- New: System Variables editor in Integrator
- New: Disable Copilot + Recall feature
- New: Disable Phone Link suggestions
- New: Disable Microsoft Services ads showing as suggestions
- New: Indonesian and Croatian language added
- Hotfix: Malware Tool Removal excluded completely, because of false positives
- Improved: Localization updates
- Improved: Visual changes
- New: Enable UTC time globally on Windows
- New: Disable Modern Standby feature on Windows 10/11
- New: Hide Search & Weather icons from taskbar
- New: Disable News & Interests
- New: Show all notification icons on taskbar
- New: Remove menus delay
- New: Vietnamese and Urdu languages
- New: Disable CoPilot AI now applies to Edge as well
- Improved: Localization updates
- Improved: Many quality-of-life changes
- Hotfix: Sorting deleting bug in Startup items (#489)
- New: FAQ section link in Options
- New: Various performance improvements from code refactoring
- Hotfix: Rare bug when checking for update (#444)
- Hotfix: SmartScreen resets properly now (#453)
- Hotfix: Apps download folder is now by default empty to avoid issues
- Hotfix: Rare bug when fetching app feeds (#450)
- New: Check for updates on launch option (#441, #423)
- New: Options for hiding Weather and Search in Restore Classic Windows Explorer (#447)
- Hotfix: Web search disable for all users (#427)
- Hotfix: Tweak options are now dynamically disabled properly (#431)
- Hotfix: Disable Automatic Updates does not break Store app install/update
- Hotfix: DPI scaling count fallback added
- Regression: 'Remove Microsoft Edge' removed as an option due to too many false positives in VirusTotal
- Hotfix: 'Reinforce policies' issues resolved (#401, #402)
- New: Completely 'Remove Microsoft Edge' option in Advanced Tweaks (cannot be reverted!)
- New: Selective tweaks for "Optimize Performance" and "Enhance Privacy" (#393, #374)
- Hotfix: 'Reinforce policies' crash resolved (#400)
- New: Disable CoPilot AI (in Windows 11)
- New: Fully translated into Bulgarian
- New: 'Reinforce policies' in Options re-applies your current enabled tweaks (#389)
- Hotfix: Crash on localized versions of Windows (#383)
- Hotfix: Various UI bugs
- Improved: Optimized images and assets
- Improved: Startup items detection
- New: Fully translated into Nepali (thanks to chapagetti)
- New: You can now set custom DNS in Pinger, as well as from template
- New: Internal settings for controlling which tools to load
- Hotfix: Various UI glitches and localization updates
- New: Change Windows default font in Integrator (#358)
- New: Template engine now runs on Windows Server 2008 or newer
- Hotfix: Rare crash bug in UWP apps loading
- Improved: Tab glitching resolved (#376)
- Improved: Disable Start Menu ads and Disable Store Updates
- Improved: Template engine changes regarding Hosts editing and logging
- Hotfix: Crash on UWP load apps (#369 #370)
- New: Fully translated into Persian/Farsi (thanks to https://github.com/MjavadH - MjavadH)
- New: RustDesk in Apps > Internet section
- New: Confirmation before restarting (#343)
- New: Include WWW CNAME prefix in Hosts
- Improved: Various localization updates
- Improved: Error logger now supports unhandled exceptions
- Improved: UI on low resolution displays
- Improved: Default app downloads folder set to user's downloads folder
- New: Restore Classic Photo Viewer in Windows 10/11 (#342)
- Hotfix: Addressed various UI glitches
- New: Automation engine by using reusable templates (https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/AUTOMATION.md)
- Hotfix: Various localization updates
- Hotfix: Rare bug in Cleaner, when choosing Mozilla Firefox
- Hotfix: Improvements on UI scaling
- New: Disable or Reset svchost process splitting mechanism
- Hotfix: Rare crash when loading UWP apps
- Hotfix: Properly loading UWP apps in Windows 8/8.1 now
- Hotfix: Various localization updates
- Hotfix: Disable Edge Discover now works properly
- Improve: Disable SmartScreen and Visual Studio Telemetry
- New: Advanced Tab with extra tweaks. Use /unsafe to use this tab
- New: Disable HPET in Advanced
- New: Enable Verbose Login in Advanced
- New: Disable Edge Telemetry
- New: Disable Edge Discover bar
- New: Minor visual changes
- Hotfix: Hosts tab not loading in some occasions
- Hotfix: Various localization updates
- Removed: Classic Ribbon for Windows 11 because Microsoft dropped it
- Removed: Taskbar Size for Windows 11 because Microsoft dropped it
- Removed: Optimizer Insights telemetry service
- New: Uninstall OneDrive is ONLY visible in UNSAFE MODE, for apparent reasons...
- New: Optimizer Insights collects - with great respect to privacy - every error the app produces for further investigation
- New: Of course, you can disable Optimizer Insights in Options
- New: Fully translated into Japanese (thanks to Yamada Hayao - https://github.com/Hayao0819 for Japanese translation) (#286)
- Improved: Minor code refactoring
- New: Updated to .NET Framework 4.8 for better performance and support
- New: Added Restore all UWP apps
- Improved: Refactored command-line processor
- Hotfix: UWP uninstall confirmation message fixed (#281)
- Hotfix: Theme color bug causing crash on launch
- New: Disable Microsoft Store Updates
- Hotfix: Automatic/manual updates working again
- Hotfix: Disable NTFS Timestamp now retained after restart
- Removed: Disable Feature Updates
- New: Fully translated into Ukrainian (thanks to Kirill Ermakov - https://github.com/kirill0ermakov) (#261)
- New: Disable Search service in General (#257)
- Hotfix: Weather not being enabled after resetting Classic File Explorer (#263)
- Hotfix: Domain will not be prefixed with www in Hosts Editor anymore (#259)
- Improved: Assets cleanup, reduced file size (#260)
- Hotfix: Disabling Game Bar does not turn off Game Mode too
- Hotfix: Resetting Classic Ribbon for Explorer is working properly (Windows 11)
- New: Disable Virtualization-based security (for Windows 11)
- New: Concise categorization for every toggle
- New: Grayscale app icon for neutrality
- Hotfix: Tab headers scaling problem
- Hotfix: Proper DPI scaling for main tabs (#236)
- Hotfix: Not saving and loading Dutch language
- Improved: Chrome Telemetry, Enhance Privacy and Optimize Performance
- Removed: Network monitoring in tray menu
- New: Theme engine supporting whole color spectrum (thanks to cat - https://github.com/vadiscode)
- New: Disable NVIDIA Telemetry in Universal
- New: Start Optimizer with Windows in Options (works with proper permissions)
- Hotfix: App crashes when no internet connection available
- Hotfix: Translation issues
- Improved: Enhance Privacy and Superfetch options
- New: Fully translated into Dutch (thanks to svanlaere - https://github.com/svanlaere)
- Hotfix: Snap Assist not working
- Hotfix: Restart button crash
- Hotfix: UWP app image crash
- Hotfix: Chinese translation
- Improved: Reset Configuration renamed to Repair, because it is an auto-repair mechanism, NOT a Reset
- Hotfix: Help messages for each toggle now appears on a panel
- Hotfix: Restarting from inside the app does not save settings
- New: Disable Hibernate in Universal
- New: Disable NTFS timestamp in Universal
- New: Disable SMBv1 & SMBv2 protocols in Universal
- New: Display icons in UWP Apps list (#213)
- New: Display Restart prompt when necessary
- New: Enable Performance Tweaks renamed to: Optimize Performance
- New: Splash art updated
- Improved: Reduced memory dump size tweak in Optimize Performance
- Hotfix: Disable Telemetry Services no longer stops WdiSystemHost service, which is responsible for battery statistics (#214)
- New: Disable/Enable HPET using
/disablehpet
&/enablehpet
switches - New: Allow Optimizer to run on startup using
/addstartup
(#206) - Hotfix: Disable Telemetry Services no longer disables Diagnostics Policy service (DPS), which is responsible for network app usage (#212)
- Hotfix: Proper DPI scaling for software list in Apps (#193)
- Improved: Enhance Privacy now disables Phone Link
- New: Fully translated into Romanian (thanks to BeamingNG - https://github.com/BeamingNG)
- New: DPI awareness support
- Improved: Proper reset for Enhance Privacy tweak
- New: Fully translated into Hungarian (thanks to Zan)
- Hotfix: Disable TPM Check not working
- Hotfix: Proper reset for Cloud Clipboard
- Hotfix: Crashes on loading if network is offline
- New: Fully translated into Kurdish (thanks to Parwar Andam)
- New: Brave browser support in Cleaner (#176)
- New: Find file lock handles and free it by killing the processes
- Hotfix: Uninstalled UWP apps no longer remain in the list (#129)
- Hotfix: 'Enable Compact Mode in Files' not reflecting current state
- New: Change DNS servers rapidly using Pinger (Cloudflare, OpenDNS, Quad9, Google, Alternate, Adguard, Cleanbrowsing)
- Hotfix: Rare issue with Cleaner not emptying subfolders
- Hotfix: Not responding when Enhance Privacy toggle is pressed
- Hotfix: FPS drops when moving the entire window (#175)
- New: Enable Compact mode in Files for Windows 11 (removes extra space between files)
- New: Cleaner now estimates size based on your preferences
- New: Shiny new update window
- Hotfix: Using
/disablehibernate & /enablehibernate
switches throws config not found error
- New: Enable Defender automatically (
/restart=enabledefender
switch) - New: Enable/Disable hibernation from command-line (
/disablehibernate & /enablehibernate
) - New: Added accessibility support for toggles (#150)
- Hotfix: Warning if choosing to Disable System Restore
- New: Enable Gaming Mode (plus hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling)
- New: Added Brave browser in Common Apps
- New: Disable Defender automatically (
/restart=disabledefender
switch) - Hotfix: Warning if choosing to Uninstall OneDrive
- Hotfix: Performance Tweaks do not disable tray grouping (arrow icon)
- Hotfix: Translation fixes in almost all languages
- Improved: Slightly faster loading time
- Removed: Disable Notification/Action Center
- New: Fully translated into Arabic (thanks to https://github.com/MesterPerfect - MesterPerfect)
- New: Redesigned Cleaner tool
- Hotfix: Enable Classic Ribbon registry key fixed
- Hotfix: Translation issues
- New: Fully translated into Polish (thanks to https://github.com/factuall - Adrian Nieściur)
- New: Fully translated into Korean (thanks to https://github.com/VenusGirl - VenusGirl)
- New: Updated Newtonsoft.Json from version 12.0.2 to 13.0.1
- Hotfix: Translation additions and fixes in all supported languages
- Improved: Performance Tweaks
- Hotfix: Italian translation
- Hotfix: Flush DNS cache now requires confirmation
- Hotfix: Chinese instead of Taiwanese flag
- Removed: Pre-made AdBlock lists in Hosts due to several bugs
- Hotfix: Crash when loading German language
- New: Fully translated into Taiwanese (thanks to https://github.com/H3XDaemon - H3XDaemon)
- New: Added ShareX in Common Apps feed
- Improved: Fixed translation issues on German and Italian languages
- Removed: Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling from Xbox Live toggle
- New: Fully translated into Czech (thanks to https://github.com/tomlonghorn - Tom Longhorn)
- Hotfix: Permissions issue on Windows 11 (#97)
- New: Restart in normal and minimal safe-mode from command-line
- Hotfix: Faster network monitoring initialization
- Hotfix: Resize main window based on each language for maximum visibility
- Minor visual changes
- Hotfix: Hangs on loading in case network monitoring is not supported (#93, #95)
- New: Disable Google Chrome telemetry and software reporting tool
- New: Disable Mozilla Firefox telemetry and data collection service
- New: Disable Visual Studio telemetry, feedback and collector service
- Improved: Office telemetry tweaks
- Hotfix: Crashing when detecting CPU on Windows 7 (#90)
- New: Hardware specifications inspection tool
- New: Network speed monitoring in Quick Access Menu (if enabled)
- Quality improvements in many aspects (Telemetry services, Enhanced privacy, etc.)
- Visual changes
- New: Interface has been slightly reworked to be easy on eyes
- Couple of bug fixes
- New: Major browsers support in Cleaner (clear cache, cookies, history, session, passwords)
- Improved: Translation fixes in all supported languages
- New: Fully translated into Chinese (thanks to https://github.com/btwise - btwise)
- New: Add/Delete 'Open with CMD' option in Integrator (#73)
- Hotfix: Disable Meet icon properly
- New: Disable Meet Now icon (in Restore Classic File Explorer)
- New: Disable lockscreen suggestions (in Disable Start Menu Ads)
- Hotfix: Portuguese translation corrected
- Minor bug fixes
- New: Fully translated into Italian (thanks to https://github.com/Ziocash - Ziocash)
- New: Disable File History (in Restore Classic File Explorer)
- New: Loading animation for smoother opening
- New: Open Command Prompt here (in Performance Tweaks)
- New: Disable News and Weather in taskbar (in Restore Classic File Explorer)
- Hotfix: Crash when Spanish language is selected
- Improved: Disable TPM Check (both 2.0, 1.2 and RAM check)
- New: Optimizer now runs in single-instance mode
- Improved: Preview and select files before cleaning
- Improved: French translation
- New: Fully compatible with Windows 11 (with silent configuration support)
- New: Align taskbar to te left
- New: Disable Snap Assist, Widgets and Chat
- New: Smaller taskbar size
- New: Restore Classic Ribbon in File Explorer
- New: Restore Classic Right-Click Menu (no Show More Options)
- New: Disable TPM 2.0 checks, allowing the upgrading to Windows 11
- New: Single-instance support
- Improved: Exclude Drivers from Windows Update
- Code cleanup
- Minor UI changes
- New: Fully translated into French (thanks to https://github.com/RAFF47 - RAFF)
- New: Disable Windows Defender completely in SAFE MODE - run Optimizer.exe /disabledefender (for Windows 10 1903 and later: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/customize/desktop/unattend/security-malware-windows-defender-disableantispyware)
- New: Cloudflare DNS helper in Pinger
- New: System details in error logging
- New: Fully translated into Portuguese (thanks to https://github.com/cassiompf - Cassio)
- New: Fully translated into Spanish (thanks to https://github.com/danielcshn - danielcshn)
- Hotfix: Crash when running with no internet connection
- Improved: Startup items can now be checked
- New: App now opens slightly faster
- New: Enhance Privacy now attempts to enable Group Policy Editor on Windows 10 Home (gpedit.msc)
- Improved: Flush DNS cache
- Improved: Privacy tweaks (now disables Cloud Search, Find my Device, Timeline)
- Improved: Defender & Xbox tweaks
- New: Fully translated into German (thanks to https://github.com/theflamehd - theflamehd)
- Hotfix: Disable Spell Checking does not disable pen support (Disable Windows Ink now does this)
- Hotfix: Feed error label misplaced
- Significantly reduced file size (~1.4 MB)
- Improvements in memory management (~60MB instead of ~110MB on load)
- Re-designed Common Apps: Categories and full-dynamic app loading
- Minor bug fixes
- New apps added: .NET Framework 4.8, Java 8 JDK, Python 3 & 2, K-Lite Codec Pack Mega, VS Codium, Balena Etcher
- Minor bug fixes
- New: Now detects .NET Framework installed version
- New: Fully translated into Turkish (thanks to https://github.com/Kheasyque - Kheasyque) (#47)
- Hotfix: Pinger not working when returning IPv6, now pings IPv4 only
- Choose language if running first time
- Hotfix: Crash when applying "Enhance Privacy"
- Plenty of improvements in Performance, Privacy & Telemetry
- New: Fully translated into Hellenic (thanks to aplenaki)
- Corrections to Russian localization
- New: Fully translated into Russian (thanks to https://github.com/mrkaban - mrkaban) (#5)
- Hotfix: Sometimes settings not saving (#38, #36)
- Hotfix: Improved resetting of Disable Automatic Updates & Defender (#42)
- Removed: Change Edge download folder (deprecated)
- Hotfix: Not exiting when updating with Quick Access menu enabled
- New: Added "/reset" switch for troubleshooting
- Improved: Enabling Automatic Updates and Defender is better now
- Hotfix: Pinger sometimes not working
- New: Backup & restore Startup items
- Improved: Performance tweaks
- Improved: Better cconfiguration management
- Hotfix: Detect missing apps download path
- Hotfix: Issue #37, crashing when registry key permission is denied
- Hotfix: Crash when Startup folders are missing
- Startup can now detect batch files
- Hotfix: Crashes due to localization
- New: Show or hide help tips option
- UI polishing
- New: Hover on each switch to read the explanation
- Improved: Disable Feature Updates
- Improved: Disable SmartScreen
- Improved: Better UI scaling in Common Apps
- New: Flush DNS cache (Pinger)
- Hotfix: Some tabs not working when offline
- Several improvements on Windows 10 privacy
- Removed unnecessary timers
- LICENSES are now visible in Options
- Check for update on launch
- New: Pinger allows quick pinging and SHODAN.io search
- New: Quick Access menu - enable it in Options
- Hotfix: SystemResponsiveness now defaults to 14
- Hotfix: Error handling when HOSTS file is unreadable - again
- New: Check space to be freed before cleaning
- Hotfix: Error handling when HOSTS file is unreadable
- New: Added MEGAsync in Common Apps
- Moved: Disable Silent App Install to Disable Automatic Updates
- Improved: Disable Privacy Options is now smoother
- New: Visual C++ AiO, .NET Frameworks & ViPER4Windows in Common Apps
- New: Error logging
- Improved: Updates to Common Apps versions
- Improved: UI polishing
- Hotfix: Search not working (Reset Superfetch, disable it again and restart Windows to fix)
- Hotfix: Crash when disabling Superfetch service
- Fix: Some options not being saved when running silently
- New: Added option to Disable Notification Center (for Windows 10)
- New: Show file extensions & hidden files (Enable Performance Tweaks)
- Improved: Disable Telemetry Tasks & Services
- Improved: Disable Superfetch
- Improved: Disable Game Bar (more services)
- Improved: Disable Automatic Updates
- Minor UI polishing
- Hotfix: Windows 7 crashing now resolved
- Hotfix: Changed SystemResponsiveness from 0 to 1 (0 is counting as 10)
- New: Common Apps is getting the links online, no need to update the app to get new links
- Improved: Tons of bug fixes to UI and beyond
- New: Nice styling to checkboxes & radios
- Improved: Disable Windows Defender
- Improved: Uninstall OneDrive and removing all leftovers
- Improved: Hide non-uninstallables UWP Apps option
- Updated Chromium links
- Minor UI fixes
- Smaller window size, scrollable app list in Common Apps
- Hotfix: Crash when opening folder in Common Apps
- Added: Rufus and Universal USB Installer in Common Apps
- Added: F.lux in Common Apps
- Hotfix: Disable Telemetry Services
- Added: More apps supported in Common Apps
- Improved: Disable Windows Defender
- Added: Run & install apps after downloading option
- Critical bug fixes regarding app downloader
- Properly save MSI packages
- Added: Icons in Common Apps
- Added: Additional apps for downloading
- Several bug fixes
- UI polishing
- Added: Common Apps: Download useful apps quickly at once
- Improved: Disable Telemetry Services
- Some UI warnings
- Added: Remove Cast to Device option
- Added: Pre-made adblock in HOSTS editor
- Added: Allow Optimizer on Windows Server using "/unsafe" switch
- Improved: Faster HOSTS file reading
- Improved: Disable Network Throttling
- Removed: Block Skype ads (useless)
- Added: Run Optimizer silently, using configuration file
- Added: Disable Windows Store automatic updates (Disable Silent App Install)
- Added: Disable Sticky Keys (for current user)
- Added: Enable Long Paths (removes 260 character path limit, for Windows 10)
- Added: Disable Cloud Clipboard experience (for Windows 10 1809)
- Changed blocked IP from 127.0.0.1 to 0.0.0.0 in HOSTS editor
- Changed 'Restart' button to 'Apply & Restart'
- Improved: You can now update the app automatically by clicking Check for update in Options
- Improved: Disable Automatic Updates (Windows 10)
- Added: Make HOSTS file read-only
- Added: Disable SmartScreen
- Improved: Disable Silent App Install (Cloud Content)
- Improved: Disable Cortana & web search
- Added: Disable forced feature updates on Windows 10
- Added: Disable Fax service
- Added: Disable Windows Insider service
- Added: Disable Program Compatibility Assistant Service
- Added: Check for new versions in Options
- Added: View changes in Options
- Windows 7 crashing fixed
- Every option can now be reverted back (toggles, finally)
- Apply All button removed in favor of toggles
- Added Enable Dark Theme toggle for Windows 10
- Disable Diagnostics Tracking, WAP Push & Data Telemetry into one toggle: Disable Telemetry Services
- Remove Get Windows 10 button removed as it is no longer needed
- Various improvements
- Added Reset Configuration button in Options
- Added Select All in UWP uninstaller
- Improved Disable Telemetry Tasks
- Changes to Disable Automatic Updates
- Added back UWP app uninstaller
- Disable Windows Defender also removes tray icon now
- Disable Start Menu ads & Silent App Install improved
- Added option to restore Taskbar color
- Minor visual changes
- Hide Sync Provider ads renamed to Disable Quick Access History (disables used files and folders, File Explorer opens 'This PC' by default now, hides Sync Provider ads)
- Performance improvements
- Startup crash on x86 systems fixed
- Improved Disable Privacy Options
- Added option to disable Windows Ink & suggestions
- Added options to disable Spelling & Typing features
- Compatible with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
- Improved Disable Xbox Live & Disable Cortana options
- Added option to remove My People from taskbar
- Added option to exclude drivers from Windows Update
- Disable Start Menu ads on Windows 10
- Prevent reinstalling Modern Apps on Windows 10
- Added option to disable Media Player sharing service
- Various privacy optimizations for Windows 10
- Added ability to remove custom commands for Run Dialog
- Further improved Disable Telemetry tasks
- Compatible with Windows 10 Creators Update
- Added option to enable/disable Sensor Services
- Added option to block domain in HOSTS editor
- Minor visual fixes
- Removed ability to uninstall Modern Apps due to several bugs
- Registry fixer improvements
- Improved Disable Telemetry tasks
- Added new performance tweaks
- Minor bug fixes
- Added Take Ownership option in Integrator ready menus
- General improvements
- Minor bug fixes
- Cosmetic changes
- Further improved Disable Office Telemetry
- More bug fixes
- Minor bug fixes
- Added option to disable Game Bar on Windows 10
- Major bug fixes
- Added HOSTS editor
- Added Integrator tool
- Added theme option
- Performance improvements
- Cosmetic changes
- Improved Startup Items detection
- Compatible with Windows 10 Anniversary Update
- Minor visual fixes
- Added option to enable/disable Print Service
- Improved Disable Office Telemetry option
- Major bug fixes
- Initial release