I constantly change Windows 11 settings, tweaking them, so its behavior is less irksome and file management is more efficient, improving my productivity. Making specific changes on Windows often requires too many steps if done through the GUI. But I found Sophia Script (available on GitHub), which lets me fine-tune Windows more easily. It’s a PowerShell module that allows you to fine-tune Windows from the CLI.

The module boasts over 150 functions and is regularly updated. While it runs from the CLI, after getting it running, you are presented with GUI-based options for setting up scheduled tasks (which take forever), managing telemetry settings, properly uninstalling OneDrive, and more. When you click a box to schedule tasks, you can select multiple, and it will do it for you. That saves me a ton of time and makes me more productive.

Any long-time Windows user knows that when they get a new PC or have a clean installation of the OS, there are many settings changes and other tweaks to make. That work continues as you’re using it to fit your workflow. The Sophia Script CLI module aids in making Windows work for you, not vice versa.

Once you get it up and running, Sophia scripts bring up screens where you choose options to regain control of Windows. It includes powerful scripts you can run for multiple settings, like enabling or disabling System Restore, setting Optional Features, configuring PowerShell settings, and more. It also allows you to set default system folder locations for Pictures, Documents, Music, and others. This is a good chance to change the drive location of those folders. All this is done from the CLI with screens that pop up along the way as it runs.