CleanWin v0.3.7 - May 2021

Last edited on 1st May 2021, 1900 IST

Fixes

This release fixes the following issues:

• Online speech recognition not turning off.
• Inking and typing personalization not turning off.

Changelog

Apps & Features

• Check for supported OS build before installing WinGet.
• Check filehash before installing WinGet.
• OneDrive 64-bit edition can now be uninstalled.
• Enable dotNET 3.5 (required to run a lot of legacy apps and games).
• Uninstall newer variant of Xbox app "Microsoft.GamingApp".
• Uninstall Windows Terminal.
• Do not enable Windows Sandbox by default.
• Remove leftover "Packages.txt" file after uninstalling Connect app.

General

• Use native environment variables instead of full path.
• Overhaul documentation.

Privacy & Security:

• Turn off websites' access to language list so that they can provide relevant content.
• Fully turn off data collection by sending no telemetry or diagnostic data to Microsoft, but still make Microsoft apps like Your Phone, Office sync, etc. work properly.

Tasks and Services

• Turn off Reserved Storage.
• Setup Windows Update: do not auto restart PC to install updates if users are logged on.
• Setup Windows Update: no longer exclude driver updates from Windows Update.

Windows Explorer

• Turn off News and Interests in Taskbar.

Known issues

• Background apps are not turned off by default because doing so results in Windows Search no longer updating file index properly - affects builds 10240 to 18363 (1507 to 1909).
• Input indicator in Taskbar does not turn off - affects builds 10240 to 18363 (1507 to 1909).

Release notes

This release of CleanWin was tested on Windows 10 Pro 20H2 Build 19042.928 in Semi Annual Servicing Channel and Windows 10 Pro Dev Build 21370 in Dev Channel. The Windows OS builds tested are the latest available builds at the time of releasing CleanWin v0.3.7.