thebookisclosed/vive

C# library and console app for using new feature control APIs available in Windows 10 version 2004 and newer

ViVe

ViVe is a C# library you can use to make your own programs that interact with the A/B feature experiment mechanism found in Windows 10 & newer.

The FeatureManager class should cover most feature management needs with the added benefit of some struct heavy lifting being done for you. Boot persistence and LKG management is offered exclusively by this class as it had to be reimplemented.

In case you'd like to talk to NTDLL exports directly, you can use NativeMethods.

ViVeTool

ViVeTool is both an example of how to use ViVe, as well as a straightforward tool for power users which want to use the new APIs instantly.

Compatibility

In order to use ViVe, you must be running Windows 10 build 18963 or newer.

vive's Issues

vivetool

how do i remove vivetool from my computer

when running vivetools getting An error occurred while setting a live feature configuration (hr=0xc0000022)

Win11 22000.778 Tabs Not Working !

Help if Something Going Wrong!!!

¿can you use this on stable releases?

hi, this is not an issue, is a question, i wonder if i can have the insider build features on the stable release of windows 11 using vive on it?

Windows 10 settings bar?

Hi. This is not iisue repport, just for ask question. Is last version can turn off Windows 10 Setting Bar or still no success?

Not working

when i try to change taskbar i restart file explorer and nothing changes, does anyone know how to fix this? im using Windows 11 21H2
image: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/109390855/182002968-a20de6c3-faa4-420c-b341-cf0f8e2d9539.png

video download for proof of not working: https://www.mediafire.com/file/rl68i2ivuk8rxij/2022-07-30_20-17-20.mp4/file

An error occurred while setting a live feature configuration

When trying to enable the new Teams with code 31371065 feature I get this error:

ViVeTool v0.2.1 - Vibranium feature configuration tool
An error occurred while setting a live feature configuration (hr=0xc0000022)

Applying to an ISO

Is there a way to apply those configurations to an ISO image before installation? (Assuming the ability to access ISO’s filesystem and registry)

Vivetool fails on Surface ProX

When running vivetool addconfig 23615618 2, it returns error hr=0xc0000001.

ViVeTool and Windows 10 settings banner

Hello,

I have Windows 10 version 21H2 (build 19044.1586) with Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.4170.0 installed on my PC. Until now I was be able to disable the Settings App banner with the following commands

.\vivetool.exe addconfig 18299130 1
.\vivetool.exe addconfig 31950543 1

After installing the following Windows updates:

KB4023057
KB5011487

the previous commands have no effect. Is there any way to restore the previous behavior?

Thanks in advance for any reply.

Tabbed File Explorer not possible in Windows 11 Insider 22593

Running the following command which worked in previous builds, no longer works for build 22593. I was wondering if the code has changed?

vivetool addconfig 34370472 2

Enabling tabs on build 22598 doesn't work

The ViVe Tool enable tabs doesn't work on this patch, atleast it doesn't for me. Is there a way to make it work?

Problems when enabling tabs on windows 11 22621.160

I been trying to enable tabs on windows 11 22621.160 but everything i try ends with this issue anyone has any idea on to fix this???

been using these codes
vivetool addconfig 39145991 2
vivetool addconfig 37634385 2
vivetool addconfig 36354489 2

Vivetool Feature Number

How to know which feature is in which id in Vivetool ?

Multi tabs works in Build 19044.1586..??

Hi,

Firstly, thank you so much by your great job..!!

Sorry my bad english..!!

Multi tabs works in Build 19044.1586..?? I tried in this Build and doesn't work for me..!!

I put the two files into folder C\Windows\System32.

I opened the CMD as Administrator and I wrote the command below:
vivetool addconfig 34370472 2

Thanks in advance..!!

Please help. Please dont close the issue without resolution

Please help. Please dont close the issue without resolution

Originally posted by @chiragnahata in #49 (comment)

Undo

How to undo this keyboard?

Listing all feature configurations leads to an exception

Environment:

Windows 10.0.22621.160 (other versions not tested)
ViveTool v0.2.1

Command:

vivetool queryconfig all

Response:

Unbehandelte Ausnahme: System.ArgumentException: Group must not be more than 14
bei Albacore.ViVe.FeatureConfiguration.set_Group(Int32 value)
bei Albacore.ViVe.RtlFeatureManager.QueryAllFeatureConfigurations(FeatureConfigurationSection section, UInt64& changeStamp)
bei Albacore.ViVeTool.Program.ProcessArgs(String[] args)
bei Albacore.ViVeTool.Program.Main(String[] args)

Screencast:
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/22570574/173556424-2c30d44b-ba31-4c45-ab90-637523338632.mp4

An error occurred while setting a live feature configuration (hr=0xc0000022)

Please help, upon me executing the addconfig command, I get this error. Thanks!

Error occurred while setting a live feature configuration

Currently on windows insider build 22572.100 ni_release, trying to activate the new file explorer tabs feature but got this error instead.

Features lost on reboot

Hey guys I did as instructed and even got the successfully configured message but as soon as I restart, the start menu is the same as before. How do I fix this?

Still Start Menu Crashes after right click

in the latest Dev channel the start menu still crashes after right click before applying the the vive tools commands

'vivetool' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

I'm on 22621.160, and when I try to use ViveTool 0.2.1 I only get "'vivetool' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." from Command Prompt.

Feature store problems

For some reason, the /store parameter is unrecognized in 0.3.0, despite being listed in vivetool /enable /?.

> vivetool /enable /id:37010913 /store:both

ViVeTool v0.3.0 - Windows feature configuration tool

Unrecognized parameter: /store

Successfully set feature configuration(s)

The help documentation:

> vivetool /enable /?

ViVeTool v0.3.0 - Windows feature configuration tool

Syntax:
  /enable [...] [/store:<both | runtime | boot>]

[...]

Secondly, features are not added to the "boot" store, despite vivetool /enable /? saying it does.

> vivetool /enable /id:37010913

ViVeTool v0.3.0 - Windows feature configuration tool

Successfully set feature configuration(s)

> vivetool /query /store:runtime /id:37010913

ViVeTool v0.3.0 - Windows feature configuration tool

[37010913]
Priority        : Service (4)
State           : Enabled (2)
Type            : Experiment (1)

> vivetool /query /store:boot /id:37010913

ViVeTool v0.3.0 - Windows feature configuration tool

No configuration for feature ID 37010913 was found in the Boot store

> vivetool /enable /?

[...]

The parameters in square brackets don't need to be specified and will use these defaults:
  [...]
  Store             : Both

[...]

Vivetool does not seem to work Windows 11 ARM through Parallels on Macbook

After following the directions, the terminal windows states that it works, but after restarting the OS, I do not see the tabs on the file explorer.

能否关闭标签功能。

由于兼容性问题，需要关闭已开启的标签功能

Vive is not working

this last version does not work on my laptop

Settings Header Banner Disabling

I literally had this work once, until Windows was patched recently the header came back again and wont be disabled hidden anymore.

Commands ran on admin powershell

.\ViveTool.exe addconfig 18299130 1
.\ViveTool.exe addconfig 31950543 1

ViveTool Query all after reboot.

> .\vivetool.exe queryconfig all
ViVeTool v0.2.1 - Vibranium feature configuration tool

[0x011738FA / 18299130]
Group: 4
EnabledState: Disabled (1)
EnabledStateOptions: 1
Variant: 0
VariantPayloadKind: 0
VariantPayload: 0

[0x016B553E / 23811390]
Group: 0
EnabledState: Enabled (2)
EnabledStateOptions: 0
Variant: 0
VariantPayloadKind: 0
VariantPayload: 0

[0x01A4258C / 27534732]
Group: 0
EnabledState: Disabled (1)
EnabledStateOptions: 0
Variant: 0
VariantPayloadKind: 0
VariantPayload: 0

[0x01E786CF / 31950543]
Group: 4
EnabledState: Disabled (1)
EnabledStateOptions: 1
Variant: 0
VariantPayloadKind: 0
VariantPayload: 0

Its shows
18299130 and 31950543 as disabled but the header is still visible

How to disable/ uninstall Vivetool

My pc experienced SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED after installing this software.

Thus I want to disable it. Thanks for any suggestions or solutions!

• Vivetool version: the latest one
• Windows 11 22H2 (release preview)

Vivetool 0.2.1 fails with Windows 11 Build 25115.1000

See the error below when issuing ViveTool queryconfig all:

ViVeTool v0.2.1 - Vibranium feature configuration tool

Unhandled Exception: System.ArgumentException: Group must not be more than 14
at Albacore.ViVe.FeatureConfiguration.set_Group(Int32 value)
at Albacore.ViVe.RtlFeatureManager.QueryAllFeatureConfigurations(FeatureConfigurationSection section, UInt64& changeStamp)
at Albacore.ViVeTool.Program.ProcessArgs(String[] args)
at Albacore.ViVeTool.Program.Main(String[] args)

D:\ViVeTool>

Same problem with Build 22621 and 25115.

Add packages to winget

https://winget.run/

how possible it is to ViVe Tools on changing taskbar drag and drop properties?

after i got ViVe Tools for enabling Folder Tabs, it was working fine, but a couple more days later i got issues with the drag and drop on taskbar function (this is only on my user account, i guarantee the other user account i have didnt use ViVe at all and the drag and drop works), i tried making a full reset on cmd but nothing worked still.
Windows 11 Insider Build 22622, latest ViVe Tools build

[v0.2.1] Builds 1904x.1151+ don't respect Settings Value Banner feature

@thebookisclosed Vivetool V0.2.1, doesnt remove the Windows 10 settings banner, in Windows 10 2004, Build 19041.1151.

Please advise

How can I export custom feature configurations?

FileExplorer's Tabs doesn't work on W11_22622.290

On my Windows11 build 22622.290 fileexplorer's tabs doesn't work.
Furthermore Explorer crashes if i open with WIN+E instead double click on "MyComputer".
Is my buold unsupported from vivetools?

KB5004296 disables ViveTool v0.2.1

Other Updates: 2021-07 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Systems (KB5004296) Successfully installed on 31/07/2021 has disabled ViveTool v0.2.1

ViveTool v0.2.1 is applied within Local Admin account, but this 21H1 Other Updates has now completely disabled its function. Will there be an update? Regards.

'vivetool' is not recognized in windows 11 22H2

Vivetool is not working.

Vivetool is not working on Windows 10 build 20150 and all other previous builds. I use the program as told but changes never show up. I deleted the task (ReconcileFeatures) in taskplanner to prevent Windows from going back to the default and still nothing works.

I do not understand what I am doing wrong.

ViVeTool not working on build 21354

Hi! ViVeTool isn't working on build 21354, it runs but none of the feature IDs are being applied. On previous Dev builds it was working. Do you want any logs? Thanks.

hr=0xc0000022

hr=0xc0000022

Booting loop.

Hi, I'm using Windows 10 Build 20221, when I applied the config, and restarted the machine. It just boots in loop until Automatic repair pops up. I can't get to safe mode nor deleting it from the command prompt.

Descriptions of config codes

Is there any way to get any information on what the various configs do?

There are more and more of them, e.g.:

> .\ViveTool.exe queryconfig all

[0x011738FA / 18299130]
Group: 4
EnabledState: Enabled (2)
EnabledStateOptions: 1
Variant: 0
VariantPayloadKind: 0
VariantPayload: 0

[0x012181C3 / 18973123]
Group: 4
EnabledState: Enabled (2)
EnabledStateOptions: 1
Variant: 1
VariantPayloadKind: 1
VariantPayload: a900000

[0x012BAA03 / 19638787]
Group: 4
EnabledState: Enabled (2)
EnabledStateOptions: 1
Variant: 0
VariantPayloadKind: 0
VariantPayload: 0

[0x0140810C / 21004556]
Group: 4
EnabledState: Enabled (2)
EnabledStateOptions: 1
Variant: 1
VariantPayloadKind: 1
VariantPayload: 3c3cb4

[0x014F38C9 / 21969097]
Group: 4
EnabledState: Enabled (2)
EnabledStateOptions: 1
Variant: 1
VariantPayloadKind: 1
VariantPayload: 1fd4c33

[0x015FD432 / 23057458]
Group: 4
EnabledState: Enabled (2)
EnabledStateOptions: 1
Variant: 1
VariantPayloadKind: 1
VariantPayload: 600000f

[0x01670E38 / 23531064]
Group: 4
EnabledState: Enabled (2)
EnabledStateOptions: 1
Variant: 2
VariantPayloadKind: 0
VariantPayload: 0
. . .

I'm asking because I tried to enable config 18299130 to hide the settings header, but it had no effect, so I presume the code has changed in 21H1.

If not, does anyone know at least which files are responsible for handling the config codes so I can try to peek inside?

Get error: build 18963 or newer is required - my version is 10.0.18363.1198

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18363.1198]
I have my Windows Pro set up so updates don't happen unless I want them to happen.
It has been only a couple of months since I last updated. (I feel like I am in confession. :) )

Seems to me this should not happen.
Edit1: Upgraded Windows just now to Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18363.1316]
Still not working. Trying to run this to get rid of the Rewards thing in the main Setups page.
vivetool addconfig 19638787 1
Still get this response on Administrator command prompt:
Windows 10 build 18963 or newer is required for this program to function

Please help regarding update or uninstall this program.

Problème d'éxecution de Vive Tool

Bonjour,
Je n'arrive pas à exécuter Vive Tool j'ai déjà essayé en tant d'Administrateur elle s'ouvre et se referme automatiquement.

Comment faire ?

Pour info mon ordinateur à Windows 11 installé récemment.

Merci de votre aide

Please add list/examples of known features

Hello,
It would be nice if you could add a few examples to the main page of several features which users might want to enable.
Right now all I see is a list of feature numbers (some have obscured names) with a state of either disabled or enabled.
If you already know what some of these features do, please share with us.

So, for example, if feature XXXXX enables dark mode for task manager in Windows 10, please tell us so.
Do I have to guess what each one does?

how to enable multi Tab feature？

vivetool /enable 37634385 2

Unrecognized parameter

Program not working

Hi,

I tried this program out to get rid of this new pice of shitty Task Manager. I don't want it and decided to change it back to the old ones with the hope that on my Evaluation copy Build 22581.ni_release,220318-1623 this would work but it hasn't worked.

Used cmds:

Task Manger after using these cmds:

Either things are not working here, or smth. is protecting the changes, which your program want's to do/to set or smth. else is not working.

Maybe it is better to get all relevant files from the old Taskmanger and simply overwrite them and compleatly remove the old files.

Windows 10 build 18963 or newer is required for this program to function

I'm on Windows 11 build 22000.556

Windows 10 1803 Sets Feature

If you're not sure what I'm talking about read here: https://www.howtogeek.com/352109/how-to-use-sets-in-windows-10-to-organize-apps-into-tabs/

This feature was an A/B testing feature before the release of 1803. It was introduced around Build 17074. So is there anyway you can make ViVe's lowest required version Build 16299 (1709) so that all Insider Builds of 1803 can possibly enable this feature?