Download Winaero Tweaker

Winaero Tweaker is a free tool for all versions of Windows that allows you to edit (or tweak) hidden secret settings that Microsoft does not allow you to change through the user interface. It also allows you to add additional context menus, choices, and convenient actions to existing Windows apps and utilities, enhancing their value.

It is a sophisticated system application that includes hundreds of settings and supports Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows 11. It also incorporates a number of features that were previously only available in my standalone programs.

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Apart from Winaero Tweaker, Winaero has a lot of additional essential freeware programs.

By combining years of development of my little free apps, I was able to produce the first edition of Winaero Tweaker. It was a good idea to make an all-in-one app that includes most of the features found in my standalone Winaero apps. As a result, Winaero Tweaker was created.

Winaero Tweaker is a robust system software that provides hundreds of useful options and supports Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows 11.

It’s a one-stop shop with dozens of options for fine-tuning a variety of Windows settings and features. A screenshot of the app operating on Windows 11 is shown below.

Take a look at the features listed below.

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Features and options

Winaero Tweaker is a completely free program. It excludes advertisements, telemetry, and any other means of tracking the user. It has a lot of options and customizations. To name a few, there are:

Windows 11 features

  • Enable the full context menus without the ‘Show more options’ item.
  • The possibility to revert back to the old taskbar.
  • In File Explorer, enable the Ribbon.
  • Change the position of the taskbar on the screen, for example, by moving it to the top.
  • Change the size of the taskbar.
  • Disable all background programs at the same time.

Shortcut tools that you can use

  • Without a UAC confirmation, launch an app as Administrator.
  • To open any Control Panel applet or system folder directly.
  • To go straight to any Settings page.
  • To generate shortcuts to the classic Shut Down Windows dialog (Alt+F4) and Safe Mode, press Ctrl+Shift+F4.
  • The shortcut arrow overlay icon can be removed or customized.
  • To remove the suffix “- shortcut”.
  • Blue arrows in compressed files should be removed.

Manage Windows apps and features.

  • Restore File Explorer’s classic search mode, which is devoid of Internet alternatives.
  • To use instead of Photos, restore the traditional Windows Photos Viewer.
  • The old sound volume pop-up slider should be restored.
  • Disable Windows Telemetry and Data Collection for good.
  • Disable Windows Defender for good.
  • Disable Windows Update for good.
  • Ads and unwanted app installations should be disabled (Candy Crush Soda Saga, etc).
  • Allow the built-in Administrator account to be used.
  • Enable registry backups on a regular basis.
  • Change the sensitivity of drag-and-drop.
  • Action Center and notifications should be turned off.
  • Clear the icon cache.
  • All Group Policy options will be reset at the same time.

Networking options

  • RDP port should be changed.
  • Allow elevated programs to access mapped drives.

Tune up Windows appearance

  • This PC’s folders can be customized.
  • Customize the entries in the File Explorer Navigation Pane (in the left pane).
  • The icon for the Quick Access entry should be renamed and changed.
  • Increase the transparency of the taskbar.
  • In the taskbar clock, display the time in seconds.
  • For the sign-in screen, disable blur.
  • Change the fonts and the look of the Alt+Tab dialog box.
  • For inactive windows, change the color of the title bar.

Context menus

  • Add useful context menus with a large number of presets, such as to switch a Power Plan with a single click, open a Command Prompt, or add a Settings cascading menu – there are plenty of options.
  • Hide the context menu’s default entries, such as Edit with Photos, Edit with Paint 3D, and so on.
  • Add ‘Run as Administrator’ to VBS, MSI, CMD and BAT files.
  • For the Edit context menu entry for photos, change the default app.

This list contains information about the app’s functionality as well as screenshots. This post includes some screenshots.

Screenshots

Here are several Winaero Tweaker screenshots from different Windows versions. Some of them are a little out of date, as the app is continually changing and receiving a slew of user interface upgrades, but they’re still valuable for demonstrating the program’s potential.

End-user license agreement (EULA)

  • This software is provided free of charge by Winaero.com but Sergey Tkachenko, called futher as “author”, retains copyright. You are not allowed to make any copies or redistribute this software including but not limited to making the software available for download or making this software part of a software CD or any other media compilation. For the exception case you should contact the author directly via email to get the permission.
  • You are not allowed to sell or to rent this software. You are not allowed to reverse engineer this software.
  • This software is distributed ‘as-is’, without any express or implied warranty. The author is not responsible for possible damage, which is caused by use of the software.

 

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