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Improved StartRecommendedSection function
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‎src/Sophia_Script_for_Windows_11/Module/Sophia.psm1‎

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@@ -4634,9 +4634,9 @@ function StartRecommendedSection
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$Show
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)
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# Windows 11 IoT Enterprise not supported
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$WINDOWS_LONG = [WinAPI.Winbrand]::BrandingFormatString("%WINDOWS_LONG%")
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if (($WINDOWS_LONG -notmatch "Enterprise") -and ($WINDOWS_LONG -notmatch "Education") -or ($WINDOWS_LONG -eq "Windows 11 IoT Enterprise"))
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# We cannot call [WinAPI.Winbrand]::BrandingFormatString("%WINDOWS_LONG%") here per this approach does not show a localized Windows edition name
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# Windows 11 Home not supported
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if ((Get-ComputerInfo).WindowsProductName -match "Home")
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{
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Write-Information -MessageData "" -InformationAction Continue
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Write-Verbose -Message ($Localization.Skipped -f $MyInvocation.Line.Trim()) -Verbose
@@ -4657,13 +4657,20 @@ function StartRecommendedSection
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{
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New-Item -Path HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer -Force
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}
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if (-not (Test-Path -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Education))
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{
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New-Item -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Education -Force
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}
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New-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer -Name HideRecommendedSection -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force
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New-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Education -Name IsEducationEnvironment -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force
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Set-Policy -Scope User -Path SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer -Name HideRecommendedSection -Type DWORD -Value 1
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}
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"Show"
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{
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Remove-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer -Name HideRecommendedSection -Force -ErrorAction Ignore
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Remove-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Education -Name IsEducationEnvironment -Force -ErrorAction Ignore
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Remove-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Start -Name HideRecommendedSection -Force -ErrorAction Ignore
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Set-Policy -Scope User -Path SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer -Name HideRecommendedSection -Type CLEAR
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}
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}

‎src/Sophia_Script_for_Windows_11_LTSC_2024/Module/Sophia.psm1‎

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@@ -4476,16 +4476,7 @@ function StartRecommendedSection
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$Show
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)
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# Windows 11 IoT Enterprise not supported
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$WINDOWS_LONG = [WinAPI.Winbrand]::BrandingFormatString("%WINDOWS_LONG%")
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if (($WINDOWS_LONG -notmatch "Enterprise") -and ($WINDOWS_LONG -notmatch "Education") -or ($WINDOWS_LONG -eq "Windows 11 IoT Enterprise"))
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{
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Write-Information -MessageData "" -InformationAction Continue
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Write-Verbose -Message ($Localization.Skipped -f $MyInvocation.Line.Trim()) -Verbose
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Write-Error -Message ($Localization.Skipped -f $MyInvocation.Line.Trim()) -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
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return
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}
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# Windows 11 IoT Enterprise is supported too. No need to check Windows edition
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# Remove all policies in order to make changes visible in UI only if it's possible
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Remove-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer -Name HideRecommendedSection -Force -ErrorAction Ignore
@@ -4499,13 +4490,20 @@ function StartRecommendedSection
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{
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New-Item -Path HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer -Force
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}
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if (-not (Test-Path -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Education))
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{
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New-Item -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Education -Force
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}
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New-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer -Name HideRecommendedSection -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force
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New-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Education -Name IsEducationEnvironment -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force
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Set-Policy -Scope User -Path SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer -Name HideRecommendedSection -Type DWORD -Value 1
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}
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"Show"
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{
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Remove-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer -Name HideRecommendedSection -Force -ErrorAction Ignore
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Remove-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Education -Name IsEducationEnvironment -Force -ErrorAction Ignore
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Remove-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Start -Name HideRecommendedSection -Force -ErrorAction Ignore
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Set-Policy -Scope User -Path SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer -Name HideRecommendedSection -Type CLEAR
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}
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}

‎src/Sophia_Script_for_Windows_11_PowerShell_7/Module/Sophia.psm1‎

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@@ -4652,9 +4652,9 @@ function StartRecommendedSection
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$Show
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)
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# Windows 11 IoT Enterprise not supported
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$WINDOWS_LONG = [WinAPI.Winbrand]::BrandingFormatString("%WINDOWS_LONG%")
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if (($WINDOWS_LONG -notmatch "Enterprise") -and ($WINDOWS_LONG -notmatch "Education") -or ($WINDOWS_LONG -eq "Windows 11 IoT Enterprise"))
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# We cannot call [WinAPI.Winbrand]::BrandingFormatString("%WINDOWS_LONG%") here per this approach does not show a localized edition name
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# Windows 11 Home not supported
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if ((Get-ComputerInfo).WindowsProductName -match "Home")
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{
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Write-Information -MessageData "" -InformationAction Continue
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Write-Verbose -Message ($Localization.Skipped -f $MyInvocation.Line.Trim()) -Verbose
@@ -4675,13 +4675,20 @@ function StartRecommendedSection
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{
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New-Item -Path HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer -Force
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}
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if (-not (Test-Path -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Education))
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{
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New-Item -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Education -Force
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}
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New-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer -Name HideRecommendedSection -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force
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New-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Education -Name IsEducationEnvironment -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force
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Set-Policy -Scope User -Path SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer -Name HideRecommendedSection -Type DWORD -Value 1
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}
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"Show"
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{
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Remove-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer -Name HideRecommendedSection -Force -ErrorAction Ignore
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Remove-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Education -Name IsEducationEnvironment -Force -ErrorAction Ignore
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Remove-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Start -Name HideRecommendedSection -Force -ErrorAction Ignore
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Set-Policy -Scope User -Path SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer -Name HideRecommendedSection -Type CLEAR
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}
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}

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