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Ultimate Windows Tweaker

CNET Editors' review

by: CNET staff on September 02, 2009

You'll find this user-friendly toolbox of optimizing utilities a handy package if you're a home user with low-security issues. Nicely designed with quick performance, this bundle of goodies will be appropriate for most noncommercial system users.

Ultimate Windows Tweaker launches a simple but nicely designed interface for selecting optimization options for your system. It offers a two-paned window: the left, vertical pane lists the categories of options, and the right, larger pane displays the check boxes and drop-down menus associated with the category selected in the vertical pane. This free toolbox performed nicely in our tests. The check-box format for selecting options to activate or disable is straightforward and easy to understand, and leaves behind any ambiguity that a novice might encounter in a more robust toolbox. The categories for options follow a logical arrangement suitable for most home users: system information, personalization, user accounts and user account control, system performance, security settings, network tweaks, Internet Explorer, and more. We liked the buttons included with each option category for Create Checkpoint and Restore Defaults, which help to reassure novices that any changes can be reversed.

Intermediate and experienced users will probably want a more robust optimizer with more bells and whistles, but this is a good introductory toolbox that offers a strong string of fundamental Windows tweaks that any user should be familiar with.

 
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Publisher's Description

From The Windows Club:

Ultimate Windows Tweaker is a freeware Tweak UI Utility for tweaking and optimizing Windows 7 & Windows Vista, 32-bit & 64-bit. It can simply be downloaded and used as a portable application to customize your Windows to meet your requirements. With judicious tweaking, it can make your system faster, more stable, and more secure with just a few mouse clicks. The tweaker detects whether you have Windows 7 or Windows Vista installed and accordingly offers you the relevant tweaks only. The tweaker is a 345KB .exe file which does not require an install, but yet packs over 150 tweaks & settings. Simply download the zip file, extract its contents and run Ultimate Windows Tweaker. Please don't detach Empty Iconfrom executable's root, the Empty Icon is copied to system directory and referred in runtime.

What's new in this version: Version 2.2 included supports Internet Explorer 9 Beta,enable Menu bar permanently and always on InPrivate Filtering.

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  • All versions:

    3.3 stars

    out of 32 votes

    • 5 star: 12
    • 4 star: 3
    • 3 star: 7
    • 2 star: 2
    • 1 star: 8
  • Current version:

    3.4 stars

    out of 13 votes

    • 5 star: 6
    • 4 star: 1
    • 3 star: 2
    • 2 star: 0
    • 1 star: 4
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  • 5.0 stars

    "Works great for all my needs"

    February 26, 2012  |   By bigbear639

    Version: Ultimate Windows Tweaker 2.2

    Pros

    Nice to get rid of those ugly shortcut arrow, put it an all my computers and have been using it ever since IE6. works on my older XP which can not use IE9 and worked on Vista and as well on W7.

    Cons

    Have not found any whatsoever, Just need to learn how to use all it's features rather than complain.

    Summary



    Updated on Feb 26, 2012

    If it wreaked havoc with your Computer you probably did not learn how to use it's features. No need to use some of the security if you are not familiar with it.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "It so works"

    January 22, 2012  |   By Blue-J

    Version: Ultimate Windows Tweaker 2.2

    Pros

    Gets rid of arrows in icons, and allow so much flexibility.

    Cons

    None, just be careful with all settings.

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  • 1.0 stars

    "Doesn't work"

    October 29, 2011  |   By dangnad1

    Version: Ultimate Windows Tweaker 2.2

    Pros

    N/A - doesn't work from the git-go

    Cons

    This is mis-advertised software. It's not checked out not ready for WinVista nor Win7. Error message "Unhandled exception..."

    Summary

    There are numerous forum postings about this. It is unconscionable to release such crappy software. Someone needs to tweak the Windows Club right in the bum.

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  • 3.0 stars

    "Useful with another type of software"

    October 29, 2011  |   By ROBERTNEWSAM

    Version: Ultimate Windows Tweaker 2.2

    Pros

    It can be used with other software

    Cons

    Not the best as a stand alone product

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  • 3.0 stars

    "Needs Some Work"

    October 9, 2011  |   By David Brule

    Version: Ultimate Windows Tweaker 2.2

    Pros

    Has some great ideas to tweak your Windows system. Nice interface. Does let you fix things if they don't work so well.

    Cons

    It wreaked havoc with my Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit system. Restarts became a chore on the Shut Down part. I must admit that I tried many things at once and cannot narrow down what caused the problem. I will not be trying it again soon.

    Summary

    I believe that the program has promise, but I also believe that programmers should run their own testing and not throw something out there for feedback and troubleshooting.

    But free software is far from the only type of programming that does this. So I would not fault them too badly.

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  • 1.0 stars

    "Downloads a CNET INSTALLER?!?!?"

    August 19, 2011  |   By ScubaGolfJim

    Version: Ultimate Windows Tweaker 2.2

    Pros

    Absolutely NONE

    Cons

    If I want to download a PROGRAM, I want to download a PROGRAM. NOT a CNET INSTALLER!!!

    Summary

    I downloaded what was supposed to be Ultimate Windows Tweaker v2.2, but run it and it's a CNET Downloader that will "Download and Install the Program." NO! HELL EFFING NO! I've ALREADY tried to download the program. WHY DIDN'T I GET IT THEN?!?!?

    THIS IS BULLSHIITE CNET!

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  • 1.0 stars

    "never would work"

    May 2, 2011  |   By Moose69

    Version: Ultimate Windows Tweaker 2.2

    Pros

    none,can't give it if it wasn't working.

    Cons

    heard it was good,don't know,it won't open.

    Summary

    can't give one till I can use it! Reported it,no response.

    Updated on Jun 19, 2011

    I still don't know why it won't open! The first file worked great,update is corrupted I beleive.Do I need this software?r can I just delete it.i don't use it anyway.

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  • 1.0 stars

    "virus virus virus"

    April 11, 2011  |   By Jamin80011

    Version: Ultimate Windows Tweaker 2.2

    Pros

    spyware spyware

    Cons

    everything

    Summary

    Consider yourself warned

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  • 4.0 stars

    "Very usefull program"

    March 23, 2011  |   By Mike & Ria

    Version: Ultimate Windows Tweaker 2.2

    Pros

    Overall easy to use (for experienced users), with many options for the individual sections of Windows you want to tweak.

    Cons

    Some of the sections are complex and may be hard to tweak for unexperienced or untrained users.You need to be really sure of what you're turning on or off.

    Summary

    Would recommend this program for anyone who wants to give their Windows that extra something, or just wants it to run better, safer and a little bit faster.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Great program, I hate those stupid shortcut arrows"

    March 14, 2011  |   By oolabob64

    Version: Ultimate Windows Tweaker 2.2

    Pros

    Gets rid of the desktop shortcut arrows

    Cons

    so far none that I can think of

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