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Windows Tweaker Changelog

What's new in Windows Tweaker 5.3.1

Jan 31, 2015
  • Added French language support

New in Windows Tweaker 5.3 (Dec 20, 2014)

  • Added new tweak to hide Shortcut Arrow on Desktop Icons under Display->Shortcut Arrow
  • Fixed some German translations
  • Several bug-fixes

New in Windows Tweaker 5.2 (Aug 18, 2014)

  • Redesigned the interface, to provide better contrasts
  • Added new tweak to Disable all Windows+X hotkeys under Restrictions->Explorer
  • Added new tweak to Disable password reveal in Windows 8 under Restrictions->Explorer
  • Several bug-fixes

New in Windows Tweaker 5.1 (Jul 21, 2014)

  • Bug-fixes for app crashing at several places
  • Fixed Default Selection Color button not working under Display -> Selection Color
  • Improved keyboard support for search

New in Windows Tweaker 5.0.0.0 (Jul 5, 2014)

  • Complete rewrite from scratch, for a more efficient and improved experienced
  • Added ability to search tweaks
  • Windows Tweaker now also comes in German and Russian
  • Added two new categories, Start Screen and Navigation under Explorer, which contain several tweaks for Windows 8
  • Added another new category, Search under System
  • Display has now a new category called Icon title, which allows user to customise icon's text wrapping behaviour
  • Added a new tweak called Display files using old-style file sorting algorithm under Display->Explorer
  • Under Tasks added a new tweak called Create file to create large files
  • Open with customisation, Startup Manager and many other tweaks have been re-implemented, to provide a better user-experience

New in Windows Tweaker 4.1 (Jul 9, 2012)

  • Fixed the Notification Area bug more efficiently.
  • A portable version of Windows Tweaker is now also available.
  • Fixed a serious issue where a user having a skin pack/custom theme (or visual style) installed, was unable to select checkboxes and radiobuttons.
  • Added an option to check for updates.
  • Removed the tweak, Shortcut Arrow present in Display from ONLY from the portable version, because this tweak requires saving the software values inside registry which violates the very purpose of Portable softwares. Hence, removable of this tweak has ensured that portable version of Windows Tweaker leaves no traces behind on the user's system. In order to use this tweak, the user is required to use the Installer version of Windows Tweaker.

New in Windows Tweaker 4.0 (May 9, 2012)

  • Renamed "Windows 7 Tweaker" to "Windows Tweaker"
  • Windows Tweaker 4.0 is now compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8
  • Extensively redesigned the UI
  • Added an option to Create a shortcut of Shutdown on Metro Start Screen (available only in Windows 8) under Explorer->Etcetra category
  • Added a new tweak named "Add Recycle Bin to My Computer" under Explorer->Etcetra
  • Added a new tweak named "Add Registry Editor to Control Panel" under Explorer->Etcetra
  • Added a new tweak named "Add Open with Notepad to the Right-Click Menu for All Files" under Right-Click->General
  • Added a new tweak named "Add Control Panel to the Desktop Right-Click Menu" under Right-Click->General
  • Added a new tweak named "Make 'Open Command Prompt here' Always Display for Folders and Drives" under Right-Click->General
  • Added a new tweak named "Add Defragment to the Right-Click Menu for a Drive" under Right-Click->General
  • Now web URLs can also be added to the Right-Click menu of Windows using the "Add Custom Items" under Right-Click category
  • The "Startup Manager" present under "Places" category is now out of beta
  • Added a new tweak named "Prevent Windows Update from forcibly rebooting Windows" under Features->Windows Update
  • Added a new shortcut named "Advanced Disk Cleanup" under Utilities->Disk
  • Added a new shortcut named "Advanced User Accounts Control Panel" under Utilities->Miscellaneous
  • Added an option to create a System Restore point

New in Windows Tweaker 3.8 (May 4, 2011)

  • Added a Startup Manager under Maintenance Tweaks.
  • Added a new tweak to Show/Hide Shortcut Overlay Icon under Miscellaneous.
  • Added the Password Protection feature.
  • Added Jumplists for Windows 7 and a notification icon in case of Windows Vista.
  • Improved the Special Hiding feature by adding support to select multiple files under Special Tasks.
  • Added shortcut to Remote Shutdown Dialog under Windows Utilities.
  • Added the ability to change skin between the available three skins black, silver and blue(default).
  • Replaced the old LogOff Dialog with Newer Vista like Dialogs(TaskDialogs).
  • Last but not the least, changed the main icon of this version, and resized the splash screen from the previous versions.

New in Windows Tweaker 3.6 (Dec 16, 2010)

  • Fixed a another serious bug caused by a null reference exception when the application is loaded, signaled by a message as Object reference not set to an instance, caused by the absence of a key.
  • Added a new feature to Report Unexpected errors, if any occurs for quick fixing.

New in Windows Tweaker 3.5 (Dec 7, 2010)

  • Added a new category named Miscellaneous having two sub-categories
  • Selection Color to customize the colour of translucent selection rectangle.
  • Hide Libraries to control the display of Libraries in the Navigation Pane of Windows Explorer.(Windows 7 only)
  • Added a new category named Maintenance Tweaks having two subcategories
  • Memory
  • Error
  • Startup Tweaks
  • Added two new subcategories named Screen Saver Policy & Startup Sound under Logon