Windows users definitely do not have a shortage when it comes to tweaking or configuration tools for their operating system. One of the latest to join ranks with the rest is Tweak Me, a portable configuration software for the Windows operating system that is currently available as a beta version from the developer’s website.
Tweak Me uses a checkbox system that displays the available tweaks in categories like Internet Explorer, Performance, Security or Windows Update. Expanding a tree will display the configuration tweaks that can be enabled or disabled by clicking in the checkbox.
A click on a configuration item will display a short description in the right sidebar that provides basic information about the function in Windows.
Most of the configuration options are therefor understandable without having to research the issue further on the Internet or in the help files of the operating system.
The configuration options range from disabling the thumbnail cache over stopping the blacking out of the screen when the User Account Control kicks in to disabling update checks in Internet Explorer or Windows Media Player.
Tweak Me is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. Some of the options presented to Windows 7 users are not available for the other supported operating systems. It has not been tested if the options that should not be available in those operating systems (e.g. UAC in Windows XP) are still displayed by the program.
Tweak Me offers a simple and straightforward option to configure many system settings in Windows. Many of the options are difficulty to come by with normal means. The program can be downloaded from the developer’s website.
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handy little tool .. requires .NET which i guess i don’t have on some of the office terminals around here ..
this tweaker seems to be rather interesting but when applying system registry settings it generates strange message windows with text “1″ and “ok” button and than crashes (?).
i catched all applying to registry settings to reg-file and investigated them.
i found that it applyed less than a half of settings i checked in gui window and some of them seems to be incompatible with my os version (windows xp sp3).
@ alexsupra
There are some known issues in this version but I’m working on a new Beta version ;)
Beta 3.1 is done:
http://www.wecode.biz/2009/12/tweak-me-beta-31.html
I love it when developer’s comment on my site ;)
You are welcome, Martin! Thank you for posting my app!
Thank you, DiSTANTX and Martin. I got the new Beta; very helpful app!
any feedback so far? i would appreciate some comments @ my blog =)
I need feedback and bugreports to know what to improve / change.
-DiSTANTX
thanks for sharing
i aslo use dsl speed which is an online tool which helps to optimize ur pc performance
There’s a new version! It’s final now:
http://www.wecode.biz/2010/02/tweak-me-101.html
Have fun!