Winrift
Windows 11 optimizer with built-in benchmarks. Measure, tweak, verify.
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Winrift
Benchmark-driven Windows 11 optimization toolkit — tweak, customize
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<img src="media/screenshot-main.png" alt="Winrift terminal interface main menu" width="90%"> </div> <h6 align="center"> <a href="#quick-start">Quick Start</a> · <a href="#features">Features</a> · <a href="#benchmark">Benchmark</a> · <a href="#health-score">Health Score</a> · <a href="#compatibility">Compatibility</a> </h6><a id="quick-start"></a>
⚡ Quick Start
Open PowerShell as admin — <kbd>Win</kbd> + <kbd>X</kbd> → Terminal Admin:
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/emylfy/winrift/main/scripts/launch.ps1 | iex
<details> <summary><strong>Pin shortcut to Start Menu</strong></summary> <br>[!NOTE] A system restore point is created automatically before any changes. Every registry modification is backed up to JSON for rollback.
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/emylfy/winrift/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex
Security note: This is a common PowerShell install pattern (similar to
curl | sh). The full source code is open at github.com/emylfy/winrift. Most external scripts are verified with SHA256 hashes before execution.
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🧩 Features
<p align="center"> <img src="media/screenshot-features.png" alt="Winrift features" width="80%"> </p>| | Feature | What it does | | :-- | :--------------------------------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 📊 | Benchmark | 13 metrics before & after, Markdown reports | | 🩺 | Health Score | 0–100 rating, delta tracking, recommendations | | ⚙️ | System Tweaks | 13 categories — latency, SSD, GPU, network, power, memory, DirectX | | 🔄 | Drift Detection | Catches Windows Update reverting your tweaks; one-click reapply | | 🛡️ | Security & Privacy | Defender, Copilot/Recall removal, privacy hardening | | 🖥️ | Drivers | NVIDIA · AMD · Intel + 11 OEM manufacturers | | 🎨 | Customize | Desktop, terminal, editors, app themes — all without admin | | 📦 | App Bundles | 7 curated collections via UniGetUI | | 💿 | ISO Builder | Embed answer file into Windows 11 ISO for automated install |
<br> <details> <summary><strong>⚙️ System Tweaks — all 13 categories</strong></summary> <br>Every tweak is backed up before applying. Choose individually or apply all.
| # | Category | Risk | What it does | | --: | :------------- | :--: | :----------------------------------------------- | | 1 | System Latency | 🟡 | Interrupt steering, timer serialization | | 2 | Input Devices | 🟢 | Queue sizes, sticky/filter keys, input delays | | 3 | SSD / NVMe | 🟢 | TRIM, defrag, last access, 8.3 names, prefetcher | | 4 | GPU Scheduling | 🟡 | Hardware scheduling, preemption | | 5 | Network | 🟢 | Network throttling, lazy mode | | 6 | CPU | 🟢 | MMCSS, multimedia scheduler | | 7 | Power | 🟡 | C-states, PCIe ASPM, Ultimate Performance plan | | 8 | Responsiveness | 🟢 | Program priority, IRQ optimization | | 9 | Boot | 🟢 | Startup delays, desktop switch timeout | | 10 | UI | ⚠️ | Auto-end tasks, hung app timeout, menu delay | | 11 | Memory | 🟡 | Large system cache (16 GB+), page combining | | 12 | Maintenance | 🔧 | Automatic maintenance, I/O counting | | 13 | DirectX | ⚠️ | D3D12/D3D11 optimizations, multithreading |
GPU-specific tweaks are auto-detected:
- NVIDIA — per-CPU core DPC optimization
- AMD — 40+ tweaks including power gating, color depth, latency
Windows Updates silently revert registry changes. Drift Detection catches this.
- Tracks every applied tweak in a desired-state JSON
- Compares current registry against desired state
- Reports each entry as OK · Drifted · Missing
- One-click reapply for all drifted values
- Optional scheduled task runs automatically after updates
<sub>→ <a href="docs/drift_detection.md">Drift Detection Guide</a></sub>
</details> <details> <summary><strong>🛡️ Security & Privacy tools</strong></summary> <br>| Tool | Description | | :------------------ | :---------------------------------------------------------- | | DefendNot | Disable Windows Defender via Security Center API | | RemoveWindowsAI | Remove Copilot and Recall packages | | privacy.sexy | Comprehensive privacy hardening — standard or custom preset |
All tools run only when explicitly selected.
</details> <details> <summary><strong>🎨 Desktop Customization</strong></summary> <br>Complete environment setup from one menu. Runs without admin.
Desktop — GlazeWM tiling WM · Zebar status bar · Flow Launcher · Windhawk · Rainmeter
Terminal — Windows Terminal config · Nerd Fonts · Oh My Posh / Starship · FastFetch · PowerShell profile
Editors — Config import for VSCode · Cursor · AIDE · Windsurf · VSCodium · Trae
Themes — Rectify11 · SpotX · Spicetify · Steam Millennium
</details> <details> <summary><strong>💿 ISO Builder</strong></summary> <br>Create a bootable Windows 11 ISO with automation baked in:
- Embeds
autounattend.xmlanswer file - Removes 25 bloatware apps (Cortana, Teams, Edge, News, OneDrive...)
- Disables telemetry and Copilot
- Bypasses TPM / SecureBoot / RAM checks
- Launches Winrift on first login
<sub>→ <a href="docs/autounattend_guide.md">Autounattend Guide</a></sub>
</details> <details> <summary><strong>📦 App Bundles</strong></summary> <br>Install curated app collections via UniGetUI:
Development · Browsers · Utilities · Productivity · Creative & Media · Gaming · Communications
Uses winget, Chocolatey, and other package sources.
</details> <details> <summary><strong>🌐 Community Tools</strong></summary> <br>| Tool | Description | | :--------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------ | | WinUtil | Tweaks, apps, fixes and updates | | WinScript | Custom Windows setup scripts | | Sparkle | Optimize and debloat | | GTweak | GUI tweaking and debloater |
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📊 Benchmark
Other tools apply tweaks and hope for the best. Winrift measures 13 system metrics before and after — so you see exactly what changed.
Typical results on clean Windows 11 24H2 (your numbers will vary):
| Metric | Before | After | Change | | :---------------- | --------: | -------: | -------: | | CPU idle load | 3.2% | 1.1% | −66% | | RAM usage | 2,800 MB | 2,100 MB | −25% | | Running processes | 142 | 98 | −31% | | Running services | 187 | 151 | −19% | | DPC rate | 48 /s | 22 /s | −54% | | Context switches | 12,400 /s | 8,600 /s | −31% |
<sub>Full methodology and metric explanations: <a href="docs/tests.md">Testing & Benchmarks Guide</a></sub>
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🩺 Health Score
Composite 0–100 rating across 7 weighted categories with delta tracking — see how your system improves over time.
| Category | Weight | Checks | | :---------------- | :----: | :------------------------------------------- | | Latency | 20% | DPC rate, context switches, interrupts | | Privacy | 20% | Tel
