r/winhanced

I have been using winhanced in my Xbox ROG Ally X for a while now.

My take on it...

The launcher integration is top notch where in my library looks chic.

The Enhanced sleep feature using power button is a hit and miss. But when it works, its awesome.

I dont like it taking over Armoury Crate and the seperate profiles arent much reliable.

Many settings of winhanced get overid by windows or AMD settings which is a big hassle to look over every time you play.

Whats your take.?

I’ve only used Armoury crate to deal with my wattages and such. I’ve always ran turbo while docked which I believe is 30 or 35watts. How can I change it through the Winhanced hub? I can’t seem to find that.. it says it’s running on 18watts.

Or is there a way I can use AC instead of Winhanced hub while still using windhanced? I’d prefer to use the hub. But I also need that turbo setting.

Thanks in advance!

First off, I have to admire and appreciate Winhanced for what it is. I didn't realise the work and effort that went into until I tried another.

I won't say the name in regards to respect. But boy oh boy what a difference Winhanced is. Making it so simplistic and user friendly is the most important thing I could think of when it comes to mass market.

Installing the other was next to near impossible to a simpleton like myself, no quick launchable exe, I had to read through multiple note files for an near cryptic explanation. Once I had installed the app, it then pushed me to install a second, third and fourth app all impossible for me to install, no help no guide, nothing.

For a non tech guy, it's a worry to be downloading software for unknown sources, then being asked to run random files for Windows to say it's a potential virus, is crazy work.

Yes, I would argue it had more features and better customised interface, but is it worth the hassle?

Bottom of my heart thank you Winhanced creator/s.

I’m having an issue with Prefer External Controller on my ROG Ally X.

I use my Ally X both handheld and docked with an Xbox controller. After using it docked, Prefer External Controller seems to get stuck ON. When this happens, none of the Ally’s built-in controls work, but the external Xbox controller works normally.

The weird part is that I can’t toggle Prefer External Controller off in WinEnhanced. The switch won’t respond, even though the other WinEnhanced toggles/settings work normally.

Restarting and doing a full shutdown/reboot does not fix it.
Yesterday I found a temporary workaround:
1. Plug Ally back into dock
2. Toggle Prefer External Controller ON and then OFF
3. Undock

That immediately restored the Ally’s built-in controls.
However, the problem has returned and now I can’t toggle Prefer External Controller off even while docked, so that workaround no longer works.

This seems like WinEnhanced may be getting stuck in the external-controller state after docking/undocking and continuing to disable the embedded controller.
Has anyone else run into this? And is there a way to force/reset the Prefer External Controller state outside of the toggle?

So I have a few systems set up on my Xbox Ally X but only one emulator is showing up in Winhanced; all my other games are telling me to download emulators I already have installed. How can I fix it?

Any way to limit the charge to 80%? I never had a problem until the most recent patch. Tried to adjust in Center M and Windows 11, but it's still going to 100%. Maybe I'm doing something wrong

I love the idea of Winhanced but it's so buggy and frustrating that I'm about to the point of uninstalling it. Am I doing something wrong? I have an Xbox ROG Ally (the white one) and it's constantly freezing and crashing. I also have been completely unable to download and install Xbox/gamepass games with Winhanced. I've verified that it says I'm signed in and the token exists. It just sits at 0% with extremely low download speeds like 4 KB/s.

I also have the 'sleep' functionality turned on but when I put it to sleep while a game was running, a few hours later I went to use it and it was completely dead.

I need some help with winhanced. I have been using this for a couple of months on my legion go. A little bugs here and there but nothing major and most have been resolved with the previous updates. But since i updated to the latest version a few days ago, when i launch a steam game it would say "Failed to initialize Steam", when i press ok on that and press cancel launch then press play, it would just get stuck at "launching game". When i go to steam it says that the game is "running" but there is nothing. When i try using steam or a desktop shortcut it worked.

I tried changing the executable path, verified files on steam, and other things i read when i did a google search but nothing works.

I hope someone can help me.

Winhanced 0.9.9.7 is a hotfix focused on your game library telling the truth. A failed or interrupted sync can no longer erase, blank or duplicate your games, and signing in to a storefront via settings now imports it without the need to restart.

New Features

Your Libraries

- Every library settings page now has a Resync button that refreshes just that library, including your friends list where the platform has one.

- Winhanced now tells you when a store sign-in has expired and needs signing in again.

Xbox and Game Pass

- The Game Pass and xCloud catalog views can now be sorted by recently added and by leaving soon.

- Play Anywhere titles are now tagged so you can spot them at a glance.

Steam

- Games that ship several launch options (default, 64-bit, VR) now ask once which you want, and remembers the answer.

- Emulators and ROMs (ROMs still early access)

- Console icons now appear on ROM tiles, on the console header inside a library, and on the game details panel.

Your Other Games

- Games found in the Other Games directories you add are matched better, and a checklist lets you choose which files you are adding. Anything unrecognized is offered for review instead of being imported blindly.

Streaming

- Xbox Remote Play and GeForce NOW now stream inside Winhanced's own window instead of opening Microsoft Edge like xCloud currently works today.

News

- Added Pure Xbox and Handheld Guru to the news sources.

Bug Fixes

Your Library

- A failed or interrupted sync can no longer erase, hide, blank or duplicate your games. If a scan cannot finish, your library stays as it was.

- Fixed duplicate tiles in the library, most visibly duplicate emulators.

- Fixed playtime and achievement counts dropping to zero after a failed fetch. They only move forward now.

- Fixed descriptions, genres, artwork and covers being blanked by a later, thinner refresh.

- Hiding a game is now a display setting rather than a deletion, so anything hidden can be restored from Settings > Hidden Games.

- Recent Games now reflects what you last played rather than only what is installed.

Signing In and Syncing

- Fixed signing in to Steam, Xbox, Epic, GOG or PlayStation needing a restart before that library appeared.

- Fixed Epic quietly going dead partway through a session, so Epic games stopped updating until you restarted.

- Fixed the Epic install folder and direct-launch setting being reset on their own.

Steam

- Installed Steam games now launch from Steam's own launch configuration, which is quicker for games without Steam DRM.

- Fixed non-Steam shortcuts starting Steam when they had nothing to do with it.

- With Steam closed, Winhanced now starts it quietly in the background instead of opening the full client and store window. (only for games that legitimately need Steam running)

- Games no longer sit through a fixed delay before starting.

Xbox and Game Pass

- Fixed missing playtime and achievements for Xbox games whose title could not be identified.

- Fixed add-ons and DLC appearing as separate games in your Xbox library.

- Fixed Play Anywhere titles showing up twice.

- Fixed xCloud games missing achievements, playtime and a place on the Recent Games row.

Emulators and ROMs

- Fixed adding or removing a ROM folder needing a restart before it appeared or cleared, and it now shows progress while it scans.

- Fixed the ROM library disappearing from view when emulators were rescanned.

- Fixed a ROM staying in your library after its folder was removed.

PlayStation

- Fixed games being marked uninstalled when the console could not be reached.

- Added potential support for PS4 consoles for remote play (untested).

Streaming

- Fixed the HUD, the exit path and the widget behaving differently for a stream than for a game running locally.

- Fixed a stream showing the previous game's artwork in the widget.

- Fixed the stream window sometimes not opening in fullscreen.

- For PlayStation Remote Play, exiting via the WinHUD now also puts your console to sleep.

Devices and Display

- Fixed game detection stopping after the screen dimmed and the device slept.

- Fixed controller navigation stopping after sleep and wake.

- Winhanced now checks its privileged components at startup and prompts you to repair them if they are damaged.

Interface

- Fixed the back button returning you to the first tile instead of the game you came from. The same fix restores your place after exiting a game and after alt-tabbing back to Winhanced.

- Fixed the Remove buttons in the settings tables being unreachable with a controller.

- Fixed the Art Forward and GlassStation home views keeping the previous game's artwork after you moved away from it, and not returning focus to your games row when you came back.

- Fixed removing a game from the Other library not sticking, and ignored programs can now be restored from Settings > Hidden Games.

Store and News

- Fixed game deals not loading.

- Fixed wishlist price alerts being lost when you changed region, and price-drop cards staying after the deal ended.

- Fixed prices and controls misreading on systems that use a comma as the decimal separator.

- What's New now opens instantly.

You can download now via the update center in the app or via the download link below:

Direct installer: https://ota.winhanced.com/lg/Winhanced-Installer-0.9.9.7.exe

Hey friends, I am planning on downloading Winhanced on my Claw 8 ai + this afternoon when I get home from work.

Was wondering if there are any set up guides out there or is it fairly straight forward? Coming from stock msi centre

I've always been a console gamer, got a steam deck about 1.5 years ago and love it.

Upgraded to Claw 8 ex ai for screen size and performance.

here's the problem, not liking windows experience. I installed winhanced which helps a bit, but the overall experience on windows is shite.

Anyone have any recommendations for a console gamer who loves steam to make this a better experience. i have another week to decide if I'm going to return it and I'm leaning to return. i do love the screen and i'd miss that so I hope i can get some good tips.

I’m very interested in winhanced! I think the devs have done a beautiful job creating an attractive space for me to access my entire library. I’m newer to pc handhelds so I’m sorry if I have dumb questions but. Would it be possible for me to run winhanced and all my original settings/profile apps like AMD software/the Lenovo app simultaneously? Id like to be able to launch into winhanced FSE to access my game library during normal gaming operation. But still have access to my legion go button system shortcuts/binds as well as be able to manage my preferences on how my individual games run with AMD software tweaks.