- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95/NT
- Date added: May 15, 1998
- Total Downloads: 3,467,354
- Downloads last week: 3,582
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 2342 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
There's no doubt that the freeware Tweak UI is a tool designed for people comfortable and confident with mucking about in the guts of their Windows XP installation. If that's not you, we strongly caution against using this program capriciously.
However, if you're the kind of person who likes to get your hands dirty with XP customizations, read on. Tweak UI can alter most of the routine behaviors of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, but it also can affect some of the more advanced ones, too. From customizing the Alt Tab program switcher to removing the white arrow that appears on shortcut icons, from killing the autoplay feature for specific drives to configuring file and print sharing settings, Tweak UI is a must-have.
The interface is basic, but that's all the program needs. Use the left-nav tree to select settings to tweak, and the subchoices appear in the center pane. Old installation problems have been resolved by a standard self-extracting EXE, making this program not only useful but easy to install. Still, to prevent unwanted or potentially damaging alterations, we recommend that only power users confident in making these changes go ahead and use Tweak UI.
Publisher's description
From Microsoft :The Windows 95 shell development team did some extra programming and put together a set of tools called Power Toys. If you're a power user, go ahead and try them out, but be forewarned that there's no lifeguard on duty, so you're swimming at your own risk: the Power Toys aren't supported by Microsoft, because they are not part of Windows 95. This group of "toys" includes a system tray CD player, a CAB file viewer, an X Windows mouse emulator and a utility to remove leftover Add/Remove Programs entries.
Note: This program is not for use with Windows 98. There is a version of TweakUI for Windows 98 on the Windows 98 installation CD-ROM.
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Version: Windows Power Toys Tweak UI 1.1
Pros: Gives you a lot of control over your computer customizations.
Cons: Don't really use it much and don't need to.
Summary: Good tool to have.
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