The Best System Tweaker for Windows
Windows users have a ton of system tweakers to choose from, but we love the Ultimate Windows Tweaker the most. It has a ton of different tweaks you can perform, it's portable, super lightweight, and completely free.
- Customize the look and usability of Windows Explorer, the Start menu, and the taskbar appearance
- Tweak the welcome screen's behavior and change User Account Control settings
- Change how long unresponsive applications will wait before Windows kills them
- Disable advanced features like the Registry editor, Command Prompt, Task Manager, and more (useful for businesses or schools)
- Change network settings, hide your computer from the network, and optimize bandwidth usage
- Tweak Internet Explorer's appearance and behavior
- Much, much more
The Ultimate Windows Tweaker has more options than you can shake a stick at. You can change everything from how Windows looks and acts to other hidden settings like changing how long applications wait before Windows kills them. What really separates the Ultimate Windows Tweaker from other tweaking apps, though, is its size, portability, and resource usage. It's a very small app, clocking in at only 385kb, is super lightweight, and doesn't require any kind of installation. Just run it, enable your tweaks, and throw it away if you want to. It's perfect for those little tweaks that just make Windows better.
We don't see very many downsides with the Ultimate Windows Tweaker. It could potentially be overwhelming for newer users (who might prefer something with fewer options), but other than that, it's just about perfect. Its interface is simple and pain-free to navigate, which is more than many other tweaking apps can say. Some might also note that it doesn't have any maintenance abilities, which other tweaking apps do—however, we don't really see that as a downside since we already have our favorite maintenance apps for that. When it comes to tweaking, we like an app specifically designed for tweaking.
If you're looking for something with fewer options (perhaps so it's a little less overwhelming), try XdN Tweaker. It's a bit less feature-filled, but it's very simple to use.
There are a ton of other alternatives out there, but most cost money. If you're willing to drop some cash, you might like Windows 7 Manager, which lets you tweak even more settings like boot routines, as well as perform actions like retrieving software keys, deleting duplicate files, and so on. Win7Zilla and Tweak7 also offer a ton of other features, but you can usually perform the same actions with a careful combination of free software (and again, we don't mind using other software for doing non "tweak"-related things like finding duplicate files).
For example, you can tweak just about anything with the Windows Registry. It won't lay it out for you in a way that you can understand, but by searching the net, you can usually find a registry tweak that'll do what you want it to.
For study materials, past papers and assignments,
Join VU School at www.vuscool.com
Facebook Group link
http://www.facebook.com/groups/vuCoooL
CoooL Virtual University Students Google Group.
To post to this group, send email to coool_vu_students@googlegroups.com
No comments:
Post a Comment