Encryptic OS

The whole Encryptic team has been working on this for a couple of months — expect bugs though.

Original Windows 11 refinement playbook (AME Wizard .apbx) with Atlas-class feature coverage — written from scratch, not a fork.

Download

Grab the latest release assets (loader + playbook only):

• EncrypticLoader.exe — drag-and-drop installer UI
• EncrypticOS-0.4.0.apbx — playbook package

Intentional differences

Topic	Encryptic default
Reset this PC / Recovery	Kept available
Start app search	Windows Search enabled (not Minimal indexing)
Codebase	MIT original Encryptic sources

Feature surface (v0.4)

• Privacy: telemetry/DiagTrack policies, CEIP, WER, advertising ID, tips, activity history, Recall, Click to Do, speech, Office/NVIDIA telemetry hooks, cloud sync/content
• Performance: Game Bar/DVR, MMCSS, maintenance, FTH, sleep study, NTFS, Win32 priority, background apps
• Networking: LLMNR off, SMB throttling, anonymous enum restrictions
• Debloat: scheduled telemetry tasks, content delivery, reserved storage, default AppX cleanup
• Security: remote assistance off, SAM enum restricted; Defender always kept on
• QoL: Explorer, taskbar, Start recommendations, mouse accel, updates delivery, classic context menu, shutdown timings
• Install options: mitigations, auto-updates, hibernation, max performance, Edge/OneDrive, Widgets/Copilot, browser install
• Desktop Encryptic folder with post-install toggles + Encryptic Control

Loader

1. Run EncrypticLoader.exe as Administrator
2. Drop EncrypticOS-*.apbx into the loader
3. Pick options → Review
4. Test run — simulates stages (wallpaper only is applied for real; may reboot to verify resume)
5. Actual run — applies the playbook for real on this PC
6. Open in AME — optional path through AME Wizard

pwsh -File tools\Build-Loader.ps1

Output: dist/EncrypticLoader.exe

Build playbook

# Optional: regenerate tweak YAML / desktop toggles
pwsh -File tools\Generate-FeatureParity.ps1

# Package for AME Wizard (install 7-Zip for password "malte")
pwsh -File tools\Build-Playbook.ps1

Output: dist/EncrypticOS-0.4.0.apbx

Install

1. Clean Windows 11 + backup
2. Run the loader Actual run, or open the .apbx in AME Wizard
3. Choose options → run → reboot when prompted
4. Use desktop Encryptic folder / Encryptic Control

License

MIT — see LICENSE.