Tweaks available in Ultimate Windows Tweaker 5 for Windows 11

Check out the complete list of over 200 tweaks available in Ultimate Windows Tweaker 5 for Windows 11.

System Information

Shows general information about the system
Calculate and view Windows Experience Index
Option to open Advanced Recovery Options
Run System File Checker utility and DISM system repair utility directly
Introduces search functionality to easily locate your desired tweak
Extended Info Bar to show full description of the tweak
View detailed information about Windows Experience Index including all scores
New Favorites feature lets you access many sections of UWT easily.

Customization

Windows 11 tab

Option to control Taskbar size
Add option to revert to Ribbon UI in File Explorer
Option to restore Windows 10 styled context menu
Tweak to customize Taskbar Content Alignment
Option to remove Open In Windows Terminal option from Desktop Context Menu
Option to hide the recommended list from Start Menu
Option to enable classic Alt+Tab Menu
Option to disable Transparency effects throughout Windows 11
Option to enable accent color for Start menu and taskbar.

Taskbar:

Remove Taskbar
Remove Taskbar Buttons
Remove Volume Icon From Notification Area
Remove Network Icon From Notification Area
Remove Action Center Icon From Notification Area
Remove Clock From Notification Area
Remove Battery Meter From Notification Area
Remove Notification Area
Customization of Taskbar Buttons Grouping
Customization of Taskbar Thumbnail Size
Customization of Taskbar Thumbnail delay time
Disable Windows Ink Workspace
Enable “Do you want to close all the tabs?” prompt in Edge
Hide Windows Defender Icon From Notifications Area
Show Seconds In Taskbar Clock (Customization->Taskbar)
Disable All Live Tiles (Customization->Universal UI)

File Explorer

Show Windows Version On Desktop
Enable Auto-Colorization
Disable Aero Peek Feature
Don’t Show Low Disk Space Warnings
Disable Info Tips For Shortcuts
Make Taskbar Button Switch To Last Active Window
Restore Last Opened Folders At Startup
Delete Pagefile At Shutdown
Disable AeroShake Feature
Hide Preview Pane
Disable Full Row Select Items
Disable AeroSnap Feature
Show Status Bar In File Explorer
Launch Folders In A Separate Process
Enable Check Boxes To Select Items
Remove “-Shortcut” Suffix For New Shortcuts
Tweak Drive Letters
Remove Shortcut Arrows From Shortcut Icons
Enable Auto-Complete And Auto-Suggest
Disable Taskbar And Start Jumplists
Check By Default “Do this for all current items”
Change Default Behaviour For Drag-Drop In Explorer
Choose which folder opens on starting File Explorer
Remove Duplicate Drive Letter Entry
Show User Folder in Navigation Pane

Universal UI

Disable Lock Screen
Disable Login Screen Blur Effect
Disable Changing Lock Screen Image
Enable User Switching On Login Screen
Enable and customize Slideshow
Enable first sign-in Animation When New User Account Is Created
Turn On SmartScreen filter for Windows Store Apps
Disable “Look for an app in the store” When Unknown Files are opened
Disable “You have new apps that can open this type of file” Notification
Set Notifications Display Time
Disable Toast Notifications
Lock Start Screen Tiles So That They Can’t Be Rearranged
Disable Bing web search.

Windows 11

Customize Power Options:
- Show/Hide Lock
- Show/Hide Sleep
- Show/Hide Hibernate
- Show/Hide Sign Out
- Show/Hide All Options
Disable/Enable Start Animations
Replace CMD with Windows Powershell On The WinX Menu
Enable Access To Camera On Lock Screen
Apps Use Light/Dark Theme
System Uses Light/Dark Theme
Show/ Hide “Frequent Folders” In Quick Access
Show/Hide “Recent files” In Quick Access
Enable/Disable New /Old Elements of Windows including battery fly out, date & time pane and Volume Control
Enable Share settings page in Settings.

This PC

Hide Folder Merge conflict.
Always show icons, never thumbnails.
Display file icon on thumbnails.
Display file type information on Folder tips.
Hide protected OS files.
Show drive letters.
Show popup description for Folder and Desktop items.
Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color.
Use sharing wizard.

Other

Lets you change the Folder Options

User Accounts

Display Last Logon Information On Logon Screen
Make User Enter Username While Logging On
Remove Shutdown Tasks From Logon Screen
Disable Updating Group Policy On Startup
Disable Switching To Secure Desktop While Elevating
Enable Virtualize File And Registry Write Failures To Per-User Locations
Enable Admin Approval Mode For Built-In Administrator Account
Enable Detections Of Application Installation And Prompt For Elevation
Enable Verbose Logon Messages
Require Users To Press CTRL+ALT+DEL To Logon
Change UAC Settings
Customization Of Logon Message
Customization Of What Should Be Done On System Failure
Enable/Disable Built-in Administrator AccountRremove Remove 3D Objects folder from This PC.

Performance

Waiting time to kill applications timeout during shutdown
Waiting time to end services at shutdown
Waiting time to kill non-responding applications
Auto-End Non Responsive Programs
Restart Shell Automatically After Some Error
Always Unload DLLs To Free Up Memory
Disable Automatic Folder View Discovery
Turn Off Search Indexer
Increase Priority Of IRQ8
Disable Smooth Scrolling
Disable Windows Time Service
Disable Tablet Input Service
Disable Windows Security Center Service
Disable Prefetch Service
Disable Superfetch Service
Disable Printer Spooling Service
Disable Edge/Tab Preloading.

Security & Privacy

Security

Disable Registry Editor
Disable Control Panel
Disable Task Manager
Disable WinKey Shortcuts
Disable CMD
Disable Color And Appearance Settings
Disable The Auto Logon Shift Override Feature
Disable Administrative Shares (e.g. ADMIN$)
Disable UAC
Disable The Ability To Shutdown
Disable The Ability To Log Off
Disable Internet Communication
Disable System Restore Configuration
Disable MMC Snap-ins
Disable Folder Options Menu
Disable Encrypting File System
Disable Explorer’s Context Menu
Disable Access To Taskbar Context Menu
Restrict Access To Taskbar And Start Menu Properties
Disable Changing Wallpaper
Turn Off User Tracking
Disable Display Personalization
Disable Windows Media Center
Disable Windows Update Service
Disable Windows Mobility Center
Disable Windows Store
Disable Windows Defender
Disable OneDrive

Privacy

Disable Telemetry
Disable Application Telemetry
Disable and Reset Advertising ID
Disable Cortana
Disable Taskbar Web Search
Disable Handwriting Data Sharing
Disable Windows Update Sharing
Disable Windows Feedback Requests
Disable Password Reveal Button
Disable Steps Recorder
Disable Inventory Collector
Disable Biometrics
Disable Wi-Fi Sense
Disable synchronization of settings.

Browsers section

Microsoft Edge tab

Change Microsoft Edge default download location
Adjust Tab Preview Show Delay
Adjust Tab Preview Hide Delay
Disable Edge Tab Preview
Enable Do you want to close all the tabs prompt.

Context Menu

In Universal Apps tab, pin over 15 Modern apps to Desktop Context Menu including Microsoft Edge, OneNote, Store, Music, Mail, etc. Plus, customize desktop icons size.

In Desktop Context Menu tab, pin over 20 important Windows utilities to Desktop Context Menu including System Restore, Task Manager, Magnifier, etc.

In Desktop Context Menu 2 tab, pin Windows Defender > Open, Quick Scan, Full Scan, Settings, Update and various other tweaks. Pin drives to Desktop Context Menu. Also, Pin your favorite Settings sections to desktop context menu. You can also add these context menu items – Add Take ownership, Add Copy To, Add Move to Add Open with.

Apart from new Desktop Context Menu Tweaks > Character Map, Control Panel and Windows Update, the following have been added:

Remove 3D Print With 3D Builder
Remove Scan With Windows Defender
Remove Edit With Paint 3D
Remove Cast To Device.
Include In Library, Restore Previous Versions Context Menu items added
Give Access To, Share Context Menu items added
Add Phone, Gaming Settings to the context menu

Additional

Use Autoplay For All Media And Devices
Use Small Taskbar Icons
Hide Inactive Icons From Notification Area
Turn Off Automatic Applications Termination
Customizing Blinking Cursor Width
Customizing Cursor Blinking Time
Customizing Scroll Bar Width
Enable the Network Adapter Onboard Processor
Restrict Access Over Anonymous Connections
Disable Recent Shares In Network Places
Disable Default Admin And Disk Drive Share Server
Hide Entire Network From Network Neighborhood
Prevent Network Auto-Discovery
Hide Computer From The Browser List
Enable NTLM 2 Support
Set Global Network/Internet Offline
Option To Add UWT 4 To Startup
Option To Integrate UWT 4 With Desktop Context Menu
Edit OEM Information
Enable Windows Photo Viewer
Export and import your Tweaks.
Use Increased Taskbar Transparency
Change Inactive Title Bar Color
Disable Quick Action Buttons In Action Center
Change Microsoft Edge Download Location
Disable Edge Tab Preview
Adjust Edge Tab Preview Show/Hide Delay Time
Disable App Access To Location
Disable App Access To Calendar
Disable App Access To Messages
Disable App Access To Microphone
Disable App Access To Camera
Disable App Access To User Account Info
Disable Login Screen Blur Effect. Navigate to Customization -> Universal UI
Improvements in disabling Windows Updates in newer versions of Windows 10
Disable Edge Preloading in the Performance section
Disable Edge Tab Preloading in the Performance section
Option to pin Cortana, Search and Apps in Settings. Navigate to Context Menu -> Desktop Context Menu 2
Customize “New Menu” in Context Menu -> Other Context Menus
Now change Registered Owner and Organization information in Additional -> Edit OEM Information
Pin “Screen Snip” to Desktop Context Menu
Reset Live Tile Cache in Customization -> Universal UI
Waiting time to kill applications/services/non-responding applications needs to be a minimum of 1 second in the Performance section
Tweak description line now doesn’t cut off the UI when the description is long. When the description is long, use the Extended Info Bar to read it.

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