Use this command to install Sophia Script for Windows:
winget install --id=TeamSophia.SophiaScript -e
Sophia Script for Windows is the largest PowerShell module on GitHub for Windows 10 and Windows 11 fine-tuning and automating the routine tasks
Sophia Script for Windows is a powerful PowerShell module designed to fine-tune and automate routine tasks on Windows 10 and Windows 11. It provides over 150 unique tweaks, enabling users to customize their system safely without causing harm.
Key Features:
Offers more than 150 unique, reversible tweaks for optimizing privacy, performance, and user experience.
Interactive prompts with a WPF interface for managing diagnostics tracking tasks.
Dynamic generation of installed UWP apps list for targeted uninstallation.
TAB completion functionality in PowerShell for enhanced scripting efficiency.
Support for changing user folder locations programmatically without moving files.
Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for system administrators, power users, and IT professionals who seek to optimize their Windows environment. Sophia Script allows users to debloat the system, customize settings, and streamline workflows efficiently while maintaining stability and security. It can be installed via winget for easy setup on supported Windows versions.
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Sophia Script for Windows
The most powerful PowerShell module for fine-tuning Windows on GitHub
Sophia Script for Windows is the most powerful PowerShell module for fine-tuning Windows and automating the routine tasks on GitHub. It offers more than 150 unique tweaks, and shows how Windows can be configured without making any harm to it.
> [!IMPORTANT]
> Every tweak in the preset file has its' corresponding function to restore the default settings. Running the script is best done on a fresh install because running it on wrong tweaked system may result in errors occurring.
> [!WARNING]
> It's allowed to be logged in as one admin user only during application startup.
>
> Sophia Script for Windows may not work on a homebrew Windows.
The command will download and expand the latest Sophia Script archive (without running) according which Windows and PowerShell versions it is run on. If you run it on, e.g., Windows 11 via PowerShell 5.1, it will download Sophia Script for Windows 11 PowerShell 5.1.
iwr script.sophia.team -useb | iex
The command will download and expand the latest Sophia Script archive (without running) from the last commit available according which Windows and PowerShell versions it is run on.
iwr sl.sophia.team -useb | iex
Download via Chocolatey
The command will download and expand the latest Sophia Script archive (without running) according which Windows it is run on. If you run it on Windows 11, it will download Sophia Script for Windows 11. For PowerShell 5.1 by default is not otherwise specified.
choco install sophia --force -y
Download Sophia Script for Windows for PowerShell 7.
Download archive according to your Windows and PowerShell versions.
How to use
Download archive and expand it;
Look through the Sophia.ps1 file to configure functions that you want to be run;
Place the # char before function if you don't want it to be run.
Remove the # char before function if you want it to be run.
Copy the whole path to Sophia.ps1
On Windows 10 press and hold the Shift key, right click on Sophia.ps1, and click on Copy as path;
On Windows 11 right click on Sophia.ps1 and click on Copy as path.
Open Windows PowerShell
On Windows 10 click File in the File Explorer, hover over Open Windows PowerShell, and select Open Windows PowerShell as Administrator(how-to with screenshots)
On Windows 11 right-click on the Windows icon and open Windows Terminal (Admin);
Set execution policy to be able to run scripts only in the current PowerShell session;
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force
Type .\Sophia.ps1and press Enter;
.\Sophia.ps1
Windows 11
Windows 10
How to run the specific function(s)
Do all steps from How to use section and stop at setting execution policy in PowerShell;
Dot source the Import-TabCompletion.ps1 file first:
# With a dot at the beginning
. .\Import-TabCompletion.ps1
Now you can do like this (the quotation marks required)
of Windows.
