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About Winaero Tweaker
Winaero Tweaker gathers hundreds of Windows settings that are not available in the normal interface into one program. It also adds context menu entries, options and commands to existing Windows tools.
It supports Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and 11, and was created by merging the options from the developer's earlier standalone Winaero apps. It is distributed as a zip download from the Winaero website.
Strengths
- Hundreds of hidden Windows settings in one place
- Supports Windows 7 through Windows 11
- Adds useful context menu entries and commands
Limitations
- Windows only
- Closed source
- Changing system settings can have side effects
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to download and use.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Winaero
- Platforms
- Windows
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Windows users who want to change settings Microsoft does not expose
- Categories
- System utilities
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Winaero Tweaker
Compare allSoftware that can replace Winaero Tweaker for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Wintoys
Microsoft Store app that centralises Windows tweaks, cleanup and repair.
Wintoys combines tweaks with startup management, cleanup and repair in a Microsoft Store app for Windows 10 and 11, while Winaero Tweaker also supports Windows 7.
Winhance
An open-source Windows app for debloating, optimizing and customizing Windows settings.
Winhance is open source and combines customization with debloating and app installation, though it adds fewer context menu entries than Winaero Tweaker.
Sophia Script for Windows
PowerShell module for fine-tuning Windows 10 and 11 settings, privacy options and built-in apps.
Sophia Script for Windows exposes fine-grained tweaks as an open-source PowerShell module that can be scripted across machines, rather than a graphical settings app.
WinUtil
Chris Titus Tech's Windows toolbox: bulk app installs, system tweaks, troubleshooting tools and update control in one PowerShell interface.
WinUtil is an open-source MIT PowerShell toolbox combining tweaks with bulk app installs and update control, and it must run as administrator.
W10Privacy
A Windows utility that gathers privacy and telemetry settings in one window so you can change them.
W10Privacy focuses on privacy and telemetry settings in one window for Windows 10 and 11, with a German-language website, rather than general hidden settings.
Winaero Tweaker as an alternative
Listings that name Winaero Tweaker as an alternative.
PowerToys
Microsoft’s own bundle of more than thirty Windows utilities, from window layouts to a key remapper.
Winaero Tweaker is a free closed-source utility exposing hundreds of hidden Windows settings and context menu options, rather than a set of add-on utilities.
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DoNotSpy11
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TinkerTool
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