MicroWin changes explorer look.

[InvisibleRasta]

Hello I created an iso of windows pro 24h2 with microwin and I notused that it changed the look of explorer . How do i revert it back to the default windows 11 explorer look?

[ruxunderscore]

Do you have a screenshot of the Explorer?

[InvisibleRasta]

Its the widnows 7 explorer i think. It is strange because in the winutil description it does not mention that it will change the explorer look

[zmileski]

Can u screenshot winver of your windows?

[InvisibleRasta]

[zmileski]

Where did you get the iso?

[InvisibleRasta]

it is an official iso . But I do not think it has anything to do with the iso itself as I am getting similar results on other windows 11 versions. Where explorer is with the normal windows 11 look and after modifying the iso withmicrowin it goes to this "old school" explorer look

[zmileski]

Components: Copilot (User Experience Aix) removal is breaking new explorer tabs
found this on ntlite changelog
maybe this is the issue with microwin also

[zmileski]

Microsoft released 24h2 so more people will have this issue @CodingWonders
This fixed the issue
Dism /online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:"Recall"
After reboot its ok to disable again.

[CodingWonders]

@zmileski, this feature is already excluded in the draft PR

[CodingWonders]

@zmileski, @InvisibleRasta, the latest commit to the draft PR now does the following. It leaves Recall enabled, but then it disables it on the first run. During my testing, it kept the explorer look intact

[Savitarax]

There are 3 settings you can use to practically disable copilot/recall completely. These will do the following things
1: Remove the package so it doesn't even appear in search or app lists
2: Remove the package so it doesn't activate if you hit the new copilot key on keyboards
3: Remove the package so it doesn't even show up as an app that was installed in apps and features

In group policy there are 2 settings

"turn off windows copilot"
(UserConfig\AdministrativeTemplates\WindowsComponents\Windows Copilot)

"turn off saving snapshots to windows"
(UserConfig\AdministrativeTemplates\WindowsComponents\Windows Ai)

These 2 group policy options enter 2 registry keys located here

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot
"TurnOffWindowsCopilot"
Dword (1)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot
"DisableAIDataAnalysis"
Dword (1)

If you also use an app called "AppXPackagesManager"
https://github.com/Savitarax/File-Resources
(I am NOT the original creator of said app, I am merely providing the software to use)

Copilot is an option that you can remove listed in user packages

After doing these steps.
I can't get copilot to activate in any way, nor can I find recall.

Figured i'd list this to anyone that was looking for a pretty solid solution if they were looking for the template to do so.

[WitherOrNot]

To those that arrive here from any Youtube or Twitter posts, please know that disabling Recall via DISM works fine, and preserves the modern File Explorer (though some might consider this an anti-feature). CBS correctly disables it, and the disablement is preserved through reboots, just like with any other feature.

No Minority Report-esque conspiracy here folks.