## 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.

* Speed up your system and network performance * Disable unnecessary Windows services * Disable Windows telemetry * Disable Office telemetry (works only with Office 2016) * Disable Cortana * Disable Windows 10 automatic updates * Download useful apps quickly at once * Uninstall UWP apps * Clean your system drive * Fix common registry issues * Ping IPs and assess your latency * Search IPs on SHODAN.io * Flush DNS cache * Remove unwanted programs running at startup * Edit your HOSTS file * 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 ## #### (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/customize/desktop/unattend/security-malware-windows-defender-disableantispyware) #### Restart in SAFE-MODE and run Optimizer with "/disabledefender" switch ## Silent configuration files: ## https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/CONFS.md ## Changelog: ## https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md ## Early developmental images: ## https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/LEGACY.md ## Compatibility: ## * .NET Framework 4.5.2 * Compatible with Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 * Can run under Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019 using /unsafe switch ## Tools used: ## * ByteSize from https://github.com/omar/ByteSize * Thanks for this really tiny, yet extremely useful library ## Thanks to: ## * aplenaki for Hellenic translation * 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 ## How to include an app in Common Apps - Pull Request https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer/blob/master/FEED.md ## Details: ## * Latest version: 9.9 * Released: August 23, 2021 * SHA256: 09787A03483735FBC3CF4D71A45018C4277FA57DC3A10F5BE048AF18DA15051F