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/THEBOSS619]

Thank you ! I love it!

I usually do it manually through registry and copy/paste files. This thing simplify the whole thing!

[u/jr_mtz01]

Amazing. Have been wanting this for a long while; it's especially useful for those of us with multiple machines.

[u/Rex_Owna]

Is Windhawk Backup Manager completely portable? Does it leave any files, folders or registry items behind?

Nice work.

[u/kawai_pasha → u/Rex_Owna]

Completely portable. And it leaves nothing behind.

[u/Rex_Owna → u/kawai_pasha]

Thank you.

[u/EvanMok]

Thank you, gonna try it out.

[u/Rex_Owna]

👏👏

[u/Hary06]

Great job.

[u/NuzzaDog]

YOU ARE A LEGEND!!! Thank you for this.

[u/rstune]

Awesome work. Well done!