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Sophia Script for Windows

The most powerful PowerShell module for fine-tuning Windows on GitHub

Made with <img src="./img/heart.svg" height="17px"/> of Windows

Key features

Sophia Script for Windows cares about your Windows stability and informs in case of finding a problem
More than 150 unique functions to configure Windows using Microsoft's officially documented ways without making any harm to it
- Every tweak has its corresponding function to restore default settings
Fully open-source project
- All archives are being built and uploaded using GitHub Actions
Configure Windows AI
Configure Windows privacy, security, personalization
Available via Scoop, Chocolatey, and WinGet
ARM64 support
PowerShell 7 support
Has no conflict with VAC
Uninstall UWP apps displaying their localized packages names
- Script generates installed UWP apps list dynamically
Applied registry policies will be displayed in the Local Group Policy Editor snap-in (gpedit.msc)
Enable DNS-over-HTTPS using
- Cloudflare DNS
- Google Public DNS
- Quad9 DNS
- Comss.one DNS
- AdGuard DNS
Uninstall OneDrive
Interactive prompts and popups
<kbd>TAB</kbd> completion for functions and their arguments (using Import-TabCompletion.ps1)
Change location of the user folders (without moving user files) using an interactive menu
- Desktop
- Documents
- Downloads
- Music
- Pictures
- Videos
Install free (light and dark) Windows 11 Cursors Concept v2 cursors from Jepri Creations on-the-fly
- Archive was downloaded to Cursors folder using DeviantArt API
Set an app as default one for specific extension without How do you want to open this pop-up
Export and import all Windows associations. You need to install all apps according to exported JSON file to restore all associations
Install WSL Linux distribution with pop-up using friendly distro names
Create scheduled tasks with a native toast notification
- Create scheduled tasks Windows Cleanup and Windows Cleanup Notification for cleaning up Windows of unused files and Windows updates files
- Create a scheduled task SoftwareDistribution for cleaning up %SystemRoot%\SoftwareDistribution\Download
- Create a scheduled task Temp for cleaning up %TEMP%
Install the latest provided Microsoft Visual C++ 2015–2026 x86/x64
Install the latest provided .NET Desktop Runtime 8, 9, 10 x64
Many more File Explorer and context menu tweaks

Key features
How to download
How to use
- How to run the specific function(s)
System Requirements
Screenshots
How to translate
SophiApp 2.0

How to download

From release page

<table> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center">Windows 10</td> <td align="center">Windows 11</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://github.com/farag2/Sophia-Script-for-Windows/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Windows%2010%20x64-PowerShell%205.1-green?labelColor=151B23&color=151B23&style=for-the-badge"></a></td> <td align="left"><a href="https://github.com/farag2/Sophia-Script-for-Windows/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Windows%2011-PowerShell%205.1-green?labelColor=151B23&color=151B23&style=for-the-badge"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://github.com/farag2/Sophia-Script-for-Windows/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Windows%2010%20x64-PowerShell%207-green?labelColor=151B23&color=151B23&style=for-the-badge"></a></td> <td align="left"><a href="https://github.com/farag2/Sophia-Script-for-Windows/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Windows%2011-PowerShell%207-green?labelColor=151B23&color=151B23&style=for-the-badge"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://github.com/farag2/Sophia-Script-for-Windows/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Windows%2010%20x64-LTSC%202019-green?labelColor=151B23&color=151B23&style=for-the-badge"></a></td> <td align="left"><a href="https://github.com/farag2/Sophia-Script-for-Windows/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Windows%2011%20LTSC%202024-PowerShell%205.1-green?labelColor=151B23&color=151B23&style=for-the-badge"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="https://github.com/farag2/Sophia-Script-for-Windows/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Windows%2010%20x64-LTSC%202021-green?labelColor=151B23&color=151B23&style=for-the-badge"></a></td> <td align="left"><a href="https://github.com/farag2/Sophia-Script-for-Windows/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Windows%2011%20Arm-PowerShell%205.1-green?labelColor=151B23&color=151B23&style=for-the-badge"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"></td> <td align="left"><a href="https://github.com/farag2/Sophia-Script-for-Windows/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Windows%2011%20Arm-PowerShell%207-green?labelColor=151B23&color=151B23&style=for-the-badge"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" colspan="2"><a href="https://github.com/farag2/Sophia-Script-for-Windows/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Sophia%20Script%20Wrapper-green?labelColor=151B23&color=151B23&style=for-the-badge"></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Download via PowerShell

Download and expand to Downloads folder the latest Sophia Script for Windows version depending to your Windows and PowerShell versions you use.

iwr script.sophia.team -useb | iex

Download and expand to Downloads folder the latest Sophia Script for Windows version from the last commit depending to your Windows and PowerShell versions you use.

iwr sl.sophia.team -useb | iex

Chocolatey

Download and expand to Downloads folder latest Sophia Script for Windows version depending to your Windows version you use.

choco install sophia --force -y

Download and expand to Downloads folder latest Sophia Script for Windows version for PowerShell 7 depending to your Windows version you use.

choco install sophia --params "/PS7" --force -y

# Uninstall and then remove downloaded folder manually
choco uninstall sophia --force -y

WinGet

Download and expand to Downloads folder latest Sophia Script for Windows version for Windows 11 and PowerShell 5.1 (SFX archive sophiascript.exe).

$DownloadsFolder = Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" -Name "{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}"
winget install --id TeamSophia.SophiaScript --location $DownloadsFolder --accept-source-agreements --force

& "$DownloadsFolder\sophiascript.exe"

# Uninstall Sophia Script for Windows
winget uninstall --id TeamSophia.SophiaScript --force

Scoop

Download and expand to Downloads folder latest Sophia Script for Windows version for Windows 11 for PowerShell 5.1.

# scoop bucket rm extras
scoop bucket add extras
scoop install sophia-script --no-cache

# Uninstall Sophia Script for Windows
scoop uninstall sophia-script --purge

How to use

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5af5c234-5fb5-4e7e-a3d0-ae496a89e6ba

Download archive for your system 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 path of downloaded Sophia Script for Windows folder
Right click on Windows button, open Terminal (PowerShell) as admin, and paste copied path to folder

  cd path\to\folder

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 <kbd>Enter</kbd>

How to run the specific function(s)

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d70150d6-af8c-4933-9ec5-b2cf3bb1dd34

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

Сall any script function with name autocompletion using <kbd>TAB</kbd>

Sophia -Functions<TAB>
Sophia -Functions temp<TAB>
Sophia -Functions unin<TAB>
Sophia -Functions uwp<TAB>
Sophia -Functions "DiagTrackService -Disable", "DiagnosticDataLevel -Minimal", Uninstall-UWPApps

Uninstall-UWPApps, "PinToStart -UnpinAll"

Wrapper

Wrapper is a 3rd party closed-source wrapper for Sophia Script for Windows. It's fully maintained by @BenchTweakGaming.

System Requirements

Version	Build	Edition
Windows 11 24H2/25H2+	Latest stable	Home/Pro/Enterprise
Windows 10 x64 22H2	Latest stable	Home/Pro/Enterprise
Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024	Latest stable	Enterprise
Windows 10 x64 21H2 Enterprise LTSC 2021	Latest stable	Enterprise
Windows 10 x64 1809 Enterprise LTSC 2019	Latest stable	Enterprise

Screenshots

How to translate

Get your OS UI culture by invoking $PSUICulture in PowerShell
Create a folder with the UI culture name
Place your localized SophiaScript.psd1 file into this folder

Media

<a href="https://4sysops.com/archives/windows-10-sophia-script-powershell-functions-for-windows-10-fine-tuning-and-automating-routine-configuration-tasks/">4sysops</a>

<a href="https://www.ghacks.net/2020/09/27/windows-10-setup-script-has-a-new-name-and-is-now-easier-to-use/">gHacks</a>

<a href="https://www.neowin.net/news/this-windows-10-setup-script-lets-you-fine-tune-around-150-functions-for-new-installs">Neowin</a>

<a href="https://www.comss.ru/page.php?id=8019">Comss.ru</a>

<a href="https://www.deskmodder.de/blog/2021/08/07/sophia-script-for-windows-jetzt-fuer-windows-11-und-10/)">Deskmodder.de</a>

<a href="https://forum.ru-board.com/topic.cgi?forum=62&topic=30617#15">Ru-Board</a>

<a href="https://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5996011">rutracker</a>

<a href="https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/powershell-windows-10-sophia-script.81675/">My Digital Life</a>

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SophiApp 2.0 (C# + WinUI 3)

SophiApp 2.0 is in ongoing development. 🚀

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