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-### ℹ️ Summary:
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+# ℹ️ Optimizer: Advanced Privacy and Security Configuration Utility
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-Advanced configuration utility that helps you restore your privacy and increase your security.<br>
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-Optimizer is recommended after a fresh, clean installation of Windows to achieve maximum privacy and security.<br>
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-Depending on your version of Windows, Optimizer will also allow you to perform some specific tweaks.
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+Welcome to Optimizer, an advanced configuration utility designed to enhance your privacy and security on Windows. This tool is highly recommended for use after a fresh installation of Windows to achieve maximum privacy and security benefits. Depending on your Windows version, Optimizer can also help you apply specific system tweaks.
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+## 🏗️ Key Features:
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- Full multilingual support (22 languages available)
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-- Speed up your system and network performance
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+- Enhance system and network performance
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- Disable unnecessary Windows services
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-- Disable Windows telemetry, Cortana and many more
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-- Disable Office telemetry (works only with Office 2016)
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-- Disable Windows 10 automatic updates
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-- Download useful apps quickly at once
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+- Turn off Windows telemetry, Cortana, and more
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+- Disable Office telemetry (works with Office 2016)
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+- Stop automatic Windows 10 updates
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+- Download multiple useful apps quickly
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- Uninstall UWP apps
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-- Clean your system drive and major browsers' profile data
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+- Clean system drive and browser profiles
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- Fix common registry issues
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-- Ping IPs and assess your latency
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+- Ping IPs and assess latency
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- Search IPs on SHODAN.io
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-- Rapidly change DNS server (from a pre-made list)
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+- Quickly change DNS server (from a pre-made list)
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- Flush DNS cache
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-- Remove unwanted programs running at startup
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+- Remove unwanted startup programs
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- Edit your HOSTS file
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-- Find file lock handles and kill associated processes
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+- Identify and terminate file lock handles
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- Hardware inspection tool
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-- Add items in desktop on right-click menu
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-- Define custom commands for run dialog
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-- Silent run support using a configuration file
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-### ⬇️ Downloads:
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-https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/releases
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-### 🖼️ Screenshots:
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-https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/IMAGES.md
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+- Add items to the desktop right-click menu
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+- Define custom commands for the run dialog
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+- Support silent runs using a configuration file
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-### 🆘 How to effectively disable Defender in Windows 10 1903 and later
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+## ⬇️ Downloads
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-Restart in SAFE-MODE and run Optimizer with `/disabledefender` switch
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-<br>-OR-<br>
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-Execute Optimizer with `/restart=disabledefender` switch and let it do the rest automatically
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+Find the latest release of Optimizer on the [Releases](https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/releases) page.
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+## 🖼️ Screenshots
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-### 🔨 Automation using templating:
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+View Optimizer in action through our [Screenshots](https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/IMAGES.md) collection.
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-https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/AUTOMATION.md
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+## 🆘 How to Disable Defender in Windows 10 1903 and Later
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+- Restart in SAFE-MODE and run Optimizer with `/disabledefender` switch
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+- Execute Optimizer with `/restart=disabledefender` switch for automated disabling
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-### 🔨 Command-line options:
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+## 🔨 Automation using Templating
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-https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/CONFS.md
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+Explore the possibilities of automation with Optimizer through our [Automation Guide](https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/AUTOMATION.md).
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+## 🔨 Command-line Options
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-### ❓ Frequently asked questions section:
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+Check out the [Command-line Options](https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/CONFS.md) available for Optimizer.
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-https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/FAQ.md
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+## ❓ Frequently Asked Questions
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+Find answers to common queries in the [FAQ Section](https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/FAQ.md).
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-### 📜 Changelog:
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+## 📰 Changelog
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-https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
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+Stay updated with the latest changes through the [Changelog](https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md).
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+## 🛡️ Security Policy
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-### 🛡️ Security policy:
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+Learn about our security measures in the [Security Policy](https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/SECURITY.md).
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-https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/SECURITY.md
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+## 💻 Compatibility
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-### 🖼️ Early development images:
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-https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/LEGACY.md
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-### 💻 Compatibility:
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-- .NET Framework 4.8.1
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+- Requires .NET Framework 4.8.1
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- Compatible with Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11
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-- Can run under Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022 using `/unsafe` switch
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+- Can run on Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022 using `/unsafe` switch
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-### 📊 Details:
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+## 📊 Details
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-- Latest version: 15.6
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-- Released: July 22, 2023
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+- Latest version: 15.6 (Released: July 22, 2023)
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- SHA256: 147FF45704BF458F93E2132AC0EE648AA89DFE44FCDC73C6C880153A948E360A
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-### ☕ Buy me a delicious espresso
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-Support my hard work by donating me through [PayPal](https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/supportoptimizer)
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+## ☕ Support the Developer
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+If you find this tool useful, consider showing your support by [donating through PayPal](https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/supportoptimizer).
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-### 🌐 Join our [Discord](https://discord.gg/rZh8BhmmQv) community
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+## 🌐 Join our Community
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+Be a part of our [Discord](https://discord.gg/rZh8BhmmQv) community.
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-### ❤️ Tools used:
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+## ❤️ Credits and Acknowledgments
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-- [ByteSize](https://github.com/omar/ByteSize) | Thanks for this really tiny, yet extremely useful library
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-- ColorPicker | Thanks to cat - https://github.com/vadiscode for the new theme engine
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+- [ByteSize](https://github.com/omar/ByteSize) - A useful library by Omar Rahman
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+- ColorPicker - Theme engine courtesy of cat ([GitHub Profile](https://github.com/vadiscode))
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+## ❤️ Translations
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-### ❤️ Credits for translating:
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+We'd like to extend our gratitude to the following contributors for their translations:
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-- https://github.com/mrkaban - mrkaban for Russian translation
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-- https://github.com/theflamehd - theflamehd for German translation
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-- https://github.com/Kheasyque - Kheasyque for Turkish translation
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-- https://github.com/danielcshn - danielcshn for Spanish translation
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-- https://github.com/cassiompf - Cassio for Portuguese translation
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-- https://github.com/RAFF47 - RAFF for French translation
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-- https://github.com/Ziocash - Ziocash for Italian translation
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-- https://github.com/btwise - btwise for Chinese translation
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-- https://github.com/tomlonghorn - Tom Longhorn for Czech translation
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-- https://github.com/H3XDaemon - H3XDaemon for Taiwanese translation
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-- https://github.com/VenusGirl - VenusGirl for Korean translation
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-- https://github.com/Wilamaxin - Wilamaxin for Polish translation
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-- https://github.com/MesterPerfect - MesterPerfect for Arabic translation
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-- https://github.com/BeamingNG - BeamingNG, DefaultUser9148 for Romanian translation
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-- https://github.com/svanlaere - svanlaere for Dutch translation
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-- https://github.com/kirill0ermakov - Kirill Ermakov for Ukrainian translation
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-- https://github.com/Hayao0819 - Yamada Hayao for Japanese translation
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-- https://github.com/creeper-0910 - creeper-0910 for Correction of Japanese translation
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-- Parwar Andam for Kurdish translation
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-- Zan for Hungarian translation
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-- https://github.com/MjavadH - MjavadH for Farsi translation
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+- Russian: mrkaban
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+- German: theflamehd
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+- Turkish: Kheasyque
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+- Spanish: danielcshn
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+- Portuguese: Cassio
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+- French: RAFF47
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+- Italian: Ziocash
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+- Chinese: btwise
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+- Czech: Tom Longhorn
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+- Taiwanese: H3XDaemon
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+- Korean: VenusGirl
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+- Polish: Wilamaxin
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+- Arabic: MesterPerfect
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+- Romanian: BeamingNG, DefaultUser9148
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+- Dutch: svanlaere
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+- Ukrainian: Kirill Ermakov
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+- Japanese: Yamada Hayao, creeper-0910 (Japanese correction)
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+- Kurdish: Parwar Andam
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+- Hungarian: Zan
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+- Farsi: MjavadH
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