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TuneUp Utilities 2012

TuneUp Utilities 2012 TuneUp Utilities 2012 50 stars Free Trial ($49.95)

TuneUp Utilities optimizes the performance of your computer, corrects problems and helps you to customize your system to suit your needs. It combines important aspects of...

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Vista Manager

Vista Manager Vista Manager 50 stars Free Trial ($39.95)

Vista Manager is a suite of more than 25 tools and utilities to tweak, optimize, maintain and tune up Windows Vista. You can retrieve detailed hardware information, tweak...

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icon TweakNow WinSecret 2011 v3.6.0 by Tweak Now

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (1)
  • Popularity:66

TweakNow WinSecret is a system tweaking tool that allows you to change a variety of Windows settings that are hidden in the registry or hard to find. It provides a categorized overview of the available tweaks as well as a keyword... [Read more]

icon RAMDisk v3.5.130 R22 by DATARAM

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (1)
  • Popularity:55

RAMDisk enables you to create a fast performing RAM drive that runs entirely in your system memory. Once the RAM disk is mounted, it looks and behaves exactly like a regular drive. The difference is that the read and write speeds are... [Read more]

icon MemInfo v3.1 by Carthago Software

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (1)
  • Popularity:22

MemInfo is a small tool, that runs as an icon in the system tray and displays the current memory (RAM or Page File) usage in a mouseover hint. The dynamic tray icon also indicates current memory usage with a colored bar. When you... [Read more]

icon Right Click Enhancer v2.4.3 by RBSoft

Right Click Enhancer (Portable) allows you to customize the Windows right-click menu by removing unwanted items from the SendTo menu or adding your own items. You can add file and folder shortcuts directly to the menu or create... [Read more]

icon Classic Shell v3.4.1 by Ivo Beltchev (Open Source)

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (4)
  • Popularity:55

Classic Shell enables you to restore several classic Windows features that have been changed in Windows Vista and Seven. For one, the program lets you replace the new Windows 7 Start Menu with the classic version that you are familiar... [Read more]

icon Fresh UI v8.80 by Fresh Devices

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (4)
  • Popularity:66

Fresh UI is a tool for configuring and optimizing Windows. It comes loaded with hundreds of useful hidden settings in Windows such as: customizing the User Interface (UI), optimizing system settings, optimizing hardware settings... [Read more]

icon OEM Configurator v2 by AskVG

OEM Configurator is a small, portable tool that enables you to change the computer manufacturer and model information of your PC. You can also add a custom OEM logo (.bmp format), change the product key and customize the computer... [Read more]

icon 7 Taskbar Tweaker v3.3.1 by Vasiliy Pupkin

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 3 (1)
  • Popularity:33

7 Taskbar Tweaker is a small tool you can use to tweak the Windows 7 taskbar behavior. Among other things, you can define how applications are grouped, customize left click actions, disable thumbnail previews, set a double-click action... [Read more]

icon Iobit Game Booster v3.2 by Iobit, Inc.

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (2)
  • Popularity:66

Game Booster can help you to get better performance from your PC while playing resource intensive games. The program accomplishes this by shutting down a variety of Windows background services that are normally not needed during game... [Read more] info Offers to install promotional, third party components (e.g. browser toolbar).

icon SSD Tweaker v2.0.1 by Elpamsoft

SSD Tweaker is a tweaking tool that enables you to optimize Windows settings for the use of Solid State Drives (SSD). You can select the tweaks to apply or use the auto-tweak button. (Our test machines do not use SSD drives, hence we... [Read more]

icon Game Fire v2.1.111 by Smart Pc Utilities, Ltd.

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (1)
  • Popularity:1010

Game Fire helps you speed up your PC for gaming sessions by temporarily turning off unneeded Windows features and services, and defragmenting your system memory. Once you are done playing your game, simply click a button to turn off... [Read more] info Offers to install promotional, third party components (e.g. browser toolbar).

icon JetBoost v1.0 by Bluesprig Inc.

JetBoost can help you increase system performance by temporarily shutting down unnecessary background processes and running services. The program comes with two pre-configured profiles (Game and Work) and you can also create a custom... [Read more]

icon MyConnection PC Lite v4.0e by Visualware

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 3 (1)
  • Popularity:44

MyConnection PC lets you test and analyze your Internet connection bandwidth and produces a report of download, upload speeds and connection quality. The result is presented with a colorful graph, that displays your speed in relation to... [Read more]

icon EasyBCD v2.1.2 by Neosmart Technologies

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (4)
  • Popularity:66

EasyBCD provides an advanced GUI that makes it relatively easy to modify the Windows Vista bootloader, allowing you to add and remove entries to it for dual booting with other versions of Windows, as well as Linux/BSD, Mac OS X and... [Read more]

icon Vista Services Optimizer v2.0.288 by Smart Pc Utilities, Ltd.

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (2)
  • Popularity:99

Vista Services Optimizer enables you to safely optimize Windows services based on how you use your computer. A standard Vista/7 installation has many services turned on and running that you may not have any use for, consuming CPU and... [Read more] info Offers to install promotional, third party components (e.g. browser toolbar).

icon CleanMem v2.3.1 by Shane Croft Solutions, Inc

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (8)
  • Popularity:66

CleanMem is a memory (RAM) cleaner that improves Windows memory management by releasing memory that is no longer being used by any processes. Unlike some other tools, CleanMem will never release memory that is still being used... [Read more]

icon TweakVI Basic v1.0.1162 by Totalidea Software

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (2)
  • Popularity:33

TweakVI Basic enables you to tweak and optimize Windows Vista. It provides access to many hidden or difficult to find features and settings that allow you to optimize your machine and tweak it to your needs. The set of features include... [Read more]

icon EnhanceMySe7en (Free Version) v2.18 by Seriousbit

EnhanceMySe7en is a system information and tweaking tool that enables you to view detailed system information, customize Windows 7 settings, apply various tweaks and optimize system performance. In addition to detailed system... [Read more]

icon CustomExplorerToolbar v1.05 by NirSoft

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 3 (1)
  • Popularity:22

CustomExplorerToolbar is a small tool that lets you customize the toolbar buttons that are available in Windows Explorer. You can add various button options, including Copy, Cut, Paste, Select All, Toggle Menu Bar, Undo and several... [Read more]

icon OpenWith Enhanced v0.95 by Greg Frieger

OpenWith Enhanced is a replacement for the standard Windows Open with... dialog. Instead of just showing the standard list of installed applications, the program uses a user driven database that shows the most suitable installed program... [Read more]

icon IE Tweaker v2.0 by Computer Fellows

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 3 (1)
  • Popularity:44

IE Tweaker is a collection of more than 90 registry tweaks for Internet Explorer that allow you to tweak IE settings, set browser restrictions and repair several common problems with Internet Explorer. The tweaks are organized in... [Read more]

icon 7plus v2.3.0 by fragman

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (1)
  • Popularity:44

7plus offers a variety of not-so-common tweaks that are mainly designed to improve file management in Windows Explorer. They include options to create shortcuts for favorite folders, navigate up with the Backspace key, upload files to... [Read more]

icon Memtest86 v3.5b by Memtest86 Dev

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (3)
  • Popularity:55

Memtest86 is a standalone memory diagnostic tool that runs from a CD on system boot. It executes a series of numbered test sections to check for errors. These test sections consist of a combination of test algorithm, data pattern and... [Read more]

icon MapKeyboard v1.2 by InchWest

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (1)
  • Popularity:22

MapKeyboard enables you to remap your keyboard and alter any key to function as a different one or optionally disable it as well. The program can be quite useful for laptop users and people with keyboards that differ from the standard... [Read more]

icon XdN Tweaker v0.9.2.6 by Nicolas Caito

XdN Tweaker is a system tweaking program that allows you to customize various settings that are not easily accessible from within Windows. Among other things, you can turn off the Vista UAC prompts, add right-click options to take... [Read more]

icon Ultimate Windows Tweaker v2.2 by The Windows Club

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (1)
  • Popularity:55

Ultimate Windows Tweaker is a TweakUI-style application that allows you to tweak and customize a wide variety of Vista settings. The standalone software does not require installation and offers a simple interface that categorizes the... [Read more]

icon Memory Washer v7.1.0 by Giant Matrix

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 3 (1)
  • Popularity:33

Memory Washer allows you to free your system resources by releasing RAM that is no longer in use. It can do this automatically at specific time intervals or whenever the memory level reaches a specified value. It also includes a simple... [Read more]

icon WC Context Menu Editor v1.1 by The Windows Club

WC Context Menu Editor is a simple tool that allows you to add custom items to the Windows right-click menu that launch an application or file of your choice. You can set a custom icons for the menu entry as well as the text to be... [Read more]

icon TopWinPrio v1.0 by Lunaworx

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 3 (1)
  • Popularity:11

TopWinPrio is a small utility that will automatically boost the priority of the window that is currently active, allowing more resources to be allocated to the program you are working with. TopWinPrio achieves this by temporarily... [Read more]

icon Windows 7 Taskbar Items Pinner v1 by Kishan Bagaria

Windows 7 Taskbar Items Pinner provides an easy way to pin files, folders, programs and even website links to the Windows 7 taskbar. Although Windows7 already provides a `Pin to Taskbar` option, it only works with .EXE files and certain... [Read more]

icon Default Programs Editor v2.7 by factormystic.net

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (1)
  • Popularity:33

Default Programs Editor is a powerful utility for advanced users that allows you to edit file type associations in Windows Vista and Seven. It enables you to add, edit, and delete context menu items, edit file type information and... [Read more]

icon Preme for Windows 7 v0.92 by Nattapon Kongsirinurak

Preme for Windows 7 add several usability enhancements to Windows 7 that can make managing windows a little easier. You can bring up the Windows Task Switcher (or Aero Flip 3D) by touching the upper left corner of your desktop, slide... [Read more]

icon PMW(Process Manager For Windows) v2.1.920 by Arif Free Solutions

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (1)
  • Popularity:33

PMW(Process Manager For Windows) is a simple add-on for the Windows Task Manager that enables you to adjust the process priority by right-clicking on the title bar of the application or the minimized task bar button - without the need... [Read more]

icon GIGATweaker v3.1.2.451 by 7room

GIGATweaker enables you to tweak an optimize a variety of Windows 7 settings from a single, well organized interface. It makes many features easier accessible and provides a variety of tweaks that would normally require registry... [Read more]

icon WinBubbles v2.0.37 by UnlockForUs

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (2)
  • Popularity:55

WinBubbles enables you to customize and tweak several Vista features, including the Bubbles screensaver, which cannot be customized from the screen saver settings dialog. With WinBubble, you can choose the type of bubbles and their size... [Read more]

icon Right-Click Extender v2.0 by The Windows Club

Right-Click Extender allows you to add a variety of useful items to the Windows right-click menu for folders, files and desktop. They include: Copy/Move to..., Take Ownership, Create file list, Task Manager, Control Panel and many... [Read more]

icon Quick Restore Maker v2 by The Windows Club

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 3 (3)
  • Popularity:44

Quick Restore Maker is a small and simple application that allows you to create a Windows System Restore Point without having to go through the control panel. Just create a shortcut to QuickRestoreMaker.exe on your desktop and click on... [Read more]

icon IE Menu-on-Top Tweak v1.0 by IE Menu-on-Top Tweak Dev

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (14)
  • Popularity:44

IE Menu-on-Top Tweak is a simple registry tweak that puts the menu bar in Internet Explorer 7/8 back on top, where it is normally found in Windows applications (see screenshot). The zip file includes the .reg file to install the tweak... [Read more]

icon MemTest v4.0 by HCI Design

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (2)
  • Popularity:66

MemTest is a RAM reliability tester. It evaluates the ability of your computer s memory to store and retrieve data. A correctly functioning computer should be able to do both these tasks with 100% accuracy day in and day out. A... [Read more]

icon Pitaschio v2.26 by Ara

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 2 (1)
  • Popularity:11

Pitaschio adds several windows management features and mouse enhancements to your system that enable you to define custom mouse click actions (e.g double click on the task bar to launch..., left click on a title bar to...), minimize... [Read more]

icon AnalogX MaxMem v1.03 by AnalogX

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 3 (6)
  • Popularity:66

AnalogX MaxMem is a real-time physical memory management program that automatically ensures that you always have as much physical memory available as possible. It does this by allowing you to set minimum amounts of memory to be made... [Read more]

icon Mz Ultimate Tweaker for XP v5.6 by Michael Zacharias

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (3)
  • Popularity:44

Mz Ultimate Tweaker is a system tweaking tool that provides a user friendly interface for a variety of Windows system tweaks as well as several useful utilities. The program includes features to optimize disk and memory performance... [Read more]

icon Rainbow Folders v2.05 by Piotr Chodzinski

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (7)
  • Popularity:66

Rainbow Folders allows you to change the color of selected folder icons. You can use it to navigate your files more efficiently by setting specific colors for important folders, so they are easy to spot in Windows Explorer, open/save... [Read more]

icon Vista Visual Master v1.02 by Vista123.net

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 3 (1)
  • Popularity:11

Vista Visual Master allows you to customize Windows Vista by changing several desktop settings, patching the Vista theme, editing the OEM information and more. You can also replace system and file icons with your own icons (with an... [Read more] info Offers to install promotional, third party components (e.g. browser toolbar).

icon Autoplay Repair v2.2.2 by Darius Baczynski

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (6)
  • Popularity:66

Autoplay Repair enables you to add, modify or remove items from the autoplay list - the dialog that opens when you insert a CD or DVD. It can be used to remove obsolete entries, or to simply remove entries that are not used and make the... [Read more]

icon Vista Battery Saver vbeta 2r1 by Tamir Khason

Vista Battery Saver can help you save up to 70% of your battery life by disabling the Aero effects and the Windows Sidebar whenever your laptop runs on batteries, or is reaching a certain battery capacity. The features are automatically... [Read more]

icon Stardock LogonStudio Vista v1.0 by Stardock Systems

Stardock LogonStudio Vista allows you to customize the Vista logon screen, by choosing from a variety of theme designs. The program includes a few sample designs and many others can be freely downloaded. Includes an option to restore... [Read more]

icon FreeRAM XP v1.52 by YourWare Solutions

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (18)
  • Popularity:55

FreeRAM XP is a small, yet powerful memory manager and optimizer that allows you to free unused Ram. Unlike many other tools, FreeRAM XP offers a fully automatic mode that can free a balanced amount of Ram rather, based on your current... [Read more]

icon RamBooster v2.0 by RamBooster Dev

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (3)
  • Popularity:22

Clean your RAM of all that stuff that it practically never needed. Makes computer faster and more reliable. No more unnecessary boot-ups. If your computer slows down, so does your browser and all other internet tools you might have... [Read more]

icon Fast Defrag Standard v2.3 by AMS

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 3 (3)
  • Popularity:11

Fast Defrag is a tool that can free and optimize RAM and the swap-file usage. It displays current memory usage and statistics and can also be run from the command line (useful for automation). Fast Defrag cleans only the memory that... [Read more]

icon PlacesBar Tweaker v1.0 by IoIsland.com

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (1)
  • Popularity:22

PlacesBar Tweaker allows you to customize the shortcuts displayed in the PlacesBar of the standard Windows Open/Save dialogs. You can specify a custom folder location or select from a list of available system folders, change the order... [Read more]

icon ClearTweak v2.7 by IoIsland.com

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (2)
  • Popularity:22

ClearTweak allows you to change the contrast setting of the ClearType setting for Windows XP. The program is designed to enhance LCD displays. It may appear slightly blurry on standard desktop monitors. To use ClearType, you must have a... [Read more]

icon TweakUI XP v2.10.0.0 by Microsoft Corp.

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (5)
  • Popularity:66

TweakUI XP is a Microsoft PowerToy that gives you access to system settings that are not exposed in the Windows XP default user interface, including mouse settings, Explorer settings, taskbar settings, automatic logon, and more. TweakUI... [Read more]

icon WinCust v2.0 by HazteK Software

WinCust lets you change the OEM logo in your system properties dialog, as well your registered owner and organization. In addition, you can change the toolbar wallpaper in IE 5.0+, the Windows Explorer toolbar wallpaper and various... [Read more]

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