Winzard-PIW

Inspired by the philosophy of WPI, Winzard-PIW is a modular post-install tool for Windows 10/11 designed to automate software deployment after a clean installation.

The goal is not to replace WPI, but to explore a modern structured workflow adapted to current Windows environments

Concept

PIW focuses on:

• Local (offline) execution

• Modular catalogue-based configuration

• Clear separation between configuration and deployment

• Transparent script-driven behavior

No installer redistribution.
No hidden background activity.
All actions are user-triggered and executed locally.

Architecture

The project is divided into two components:

PIW-Builder

• Generates structured JSON catalogues

• Handles silent switch detection (local analysis inspired by USSF logic, with optional metadata fallback when available)

• Prepares reproducible configuration profiles

PIW-Deploy

• Installs EXE / MSI applications

• Deploys portable applications

• Executes based on selected JSON profiles

This separation keeps the architecture clean and easier to maintain.

Current Status

Version: v1.5.1 Alpha

Recent improvements:

• Complete Builder / Deploy separation

• Improved silent detection pipeline

• Removal of legacy wrappers

• Cleaned folder structure

• Fully English interface

A local stress test (29 applications) was completed successfully, validating the full workflow from detection to deployment.

Development Log

This topic will also serve as a development log for future updates.

Upcoming areas of exploration include:

• Optional .reg support (user-controlled execution)

• Installation priority management

• Refinement of catalogue and profile handling

Long-term, a lightweight GUI layer may be developed (likely in Pascal/Delphi), acting above the existing .bat, .ps1 and .json structure without replacing the script-based core.

The main objective remains architectural clarity, modularity and user control.

Download

Latest Alpha available on SourceForge: https://sourceforge.net/projects/postinstallwizzard-piw/

Feedback from WPI users is welcome.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by lokiju665
Project renamed for clarity.