Tweak FX

Tweak FX is a simple-to-handle software tool which allows you to make some changes to Windows and some of its applications. It can be configured by users of any level of experience.

The interface of the program is based on a standard window with an intuitive layout. Concerning apps, Tweak FX lets you use a cheat setting for the Hearts game, establish for how long the system waits for user processes to end after attempting to log off or shut down the computer, set a timeout after terminating a process via Task Manager, as well as alter the title of the Internet Explorer or Windows Media Player window.

But you may also specify an alternative task manager for Windows to use as default, write a page footer and header for Notepad documents, enable screen capturing via DirectDraw, block unauthorized users from downloading Outlook Express attachments as executable files, as well as hide extra information in Device Manager.

Other tweaking functions focus on the mouse (e.g. swap buttons, adjust the cursor speed), Windows startup and shutdown (e.g. logon method, auto reboot instead of showing the Blue Screen of Death), desktop (e.g. disable Desktop Cleanup Wizard), services (e.g. prevent background services from interacting with the user), Explorer (e.g. toolbar picture) and memory (e.g. determine the size of the secondary processor cache), just to name a few.

Tweak FX allows you to view properties for each plugin, use a search function to locate plugins, edit the TPL or HTML file of a plugin, change the tree viewing mode (normal or Registry-like), create a favorites list, connect to a remote computer, build a server, and activate Record Mode to keep track of Registry modifications.

The straightforward software tool needs a pretty low amount of CPU and system memory, so it shouldn't put a strain on the computer's performance. It has a good response time and worked smoothly during our testing, without freezing, crashing or popping up error dialogs; we have not come cross any problems in our evaluation.

Unfortunately, no recent updates have been made to the app. To conclude, Tweak FX comes packed with some interesting tweaking functions for Windows which can be easily figured out.