optimizer

ℹ️ Optimizer: Advanced Privacy and Security Configuration Utility

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.

🏗️ Key Features:

• Full multilingual support (22 languages available)
• Enhance system and network performance
• Disable unnecessary Windows services
• Turn off Windows telemetry, Cortana, and more
• Disable Office telemetry (works with Office 2016)
• Stop automatic Windows 10 updates
• Download multiple useful apps quickly
• Uninstall UWP apps
• Clean system drive and browser profiles
• Fix common registry issues
• Ping IPs and assess latency
• Search IPs on SHODAN.io
• Quickly change DNS server (from a pre-made list)
• Flush DNS cache
• Remove unwanted startup programs
• Edit your HOSTS file
• Identify and terminate file lock handles
• Hardware inspection tool
• Add items to the desktop right-click menu
• Define custom commands for the run dialog
• Support silent runs using a configuration file

⬇️ Downloads

Find the latest release of Optimizer on the Releases page.

🖼️ Screenshots

View Optimizer in action through our Screenshots collection.

🆘 How to Disable Defender in Windows 10 1903 and Later

• Restart in SAFE-MODE and run Optimizer with /disabledefender switch
• OR -
• Execute Optimizer with /restart=disabledefender switch for automated disabling

🔨 Automation using Templating

Explore the possibilities of automation with Optimizer through our Automation Guide.

🔨 Command-line Options

Check out the Command-line Options available for Optimizer.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common queries in the FAQ Section.

📰 Changelog

Stay updated with the latest changes through the Changelog.

🛡️ Security Policy

Learn about our security measures in the Security Policy.

💻 Compatibility

• Requires .NET Framework 4.8.1
• Compatible with Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11
• Can run on Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022 using /unsafe switch

📊 Details

• Latest version: 15.6 (Released: July 22, 2023)
• SHA256: 147FF45704BF458F93E2132AC0EE648AA89DFE44FCDC73C6C880153A948E360A

☕ Support the Developer

If you find this tool useful, consider showing your support by donating through PayPal.

🌐 Join our Community

Be a part of our Discord community.

❤️ Credits and Acknowledgments

• ByteSize - A useful library by Omar Rahman
• ColorPicker - Theme engine courtesy of cat (GitHub Profile)

❤️ Translations

We'd like to extend our gratitude to the following contributors for their translations:

• Russian: mrkaban
• German: theflamehd
• Turkish: Kheasyque
• Spanish: danielcshn
• Portuguese: Cassio
• French: RAFF47
• Italian: Ziocash
• Chinese: btwise
• Czech: Tom Longhorn
• Taiwanese: H3XDaemon
• Korean: VenusGirl
• Polish: Wilamaxin
• Arabic: MesterPerfect
• Romanian: BeamingNG, DefaultUser9148
• Dutch: svanlaere
• Ukrainian: Kirill Ermakov
• Japanese: Yamada Hayao, creeper-0910 (Japanese correction)
• Kurdish: Parwar Andam
• Hungarian: Zan
• Farsi: MjavadH