All 177 tweaks. What each one changes.
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.
- 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.
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
| Tweak | What it changes | Plan | Undo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disable Cortana | Removes Cortana background hooks to save CPU & disk. | FREE | Yes |
| Disable Game DVR & Game Bar (Force Real Fullscreen) | Stops background recording/UI hooks and disables Fullscreen Optimizations globally for lower latency. | FREE | Yes |
| Reduce Visual Effects | Disables transparency/animations to free GPU/CPU time. | FREE | Yes |
| Windows Update: Notify Only | Prevents surprise downloads/restarts; set updates to Notify. | FREE | Yes |
| Disable Automatic Maintenance | Prevents background maintenance/defrag/diagnostics from starting during play. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Mouse Acceleration (EPP) | Forces EPP off for consistent raw pointer path. | FREE | Yes |
| Disable Notifications (Quiet OS) | Turns off toast notifications to prevent UI wakeups. | FREE | Yes |
| Purge FSE Shims | Removes the stored fullscreen optimization overrides, so games go back to their own fullscreen mode. One-way: Purged compatibility flags aren't put back. | PRO | One-way |
| Disable FOD Auto-Install | 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. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Explorer Thumbnails | Prevents thumbnail/preview generation spikes during gaming sessions. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Windows Update Medic | Disables WaaSMedicSvc to stop self-healing of Windows Update. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Update Orchestrator | 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). | PRO | Partial |
| Disable Windows Game Mode | Turns off OS Game Mode to avoid scheduler bias and frame pacing anomalies. | PRO | Yes |
| 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. | PRO | Partial |
| 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. | PRO | One-way |
| Purge User AutoStart (Run + Startup) | 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. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Startup Delay | Removes the hidden 10-second delay Windows adds before launching startup apps. | FREE | Yes |
| Keep Windows Update From Replacing Drivers | 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. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Sticky Keys Popup | 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| Disable Game Bar Controller Button | 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. | FREE | Yes |
| Enable Long Paths | 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| Run Folder Windows Separately | 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. | PRO | Yes |
| Faster Shutdown | 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. | PRO | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
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
| Tweak | What it changes | Plan | Undo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimize Message Signal Interrupts (MSI) | 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. | PRO | Yes |
| Enable HAGS | Enables hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling to lower driver overhead. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable DWM MPO | Disables Multi-Plane Overlay to prevent stutter/flicker and stabilize frametimes. | PRO | Yes |
| Force MSI for USB & NVMe | 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. | PRO | Yes |
| GPU TDR Relax | Increases driver timeout to avoid recovery spikes during load. | PRO | Yes |
| NVIDIA Low-Latency 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. | PRO | Yes |
| AMD Latency Policy | 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. | PRO | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | PRO | Yes |
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
| Tweak | What it changes | Plan | Undo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disable Power Throttling | Prevents automatic app throttling under load. | FREE | Yes |
| Tune MMCSS for Games | Reduces SystemResponsiveness and boosts game task priority to cut scheduling jitter. Undo: Switching it off writes the game scheduling values Windows ships with. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Dynamic Tick & favor TSC | Disables dynamic tick, avoids HPET forcing, and sets TSC sync to reduce input jitter (reboot). | PRO | Yes |
| Lock Timer Resolution (0.5 ms) | 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. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable CPU Core Parking | 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. | PRO | Yes |
| Force MSI for HD Audio | 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. | PRO | Yes |
| GPU IRQ Affinity (Isolate) | Pins GPU interrupts away from CPU0/1 to reduce contention (advanced, per-device). | PRO | Yes |
| Disable HPET Device | Disables HPET driver to favor TSC/HPET-free timing path (reboot). | PRO | Yes |
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
| Tweak | What it changes | Plan | Undo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimize Windows Power Plan | 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. | FREE | Yes |
| USB/HID Low-Latency Power Settings | Disables USB selective suspend to prevent mouse/keyboard sleep-induced lag. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Modern Standby (S0) | Disables S0 connected standby to prevent background wake/network during sessions (reboot). | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Connected Standby Network | Prevents any network activity during Modern Standby. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable AHCI Link Power Management | Prevents HIPM/DIPM sleep on SATA SSDs to avoid IO latency spikes. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable PCIe ASPM | Sets Link State Power Management=Off to avoid PCIe L1/L1.2 latency spikes. | PRO | Yes |
| NVMe Idle Power Off | Disables NVMe idle power state transitions to prevent latency spikes. | PRO | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
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
| Tweak | What it changes | Plan | Undo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disable Memory Compression | Turns off RAM compression to reduce CPU spikes during paging (reboot recommended). | PRO | Yes |
| NVMe IRQ Spread | Spreads NVMe MSI-X across CPUs to reduce ISR contention. | PRO | Yes |
| Enable Large System Cache | Allocates more RAM for file-system caching to speed up game asset loading (16 GB+ recommended, reboot). | PRO | Yes |
| Keep the Kernel in RAM | 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. | PRO | Yes |
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
| Tweak | What it changes | Plan | Undo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disable NDU | 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. | PRO | Partial |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| Disable Network Throttling | Removes MMCSS network cap (pairs with your MMCSS tuning). | PRO | Yes |
| NIC Low-Latency Mode | 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. | PRO | Yes |
| Prefer IPv4 over IPv6 | Reduces odd route/latency edge-cases by preferring IPv4 without breaking IPv6-only features (reboot). | PRO | Yes |
| Disable BITS | Stops Background Intelligent Transfer Service to avoid stealth downloads. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable ETW Autologgers | Stops verbose network/diag autologgers that add CPU jitter. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable WLAN AutoConfig | Eliminates periodic Wi-Fi scans/ETW when you play on Ethernet. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable UPnP/SSDP | Stops discovery chatter & multicast traffic (SSDP/UPnP). | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Offline Files | Turns off CSC to remove SMB sync filters and background scans. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Media Network Sharing | Turns off WMPNetworkSvc to stop UPnP media scans. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP | Removes legacy NetBIOS broadcasts to reduce LAN noise/latency. | PRO | Yes |
| TCP: Disable Autotuning/Heuristics | Flattens congestion window behavior to reduce jitter on some ISPs. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable IPv6 Transition Tunnels | Disables Teredo/ISATAP/6to4 which can add background routing noise. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Windows Connect Now | Stops WPS provisioning scans that can wake the NIC stack. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Wi-Fi Direct Services | Shuts down P2P device discovery channel (WFDSConMgrSvc). | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Peer Services (PNRP/P2P) | Eliminates peer name resolution and P2P services chatter. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable IP Helper (Advanced) | Shuts down tunnel/QoS helpers; lowers background route churn (may affect VPNs). | PRO | Yes |
| NIC Driver Low-Latency | Disables driver Interrupt Moderation & Energy Efficient Ethernet (per-adapter). Undo: Switching it off writes back the values each adapter had before. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable LLMNR | 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. | PRO | Yes |
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
| Tweak | What it changes | Plan | Undo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | FREE | Partial |
| 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). | FREE | Partial |
| Disable Widgets/News/Copilot | Removes taskbar widgets, News, Copilot and consumer promos to free RAM/CPU. | FREE | Yes |
| Disable OneDrive (Policy) | Blocks OneDrive sync to reduce background I/O and context menu hooks. | FREE | Yes |
| Disable Tips & Content Delivery | Disables Windows tips/suggestions/promotions to cut background tasks. | FREE | Yes |
| Disable Xbox Services | Stops Xbox Auth/GameSave/GIP services to cut background hooks. | FREE | Yes |
| Disable Windows Error Reporting | Prevents WER uploads/popups and related CPU spikes. | FREE | Yes |
| Disable Background Apps | Blocks UWP background activity globally via policy. | FREE | Yes |
| Remove Microsoft Edge & Edge Update | 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. | PRO | One-way |
| Disable Touch/Ink Services | Disables TextInput/Tablet services to avoid background input hooks. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Sensor & Location | Disables SensorService and Geolocation to eliminate polling. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Bluetooth (if unused) | Stops Bluetooth stack/services to remove periodic scans and IRQs. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Connected Devices Platform | 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). | PRO | Partial |
| Disable Shared Experiences | 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. | PRO | Partial |
| Disable Print Spooler | 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. | PRO | Partial |
| Disable Storage Service | Disables StorSvc to avoid Storage Sense & maintenance IO during play. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Windows Spotlight | Stops Spotlight/lockscreen content downloads and tasks. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| Disable Edge WebView2 Auto-Update | 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. | PRO | Partial |
| Disable Phone Link Broker | Disables DeviceAssociationBrokerSvc to stop cross-device relays. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Windows Mixed Reality | Marks the Mixed Reality first run as not done, so its shell does not start on its own. | FREE | Yes |
| Disable GameInput Service | Blocks GIP from injecting controller/mixed input hooks. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Program Compatibility Assistant | Turns off PcaSvc to stop shim monitoring & appcompat probes. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Time Broker | Stops TimeBrokerSvc, which runs the scheduled background tasks of Store apps. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable AppX Deployment | Halts Store/UWP provisioning & background staging (AppXSvc). | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Maps Broker | 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). | PRO | Partial |
| Disable Biometrics | Disables fingerprint/face stack (WbioSrvc) to cut polling/hooks. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Insider Service | Shuts down Windows Insider background checks (wisvc). | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Spatial Data | Turns off SpatialDataService (AR/geo graph) to free CPU/RAM. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Camera Frame Server | Stops multi-client camera broker (FrameServer) to avoid polling. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable CEIP/Telemetry Tasks | Disables CEIP/AE tasks (Consolidator, Appraiser, etc.) that cause periodic CPU spikes. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable WNS Push (dmwappushsvc) | Stops push telemetry channel used by UWP notifications. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Diagnostics Hub Collector | Prevents verbose tracing by Diagnostics Hub collector service. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Device Association Service | Removes background pairing/broker overhead for new devices. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Parental Controls | Disables WpcMonSvc to remove background filtering hooks. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Retail Demo | Hard-disables RetailDemo mode and content pulls. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Sensor Monitoring | Removes ambient/rotation polling (SensrSvc). | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Device Setup Manager | Prevents background device metadata fetch & installer activity. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable NVIDIA Telemetry/Containers | 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. | PRO | One-way |
| Disable AMD Driver Side Services | 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. | PRO | One-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. | PRO | One-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. | PRO | One-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. | PRO | One-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. | PRO | One-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. | PRO | One-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. | PRO | One-way |
| Remove Mixed Reality Portal | Removes Mixed Reality Portal and provisioning. One-way: Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app. | PRO | One-way |
| Remove Cortana (App) | Removes legacy Cortana UWP package (if present). One-way: Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app. | PRO | One-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. | PRO | One-way |
| Remove OneDrive (Consumer) | Uninstalls bundled OneDrive client (distinct from policy block at ID 1013). One-way: Switching it off tries to reinstall OneDrive, which needs winget. | PRO | One-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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | PRO | Yes |
| 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. | PRO | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | PRO | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
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
| Tweak | What it changes | Plan | Undo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disable Telemetry | Sets AllowTelemetry=0 and disables DiagTrack service. Partial undo: Switching it off sets the telemetry service (DiagTrack) to Manual. Windows ships it as Automatic. | PRO | Partial |
| Tame Defender Scans | 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. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable VBS / HVCI | 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. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Hypervisor (Hyper-V) | 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. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable SmartScreen (App/URL) | 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. | PRO | Partial |
| Disable Remote Assistance/Registry | 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. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Spectre/Meltdown Mitigations | Removes kernel mitigations for raw performance (security trade-off, reboot). | PRO | Yes |
| Defender Performance Exclusions | 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. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Remote Desktop Services | Removes RDP listeners/session brokering overhead (if unused). | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Location Tracking | Blocks OS-wide location access to prevent geofence wakeups and background traffic. | FREE | Yes |
| Disable Advertising ID | Disables Windows ad tracking ID, suggested content, and cross-app ad targeting. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| Disable Compatibility Telemetry | 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. | PRO | Yes |
| Opt Out of Developer Tool Telemetry | 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. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Office Telemetry | 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. | PRO | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | FREE | Yes |
| 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. | PRO | Yes |
| 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. | PRO | Yes |
| 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. | PRO | Yes |
Clean 4
File system and disk maintenance settings, like prefetch traces and scheduled defragmentation, that control background disk work. None of them deletes files.
| Tweak | What it changes | Plan | Undo |
|---|---|---|---|
| NTFS Lean FS | 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. | PRO | Partial |
| Disable Prefetcher/Superfetch (Reg) | Stops prefetch traces even if SysMain is re-enabled. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Link Tracking Client | Stops TrkWks metadata updates for moved files across volumes. | PRO | Yes |
| Disable Scheduled Defrag | Turns off the scheduled defrag and TRIM task and the Storage Sense cleanup task until you switch this off. | PRO | Yes |
BIOS 1
Firmware-level guidance. Advisory only: the app never changes firmware settings.
| Tweak | What it changes | Plan | Undo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block Firmware Software Injection | 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. | PRO | Yes |
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.
v2.0.0 · 6.4 MB · Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit · free account, no payment details
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