Settings
since 0.9.8.12
Purpose
The Settings page contains everything outside the profile and media steps: information for the finished PC, support, version checks, the work folder, appearance, and tools on this PC.
Availability
The page is available in Free, Home, and Pro. Some sections are restricted depending on your edition:
- You can only change Company (optional):, Manufacturer:, and the fields under Support in Setup Foundry Pro.
- Write a request requires a Home or Pro license.
The two switches for the “Hyper-V Administrators” group can be used in every edition. The Default virtualization: choice appears in every edition as soon as both Hyper-V and VirtualBox are available.
Steps
- Open the page via File → Settings. It has no entry in the sidebar.
- Change the settings in the relevant section. The sections appear from top to bottom in the following order.
PC information
Here you specify what Windows records as the owner and manufacturer on the finished PC: Registered owner (not a sign-in account):, Company (optional):, and Manufacturer:.
These values belong to the active profile. Apply them with Save. For more information, see PC information.
Support
The “Provider”, “Phone”, “Support hours”, “Website”, and “App” details are included in the answer file. Once Windows is installed, they appear in Control Panel as support contact information. In Free and Home, these details are preset and cannot be changed.
Report errors
There is no separate switch here. You choose whether Setup Foundry may report errors to us under Help → Legal. Use Open Legal to go there directly.
Contact support
Use Write a request to write to our support team and briefly describe what happened. Before sending, you can see which information will be included. You can also do this if you have not enabled “Report errors”.
Without a Home or Pro license, the button is grayed out. The reason is shown below it.
New versions
With a licence, Setup Foundry asks the licence server about the licence status at every start and sends its version number. The answer says whether a newer version exists or whether this version is insecure, and Setup Foundry then shows a notification with a link.
Check for new versions is enabled by default. Without a licence or without an answer from the licence server, Setup Foundry looks at a public list on setupfoundry.com at every start and shows a notification with a link. It sends neither an identifier nor its version number during this check.
In the Help menu, Check for updates… runs the same check by hand at any time, for example when there was no internet connection yet at start, even with the switch off; the switch only controls the automatic check at start. If a newer version exists, the notification appears, even if you closed it before; otherwise a small message says that you are using the latest version.
It does not download or install anything automatically. This switch only affects the public list; the check with the licence server is part of the licence. It is independent of “Report errors”.
Work folder
The work folder contains all project data: profiles, Windows sources, and media.
To move it, click the folder icon in the field and choose the new location. Setup Foundry shows what will be moved and asks for confirmation. Confirm with Move. Moving large amounts of data takes longer. Afterwards, Setup Foundry must restart to use the new work folder.
Appearance
Use the switch to change between light and dark mode. The change takes effect immediately.
Below it, choose a color scheme: Blue, Green, Orange, or Graphite. Apply it with Save. It will only become visible after you restart the app.
Tools and prerequisites
Here, as in the setup wizard, the program checks the required tools and Windows features on this PC. You can install anything missing directly here:
- Hyper-V with Open Windows Features… or Install automatically….
- VirtualBox with Install VirtualBox…; if the installed version is too old, update it with Update VirtualBox….
While anything is missing, Check again is displayed.
In Setup Foundry Pro, use Default virtualization: to choose whether new machines run with Hyper-V or VirtualBox. The line below shows what is currently being used. If you select Hyper-V again, the default selection uses Hyper-V when available and VirtualBox otherwise.
Below this are the two switches for the “Hyper-V Administrators” group. They are grayed out if Hyper-V is not available. Changes only take effect after you use Apply. To find out what these switches allow, see Hyper-V permissions.
Notes
Changes made using switches or selections take effect immediately. Exceptions: apply changes to fields and the color scheme with Save, and changes to the Hyper-V switches with Apply.
If it does not work
- Save remains grayed out: You have not changed anything yet.
- The new color scheme does not appear: It will only become visible after you restart the app.
- Write a request is grayed out: Sending support requests from the app requires a Home or Pro license.