Tweak-10

The latest OS from Microsoft, Windows 10, has already attracted a considerable following. And as with any operating system, you cannot expect it to suit your every whim, which is why you may have to resort to alternate means of customizing and adjusting it to satisfy your needs.

One such solution is Tweak-10, created by the developers of the popular Tweak XP Pro, Tweak-7 and Tweak-8, a complex application with multiple components and tools to help you get your OS to function as you like it.

With regards to its general layout, the utility is very similar to its predecessors, resorting to tabs and subsections to organize its numerous functions and features, enabling even the less advanced to understand how it is structured.

The start screen of the program displays some basic information about it, but its most relevant tools are grouped in tab-based categories: ‘System Info + Tweaks’, ‘Miscellaneous Tweaks’, ‘Visual Tweaks’, ‘Network + Internet’, ‘Utilities’ and ‘Auto Optimizer’. You can also take ‘Tweak Snapshots’ or manage the ‘Tweak-10 Settings’.

From the ‘System Info + Tweaks’ section of the application, you can adjust and optimize a variety of specifics, or display statistics relating to CPU, RAM, System Cache, as well as modify startup preferences, power options and other such features.

The ‘Miscellaneous Tweaks’ tab enables you to manage configurations pertaining to system folders, File Explorer, UAC preferences, taskbar limitations, Control Panel options and a variety of other changes that you can perform.

Start menu, taskbar, and desktop customizations can be performed from the ‘Visual Tweaks’ section. You can manage tooltip and mouse behavior as well as appearance, from this same location.

With the help of the functions featured in the ‘Network + Internet’ section of Tweak-10, you can alter Internet Explorer preferences as well as restrictions. Similarly, your web and network connections can be optimized, while various email preferences can be adjusted.

In the ‘Utilities’ section, you will find all the tools and components necessary for keeping your computer in top shape. With these, you can clean your PC, remove useless shortcuts, create and manage restore points or wipe files. Similarly, you can defragment or clean your registry, as well as apply custom security preferences.

The ‘Auto Optimization’ area offers you three different tweaking modes with predefined options that you can apply to your PC with just one click. Bear in mind, however, that most changes will require a reboot to take effect.

Tweak-10 proves to be an incredibly rich and comprehensive piece of software that can successfully assist you in customizing, cleaning and improving the way your computer works under Windows 10.