Utilities

WinPick

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Overview

WinPick, a play on 'Windows lockpick', was a Windows 10/11 desktop app for browsing and running scripts that customise, optimise and tweak Windows.

Scripts were sorted into categories in the left panel. A double-click ran one and showed its output in the built-in console, and a right-click offered more options, such as running or undoing a script as administrator. WinPick downloaded scripts from the public WinPick-Scripts repository by default, or from any GitHub repository, branch and folder the user chose; a New Script button started one from a template, and most scripts included an undo option.

The client was written in Python with Tkinter. Mike moved it from a private repository to GitHub in April 2025 and released it as open source under the GPL-3.0, at version 25.4.12. Its source code and the script library, mostly PowerShell, remain on GitHub.

Highlights

Desktop app that listed scripts by category
Double-click to run a script, with its output shown in a console panel
Script downloads from WinPick-Scripts or any GitHub repo, branch and folder
New scripts started from templates
Most scripts had an undo switch
One-click request for administrator rights

Details

Platforms: Windows
Version: v25.4.12
First released: February 2025; on GitHub Apr 11, 2025
Built with: Python 3, Tkinter; PowerShell scripts
License: GPL-3.0 (client)
Status: Retired
Timeline: Feb 2025
Requirements: Windows 10/11, Python 3.6+, PowerShell 5.0+, administrator rights for most scripts