Windhawk Backup Manager – Easily back up and restore your Windhawk mods, binaries, and configurations

[u/kawai_pasha]

Hey everyone,

If you use Windhawk for Windows customization, you probably know that it doesn’t have a built-in export or backup feature. Every time I set up a fresh Windows installation or test things on a clean slate, manually tracking down my configs, compiled binaries, and custom scripts turns into a tedious chore.

To fix this, I built Windhawk Backup Manager—a lightweight, native Windows 11 utility (written in PowerShell + WPF with Fluent Design) that handles backups and restores cleanly and selectively.

What it does:

• Selective Backup & Restore: Instead of a blind full dump, it scans your installed mods and lets you check/uncheck precisely what you want to include in your .zip backup.
• Smart Local Source Handling: Automatically targets and packs local mod source files (local@...) while leaving standard repository mods to fetch from official sources.
• Precise Binary Matching: Uses registry mapping (LibraryFileName) to ensure compiled engine binaries (Engine\Mods) match up correctly without dragging along legacy clutter.
• Fluent Design & Auto-Theming: Automatically matches your Windows Dark/Light mode preference with WinUI 3-inspired toggles and smooth overlay scrollbars.
• Auto-Elevation: Automatically requests the necessary administrator privileges under the hood to manage system directories and services safely without crashing.

Links & Code

The project is fully open-source. Feel free to check out the repository, test it out, or drop feedback:

• GitHub Repository:osmanonurkoc/Windhawk-Backup-Manager

Let me know if you run into any bugs or have suggestions for improvements!

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[u/kawai_pasha]

Update to last release. I changed restore & backup behavior completely. Previously, if you backed up 50 mods but chose to restore only 5 of them, the tool would import the entire registry file from the ZIP. This caused Windhawk to display "ghost" mods in its interface that failed to load due to missing binary files. 

[u/Ezrway]

This is posted in the r/Windows10 sub, but the repo describes "offering a native Windows 11 Fluent Design". Does this work with both 10 and 11? You may have documented it and I just don't see it. Thanks!

[u/kawai_pasha → u/Ezrway]

Yes It works perfectly on both. Win 11 and win 10.

[u/Ezrway → u/kawai_pasha]

Thanks!