Applies all core optimizations in sequence:
- Disables telemetry and data collection
- Stops unnecessary services
- Removes bloatware apps
- Disables scheduled tasks
- Applies registry tweaks
- Optimizes network settings
Use when: Fresh Windows install or full system cleanup.
Complete setup sequence for new machines:
- PatchMyPC software installation
- Office Tool Plus for Microsoft Office
- Service optimization
- MAS activation
Use when: Setting up a new PC from scratch.
35+ privacy tweaks including:
- Windows telemetry and diagnostics
- Advertising ID and personalization
- Activity history and timeline
- Cortana and web search
- Copilot and Recall (Windows 11)
- Feedback and error reporting
- PowerShell 7 telemetry
Interactive service management with two modes:
Safe Mode (~45 services):
- Telemetry services (DiagTrack, dmwappushservice)
- Xbox services (all gaming-related)
- Hyper-V guest services
- Rarely used features
Aggressive Mode (~90 services):
- All Safe Mode services plus:
- Print Spooler (if no printer)
- Windows Search
- Remote Desktop
- Camera/Notifications
Also includes:
- Teams startup control (disable without removing)
- WinUtil service sync integration
- Export current states to JSON
Removes 40+ pre-installed apps:
- Xbox apps (Game Bar, Identity Provider, etc.)
- Microsoft apps (Solitaire, News, Weather, etc.)
- Third-party (TikTok, Candy Crush, Spotify, etc.)
- Clipchamp, Phone Link, Quick Assist
Keeps by default: Teams, Phone Companion (startup disabled only)
Disables 19 telemetry/diagnostic tasks:
- Customer Experience Improvement Program
- Application Experience tasks
- Disk Diagnostic tasks
- Windows Error Reporting
- Cloud Experience Host
- Feedback notifications
20+ performance tweaks:
- Menu show delay (400ms → 0ms)
- Disable Game Bar and DVR
- Disable animations and transparency
- Startup delay removal
- Mouse acceleration disable
- Thumbnail cache optimization
- NTFS last access timestamp disable
- 8.3 filename creation disable
- Fullscreen optimizations disable
- Hardware GPU scheduling enable
- Memory management (LargeSystemCache)
- Prefetch/Superfetch on SSD
- Icon cache size increase
Disables virtualization-based security:
- Core Isolation / Memory Integrity
- Credential Guard
- HVCI (Hypervisor-protected Code Integrity)
Warning: Improves gaming performance but reduces security.
Network management submenu with 11 options:
Optimizations:
- Apply network optimizations (IPv6, Nagle's, throttling)
- Reset network configuration
Wi-Fi Management:
- Show saved networks
- Show current connection
- Forget networks
- Signal strength display
Adapter & Configuration:
- Enable/disable adapters
- Rename adapters
- Proxy configuration
- Hosts file editor
Diagnostics:
- Ping, traceroute, pathping
- DNS lookup
- Port checking
- Firewall status
- Network speed test
- Advanced TCP settings
Complete OneDrive removal:
- Uninstall OneDrive application
- Remove from Explorer sidebar
- Disable via Group Policy
- Clean up registry entries
System maintenance submenu with 16 options:
Automated Maintenance:
- DISM RestoreHealth
- SFC /scannow
- Temporary file cleanup
- Windows Update cache clear
Disk Management:
- Disk cleanup (Quick/Full/GUI modes)
- Disk space report
- Drive optimization (Defrag/TRIM)
- Check disk (chkdsk)
- Drive health (SMART)
System Repair:
- System restore
- BCD/Boot repair
- Memory diagnostic
- Windows Update repair
- DISM repair tools
- Time sync repair
- Search index rebuild
Advanced:
- Startup program manager
- Reset Group Policy
- Reset WMI
Multiple package managers:
PatchMyPC:
- Pre-configured selection (see configs/PatchMyPC.ini)
- Or launch for self-selection
Winget Presets:
- Essential (browsers, 7-Zip, VLC, etc.)
- Runtimes (VC++, .NET, Java)
- Developer (VS Code, Git, Python)
- Gaming (Steam, Discord, etc.)
- Security (Malwarebytes, etc.)
Security Tools Submenu:
| Category | Tools |
|---|---|
| Antivirus | ESET NOD32, Windows Defender config |
| Anti-Malware | Malwarebytes, AdwCleaner |
| Network | Wireshark, Nmap |
| Privacy | BleachBit, Eraser |
Dedicated antivirus management with ESET direct CDN installation:
ESET Products (Direct CDN Download):
- Auto-detects system architecture (x64 / ARM64 / x86)
- Downloads offline installer directly from download.eset.com
- 6 ESET products: NOD32, Internet Security, Smart Security Premium, Security Ultimate, Small Business, Safe Server
- Product comparison table with feature matrix
- Replaces unreliable winget-based installation
Other Options:
- Windows Defender configuration (enable/disable/exclusions)
- Malwarebytes anti-malware installation
- System AV scan (detects installed antivirus products, warns on conflicts)
- Routes to Security Tools submenu for additional tools
Chocolatey:
- Install Chocolatey package manager
- Essential apps bundle
Remote Desktop:
- RustDesk installation + shortcuts
- AnyDesk installation + shortcuts
Microsoft Office deployment tool:
- Auto-detects latest version from GitHub
- Fallback to known working version
- Web installer option
Microsoft Activation Script:
- Windows activation
- Office activation
- Digital license method
Extracts all saved Wi-Fi passwords:
- Lists all known networks
- Shows passwords in plain text
- Export option
Checks current optimization status:
- Telemetry settings
- Service states
- Registry values
- Applied tweaks
Power configuration:
| Setting | AC Power | Battery |
|---|---|---|
| Screen off | Never | 30 min |
| Sleep | Never | 1 hour |
| Hibernate | Never | 2 hours |
Options:
- High Performance plan
- Ultimate Performance plan (unhides it)
- Balanced with custom settings
Privacy tool with recommended config:
- Downloads O&O ShutUp10
- Applies configs/ooshutup10.cfg
- 100+ privacy settings
8 options for update management:
- Pause updates (registry method)
- Pause updates (scheduled task)
- Disable Windows Update service
- Enable Windows Update service
- Launch WUpdater GUI
- Configure driver updates
- Check for updates
- View update history
Driver tools:
- Windows Update drivers
- Snappy Driver Installer (SDI) Lite
- SDI with auto-update
- Backup drivers via DISM
- Restore drivers from backup
Repairs broken Windows Update:
- Stops update services
- Clears update cache
- Re-registers 36 DLLs
- Restarts services
Defender management:
- Disable real-time protection
- Enable real-time protection
- Add exclusions
- Remove Defender (advanced)
- Configure cloud protection
Additional debloating:
- Hosts file blocking (150+ telemetry domains)
- Firewall rules for telemetry
- Additional registry tweaks
Syncs with Chris Titus Tech's WinUtil:
- Downloads latest tweaks.json
- Applies ~150 service configurations
- Safe mode (Manual) or Aggressive (Disabled)
- Preview before applying
- Export current states
9 categories of UI tweaks:
-
Taskbar & Start Menu
- Show seconds on clock
- Disable transparency
- Left-align taskbar (Win11)
-
Explorer
- Open to This PC
- Show file extensions
- Show hidden files
- Show full path in title
-
Desktop Icons
- This PC
- Recycle Bin
- Control Panel
- User folder
-
Context Menu
- Classic context menu (Win11)
- Add "End Task" option
- Remove Defender scan
-
Security
- SmartScreen settings
- File download warnings
-
Windows Experience
- Disable suggestions
- Disable Spotlight
- Disable auto-install apps
-
Windows Photo Viewer
- Re-enable classic viewer
-
Notepad & Media
- Word wrap default
- WMP first-run wizard
-
IE Mode
- Compatibility settings
- Autocomplete options
Complete Windows image management:
- Quick Create - Wizard for custom ISO
- Mount/Edit Images - Mount ISO/WIM
- Apply Tweaks - TPM bypass, telemetry, dark theme
- Inject Drivers - From current system or folder
- Remove Bloatware - From offline image
- Unattend File - Answer file with System Optimizer auto-run
- Create Bootable USB - Format and copy
- WIM Optimization - Cleanup, export, ESD→WIM
Log management:
- View current session log
- Browse recent logs
- Error/warning counts
- Export summary
- Clear old logs (30+ days)
Location: C:\System_Optimizer\Logs\
Comprehensive backup system:
Backup Types:
- Essential (Desktop, Documents, Downloads)
- Browsers (Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi)
- Applications (Outlook, Thunderbird, Discord, Spotify)
- Full profile
- Custom selection
Features:
- External drive detection
- Cross-computer restore
- JSON manifests
- PST file handling
- Progress tracking
- Integrity verification
Power state controls:
- Restart
- Shutdown
- Sleep
- Hibernate
- Sign out
- Lock
VHD deployment for dual/multi-boot:
- Quick Deploy wizard
- Create empty VHD (GPT/MBR)
- Mount/dismount VHD
- Deploy Windows to VHD
- Inject drivers
- Enable features (Hyper-V, WSL)
- Add to boot menu
Deploy Windows to blank drives:
- Disk preparation (diskpart scripts)
- Single disk / Dual disk layouts
- GPT/UEFI or MBR/Legacy
- Windows deployment from ISO/WIM
- Edition selection
- Quick Install wizard
- Auto-creates System Optimizer shortcut
Complete rollback system:
- Session management
- Registry change tracking
- Service state snapshots
- Auto-generated reverse scripts
- System restore point integration
- Interactive rollback menu
System analysis:
CPU:
- Intel 1st-14th gen, Core Ultra
- AMD Ryzen, FX, Phenom
- P-core/E-core detection
GPU:
- NVIDIA GTX 200-900, 10/16/20-50 series
- AMD HD 5000-7000, R7/R9, RX, Vega
- Intel Arc, UHD, Iris
Storage:
- SSD/HDD/NVMe detection
- TRIM status
- Free space per volume
Memory:
- DDR type detection
- XMP status
- Per-stick details
Hardware-based profiles:
| Profile | Description |
|---|---|
| Gaming | Max performance, minimal services |
| Developer | WSL, Hyper-V, dev tools friendly |
| Office | Balanced, productivity focused |
| Content Creator | Media tools, performance |
| Laptop | Battery optimization |
| LowSpec | Minimal resource usage |
Features:
- Auto-suggest based on hardware
- WhatIf preview mode
- Profile comparison
- Rollback integration