Winaero Tweaker
Winaero Tweaker is a free app for all versions of Windows that lets you adjust (i.e. tweak) hidden secret settings that Microsoft does not let you adjust from the user interface. In addition, it allows you to add extra value to existing Windows apps and tools with advanced context menus, options, and handy commands.
It is a powerful system utility that supports Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows 11 and includes hundreds of settings. It also includes many options that were earlier available exclusively in my standalone applications.
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Winaero Tweaker FAQMarch 18, 2015Read Frequently Asked Questions for Winaero [...] -
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How to disable Telemetry and Data Collection in Windows 10July 30, 2015Windows 10 now comes with the telemetry feature enabled by default which collects all sorts of user activity and sends it to Microsoft. [...] -
RSS and Email subscribers of Winaero, I need to hear from youJune 23, 2021Dear Winaero readers, I would like to collect some feedback from our existing RSS and email subscribers to learn how we should proceed. As you may [...] -
How to fix the error about outdated version of Skype and continue to use older versionsAugust 2, 2014We notified you earlier that Microsoft was planning to prevent old versions of Skype from working. Since yesterday, all versions of Skype below Skype [...] -
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Subscribe to our free newsletterFebruary 7, 2015The Winaero Newsletter is a Google FeedBurner-powered service available for you at no charge. Each item contained in the newsletter includes the [...] -
How to take ownership and get full access to files and folders in Windows 10May 26, 2015Sometimes you need to get full access to some file or folder in Windows 10. It can be a system file or folder, or one which was created by a user [...] -
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How to enable NumLock on startup and login screen in Windows 11 and 10March 3, 2015In this post, we will review how to enable NumLock by default in Windows 11 and 10. So it will be turned on startup when you sign in to or restart [...] -
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