Summary

  • Vivetool is a third-party, open-source utility that offers users the ability to toggle experimental Windows features that are hidden by default.
  • The tool enables interaction with the Windows Feature Store, which manages all A/B beta features, each of which has its own unique ID.
  • It can be used to enable or disable these features, but use may lead to bugs, instability and system crashes and it is recommended users proceed with caution.
  • It can be installed on Windows and executed after navigating to the installation directory in Command Prompt.
  • The tool can then be used to enable particular feature IDs, with users able to find these IDs through online forums such as PhantomOfEarth and TheBobPony.
  • Alternatively, users can also disable features or check the current state of a given ID using the tool.

By Jay Kakade

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