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The finest Windows Optimizer


ℹ️ Summary:

Portable utility that helps you restore your privacy and increase your security.
Optimizer is recommended after a fresh, clean installation of Windows to achieve maximum privacy and security.
Depending on your version of Windows, Optimizer will also allow you to perform some specific tweaks.

  • Full multilingual support (18 languages available)
  • Speed up your system and network performance
  • Disable unnecessary Windows services
  • Disable Windows telemetry, Cortana and many more
  • Disable Office telemetry (works only with Office 2016)
  • Disable Windows 10 automatic updates
  • Download useful apps quickly at once
  • Uninstall UWP apps
  • Clean your system drive and major browsers' profile data
  • Fix common registry issues
  • Ping IPs and assess your latency
  • Search IPs on SHODAN.io
  • Rapidly change DNS server (from a pre-made list)
  • Flush DNS cache
  • Remove unwanted programs running at startup
  • Edit your HOSTS file
  • Find file lock handles and kill associated processes
  • Network speed monitoring
  • Hardware inspection tool
  • Add items in desktop on right-click menu
  • Define custom commands for run dialog
  • Silent run support using a configuration file

⬇️ Downloads:

https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/releases


🖼️ Screenshots:

https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/IMAGES.md


🆘 How to effectively disable Defender in Windows 10 1903 and later

Restart in SAFE-MODE and run Optimizer with /disabledefender switch
-OR-
Execute Optimizer with /restart=disabledefender switch and let it do the rest automatically


🔨 Command-line options and silent configuration files:

https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/CONFS.md


❓ Frequently asked questions section:

https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/FAQ.md


📜 Changelog:

https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md


🖼️ Early development images:

https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/LEGACY.md


💻 Compatibility:

  • .NET Framework 4.5.2
  • Compatible with Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11
  • Can run under Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022 using /unsafe switch

#️ Details:

  • Latest version: 13.9
  • Released: August 21, 2022
  • SHA256: BCC5F991262E73A55E11F34D45DD61073F1F196877CFBD37BDFF8029608CEE5F

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❤️ Tools used:

  • ByteSize | Thanks for this really tiny, yet extremely useful library

❤️ Credits for translating:

  • https://github.com/mrkaban - mrkaban for Russian translation
  • https://github.com/theflamehd - theflamehd for German translation
  • https://github.com/Kheasyque - Kheasyque for Turkish translation
  • https://github.com/danielcshn - danielcshn for Spanish translation
  • https://github.com/cassiompf - Cassio for Portuguese translation
  • https://github.com/RAFF47 - RAFF for French translation
  • https://github.com/Ziocash - Ziocash for Italian translation
  • https://github.com/btwise - btwise for Chinese translation
  • https://github.com/tomlonghorn - Tom Longhorn for Czech translation
  • https://github.com/H3XDaemon - H3XDaemon for Taiwanese translation
  • https://github.com/VenusGirl - VenusGirl for Korean translation
  • https://github.com/Wilamaxin - Wilamaxin for Polish translation
  • https://github.com/MesterPerfect - MesterPerfect for Arabic translation
  • https://github.com/BeamingNG - BeamingNG for Romanian translation
  • Parwar Andam for Kurdish translation
  • Zan for Hungarian translation