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Winpilot 2024.5.7

07 May 13:31
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Winpilot and Clippy are even more pumped on Windows 11, now rocking partial GUI and backing @NTDEV_ Tiny11builder https://t.co/LrKCWINsLl#winpilot #app #Windows11 #Microsoft #Ads #opensource pic.twitter.com/Rkx1mM4nVC

β€” Belim (@builtbybel) May 6, 2024

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Here's a small but crucial update that further optimizes ad blocking in Windows 11. I'm aiming to make this feature more dynamic, akin to a browser ad blocker 😸

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Also, be sure to check out the changes from yesterday's release.

  • Winpilots and Clippy (NeoClippy) have shifted their focus towards even stricter debloating and disabling of undesired Microsoft features aligning with the approach found in the Windows 11 OOBE. Any features not enabled during the initial setup can be adjusted later in Winpilots' setup area.
  • The Workspace offers four different startup options (see screenshot)
  • Support for the Tiny11Builder has also been added as a pilot function. It is a partial GUI for the well-known PowerShell script by NTDEV, With Winpilots' NeoClippy, you can easily download, mount, and prepare Tiny11.iso images. Feel free to give it a try. Please note, though, this is just a test version. Since it's not an official Microsoft build, I can't offer support for its use. Therefore, use of the script is at your own risk. However, it can serve the purpose of testing and evaluation.
  • Some bugs in the interpretation of links in the Clippy bubble have been fixed.
  • License information has been updated, especially regarding Clippy. Even though Clippy is long gone, we still need to respect the rights associated with it, so you'll see a small copyright notice beneath @microsoft Clippy's search bar. Word on the street is that Melinda Gates may have been the driving force behind Clippy and a few other Microsoft characters. So, big thanks to her for that. With that said, cheers for bringing me into the world, Clippy!

Winpilot Bloatless 2024.5.6

06 May 11:38
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Winpilot and Clippy are even more pumped on Windows 11, now rocking partial GUI and backing @NTDEV_ Tiny11builder https://t.co/LrKCWINsLl#winpilot #app #Windows11 #Microsoft #Ads #opensource pic.twitter.com/Rkx1mM4nVC

β€” Belim (@builtbybel) May 6, 2024
  • Winpilots and Clippy (NeoClippy) have shifted their focus towards even stricter debloating and disabling of undesired Microsoft features aligning with the approach found in the Windows 11 OOBE. Any features not enabled during the initial setup can be adjusted later in Winpilots' setup area.
  • The Workspace offers four different startup options (see screenshot)
  • Support for the Tiny11Builder has also been added as a pilot function. It is a partial GUI for the well-known PowerShell script by NTDEV, With Winpilots' NeoClippy, you can easily download, mount, and prepare Tiny11.iso images. Feel free to give it a try. Please note, though, this is just a test version. Since it's not an official Microsoft build, I can't offer support for its use. Therefore, use of the script is at your own risk. However, it can serve the purpose of testing and evaluation.
  • Some bugs in the interpretation of links in the Clippy bubble have been fixed.
  • License information has been updated, especially regarding Clippy. Even though Clippy is long gone, we still need to respect the rights associated with it, so you'll see a small copyright notice beneath @microsoft Clippy's search bar. Word on the street is that Melinda Gates may have been the driving force behind Clippy and a few other Microsoft characters. So, big thanks to her for that. With that said, cheers for bringing me into the world, Clippy!

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Winpilot 2024.5.5 Adblock

03 May 11:08
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Adblock for the Windows 11 UI now integrated into Winpilot. Sounds strange, but it's also unfortunately a strange development on @Microsoft's part.https://t.co/LrKCWINsLl#winpilot #Windows11 #Ads #adblock #clippy pic.twitter.com/0b1cvtSa5F

β€” Belim (@builtbybel) May 3, 2024

Seems like we're all getting tired and annoyed by the new advertising on the Windows 11 UI, right? That's why Winpilot is introducing a new feature/plugin called Adblock for Windows. It focuses solely on removing ads from the Windows 11 UI. Special thanks to elevenforum for the inspiration!

In the best-case scenario, everything should look like this. All toggles are set to 0/disabled
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Winpilot 2024.5.4

30 Apr 10:45
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  • An error has been fixed that could have resulted in some settings not loading in the setup
  • An error has been fixed that led to the incorrect detection of the status of the Setup > Privacy Option 'Privacy Settings Experience at sign-in'
  • A bug in the 'Assisted Debloat' function has been fixed, which previously did not allow apps to be removed as non-administrator. In Administrator mode, however, they were not displayed at all
  • The Home Screen/Workspace has been improved and occasionally shows hints about newly introduced Microsoft features that generally worsen the user experience, such as advertising in the Start menu
  • The Clippy asset from this ClippyGPT version is now also the new icon for Winpilot. Credits go to @FireCube
  • The navigation menu displays descriptions of the menus when hovering the mouse over them
  • Some internal functions of the old Bloatynosy app have been revamped and reintroduced in a modified form into Winpilot
  • The light and dark modes have been slightly revised
  • Minor UI improvements and fixes

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Winpilot and SuperClippy 2024.5.3

27 Apr 08:11
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  • The UI has been completely refreshed, making it more intuitive and significantly enhancing efficiency while working with it
  • @microsoft Clippy now appears as SuperClippy and has been visually refreshed (thanks to @FireCube for the Clippy asset from his ClippyGPT version)
  • Dark Mode has been added (preview attached, switching between day/night mode is done via the toggle in the top right corner)
  • Numerous minor optimizations to the extensions

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Winpilot - Clippy's back, stronger and open source!

24 Apr 10:03
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Extensive code refactoring has eliminated remnants of classic Bloatynosy/AI and old "AI" functions.
A new link Join the code has been added to the UI where you're welcome to contribute to improving the project, whether it's enhancing the web core and UI with Javascript/html, css or the C# backend.

Also, take note of the extensive optimizations made in yesterday's release 2024.4.7 and the adjustment of the versioning scheme.

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Winpilot 2024.4.7

22 Apr 20:45
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  • The privacy, system, and gaming plugin "CoTweaker" now automatically detects the configured system settings. Custom settings only need to be toggled on/off with the ToggleSwitch. Modified settings are logged in the Clippy Bubble
  • The CoTweaker plugin now offers enhanced support for gaming handhelds like the Lenovo Legion GO and Rog Ally
  • The UI has been refreshed once again to better align with the design language of Windows 11. For example, the containers are now flat, with the Back button placed in the upper left corner and the Next button in the lower one
  • The versioning schema has been changed from Semantic (SemVer) to a date-based versioning (CalVer) scheme. This is to better indicate the number of releases in a month. `The format is as follows: Year, Month, and Incremental Version: YYYY.MM.MINOR Example: 2024.4.7 (for the seventh release in April 2024)
  • The current view or even the entire app can be refreshed with a single press of the ESC key on the keyboard, handy when you're, say, in the Copilot view
  • With the upcoming release, I've made some big changes. I've cleaned out a lot of the old clutter and separated out many of those smart "AI" functions from the code. This means the community can now easily join in and contribute to the project. There were quite a few unnecessary features and pilot functions still hanging around in the code, and it took longer than expected to tidy things up. So the project will be completely open-source like Bloatynosy/AI

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Winpilot 3.6.0

19 Apr 09:59
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The old WinModder extension from Bloatynosy is coming back in a tougher version. I've decided to name this Winpilot plugin PimpApp (again). Maybe some of you still remember the name. Back in the day, about a year before Windows 11 dropped, back in late 2020, I released my first app based on the Net Ecosystem under this name, stirring up some serious debate among the user base. Some hated the name, others vibed with it - you know how it goes. PimpApp used to tweak and slim down systems with pre-made community templates. And now, I'm gifting that same functionality to Winpilot. Think of it as extensions offering advanced debloating. Originally, this menu should have been called WinModder, but for my own anniversary, I'm having a little fun and letting it run under PimpApp (Extensions). It's now a menu item in Winpilot! Everything else about Winpilot and its name stays unchanged, though.

I've reoptimized all scripts/extensions for the PimpApp Plugin in Winpilot. Here's a quick rundown of the RestoreInboxApps script, handy for those times when you've uninstalled too much and want to go back.

Switching gears, here's a cool one: you can take the other route and completely debloat your system with just a click. Just download the RemoveDefaultApps plugin, and it'll wipe out all those apps in one fell swoop.

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Other Issues addressed in this release

  • Refreshed Clippy and Winpilot's user interface
  • Optimized the web core
  • Improved update search functionality
  • Fixed numerous minor internal bug fixes

Winpilot 3.5.1

15 Apr 10:52
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  • Added an option to disable Microsoft's latest brainchild of bombarding our Start menu with app ads: Show recommendations for tips, app promotions, and more (only Beta channel)
  • Added Microsoft's Agent aka Clippy a facelift and some upgrades such as the ability to bring Clippit to the forefront with a simple click on "Clippy" itself
  • Introduced a new Agent character, "Lover/Charm Clippy", who aims to calm us down and spread love πŸ˜„ whenever Microsoft drops some "improvements" - read: either more ads or AI nonsense - that nobody asked for
  • Several app debloating mechanisms have been optimized

Winpilot 3.5.0

12 Apr 10:15
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Important note: Bloatynosy/AI has now evolved into Winpilot. Check out 3.0.0 for more details

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β€” Belim (@builtbybel) March 25, 2024

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This was meant to be primarily a hotfix, addressing a critical bug that could prevent the offering of Assisted/AI features on some systems. However, the build was already ready, so we're jumping straight to version 3.5

  • Winpilot now takes no autonomous actions and leaves nothing to chance. Especially, the debloater "Decrapify" will now only assist, and the bloatware database will be "statically/community" maintained.
  • UI has been significantly refreshed under the current codename Stargate. You can either use the step-by-step assistant or switch between plugins via the "Pilot" button.
  • Deeper integration of Clippy into Winpilot, which now observes every step and reports status.
  • The Copilotless plugin has been integrated into CoTweaker. You can now directly search for, disable, or re-enable Microsoft Copilot/AI features from there.
  • The Debloating Plugin "Decrapify" now offers a bulletin board declaring "Bloatware for deletion" as recommended. These include numerous inbox apps from Microsoft and all other sponsored and pre-installed apps from various OEMs.
  • Numerous bug fixes #178 #160 #181 #183 #184 #186 Thanks @LyndonGingerich

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