All 177 tweaks. What each one changes.

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Every tweak in the app's catalog, with what it changes in Windows, which plan it's in and what switching it off does. 58 are free, each with an undo switch.

The catalog at a glance, one tick per tweak: Free 58Pro 119One-way 15Pick a category to jump to it.
Yes149
Switching it off sets a standard Windows value, which may not be exactly how you had it.
Partial13
Switching it off leaves Windows different from how it ships. The row says how.
One-way15
Switching it off doesn't undo it, mostly app removals. The row says why.

All 177

Windows 30

Core operating system behavior: scheduling, presentation and the background features that can interrupt a game.

Guide: Windows 11 Gaming Optimization: What Still Works in 2026

Windows tweaks. Undo Yes means: Switching it off sets a standard Windows value, which may not be exactly how you had it.
TweakWhat it changesPlanUndo
Disable Cortana

Removes Cortana background hooks to save CPU & disk.

FREEYes
Disable Game DVR & Game Bar (Force Real Fullscreen)Every game profile

Stops background recording/UI hooks and disables Fullscreen Optimizations globally for lower latency.

FREEYes
Reduce Visual Effects

Disables transparency/animations to free GPU/CPU time.

FREEYes
Windows Update: Notify Only

Prevents surprise downloads/restarts; set updates to Notify.

FREEYes
Disable Automatic MaintenanceAdvanced

Prevents background maintenance/defrag/diagnostics from starting during play.

PROYes
Disable Mouse Acceleration (EPP)League of Legends and Roblox profile

Forces EPP off for consistent raw pointer path.

FREEYes
Disable Notifications (Quiet OS)

Turns off toast notifications to prevent UI wakeups.

FREEYes
Purge FSE ShimsAdvanced12 game profiles

Removes the stored fullscreen optimization overrides, so games go back to their own fullscreen mode.

One-way: Purged compatibility flags aren't put back.

PROOne-way
Disable FOD Auto-InstallAdvanced

Stops Windows from installing language features such as speech and handwriting in the background.

Undo: Switching it off turns the two language feature tasks back on, as Windows ships them.

PROYes
Disable Explorer ThumbnailsAdvanced

Prevents thumbnail/preview generation spikes during gaming sessions.

PROYes
Disable Windows Update MedicAdvanced

Disables WaaSMedicSvc to stop self-healing of Windows Update.

PROYes
Disable Update OrchestratorAdvanced

Stops UsoSvc to prevent aggressive scan/schedule/installs.

Partial undo: Switching it off sets the Update Orchestrator service to Manual. Windows ships it as Automatic (Delayed Start).

PROPartial
Disable Windows Game ModeAdvanced

Turns off OS Game Mode to avoid scheduler bias and frame pacing anomalies.

PROYes
Disable Windows Copilot

Hides/blocks Copilot via policy and taskbar flag (Win10/11 latest).

Partial undo: Switching it off allows Copilot again through a Windows policy instead of removing the policy, so Windows may show the setting as managed by your organization.

PROPartial
Disable Teams (Chat + AutoStart)

Hides Chat icon, removes Teams consumer app for all users, and kills auto-start.

One-way: Switching it off shows Chat again and tries to reinstall Teams, which needs winget.

PROOne-way
Purge User AutoStart (Run + Startup)Advanced

Moves your Run entries and Startup folder shortcuts aside for a clean boot; switching it off puts them back.

Undo: Switching it off moves your Run entries and Startup folder files back to where they were.

PROYes
Disable Startup Delay

Removes the hidden 10-second delay Windows adds before launching startup apps.

FREEYes
Keep Windows Update From Replacing DriversAdvanced

Leaves drivers out of Windows Update, so it cannot swap your GPU driver for an older one.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

PROYes
Disable Sticky Keys PopupEvery game profile

Stops the Shift x5 and held key accessibility popups from interrupting games.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Remove Menu Delay

Cuts the 400 ms wait before menus open to 20 ms (sign out to apply).

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Classic Right Click Menu

Brings back the full Windows 10 context menu on Windows 11 (restart Explorer to apply).

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Disable Aero Shake

Stops shaking a window from minimizing every other window.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Add End Task to the Taskbar

Adds End task to the taskbar right click menu, to close a frozen game without Task Manager (Windows 11).

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Disable Game Bar Controller Button5 game profiles

Stops the Xbox button on a controller from opening Game Bar in the middle of a game.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Enable Long PathsAdvanced

Lets apps use file paths longer than 260 characters, which some mod and developer tools need.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Disable the Startup Sound

Turns off the sound Windows plays when it starts.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Disable Folder Type Discovery

Stops File Explorer from scanning a folder to pick a view for it, so large folders open faster (restart Explorer to apply).

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Run Folder Windows SeparatelyAdvanced

Opens folder windows in their own process, so a crashed folder window does not take the taskbar with it. Uses a little more memory.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

PROYes
Faster ShutdownAdvanced

Closes apps that hang at shutdown after 3 to 5 seconds instead of waiting for you (sign out to apply).

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

PROYes
Fastest Keyboard Repeat

Sets the shortest delay and the fastest repeat rate for a held key (sign out once).

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes

GPU 9

Driver-level and graphics-stack settings that affect how frames are scheduled and delivered.

Guides: Best NVIDIA Control Panel Settings for Gaming in 2026Best AMD Adrenalin Settings for Gaming in 2026

GPU tweaks. Undo Yes means: Switching it off sets a standard Windows value, which may not be exactly how you had it.
TweakWhat it changesPlanUndo
Optimize Message Signal Interrupts (MSI)Advanced

Forces MSI where safe to reduce DPC latency.

Undo: Switching it off restores each device's previous MSI setting, which the app saves before changing it.

PROYes
Enable HAGSAdvanced6 game profiles

Enables hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling to lower driver overhead.

PROYes
Disable DWM MPOAdvanced7 game profiles

Disables Multi-Plane Overlay to prevent stutter/flicker and stabilize frametimes.

PROYes
Force MSI for USB & NVMeAdvancedEvery game profile

Enables MSI on the USB and NVMe controllers that report support for it, to cut ISR/DPC latency (reboot).

Undo: Switching it off restores each controller's previous MSI setting, which the app saves before changing it.

PROYes
GPU TDR RelaxAdvanced9 game profiles

Increases driver timeout to avoid recovery spikes during load.

PROYes
NVIDIA Low-Latency ProfileAdvancedEvery game profile

Sets Low Latency Mode to On (1 pre-rendered frame) and power management to Prefer maximum performance in the global NVIDIA profile.

Undo: Switching it off puts the two driver settings back as they were, or back to the driver's defaults if you had never set them.

PROYes
AMD Latency PolicyAdvanced

Turns on Radeon Anti-Lag for every game on AMD graphics cards that support it.

Undo: Switching it off turns Anti-Lag off again on the cards where the tweak turned it on.

PROYes
Optimize Windowed Games

Lets Windows 11 show borderless and windowed DirectX 10 and 11 games the way it shows fullscreen ones, with less delay.

Undo: Switching it off puts the Windows graphics setting back exactly as it was.

FREEYes
Run Installed Games on the Fast GPU

Sets every installed game the app finds to the high performance graphics card, for laptops and PCs with two graphics chips.

Undo: Switching it off puts each game's graphics preference back as it was, or removes it when there was none.

PROYes

CPU 8

Throttling, priority and timer behavior: the settings that decide how quickly your cores respond under load.

Guides: How to Fix Stuttering and Frame Drops: Diagnose Before You TweakHow to Increase FPS on PC: The Complete 2026 Guide

CPU tweaks. Undo Yes means: Switching it off sets a standard Windows value, which may not be exactly how you had it.
TweakWhat it changesPlanUndo
Disable Power Throttling

Prevents automatic app throttling under load.

FREEYes
Tune MMCSS for GamesAdvancedEvery game profile

Reduces SystemResponsiveness and boosts game task priority to cut scheduling jitter.

Undo: Switching it off writes the game scheduling values Windows ships with.

PROYes
Disable Dynamic Tick & favor TSCAdvanced

Disables dynamic tick, avoids HPET forcing, and sets TSC sync to reduce input jitter (reboot).

PROYes
Lock Timer Resolution (0.5 ms)Advanced11 game profiles

Holds a 0.5 ms timer while the app runs and lets it reach games on Windows 11 (reboot once).

Undo: Switching it off drops the timer request and puts the Windows setting back the way it was.

PROYes
Disable CPU Core ParkingAdvanced17 game profiles

Unparks all cores via OS power policy to avoid wake latencies under load.

Undo: Switching it off sets core parking to typical Balanced values (10 and 100 percent), which may not match your power plan.

PROYes
Force MSI for HD AudioAdvancedEvery game profile

Enables MSI for audio devices where supported to cut DPC latency.

Undo: Switching it off restores the audio controllers' previous MSI setting, which the app saves before changing it. No other device is touched.

PROYes
GPU IRQ Affinity (Isolate)Advanced

Pins GPU interrupts away from CPU0/1 to reduce contention (advanced, per-device).

PROYes
Disable HPET DeviceAdvanced

Disables HPET driver to favor TSC/HPET-free timing path (reboot).

PROYes

Power 9

Power plans, core parking and link-state policies. Mostly about frame-time consistency rather than peak FPS.

Guides: How to Fix Stuttering and Frame Drops: Diagnose Before You TweakHow to Increase FPS on PC: The Complete 2026 Guide

Power tweaks. Undo Yes means: Switching it off sets a standard Windows value, which may not be exactly how you had it.
TweakWhat it changesPlanUndo
Optimize Windows Power PlanEvery game profile

Switches to a tuned High Performance plan with USB/link power fixes.

Undo: Switching it off switches back to the power plan you used before and deletes the Frozen plan.

FREEYes
USB/HID Low-Latency Power SettingsAdvancedEvery game profile

Disables USB selective suspend to prevent mouse/keyboard sleep-induced lag.

PROYes
Disable Modern Standby (S0)Advanced

Disables S0 connected standby to prevent background wake/network during sessions (reboot).

PROYes
Disable Connected Standby NetworkAdvanced

Prevents any network activity during Modern Standby.

PROYes
Disable AHCI Link Power ManagementAdvanced7 game profiles

Prevents HIPM/DIPM sleep on SATA SSDs to avoid IO latency spikes.

PROYes
Disable PCIe ASPMAdvanced

Sets Link State Power Management=Off to avoid PCIe L1/L1.2 latency spikes.

PROYes
NVMe Idle Power OffAdvanced8 game profiles

Disables NVMe idle power state transitions to prevent latency spikes.

PROYes
Disable Fast Startup

Makes every shutdown a full one, so driver and tweak changes always load on the next boot.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Disable Hibernation

Turns hibernation off, so Windows deletes hiberfil.sys and frees several gigabytes on the Windows drive.

Undo: Switching it off turns hibernation back on, if it was on before.

FREEYes

Memory 4

Paging and compression behavior. Small in number, but problems here show up as stutter rather than a lower average.

Guide: Low-End PC Gaming Optimization: Getting Playable Frame Rates

Memory tweaks. Undo Yes means: Switching it off sets a standard Windows value, which may not be exactly how you had it.
TweakWhat it changesPlanUndo
Disable Memory CompressionAdvanced

Turns off RAM compression to reduce CPU spikes during paging (reboot recommended).

PROYes
NVMe IRQ SpreadAdvanced

Spreads NVMe MSI-X across CPUs to reduce ISR contention.

PROYes
Enable Large System CacheAdvanced

Allocates more RAM for file-system caching to speed up game asset loading (16 GB+ recommended, reboot).

PROYes
Keep the Kernel in RAMAdvanced

Stops Windows from paging kernel and driver code to disk. For PCs with 16 GB or more (reboot).

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

PROYes

Network 20

Packet scheduling, adapter power saving and network latency settings. They change how your PC handles network traffic, not your frame rate.

Guide: How to Reduce Input Lag on PC: The Whole Latency Chain

Network tweaks. Undo Yes means: Switching it off sets a standard Windows value, which may not be exactly how you had it.
TweakWhat it changesPlanUndo
Disable NDUAdvanced

Disables Network Data Usage service to reduce network stack overhead.

Partial undo: Switching it off sets the Network Data Usage driver to Manual. Windows ships it as Automatic, so network data usage tracking may stay off until you change it back.

PROPartial
Disable Delivery Optimization

Stops peer-to-peer/DO background downloads and disables DoSvc.

Undo: Switching it off removes the Delivery Optimization policy values and sets the service to Manual, which Windows can still start when an update needs it.

FREEYes
Disable Network ThrottlingAdvancedEvery game profile

Removes MMCSS network cap (pairs with your MMCSS tuning).

PROYes
NIC Low-Latency ModeAdvanced20 game profiles

Disables Nagle/ECN/RSC and enables RSS to reduce input lag in online games (reboot may be needed).

Undo: Switching it off sets the netsh settings back to their defaults and deletes the values the tweak wrote for each network adapter.

PROYes
Prefer IPv4 over IPv6Advanced19 game profiles

Reduces odd route/latency edge-cases by preferring IPv4 without breaking IPv6-only features (reboot).

PROYes
Disable BITSAdvanced

Stops Background Intelligent Transfer Service to avoid stealth downloads.

PROYes
Disable ETW AutologgersAdvanced

Stops verbose network/diag autologgers that add CPU jitter.

PROYes
Disable WLAN AutoConfigAdvanced

Eliminates periodic Wi-Fi scans/ETW when you play on Ethernet.

PROYes
Disable UPnP/SSDPAdvanced

Stops discovery chatter & multicast traffic (SSDP/UPnP).

PROYes
Disable Offline FilesAdvanced

Turns off CSC to remove SMB sync filters and background scans.

PROYes
Disable Media Network SharingAdvanced

Turns off WMPNetworkSvc to stop UPnP media scans.

PROYes
Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IPAdvanced

Removes legacy NetBIOS broadcasts to reduce LAN noise/latency.

PROYes
TCP: Disable Autotuning/HeuristicsAdvanced

Flattens congestion window behavior to reduce jitter on some ISPs.

PROYes
Disable IPv6 Transition TunnelsAdvanced

Disables Teredo/ISATAP/6to4 which can add background routing noise.

PROYes
Disable Windows Connect NowAdvanced

Stops WPS provisioning scans that can wake the NIC stack.

PROYes
Disable Wi-Fi Direct ServicesAdvanced

Shuts down P2P device discovery channel (WFDSConMgrSvc).

PROYes
Disable Peer Services (PNRP/P2P)Advanced

Eliminates peer name resolution and P2P services chatter.

PROYes
Disable IP Helper (Advanced)Advanced

Shuts down tunnel/QoS helpers; lowers background route churn (may affect VPNs).

PROYes
NIC Driver Low-LatencyAdvanced12 game profiles

Disables driver Interrupt Moderation & Energy Efficient Ethernet (per-adapter).

Undo: Switching it off writes back the values each adapter had before.

PROYes
Disable LLMNRAdvanced

Turns off legacy multicast name lookups: less broadcast traffic and one known spoofing route gone.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

PROYes

Debloat 65

Background services, scheduled tasks and built-in apps that use CPU, disk or memory during a session. The app removals in this group are one-way.

Guides: Windows 11 Gaming Optimization: What Still Works in 2026Low-End PC Gaming Optimization: Getting Playable Frame Rates

Debloat tweaks. Undo Yes means: Switching it off sets a standard Windows value, which may not be exactly how you had it.
TweakWhat it changesPlanUndo
Disable SysMain (Superfetch)

Stops disk prefetcher that can hurt frametimes on SSD-heavy systems.

Partial undo: Switching it off sets SysMain to Manual. Windows ships it as Automatic, so set it back in Services if you want it running.

FREEPartial
Disable Windows Search Indexing

Turns off the indexer service to prevent random disk and CPU spikes.

Partial undo: Switching it off sets Windows Search to Manual. Windows ships it as Automatic (Delayed Start).

FREEPartial
Disable Widgets/News/Copilot

Removes taskbar widgets, News, Copilot and consumer promos to free RAM/CPU.

FREEYes
Disable OneDrive (Policy)

Blocks OneDrive sync to reduce background I/O and context menu hooks.

FREEYes
Disable Tips & Content Delivery

Disables Windows tips/suggestions/promotions to cut background tasks.

FREEYes
Disable Xbox Services

Stops Xbox Auth/GameSave/GIP services to cut background hooks.

FREEYes
Disable Windows Error Reporting

Prevents WER uploads/popups and related CPU spikes.

FREEYes
Disable Background Apps

Blocks UWP background activity globally via policy.

FREEYes
Remove Microsoft Edge & Edge UpdateAdvanced

Uninstalls Edge, disables EdgeUpdate services/tasks, and blocks reinstall.

One-way: Switching it off removes the update blocks but doesn't reinstall Edge. Get it again from microsoft.com.

PROOne-way
Disable Touch/Ink ServicesAdvanced

Disables TextInput/Tablet services to avoid background input hooks.

PROYes
Disable Sensor & LocationAdvanced

Disables SensorService and Geolocation to eliminate polling.

PROYes
Disable Bluetooth (if unused)Advanced

Stops Bluetooth stack/services to remove periodic scans and IRQs.

PROYes
Disable Connected Devices PlatformAdvanced

Disables CDPSvc to stop cross-device sync overhead.

Partial undo: Switching it off sets the Connected Devices Platform service to Manual. Windows ships it as Automatic (Delayed Start).

PROPartial
Disable Shared ExperiencesAdvanced

Disables CDPUserSvc (per-user) to cut device graph chatter.

Partial undo: Switching it off sets the Connected Devices Platform user service to Manual. Windows ships it as Automatic.

PROPartial
Disable Print SpoolerAdvanced

Disables printer spooler to remove driver hooks and background tasks.

Partial undo: Switching it off sets the Print Spooler to Manual. Windows ships it as Automatic, so printing may not work until you set it back in Services.

PROPartial
Disable Storage ServiceAdvanced

Disables StorSvc to avoid Storage Sense & maintenance IO during play.

PROYes
Disable Windows Spotlight

Stops Spotlight/lockscreen content downloads and tasks.

FREEYes
Disable Activity History

Blocks Timeline/activity logging to reduce background I/O.

Undo: Switching it off removes the policy and the two values the tweak wrote.

FREEYes
Disable Cloud Clipboard

Disables clipboard history/sync and clipSvc to remove background scans.

Undo: Switching it off removes the two clipboard values, which is how Windows ships, and sets the Clipboard User Service to Manual.

FREEYes
Disable Edge WebView2 Auto-UpdateAdvanced

Disables EdgeUpdate and policy to stop WebView2 runtime background updates.

Partial undo: Switching it off lets Edge and WebView2 update again, but leaves an update policy in place and the Edge update service on Manual instead of Automatic.

PROPartial
Disable Phone Link BrokerAdvanced

Disables DeviceAssociationBrokerSvc to stop cross-device relays.

PROYes
Disable Windows Mixed Reality

Marks the Mixed Reality first run as not done, so its shell does not start on its own.

FREEYes
Disable GameInput ServiceAdvanced

Blocks GIP from injecting controller/mixed input hooks.

PROYes
Disable Program Compatibility AssistantAdvanced

Turns off PcaSvc to stop shim monitoring & appcompat probes.

PROYes
Disable Time BrokerAdvanced

Stops TimeBrokerSvc, which runs the scheduled background tasks of Store apps.

PROYes
Disable AppX DeploymentAdvanced

Halts Store/UWP provisioning & background staging (AppXSvc).

PROYes
Disable Maps BrokerAdvanced

Stops map content downloads & indexing (MapsBroker).

Partial undo: Switching it off sets the Downloaded Maps Manager service to Manual. Windows ships it as Automatic (Delayed Start).

PROPartial
Disable BiometricsAdvanced

Disables fingerprint/face stack (WbioSrvc) to cut polling/hooks.

PROYes
Disable Insider ServiceAdvanced

Shuts down Windows Insider background checks (wisvc).

PROYes
Disable Spatial DataAdvanced

Turns off SpatialDataService (AR/geo graph) to free CPU/RAM.

PROYes
Disable Camera Frame ServerAdvanced

Stops multi-client camera broker (FrameServer) to avoid polling.

PROYes
Disable CEIP/Telemetry TasksAdvanced

Disables CEIP/AE tasks (Consolidator, Appraiser, etc.) that cause periodic CPU spikes.

PROYes
Disable WNS Push (dmwappushsvc)Advanced

Stops push telemetry channel used by UWP notifications.

PROYes
Disable Diagnostics Hub CollectorAdvanced

Prevents verbose tracing by Diagnostics Hub collector service.

PROYes
Disable Device Association ServiceAdvanced

Removes background pairing/broker overhead for new devices.

PROYes
Disable Parental ControlsAdvanced

Disables WpcMonSvc to remove background filtering hooks.

PROYes
Disable Retail DemoAdvanced

Hard-disables RetailDemo mode and content pulls.

PROYes
Disable Sensor MonitoringAdvanced

Removes ambient/rotation polling (SensrSvc).

PROYes
Disable Device Setup ManagerAdvanced

Prevents background device metadata fetch & installer activity.

PROYes
Disable NVIDIA Telemetry/ContainersAdvanced

Stops NvContainer/NvTelemetry services and prevents their background tasks.

One-way: Switching it off doesn't turn these services back on. Do that in Windows Services.

PROOne-way
Disable AMD Driver Side ServicesAdvanced

Disables AMD External Events/Crash Defender background hooks (no effect if not present).

One-way: Switching it off doesn't turn these services back on. Do that in Windows Services.

PROOne-way
Remove Xbox Apps

Uninstalls Xbox app stack (Xbox, Game Bar, Identity) for all users.

One-way: Switching it off doesn't reinstall the Xbox apps. Get them back from the Microsoft Store.

PROOne-way
Remove Clipchamp

Removes Microsoft Clipchamp video editor (Win11).

One-way: Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app. Get it back from the Microsoft Store.

PROOne-way
Remove Solitaire Collection

Removes Microsoft Solitaire Collection (ads/telemetry-heavy).

One-way: Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app. Get it back from the Microsoft Store.

PROOne-way
Remove Phone Link (Your Phone)

Removes Phone Link integration app.

One-way: Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app. Get it back from the Microsoft Store.

PROOne-way
Remove Feedback Hub

Removes Feedback Hub application.

One-way: Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app. Get it back from the Microsoft Store.

PROOne-way
Remove Tips App

Removes Microsoft Tips (content promos).

One-way: Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app. Get it back from the Microsoft Store.

PROOne-way
Remove Mixed Reality PortalAdvanced

Removes Mixed Reality Portal and provisioning.

One-way: Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app.

PROOne-way
Remove Cortana (App)

Removes legacy Cortana UWP package (if present).

One-way: Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app.

PROOne-way
Remove News / Interests Apps

Removes MSN News and related content apps (where present).

One-way: Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app. Get it back from the Microsoft Store.

PROOne-way
Remove OneDrive (Consumer)Advanced

Uninstalls bundled OneDrive client (distinct from policy block at ID 1013).

One-way: Switching it off tries to reinstall OneDrive, which needs winget.

PROOne-way
Disable Feedback Prompts

Stops Windows from asking for feedback and ratings.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Disable Start Menu Web Search

Keeps Start search local: no Bing results or web suggestions while you type (sign out to apply).

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Disable Search Highlights

Removes the daily illustrations and trending content from the search box.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Disable Start Menu Recommendations

Hides tips, app promotions and suggested shortcuts in Start (Windows 11).

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Disable File Explorer Ads

Turns off the sync provider promotions shown inside File Explorer.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Disable Setup Reminders

Stops the finish setting up your device screens and the account reminders in Settings.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Stop Edge Running in the Background

Turns off Edge startup boost and background mode, so Edge is not loaded before you open it.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

PROYes
Stop Chrome Running in the Background

Stops Chrome from staying in memory after its last window closes (Chrome shows the setting as managed).

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

PROYes
Disable Windows Ink Workspace

Turns off the pen workspace and its suggested apps.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Hide the Task View Button

Removes the Task View button from the taskbar. Win+Tab still opens it.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Hide the Taskbar Search Box

Removes the search box from the taskbar. Pressing the Windows key and typing still searches.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Trim Edge Extras

Turns off the Edge sidebar, the shopping assistant and Microsoft Rewards prompts (Edge shows them as managed).

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

PROYes
Hide Meet Now

Removes the Meet Now icon from the Windows 10 taskbar.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Disable Suggested Actions

Stops the popup Windows 11 shows when you copy a date or a phone number.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes

Security 27

Settings that trade some Windows protection for speed or privacy. Each one is its own switch, and every game profile includes one of them: the Defender exclusions.

Guide: Is PC Optimization Software Safe? What to Check Before Installing

Security tweaks. Undo Yes means: Switching it off sets a standard Windows value, which may not be exactly how you had it.
TweakWhat it changesPlanUndo
Disable TelemetryAdvanced

Sets AllowTelemetry=0 and disables DiagTrack service.

Partial undo: Switching it off sets the telemetry service (DiagTrack) to Manual. Windows ships it as Automatic.

PROPartial
Tame Defender ScansAdvanced

Disables Defender scheduled scans and caps scan CPU load at 10 percent.

Undo: Switching it off turns the scheduled Defender scans back on and sets the scan CPU limit back to 50 percent, the value Windows ships with.

PROYes
Disable VBS / HVCIAdvanced

Turns off Virtualization-Based Security/Memory Integrity to reduce kernel overhead (reboot).

Undo: Switching it off turns Memory Integrity and virtualization-based security on, even if they were off before.

Note: Some anti-cheats, like FACEIT, may need Memory Integrity and virtualization turned on. Leave this off if you play there.

PROYes
Disable Hypervisor (Hyper-V)Advanced

Sets hypervisorlaunchtype=Off to remove virtualization layer overhead (reboot).

Undo: Switching it off sets the hypervisor to start automatically, the Windows default, even if you had it off before.

Note: Some anti-cheats, like FACEIT, may need Memory Integrity and virtualization turned on. Leave this off if you play there.

PROYes
Disable SmartScreen (App/URL)Advanced

Disables SmartScreen checks to prevent launch-time stalls.

Partial undo: Switching it off turns SmartScreen back on through a policy, so Windows may show the setting as managed.

PROPartial
Disable Remote Assistance/RegistryAdvanced

Turns off Remote Assistance invitations and keeps the Remote Registry service disabled.

Undo: Switching it off allows Remote Assistance again. Remote Registry stays disabled, which is how Windows ships it.

PROYes
Disable Spectre/Meltdown MitigationsAdvanced

Removes kernel mitigations for raw performance (security trade-off, reboot).

PROYes
Defender Performance ExclusionsAdvancedEvery game profile

Adds AV exclusions for common launchers/games to prevent scan stalls.

Note: Tells Microsoft Defender to skip scanning C:\Games, the Steam and Riot Games folders, including Steam libraries on other drives, and four game and launcher programs.

PROYes
Disable Remote Desktop ServicesAdvanced

Removes RDP listeners/session brokering overhead (if unused).

PROYes
Disable Location Tracking

Blocks OS-wide location access to prevent geofence wakeups and background traffic.

FREEYes
Disable Advertising ID

Disables Windows ad tracking ID, suggested content, and cross-app ad targeting.

FREEYes
Disable Windows Recall

Blocks Recall from saving snapshots of your screen (Copilot+ PCs).

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Disable Typing and Inking Data

Stops Windows from collecting what you type and write to personalize its dictionary.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Disable Online Speech Recognition

Keeps voice input from being sent to the Microsoft cloud speech service.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Disable App Launch Tracking

Stops Windows from recording which apps you open (the most used list in Start goes empty).

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Disable AutoPlay

Stops drives and devices from launching anything on their own when plugged in.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Disable Compatibility TelemetryAdvanced

Turns off Application Impact Telemetry, the inventory collector and the Customer Experience Program.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

PROYes
Opt Out of Developer Tool TelemetryAdvanced

Sets the PowerShell and .NET CLI telemetry opt-out for all users (sign out to apply).

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

PROYes
Disable Office TelemetryAdvanced

Sets the Office policies that stop usage telemetry from being sent.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

PROYes
Disable Cloud Search

Keeps Windows Search from querying your Microsoft or work account and from storing search history.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Show File Extensions

Shows endings like .exe and .bat in File Explorer, so a program cannot pose as a document.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Disable Recent Files in Quick Access

Stops File Explorer from listing recently opened files and frequent folders.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Disable Find My Device

Stops Windows from sending this PC's location to your Microsoft account.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Block App Diagnostics Access

Stops Store apps from reading diagnostic information about other running apps.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

FREEYes
Disable Edge Data Collection

Sets the Edge policies that turn off diagnostic data, ad personalization reporting and feedback prompts (Edge shows them as managed).

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

PROYes
Disable Chrome Usage Reporting

Sets the Chrome policy that stops usage statistics and crash reports from being sent (Chrome shows it as managed).

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

PROYes
Disable Firefox Telemetry

Sets the Firefox policy that turns telemetry off.

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

PROYes

Clean 4

File system and disk maintenance settings, like prefetch traces and scheduled defragmentation, that control background disk work. None of them deletes files.

Clean tweaks. Undo Yes means: Switching it off sets a standard Windows value, which may not be exactly how you had it.
TweakWhat it changesPlanUndo
NTFS Lean FSAdvanced

Disables LastAccess & 8.3 names to cut FS metadata overhead.

Partial undo: Switching it off turns last-access time updates on for every drive. Windows ships this set to system managed, where Windows decides per drive.

PROPartial
Disable Prefetcher/Superfetch (Reg)Advanced

Stops prefetch traces even if SysMain is re-enabled.

PROYes
Disable Link Tracking ClientAdvanced

Stops TrkWks metadata updates for moved files across volumes.

PROYes
Disable Scheduled DefragAdvanced

Turns off the scheduled defrag and TRIM task and the Storage Sense cleanup task until you switch this off.

PROYes

BIOS 1

Firmware-level guidance. Advisory only: the app never changes firmware settings.

BIOS tweaks. Undo Yes means: Switching it off sets a standard Windows value, which may not be exactly how you had it.
TweakWhat it changesPlanUndo
Block Firmware Software InjectionAdvanced

Stops motherboard firmware from installing vendor software into Windows at boot through WPBT (reboot).

Undo: Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

PROYes

Store apps the one-click run removes 21

The Pro one-click run removes these built-in apps if they are installed on your PC. Most of them can be reinstalled from the Microsoft Store. A few have been retired by Microsoft and can't be reinstalled. Rolling back to the restore point the run makes doesn't bring them back.

  • 3D BuilderPackage names: *3DBuilder*
  • Bing appsEvery app with "bing" in its package name, such as News and Weather.Package names: *bing**bingfinance**bingsports**BingWeather*
  • Phone and Phone Companion (Windows 10)Package names: *CommsPhone**WindowsPhone*
  • Drawboard PDFPackage names: *Drawboard PDF*
  • FacebookPackage names: *Facebook*
  • Tips (Get Started)Package names: *Getstarted*
  • MessagingPackage names: *Microsoft.Messaging*
  • Microsoft 365 app (Office Hub)Package names: *MicrosoftOfficeHub*
  • OneNote (Store app)Package names: *Office.OneNote**OneNote*
  • PeopleEvery app with "people" in its package name.Package names: *people*
  • SkypeRetired by Microsoft in 2025, so it can't be reinstalled.Package names: *SkypeApp*
  • Microsoft Solitaire CollectionPackage names: *solit*
  • SwayPackage names: *Sway*
  • TwitterPackage names: *Twitter*
  • Clock (Alarms & Clock)Package names: *WindowsAlarms*
  • MapsPackage names: *WindowsMaps*
  • Feedback HubPackage names: *WindowsFeedbackHub*
  • Sound Recorder (Voice Recorder)Package names: *WindowsSoundRecorder*
  • Mail and CalendarRetired by Microsoft at the end of 2024, so it can't be reinstalled.Package names: *windowscommunicationsapps*
  • Media Player (formerly Groove Music) and Movies & TVPackage names: *zune*
  • CortanaPackage names: *Microsoft.549981C3F5F10*

From the app's source, app 2.0.0, checked . The patterns are wildcards, so they match every installed package whose name contains them.

Generated from the app's source, app 2.0.0, checked . Also as plain text and Markdown.

The free Windows app for competitive games.

58 tweaks free, each with an undo switch. Never edits game files.

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v2.0.0 · 6.4 MB · Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit · free account, no payment details

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