2026-01-07 19:55:35 +00:00
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title: Known Issues
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### Download not working
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2026-01-29 19:59:26 +00:00
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2026-06-04 00:12:02 +03:00
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If you run WinUtil and get an error like:
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2026-01-07 19:55:35 +00:00
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2026-06-04 00:12:02 +03:00
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`< : The term '<' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program.`
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2026-01-07 19:55:35 +00:00
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2026-06-04 00:12:02 +03:00
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try using a **VPN** and if that doesn't work than report the issue to https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil/issues
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2026-01-07 19:55:35 +00:00
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2026-02-23 01:20:39 +02:00
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### Script Won't Run
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2026-04-17 17:02:27 +03:00
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If you run WinUtil and get the error:
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2026-03-26 02:17:09 +00:00
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2026-06-09 19:22:56 +02:00
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`"WinUtil is unable to run on your system. PowerShell execution is restricted by security policies"`
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2026-03-26 02:17:09 +00:00
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2026-04-17 17:02:27 +03:00
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this means that your PowerShell session is in **Constrained Language Mode**, which prevents WinUtil from running.
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2026-06-08 18:00:43 +03:00
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### Ultimate Performance Plan Not Working
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2026-06-22 21:13:16 +02:00
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The Ultimate Performance power plan may not work on some laptops that do not fully support this power plan.
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2026-06-08 18:00:43 +03:00
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In these cases, the power plan may fail to apply, This is expected behavior on unsupported hardware.
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2026-06-22 21:13:16 +02:00
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### Revert start menu tweak not working
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2026-06-08 18:00:43 +03:00
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2026-06-22 21:13:16 +02:00
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Revert start menu tweak stops working starting with **Windows 11 update KB5089573** (released in May 2026).
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2026-06-08 18:00:43 +03:00
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2026-06-22 21:13:16 +02:00
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In this update, Microsoft completely removed the old Start Menu code from Windows, so we aren't able to bring it back.
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