WinTweaks v2.5.0

A Windows system-tweaking tool inspired by GNOME Tweaks — customize and optimize Windows settings through an intuitive graphical interface.
375 tweaks across 18 categories • Quick Presets panel • Live search bar • No third-party dependencies beyond PyQt6.

Taskbar	Explorer

System	Network

Power & Battery

• Windows 10 / 11
• Python 3.8+
• PyQt6 (pip install -r requirements.txt)
• Administrator privileges (for registry modifications)

pip install -r requirements.txt
python src/main.py

Or run the compiled executable (requires administrator privileges).

python build.py   # build standalone .exe

• Small Taskbar Icons
• Never Combine Taskbar Buttons
• Taskbar Transparency
• Search Box on Taskbar
• Hide Cortana Button
• Hide Task View Button
• Hide Widgets Button
• Hide Chat Button
• Left-Align Taskbar
• Click on Last Active Window
• Disable Taskbar Grouping
• Show Seconds in Clock
• Taskbar Rounded Corners
• Taskbar Transparency Level
• Taskbar Position
• Auto-Hide Taskbar
• Always Show All Notification Icons
• Enable End Task from Taskbar
• Hide Meet Now (Skype) Button
• Lock Taskbar
• Hide Clock from Taskbar
• Show Desktop Button (Peek)

• Show File Extensions
• Show Hidden Files
• Show Protected System Files
• Compact Mode in File Explorer
• Launch File Explorer To
• Show Full Path in Title Bar
• Disable Thumbnail Previews
• Disable Details Pane
• Disable Preview Pane
• Enable Item Checkboxes
• Always Show Ribbon
• Remove Quick Access
• Show 'This PC' on Desktop
• Show User Folder on Desktop
• Show Network on Desktop
• Show Recycle Bin on Desktop
• Show Control Panel on Desktop
• Disable Recent Files in Jump Lists
• Show All Folders in Navigation Pane
• Hide OneDrive Sync Ads in Explorer
• Auto-Expand Navigation Pane to Current Folder
• Show Full Path in Address Bar
• Skip Recycle Bin Delete Confirmation
• Show Encrypted/Compressed Files in Color
• Show Status Bar
• Show Folder Size in Tooltips
• Disable Simplified Sharing Wizard
• Run Explorer Windows in Separate Processes
• Icon Cache Size

• Dark Mode
• Accent Color on Title Bars
• Disable Snap Assist
• Disable Shake to Minimize
• Disable Edge Swipes
• Disable Sticky Keys Prompt
• Disable Filter Keys Prompt
• Disable Caps Lock Key
• Enable Num Lock on Startup
• Disable Auto Restart on BSOD
• Disable Error Reporting
• Disable Win+L Lock Hotkey
• Enable Long File Paths (>260 chars)
• Show Verbose Boot/Shutdown Status
• Disable UAC for Remote Admin Connections
• PrtScn Opens Snipping Tool
• Show Seconds in Taskbar Clock
• Disable Delivery Optimization P2P Upload
• Disable Consumer Experience / Cloud Features
• Disable Windows Startup Sound
• Hardware Clock Uses UTC
• Disable Automatic Maintenance
• Max HTTP Connections per Server
• Page File Initial Size
• Enable Legacy Boot Menu (F8)
• Disable Auto-Reboot on Kernel Crash
• Override Processor Display Name

• Disable IPv6
• Disable LLMNR
• Disable SMB1 Client
• Disable Wi-Fi Sense
• Disable Remote Assistance
• Disable Remote Desktop
• Disable Teredo Tunneling
• Disable NetBIOS Name Release
• Disable Link-Local Auto-IP
• Disable Nagle Algorithm
• Disable QoS Bandwidth Reserve
• DNS Cache Max TTL
• Disable WPAD (Web Proxy Auto-Discovery)
• Enable RFC 1323 TCP Extensions
• Disable SMB Bandwidth Throttling
• Disable NetBIOS Broadcast Name Resolution
• Disable TCP Task Offloading
• Disable DNS Name Devolution
• Treat All Networks as Non-Metered

• Disable Hibernation
• Disable Fast Startup
• Show 'Hibernate' in Power Menu
• Show 'Sleep' in Power Menu
• Show 'Lock' in Power Menu
• Disable CPU Power Throttling
• Disable Modern Standby Network
• Show Hidden Power Options in Control Panel
• Disable USB Selective Suspend
• Disable Screen Saver
• Disable Away Mode
• Disable Windows Power Throttling
• Disable NDU Network Data Usage Monitor
• Disable SleepStudy
• Enable Disk Write-Back Cache
• Disable Energy Estimation

• Disable Game Bar
• Disable Game Mode
• Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling
• Disable Fullscreen Optimizations
• Disable Mouse Acceleration
• Disable Network Throttling
• Maximize System Responsiveness
• Disable Xbox Game DVR
• Disable Memory Integrity (VBS)
• Boost GPU Priority for Games
• Disable Multi-Plane Overlay (MPO)
• Force Fullscreen Optimizations Off
• Enable DirectX Shader Cache
• Disable Pointer Precision (Raw Input)
• Use High Performance Power Plan
• Enable MMCSS NoLazyMode Timer
• Disable Xbox Live Auth Manager
• Disable Xbox Live Game Save
• Disable Spectre/Meltdown Mitigations
• Set Games Task SFIO Priority to High
• Disable Xbox Game Monitoring Service
• Disable Xbox Accessories Service
• Global Frame Rate Cap Hint
• Auto HDR

• Adjust for Best Performance
• Reduce Menu Delay
• Disable Thumbnail Cache
• Disable Drag Full Windows
• Reduce Hung App Timeout
• Reduce Wait-To-Kill App Timeout
• Disable Startup Delay
• Disable Minimize/Maximize Animations
• Auto-End Unresponsive Apps on Shutdown
• Disable Low Disk Space Warnings
• Keep Kernel in RAM
• Disable NTFS Last Access Timestamps
• Disable 8.3 Filename Creation
• Prefetcher Mode
• Foreground App Switch Speed
• Service Shutdown Timeout
• Clear Pagefile on Shutdown
• Raise CPU Priority for Games
• Foreground Process Priority Boost
• Enable SSD TRIM (Disable Delete Notification Throttle)
• Optimize Memory for Programs (Not Throughput)
• Disable SFC Boot Scan
• Heap Decommit Free Block Threshold
• Disable WMI Performance Adapter Service
• Crash Dump Type
• Max Internet Connections per Server
• NTFS MFT Zone Reservation
• Disable Write Combining
• Disable Spectre/Meltdown Mitigations (Performance)
• Foreground I/O Priority Boost

• Set UAC to Never Notify
• Disable SmartScreen for Apps
• Disable SmartScreen for Edge
• Disable Defender Real-time Protection
• Disable Defender Cloud Protection
• Disable Defender Sample Submission
• Disable AutoRun for All Drives
• Disable AutoPlay
• Disable LM Password Hash Storage
• Force NTLMv2 Authentication Only
• Disable Windows Error Reporting Service
• Disable Default Admin Shares (C$, ADMIN$)
• Disable Windows Script Host
• Require SMB Packet Signing
• Require NLA for Remote Desktop
• Disable Remote Registry Service
• Disable Guest Account
• Disable Anonymous SAM Enumeration
• Enable Logon Event Auditing

• Disable Telemetry
• Disable Advertising ID
• Disable Cortana
• Disable Recent Files in Quick Access
• Disable Frequent Folders in Quick Access
• Disable Feedback Notifications
• Disable Activity History
• Disable Inking & Typing Personalization
• Disable App Suggestions in Start Menu
• Disable Windows Tips & Tricks Notifications
• Disable Welcome Experience After Updates
• Disable Automatic Map Downloads
• Disable Lock Screen Ads & Spotlight Tips
• Disable Location Services
• Disable Camera Access (All Apps)
• Disable Microphone Access (All Apps)
• Disable App Launch Tracking
• Disable Ads and Suggested Content in Settings
• Disable Voice Activation for All Apps
• Disable App Diagnostics Access
• Disable Contacts Access (All Apps)
• Disable Documents Library Access (All Apps)

• Disable OneDrive Auto-start
• Disable Cortana Auto-start
• Disable Microsoft Store Auto-update
• Disable Windows Search Indexing Service
• Disable SysMain (Superfetch)
• Disable Print Spooler
• Disable Connected User Experiences (DiagTrack)
• Disable Background Apps
• Disable Windows Tips and Suggestions
• Disable Auto-Restart for Updates
• Disable Silent Promoted App Installs
• Disable Bing Search in Start Menu
• Disable Microsoft Edge Preload
• Disable People Bar on Taskbar
• Disable News and Interests Widget
• Disable Feedback Hub Diagnostic Sampling
• Disable Shared Experiences (Cross-Device)
• Disable Windows Ink Workspace Button
• Disable Meet Now (Skype) Taskbar Button

• Use Classic Context Menu
• Add 'Open with Notepad'
• Add 'Open PowerShell Here as Admin'
• Add 'Open Command Prompt Here as Admin'
• Add 'Take Ownership'
• Add 'Copy as Path' to Context Menu
• Remove 'Share' from Context Menu
• Remove 'Cast to Device' from Context Menu

• Disable Lock Screen
• Disable Login Screen Blur
• Colorize Start and Taskbar
• Disable Transparency Effects
• Disable Window Animations
• Disable Window Shadows
• Disable Rounded Corners
• Verbose Boot Messages
• Disable Boot Logo
• Disable Cursor Shadow
• Disable System Beep
• Disable Error Beeps
• Disable Lock Screen Tips
• Disable Windows Spotlight on Lock Screen
• Window Border Width
• Window Padded Border
• Disable ClearType Font Smoothing
• Disable Translucent Selection Rectangle

• High Contrast Mode
• Large Mouse Cursors
• Mouse Trails
• Snap To Default Button
• Toggle Keys Beep
• Mouse Keys
• Sound Sentry
• Show Sounds
• Thick Text Cursor
• Disable Cursor Blink
• Reduce Scroll Lines
• Large Desktop Icons
• Always Underline Shortcuts
• Mouse Double-Click Speed
• Mouse Hover Time
• Keyboard Repeat Delay
• Keyboard Repeat Rate
• Mouse Pointer Speed
• Scroll Inactive Windows on Hover
• Touchpad Natural (Reverse) Scrolling
• Cursor Size
• Enable ClickLock

• DPI Scaling Awareness Mode
• Custom Font DPI Override
• Night Light (Blue Light Filter)
• Show Snap Layouts on Hover
• Snap Window Suggestions
• Show Taskbar on All Monitors
• Multi-Monitor Taskbar Button Mode
• Show All Virtual Desktop Windows on Taskbar
• Alt+Tab Shows All Virtual Desktop Windows
• Desktop Wallpaper JPEG Quality
• Dynamic Refresh Rate (DRR)
• Disable DWM Hardware Compositing
• Disable GDI DPI Scaling for Blurry Apps Fix
• Monitor Sleep Timeout on AC Power (minutes)
• ClearType Font Rendering
• Text Cursor Blink Rate
• Taskbar Thumbnail Preview Delay
• Show Color Calibration on Startup
• Disable Display Auto-Rotation Lock
• Hide All Desktop Icons
• Snap Windows Across Monitor Boundaries
• Window Open/Close Animation Speed

• Mouse Sensitivity (Control Panel)
• Enhance Pointer Precision (Mouse Acceleration)
• Mouse Wheel Scroll Lines
• Mouse Wheel Horizontal Scroll Characters
• Double-Click Speed
• Swap Primary/Secondary Mouse Buttons
• Touchpad Sensitivity
• Touchpad Tap to Click
• Touchpad Two-Finger Tap (Right-Click)
• Touchpad Three-Finger Tap Action
• Touchpad Pinch to Zoom
• Touchpad Scroll Direction
• Force Raw Mouse Input
• Disable Keyboard Layout Switching Shortcut
• IME Candidate Window Mode
• NumLock State at Login Screen
• Keyboard Backlight Timeout
• Mouse Hover Dwell Time
• Disable Touchscreen Input
• Show Mouse Location on Ctrl Press (Sonar)
• Snap Pointer to Default Button
• Disable Controller Vibration (System-wide hint)

• Boot Menu Timeout
• Verbose Boot/Shutdown Messages
• Auto-Restart After BSOD
• Beep on BSOD
• Overwrite Existing Crash Dump
• Enable Last Known Good Configuration
• Startup Program Launch Delay
• Disable Windows Startup Animation
• Disable First Logon Animation
• Custom Login Screen Legal Notice Title
• System Shutdown Wait Timeout
• Fast Startup / Hiberboot
• Boot with Multiple Processors
• Application Recovery Interval
• System Event Log Maximum Size
• Application Event Log Maximum Size
• Disable Windows Error Reporting UI
• Disable Background App Refresh on Battery
• Disable App Auto-Relaunch After Update Reboot
• Clear Temp Folder on Startup

• Disable Focus Assist (Do Not Disturb)
• Toast Notification Duration
• Disable All Notifications
• Disable Notifications on Lock Screen
• Show App Badges on Taskbar Buttons
• Disable Action Center
• Suppress Update Restart Notifications
• Disable Windows Security Center Alerts
• Disable System Notification Sounds
• Disable New App Installation Notifications
• Disable Device Driver Install Balloon
• Low Battery Notification Level
• Disable Explorer Balloon Tip Notifications
• Disable Network Location Wizard Notification
• Disable Printer Install Toast Notification
• Disable Microsoft Store Promotional Notifications
• Disable App Suggestion Notifications
• Disable OneDrive Sync Notifications

• Enable Developer Mode
• Enable Windows Sandbox
• PowerShell Execution Policy
• Remote Desktop Port
• RDP Session Idle Timeout
• Show Detailed File Operation Progress
• WSL2 Memory Limit Hint
• Hyper-V Hypervisor Launch Type
• Windows Symbol Server Path
• Force BSOD via Keyboard (Debug)
• Allow Remote Print Spooler Connections
• Security Event Log Maximum Size
• Disable PC Health Check Telemetry
• Disable Error Reporting Queue
• Enable Telnet Client
• Windows Insider Program Channel
• Disable Windows Feedback Notifications
• Enable Win32 Long Path Support

src/
├── main.py                  # Entry point
├── main_window.py           # MainWindow, CategoryPage, TweakWidget, SearchResultsPage
├── tweaks.py                # All 375 Tweak definitions (TweakCategory, Tweak, RegistryChange)
├── tweak_manager.py         # TweakManager — applies/reads tweaks, special handlers
├── registry_utils.py        # Registry helpers, is_admin()
├── personalization_tab.py   # Custom Personalization panel
├── presets_panel.py         # Quick Presets panel (new in v2.5.0)
├── video_wallpaper_panel.py # Video wallpaper support
├── icon_manager.py          # Icon management
├── wallpaper_icons_panel.py # Wallpaper + icons panel
├── custom_fonts_panel.py    # Custom fonts panel
└── node_editor/             # Node-based tweak workflow editor

MIT