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This custom build adopts several new ideas that came to mind during it's planning and development.
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I thought, "Why not make a Full Featured Build, that gives the end user more freedom of choice?"
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I HIGHLY Recommend watching the video tutorial I made to better explain this build!
• By Creating a custom build that removes almost all UWP Apps, it gives the end user more freedom of choice, by allowing them to install only the UWP Apps they choose to. The only UWP Apps I did leave, are Paint and Notepad.
• I also restored the Classic Calculator and Classic Notepad Apps in this Build, so the end user could choose to remove the UWP Notepad App without issue, and still have a functioning Notepad, in it's classic form.
• Besides the 2 included UWP Apps (Notepad and Paint) I included Installers for 8 of the most commonly used UWP Apps with this build, for you to easily install without requiring use of the MS Store. The MS Store is NOT Pre installed in this build, because not everyone uses, or wants it, but if you do, an Installer is included for you. The list of the included optional UWP App installer files is:
- Alarms & Clock
- Calculator
- Camera
- Paint 3D
- Snipping Tool (Screen Sketch)
- Terminal
- Voice Recorder
- Windows Store
• Any additional UWP Apps that you'd like to install, you can do by installing the included MS Store App, and downloading them using the MS Store, including the Xbox App, Identity Provider, etc.
• I also put together 20 themes for this build, 18 of them use custom elements, changing the look of your recycle bin icon, mouse cursors, and UI elements, but if you prefer a completely stock Windows look, I've also included 2 themes that use the completely original Icons, cursors, and UI elements. I decided to use the default Windows 11 wallpaper for all themes, retaining that iconic stock look across all included themes. But there are additional wallpapers included for you to choose from if desired.
• This build can be updated without issue, but every time you update, the theme files will need to be patched again to display the custom themes properly. So after updating, re-install the Ultra UX Theme Patcher Software that I've included in the Tools Folder.
• I've added new advanced power options to this build, for Wireless Adapter Settings - Power Savings Modes.
• To enable system transparency in this build, go to task manager, startup tab, enable 'clear.exe' and sign out.
• I've also disabled the Snap Bar, and Snap Layout Features, but I've included registry files in the Extras folder for you to easily enable, or disable both features, according to your preference.
• This builds primary focus, along with all my other builds, is performance, but equally as important, I also focus on a blend of stability, resource savings, privacy, ease of access, functionality, and beauty, to try and provide a well rounded build, designed to work with all Apps and Games, on all PC's, old and new, Desktop and laptop.
And for the curious, Why name this custom build 'Reflection'?
The answer is not straight forward, but.. initially this was going to be an MPB (My Personal Build) Geared exactly the way I would want the OS set up for my own use (and thus, being a 'reflection' of myself). But then, I thought, why not keep some of the tweaks and changes I would normally use for myself, but strip it back further than I typically do, to allow the end user more freedom to make this build their own, and create something special from the ground up, and include some new things like original themes, and registry files to allow the user to restore the original settings / themes / options, if that is what they prefer.
OH! And another note for the curious! I would recommend people don't use my Ultralight, non updateable, heavily stripped versions of Windows, compared to my full featured builds like this. The performance, and resource use is virtually the same, but the bonus of having a build that is updatable, and full featured, while keeping the same performance and resource use, is really a no brainer. For myself, I've only been using my full featured builds for the past year, and every time I try to go back to an Ultralight, I quickly realize my mistake, and re-install one of my full featured builds.
And, one final note (for now) Automatic Updates are paused until 2099 in this build, and I recommend keeping them paused, to give you more control, and improve performance / resource use. You can still update this build, but doing it manually, rather than letting windows doing it automatically, provides you the choice. If you choose to, which I do regularly on my own Full featured builds installed on my own PC's, download the latest cumulative update from the Microsoft Update Catalog Website, and install it by running the .msu file. For a tutorial on how to do this, if you need more info, please read my guide here:
How To Update Windows Offline in a Live PC Installation! ● Showing you an alternative, and easy way to Update your Windows build, by installing Cumulative Updates via Microsoft's Update Standalone Package, downloaded direct from Microsoft's servers! ● This way you can keep Automatic Updates...
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• And to clear up any questions about it, The Optional UWP Apps Folder is not located inside the extras folder inside the ISO, (and was never meant to be). It is in a separate folder called 'UWP Apps' outside of the ISO. In the video demo I made for this build, I moved the UWP Apps folder inside the ISO (into the extras folder) for demonstration purposes only.