mem Reduct, BleachBit, DNS Jumper, CapFrameX, MSI Afterburner, RivaTuner Statistics Server, DLSS Swapper, Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU), HWMonitor
Productivity: Nilesoft Shell, Flow Launcher, ShareX

Note: Scoop is installed automatically the first time it's needed. Desktop shortcuts are created for Scoop‑installed apps where possible.

🧰 Utilities & Recovery

• Create System Restore Points.
• Restart to Safe Mode with Networking, UEFI firmware, or normally.
• Run DISM and SFC to repair system files.
• Flush DNS, release/renew IP, register DNS.
• Manage startup programs (enable/disable).
• Schedule automatic optimisations (daily, weekly, or custom).
• View system info (CPU, RAM, GPU, OS, disk type, battery health).

🧾 Profiles & Safety

• Predefined profiles: Basic, Laptop, Gamer, Privacy, eSports, Maximum.
• Export/import your own settings as JSON.
• Last‑run state is saved automatically (%LOCALAPPDATA%\WGO\last-run.json).
• Dry‑run mode – see what would be changed without applying anything.
• Risky tweaks (disable UAC, Defender, Firewall, etc.) are clearly marked and require explicit confirmation.
• Restore defaults per category: All, Privacy, Network, Services, Visual, or AMD.

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📋 Requirements

• Windows 10 / 11 (64‑bit recommended)
• PowerShell 5.1 or later (built‑in)
• Administrator privileges (auto‑requested)

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🛡️ Safety First

• A System Restore Point is created automatically before any change.
• All actions are logged in real‑time.
• You can revert changes with the Restore Defaults button.

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📄 License

MIT – see the LICENSE file.

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Enjoy a cleaner, faster, and more private Windows!