Microsoft has increased both the power and complexity of its popular Windows operating system with the release of Windows Vista. Stardock's TweakVista enhancement application helps you configure Windows Vista to meet your personal needs by improving performance.

Unlike other power tools for Windows, TweakVista automatically prompts enhancement recommendations, offering easy "one click" updates to otherwise complex configuration changes. TweakVista is also a very safe to use application.By utilizing Microsoft's system-restore technology any changes you make can easily be rolled back. You can freely experiment with different settings without disabling your computer.

Here are some key features of "TweakVista":

· Security
Tweak Vista has easy to configure security settings for managing the new security features of Windows Vista. If you've found some of the security prompts in Windows Vista getting in your way, TweakVista offers relief.

· Start-Up Manager
See what programs are being launched on start-up (even ones that you may not be aware of) and quickly find out what they are doing and whether you need them.

· Internet Optimization
TweakVista can improve your Internet surfing performance by changing the underlying Internet settings on Windows Vista to fit the capabilities of your PC.

· Performance Optimization
TweakVista knows all the default services on Windows Vista and many of them are not needed for most people. TweakVista can safely guide users through common user configurations to optimize performance and memory use.

· Process Identification
Leveraging the community, users can read and create information regarding each process currently running. When a user clicks on a program name TweakVista returns information about that process to help in deciding what to leave running and what to shut off.

· Recommendations
Automatically evaluate all aspects of your Windows Vista configuration with detailed, yet easy to understand, suggestions provided to help you get more control over your Windows Vista PC.

· Assessment Comparison
TweakVista allows the user to use Windows Vista's built in Assessment information to compare their computer against other TweakVista users. Data can be anonoymously uploaded and compard against averages and top scores.

· Startup Analysis
By utilizing the startup monitor built into Windows Vista to analyze problems; processes that take longer to start or shutdown are flagged for review.

Requirements:

· Home Basic
· 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
· 512 MB of system memory
· 20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space
· Internet access
· Home Premium / Business / Ultimate
· 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
· 1 GB of system memory
· 40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space

Limitations:

· The advanced features are locked
· Nag screen

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Improved startup programs introduction
· Improved startup programs layout through streamlining information
· Removed duplicate enabled/disabled items from startup list
· Improved processes layout through streamlining information
· Added sorting to Processes
· Improved snapshot load time
· Improved tooltip information
· Limited Windows7 support
· Added SMART drive attributes
· Option to disable built-in skin/use WindowBlinds skinning