Profile file structure
O&O ShutUp10 uses different formats for Free Edition settings exports and Premium Edition named profiles. Use the import command for the format you exported; changing a file extension does not convert its contents.
Free Edition: settings files (.cfg)​
File → Export settings… saves a text file containing setting IDs and their states. File → Import settings… reads and applies those settings. Each exported line contains an ID, a tab, and + (setting on) or - (setting off), optionally followed by a tab and explanatory text. The reader also accepts semicolons as separators and ignores blank lines and lines beginning with #.
For example, this accepted input switches on S003 and switches off M003:
# Example settings
S003;+
M003;-
Check each setting's description and availability before importing a file from another computer. An off state is not a recording of the value that existed before you first changed the setting.
Premium Edition: named profiles (.pcfg)​
Profiles → Export profile… opens profile management, where you select a profile and choose Export. The resulting .pcfg file contains XML with a CustomProfile root element.
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
Id | Profile identifier, stored as an XML attribute. Import assigns a new identifier. |
Name / Note | Display name and optional note. |
CreatedDate / ModifiedDate | Creation and modification timestamps. |
IsDefault | Identifies a built-in profile. An imported copy becomes a custom profile. |
IsTemporary | Temporary-profile flag; cleared on export and import. |
ApplicationMode | AddOnly or ReplaceAll. |
Settings | Saved setting IDs and their states. |
Use an exported file as the reference when inspecting XML. Do not substitute an INI file or descriptive names such as DisableTelemetry for the actual setting IDs.
Profiles → Import Profile… adds a profile to the library without applying it. Import always assigns a new ID. If the name already exists, a numeric suffix is added automatically. Names longer than 64 characters and notes longer than 1,000 characters are shortened. Select the imported profile in Profiles → Manage Profiles… to apply it.
Application modes​
| Mode | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Add-Only | Applies the values of settings included in the profile, even when they differ from the current values. Other settings remain unchanged. |
| Replace-All | Applies the profile and also switches off currently applied, active settings that are not included in it. |
Neither mode restores Windows factory defaults. Built-in profiles use Add-Only; custom profiles can use either mode. To restore recorded previous values or Windows defaults, use the appropriate command under Actions → Undo; see Undo History.
Share and edit profiles​
Export and import profiles to transfer a configuration between Premium installations. Availability and permissions on the destination computer still determine which settings can be changed. Prefer the application's profile management controls when changing a profile, and keep an unmodified export before editing a file manually.