Winhance

Winhance 26.06.12

Application designed to optimize, customize and enhance your Windows experience.

  • By Marco du Plessis
  • PolyForm Shield License
  • Updated Jun 12, 2026
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About Winhance

Application designed to optimize, customize and enhance your Windows experience.

What's new in 26.06.12

Changes in v26.06.12
Features
- Builder Mode — build a Winhance config file or autounattend.xml without changing anything on the PC you're sitting at. Flip the new mode switcher to Builder, set everything the way you want it, and save the result as a Winhance config or an autounattend file ready for deployment on other machines.
- Sponsors & Supporters page — the exit donation dialog is gone. In its place, an in-app page (heart icon or the More menu) recognizes the businesses and individual supporters who keep Winhance free. It works offline and is fully localized.
- Change History — Winhance now keeps a receipt of everything it does. ChangeHistory.txt records every setting change (before and after values) and every app install or removal, with clear headers for config imports and bulk actions. Open it from the More menu.
- Hebrew language support — Winhance is now available in 29 languages.
- New Explorer customizations: desktop icon visibility toggles, This PC folder visibility, an icon cache size setting, and automatic thumbnail cache cleanup.
- New "All apps view" setting for the redesigned Windows 11 Start menu, and the Windows 11 system tray icons setting is now a dropdown with more control.
- App-local UI zoom — press Ctrl +/-/0 or use Ctrl+MouseWheel to scale the whole app, just like a browser.
- New External Apps: EA app, Ubisoft Connect, Battle.net, Rockstar Games Launcher, PowerShell, and Helium Browser.
Bug Fixes
- Layouts no longer clip when the Windows text size slider is set above 100%.
- Accessibility: Narrator now announces setting names on toggles and dropdowns, previously unlabeled buttons are labeled, and progress updates are announced.
- Silent updates now respect your custom install location instead of reverting to the default.
- Cancel in Review Mode no longer clears your app selections.
- OneNote is now detected correctly for Win32 Click-to-Run installs.
- Clean Start Menu applies more reliably by also writing the group policy path.
- WinGet errors are no longer silent — error details now show in the terminal output.
- Fixed a startup crash on older Windows builds caused by a .NET runtime regression.
- Config import now converts power setting values correctly and no longer re-applies an already-active power plan.
Improvements …

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Technical details

PublisherMarco du Plessis
Version26.06.12
Release date2026-06-12
LicensePolyForm Shield License 1.0.0
Installer typeinno
Architecturex64
Package IDmemstechtips.Winhance
Admin rightsRequired
Install scopeCurrent user

Install Winhance from the command line

Install with Windows Package Manager
winget install --id=memstechtips.Winhance -e
Update to the latest version
winget upgrade --id=memstechtips.Winhance -e
Uninstall
winget uninstall --id=memstechtips.Winhance -e
Silent install with the offline installer
"Winhance.Installer.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /CURRENTUSER

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Frequently asked questions

Is Winhance free?

Winhance is polyform shield license software from Marco du Plessis. Check the publisher's license terms for pricing and usage rights.

What is the latest version of Winhance?

The latest version is 26.06.12, released on Jun 12, 2026.

Is it safe to download Winhance?

The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 0426d513b8840bc9e31589253a2c9d5ee56b146b2b5b0b4513bcbfbf4d40d46e.

Which Windows versions does Winhance support?

Winhance runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.

How do I install Winhance silently?

Run the offline installer with "Winhance.Installer.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /CURRENTUSER, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=memstechtips.Winhance -e --silent.

How do I uninstall Winhance?

Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Winhance and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=memstechtips.Winhance -e.