WAU Settings GUI KnifMelti

WAU Settings GUI (for Winget-AutoUpdate)

Provides a user-friendly portable standalone interface to modify every aspect of Winget-AutoUpdate (WAU) settings

Dependencies

This project depends on the following repository:

• Winget-AutoUpdate: has all the settings this project can handle/modify/save/restore/share and document.

If WAU is not installed, the GUI prompts at startup to download and install it with standard settings.

Description

Significantly enhance WAU's usability for home users while maintaining enterprise-grade functionality. Benefits from not having to manage the settings in several places when testing etc. (great for developers)...

...a perfect companion for those supporting the community (if the community actually uses it!) - being able to ask for a screenshot of the settings because it comes with all included (even a screenshot function masking potentially sensitive data)!

Configure WAU settings after installation, including:

• Update intervals and timing
• Notification levels
• Configuring list and mods paths
• Additional options like running at logon, user context, etc.
• Creating/deleting shortcuts
• Managing log files
• Starting WAU manually
• Screenshot with masking functionality for documentation
• GPO management integration
• Real-time status information display showing version details, last run times, and current configuration state
• Developer tools for advanced troubleshooting:
  • Task scheduler access
  • Registry editor access
  • GUID path exploration
  • WinGet system wide installed application list
  • List file management
  • MSI transform creation (using current showing configuration)
  • Configuration backup/import (i.e. for sharing settings)
  • Uninstall/install WAU (with current showing configuration)
  • Manual/automatic check for updates (checks automatically every week as standard, can be managed via config_user.psm1)
  • Direct access to the WAU Settings GUI install folder

NB: Must be run as Administrator (exe and shortcuts have the flag set)

Automatic Installation

• Use WinGet CLI from Command Prompt to install the latest version:

  winget install KnifMelti.WAU-Settings-GUI
  

• Already have WAU installed? Then you can use the --scope parameter to install it for the current user only (because it has set "scope": "Machine" in the preferences):

  winget install KnifMelti.WAU-Settings-GUI --scope user
  

  This will install to:

  %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\KnifMelti.WAU-Settings-GUI_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe.

• Alternatively, you can install for All Users (64-Bit) from Command Prompt (Run as administrator):

  winget install KnifMelti.WAU-Settings-GUI --scope machine
  

  This will install to:

  %ProgramFiles%\WinGet\Packages\KnifMelti.WAU-Settings-GUI_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe.

Manual Installation

• Download and extract Sources\WAU Settings GUI
• Standalone Installer/Portable (i.e. no need to install)
• Detects if running from USB drive, etc.
• Run WAU-Settings-GUI.exe:
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  • Select a base directory for the installation or run directly in portable mode

Running

• After installation, you can start WAU Settings GUI by running WAU-Settings-GUI.exe from the installation directory (or via an ordinary Command Prompt using the PortableCommandAlias from WinGet: WAU-Settings-GUI)
• If WAU is not installed, it will prompt to download and install with standard settings (creating a WAU Settings (Administrator) shortcut on your own Desktop)
• Toggle the ☐|☑ Start Menu shortcuts option in the GUI and Save Settings
• Retoggle ☑|☐ and Save Settings again (depending on your choice)
• The WAU Settings (Administrator) shortcut has now been created under Start Menu\Programs\Winget-AutoUpdate folder (along with the other WAU shortcuts) or on your own Desktop (pin to taskbar when running maybe?)
• In config_user.psm1 you can set the AUTOUPDATE_CHECK variable to $true/$false to enable/disable version autoupdate check once every AUTOUPDATE_DAYS and other user-specific settings (i.e. colors)
• Move config_user.psm1 to the modules folder to enable it

Updating

• Dev Tools (F12): Click the button [ver]
• Checks automatically every week as standard (can be managed via config_user.psm1)

Uninstallation

• Use WinGet CLI from Command Prompt to uninstall:

  winget uninstall KnifMelti.WAU-Settings-GUI
  

• Manually delete the shortcuts from your Desktop and/or Start Menu\Programs\Winget-AutoUpdate folder.

Screenshots

Managed by Registry (local):

Dev Tools (F12):

Managed by GPO (central/local):