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List of system changes

What is difference between ReviOS and original Windows?​

  • Bypasses Windows 11 requirements, such as TPM and Secure Boot
  • Removes UWP/Appx packages
    • Photos, Camera, WebExperience (Widgets), Alarms, Maps, Sticky Notes, Windows Mail, People, Bing News and Weather, Solitaire Collection, Office Hub, Feedback Hub, Get Help, Get Started, Todos, PowerAutomateDesktop, Cortana, QuickAssist, MicrosoftFamily, ZuneMusic, ZuneVideo, Sound Recorder, Clipchamp, Whiteboard, OneDrive, MicrosoftTeamsforSurfaceHub, MailforSurfaceHub, Power BI, Skype, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, OneNote, 3DViewer, Paint 3D, Teams, PeopleExperienceHost, SecureAssessmentBrowser, Spotify UWP, Disney, Edge Chromium, Edge Legacy, MicrosoftEdgeDevToolsClient, AdvertisingXAML, MixedReality.Portal, Outlook, DevHome
  • Removes unnecessary system components
    • Privacy: Telemetry Client, CEIP (SQM), Error Reporting and Targeted Content Service - 32 bit
    • Windows Insider Program, First-logon animation, UNP, Windows To Go, Retail Demo Content, Photo Viewer - 32 bit, Intel Indeo Codecs
    • Screensavers, Themes
  • Activates a customized version of Ultimate Performance powerplan - Revision Ultra
    • Increase and decrease thresholds are set to 10 and 8
    • Optimizes power settings for Intel 12th Gen or newer CPUs
      • Prefers to use Performance-cores for foreground applications and heavy load situations
      • Prevents parking of multi-threads
  • Completely disables ReadyBoost/Superfetch for SSDs to reduce system latency and usage
  • Disables Memory Compression
  • Tweaks BCD settings
    • Disables dynamic timer tick
    • Disables HPET if enabled
    • Forces legacy boot policy
    • Enables Last Known Good mode
  • Disables NTFS last access time and 3.8 are for performance and security reasons
  • Disables unnecessary background drivers and services
    • Beep, bam, dam, NetBT, PcaSvc, DPS, WdiServiceHost, WdiSystemHost, tcpipreg
    • Telemetry, diagnosticshub.standardcollector.service, WerSvc, DiagTrack, wisvc in case Windows Updates will reinstall them
    • Security services - Sense, SecurityHealthService, WinDefend, WdNisSvc, WdNisDrv, WdBoot, WdFilter, MsSecFlt, webthreatdefsvc, webthreatdefusersvc, wscsvc, SgrmAgent, SgrmBroker (Can be enabled via Revision Tool)
  • Modifies security features for improved performance (Can be enabled via Revision Tool)
    • Defender and its security services
    • Disables SmartScreen
    • Disables Smart App Control
    • Intel TSX is enabled for supported systems
    • Spectre and meltdown mitigations are disabled
    • Virtualization-based Security
  • Modifies Windows Update policies
    • Automatic Updates are disabled
    • Updates are paused until 2038/January/19
    • Hidden in Settings to prevent accidental updates
    • Install Updates and Shut Down dialog box is hidden
    • Drivers updating via Windows Updates are disabled (Can be enabled via Revision Tool)
    • Disables Windows Update Power Management to automatically wake up the system to install scheduled updates
    • Notifications for Windows Updates are disabled
    • Prevents MSR Tool from installing
    • Disables Insider program
    • Reserved Storage for updates are disabled
  • Explorer tweaks (Not finished yet)
    • Take Ownership via context menu
    • Customized folder view, only relevant information ( Name / Size / Date modified / Date created )
    • Enables:
      • Display the full path in title bar
      • Always show more details in a file copy dialog
      • Show Task View button in taskbar
      • Do not track Shell shortcuts during roaming
      • Dark Mode
    • Disables:
      • Wallpaper JPEG Compression
      • System beeps
      • - Shortcut text on shortcut creation
      • AutoPlay
      • Windows low disk space checking
      • The new Weather and News widgets
      • Autorun
  • Disables Fast Startup and Hibernation (Can be enabled via Revision Tool)
  • Disables Sleep Study
  • Removes Windows 11's Update and OneDrive banners in Windows Settings
  • Privacy improvements
    • Allows Microsoft accounts to be optional
    • Prevents communication to Windows Spotlight, Content Delivery Manager, WebServices, WindowsMovieMaker, OnlineAssistance components
    • Removes Windows Error Reporting, CEIP and Telemetry Client components and prevents connections if they are reinstalled by Windows Updates
    • Disables Online Tips
    • Disables Application Compatibility Telemetry
    • Disables Web Search
    • Blocks a minimal list of Windows telemetry
    • Prevents sending KMS client activation data
    • Prevents sending handwriting recognition data and error reporting
  • Win32PrioritySeparation to 26/38 - Short Quantum, variable, 3x foreground boost
  • Disables Storage Sense and Automatic Maintenance
  • Disables Disk Check on boot
  • Alternative method to group services to reduce memory usage
    • No longer modification of SvcHostSplitThresholdInKB
  • Restores the legacy Windows Photo Viewer
  • Disables Search Indexing when unplugged on laptops to save battery
  • Search Indexing automatically throttles under the following conditions:
    • PC is in Battery Saver, Best Power Efficiency, or Game Mode
    • Process usage exceeds 80%
    • Disk usage goes up above 70%
  • Enables following security mitigations:
    • CFG for Vanguard
    • ASLR for osu!
  • Disables automatic BitLocker encryption
  • Disables WPBT
  • Safe WinSxS cleanup

Custom Features​

  • Option to select a privacy focused browser
    • Brave (default), Tweaked:
      • Disabled VPN, Wallet, Brave Rewards and Side Panel buttons on the toolbar
        • Disabled widgets on the new tab page
        • Disabled WebTorrent
        • Enabled Sidebar
    • Firefox, Tweaked:
      • Uninstalls Mozilla Maintenance Service
      • uBlockOrigin by default
      • Disables Telemetry, Pocket, Captive Portal, FF Studies, Default Browser Agent
      • Activates Same Site secure cookies and Strict Tracking Protection
  • Option to include or exclude some components:
    • Remove Microsoft Edge and Copilot (default: ON)
    • Remove OneDrive (default: ON)
    • UWP
      • Windows Backup (default: OFF)

Untouched​

  • Fullscreen optimization
  • Windows Update support
    • Merely hidden in Settings to prevent accidental updates (Can be enabled via Revision Tool)
  • UAC
  • Printing
  • Windows Mail
  • Hyper-V
  • Xbox
  • Windows Subsystem for Linux and Android
  • etc.

Broken​

  • Data Usage (Can be enabled via Revision Tool)
  • Spotlight
  • Xbox Achievement notifications
    • Requires Telemetry services, therefore won't be fixed
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