System/Tweaking
freeware
Desktop Lighter
Desktop Lighter allows you to adjust the brightness of your screen easily and quickly. It can change the brightness level by application window trackbar slider or by keyboard command hotkeys. So you can work with office documents, browse internet pages, watch movies, or play games and it is a good idea to set the proper brightness value before. You might use the monitor control buttons or the settings of your video driver to do it. But you could well do it with this program. Keep your eyes in optimum...
open source
MyDefrag (formerly JkDefrag)
MyDefrag (formerly JkDefrag) is a disk defragmenter and optimizer for Windows. Completely automatic and very easy to use, fast, low overhead, with several optimization strategies, and can handle floppies, USB disks, memory sticks, and anything else that looks like a disk to Windows.
shareware ($30}
jv16 PowerTools 2009
jv16 PowerTools is a full set of tools to keep your computer up and running. Until now your computer might have been the one who is in charge, but with it you can take the control. It contains all the tools needed for monitoring and cleaning the Registry and the file system. In addition to that, you can control all the computers in your LAN.
freeware
ATI Tray Tools
ATI Tray Tools is a free utility that runs in the system tray and provides easy right-click access to all of your ATI video card's crucial settings. You can change anisotropic filtering + antialiasing levels in Direct3D and OpenGL, adjust image quality, turn on/off special driver features, or simply just fool around with clock settings (core and memory speeds). It uses minimal system resources and isn't intrusive.
open source
Ultimate Boot CD
You need the Ultimate Boot CD if you want to Run floppy-based diagnostic tools from CDROM drives, Free yourself from the slow loading speed of the floppy drive, or Consolidate as many diagnostic tools as possible into one bootable CD.
The "Full" version of UBCD includes INSERT, a Linux distribution based on Knoppix.
shareware ($39}
Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Advanced Uninstaller PRO combines an easy-to-use interface with 14 very useful and safe features. It enables you to Easily and safely uninstall applications and programs; Disable the programs that run when your computer starts, including the programs which appear as system tray icons in the lower-right corner of the screen; Hide and show your Start Menu shortcuts at will; Automatically find and delete the shortcuts that don't work anymore; Uninstall Internet Explorer toolbars and plugins; Recover disk...
shareware ($35}
Advanced PC Tweaker
Advanced PC Tweaker offers the results-oriented solutions for Windows users who can tweak your PC system to the optimal performance through the powerful built-in utilities, allowing you repair problems effectively and completely, clean up drive space, manage backups both Registry and system settings, optimize system and other advanced toolkits like eliminating privacy tracks, administering startup applications, uninstalling unwanted applications and permanently erasing files.
freeware
Rapid Environment Editor
Rapid Environment Editor (RapidEE) is a Windows environment variables editor. It includes easy to use GUI and replaces small and inconvenient Windows edit box.
shareware ($50}
Diskeeper 2010
Diskeeper is an automatic disk defragmenter that features scheduling and a high level of configuration ability, and can defragment even critical system files. Fragmentation occurs during normal Windows operation, as files are broken up in pieces and saved on different parts of the hard disk. This increases the amount of time it takes to access single files, and bogs down system performance.
freeware
Ultimate Windows Tweaker
Ultimate Windows Tweaker is a Tweak UI Utility for tweaking and optimizing Windows Vista, 32-bit & 64-bit. It can simply be downloaded and used as a portable application to customize your Windows Vista to meet your requirements. With judicious tweaking, it can make your system faster, more stable, and more secure with just a few mouse clicks. The tweaker detects whether you have IE 7 or IE 8 installed and accordingly offers you the relevant tweaks only.
freeware
Nero DiscSpeed
Nero DiscSpeed is an excellent easy-to-use benchmarking tool for testing the operational capabilities of a recorder. As multi-functional tool, Nero DiscSpeed also works for testing the speed of your CD/DVD disc drive as well as testing and benchmarking blanks and burned discs. It can be configured to run according to your desired results. Results can be viewed either as a graph or as a test log.
shareware ($50}
AusLogics BoostSpeed
AusLogics BoostSpeed is the ideal solution to keep your PC running faster, cleaner and error-free. This powerful optimization suite will boost Internet connections, tweak Windows to its peak performance, clean registry and block annoying ads. It's a great way to keep your computer clean and optimized.
shareware ($50}
O&O Defrag
O&O Defrag puts fragmented files together and maximizes your network's speed. Defragmentation of large networks becomes easier than ever before: centralized client installation with drag & drop, execution, and scheduling of defragmentation jobs for single computers or free definable groups and much more.
Professional Edition unlocks the hidden Performance of your computer. This software will optimize your hard disk securely repacking fragmented files together for more efficiency. In addition, it boasts...
freeware
EASEUS Partition Master
EASEUS Partition Master (formerly EASEUS Partition Manager)is a comprehensive partition software, which not only provides with convenient user-interface simplifying your tasks but also enables you to perform basic and advanced partition operations on server and non-server systems without data loss.
People divided EASEUS Partition Manager Home Edition as Partition Magic Alternative, actually, EASEUS Partition Manager has overtaken Partition Magic for a big step. You can create, delete, format, copy and...
freeware
Fresh Diagnose
Fresh Diagnose is an utility designed to analyze and benchmark your computer system. It can analyze and benchmark many kinds of hardware, such as CPU performance, hard disk performance, video system information, mainboard information, and many more.
shareware ($15}
CPUCooL
CPUCooL is capable of monitoring temperature, fan speed, voltages for many motherboards. It works with all chipsets from Intel, ALI, VIA, AMD, and SIS 5595 motherboards. You can see the temperature, voltage and fan values of your motherboard chipset.
shareware ($15}
Master Converter
Master Converter is a utility designed to convert units of measurement. The interface is extremely intuitive and user friendly, enabling even first-time users to convert from one unit to another without a hassle. It is pre-configured to convert over 700 units in 38 categories. The categories include: length, area, volume, dry volume, time, speed, acceleration, mass, density, force, energy, power, pressure, flow, data storage, data transfer, dynamic viscosity, kinematic viscosity, temperature, temperature...
shareware
Badaboom
Badaboom takes a fundamentally different approach to video format conversion from other solutions. Instead of performing format conversion on the CPU, it harnesses massively parallel GPUs from NVIDIA. By using the power of the GPU, the time required for video conversion is reduced. As an added bonus, you can still use the CPU for normal everyday tasks such as email and internet browsing. Anyone can now painlessly convert video between formats including AVCHD, leaving more time to enjoy the video and...
shareware ($40}
TuneUp Utilities 2009
TuneUp Utilities makes Windows faster, more secure, and comfortable. All important aspects of system configuration, security, cleaning and maintenance are combined under a modern graphical user interface.
open source
MyDefrag
MyDefrag is a disk defragmenter and optimizer for Windows. Completely automatic and very easy to use, fast, low overhead, with several optimization strategies, and can handle floppies, USB disks, memory sticks, and anything else that looks like a disk to Windows.
freeware
Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder
Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install windows from your registry. It works on Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Windows Vista, Office XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007.
shareware ($15}
X-Setup Pro
X-Setup Pro is a so-called "hacker" or "tweaker" program. It allows you to change 1,900 settings that are normally hidden deeply in some configuration-files like the registry fast and easily. It's runs on any Windows version, is clutter-free, easy to use, extensible, powerful, covers any aspect of your computer and has more configuration options than any other tweaker.
freeware
WSCC
WSCC is a free, portable program that allows you to view, execute and organize the utilities from various system utility suites. WSCC is only an interface, you need to download and install the utilities separately. Alternatively, WSCC can use the http protocol to download and run the programs.
freeware
XP-AntiSpy
XP-AntiSpy is an utility that let's you disable some built-in update and authetication features in Windows XP.
commercial demo ($50}
Paragon Partition Manager
Partition Manager from Paragon provides easy and safe partitioning functions to even non-professional users. You can reclaim wasted disk space, organize your data, add new operating systems, speed up file system performance. You just select what partition modification should be done. All will be done automatically without data loss.
freeware
WinBubble
WinBubble will help you to Customize and Tweak your Windows Vista easily. Its features cover Customization, Security and Optimization.
freeware
FCleaner
FCleaner is a freeware all-in-one Windows cleaning and optimization tool. It removes unused files that are eating up your disk space and slowing your system down, tweaks your system and allows your Windows to run faster. It can also protect your privacy such as Internet History, the Cookies that websites leave behind. You can erase all the traces of your online activities in just one click with the help of FCleaner. NO Experience Or Computer Skills Necessary! FCleaner is free, but it does not contain any...
open source
JkDefrag
JkDefrag is a disk defragmenter and optimizer for Windows. Completely automatic and very easy to use, fast, low overhead, with several optimization strategies, and can handle floppies, USB disks, memory sticks, and anything else that looks like a disk to Windows.
freeware
UXTender
UXTender is a SP3 UxTheme Patcher that will enable a user to have his own unsigned themes ready to use on the new Service Pack 3 install.
freeware
SpeedFan
SpeedFan monitors fan speeds, temperatures and voltages in computers with hardware monitor chips. It can even access S.M.A.R.T. info for those hard disks that support this feature and show hard disk temperatures too, if supported. It can even change the FSB on some hardware. At the lowest level, it is a hardware monitor software, but its main feature is that it can control fan speeds according to the temperatures inside your pc, thus reducing noise and power consumption.
shareware ($40}
TuneUp Utilities 2010
TuneUp Utilities makes Windows faster, more secure, and comfortable. All important aspects of system configuration, security, cleaning and maintenance are combined under a modern graphical user interface.
freeware
Send To Toys
Send To Toys is an enhancement of the Send To system menu. "Add to Send To menu" and "Remove from Send To menu" allow you to personalize the Send To system menu for drives, folders, and programs. Send To "Clipboard (as name)" copies the name of the file or files to the clipboard. Send To "Command Prompt" opens a DOS console window, setting the current directory to the selected folder. Send To "Favorites" adds a shortcut to your Favorites list. Send To "Folder..." sends a file or files to another folder,...
freeware
Microsoft Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool
When you purchase Windows 7 from Microsoft Store, you have the option to download an ISO file or compressed files. The Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool allows you to create a copy of your Windows 7 ISO file on a USB flash drive or a DVD. To create a bootable DVD or USB flash drive, download the ISO file and then run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool. Once this is done, you can install Windows 7 directly from the USB flash drive or DVD.
The ISO file contains all the Windows 7 installation files combined...
freeware
SUMo
SUMo (Software Updates Monitoring) detects applications you are using and tracks updates. If a new version is detected, you'll be notified by SUMo. It relies a social networking as its database is populated by the other users. By using up-to-date software you'll reduce the risk of encountering bugs and will benefit from more features.
freeware
USBDeview
USBDeview is a small utility that lists all USB devices that currently connected to your computer, as well as all USB devices that you previously used. For each USB device, exteneded information is displayed: Device name/description, device type, serial number (for mass storage devices), the date/time that device was added, VendorID, ProductID, and more. USBDeview also allows you to uninstall USB devices that you previously used, and disconnect USB devices that are currently connected to your computer....
shareware
Registry First Aid
Registry First Aid scans registry for orphan file/folder references, finds these files or folders on your drives that may have been moved from their initial locations, and then corrects your registry entries to match the located files or folders. In addition, if your registry has links to files of deleted applications, it will find these invalid entries and remove them from your registry. Your Windows registry will be always clean and correct, helping your programs load faster and speeding up your computer.
freeware
CPU-Z
CPU-Z is a diagnostic tool that provides information on your CPU, including: processor name and vendor, core stepping and process, processor package, internal and external clocks, clock multiplier, partial overclock detection, processor features, supported instructions sets, L1 and L2 cache information, location, size, speed, and technology.
open source
xpy
xpy is a small tool which disables the default threats of a Windows XP installation. Besides the classic antispy features, it closes recent security holes like the remote procure call (rpc) service and the distributed component object model (dcom).
shareware ($40}
CloneMaster
CloneMaster will clean your hard drive of duplicate files that are just wasting space. It searches for TRUE duplicate files (byte for byte), same-name files and zero-length files and bring them to your attention. It includes Smart Delete, Rename, Save as. and other functions. The Smart Delete is a filter for flagging files for deletion. It identifies duplicates based on name, byte size, data, and so on. Also there is a security feature that you can enable to leave your windows directory alone.
freeware
Auslogics Disk Defrag
Auslogics Disk Defrag is designed for fast optimization of modern hard disks. Use it together with Auslogics BoostSpeed to get the top performance out of your expensive hardware.
shareware ($40}
Windows 7 Manager
Windows 7 Manager is a system utility that helps you optimize, tweak, and clean up Windows 7. It will increase your system speed, improve system security, and meet all of your expectations.
freeware
DriverMax
DriverMax is a powerful utility which helps you download, backup and restore the drivers installed on your Windows Vista or Windows XP computer and check if newer versions are available. Download all drivers from one place in just a few steps. After backing up your drivers you will have all of them in a single place and will be able to reinstall all of your drivers or just the ones you choose in a single step which takes about one minute.
open source
JavaRa
JavaRa will check if your computer has the latest version of Java Runtime Environment (JRE). If the version you have installed has been superseded by a newer version the program will download and install this newer version for you, by running Java's update program. It then allows you to remove all possible older versions of this program. This will ensure that the security of your computer is enhanced and extra space on your hard disk is created.
freeware
AMD Catalyst Drivers
This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the highest level of power, performance, and reliability. The AMD CATALYST software suite is the ultimate in performance and stability.
Display and WDM Drivers included in this bundle.
freeware
Microsoft Security Release ISO Image
This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on June 9th, 2009. The image does not contain security updates for other Microsoft products. This DVD5 ISO image is intended for administrators that need to download multiple individual language versions of each security update and that do not use an automated solution such as Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). You can use this ISO image to download multiple updates in all languages at the same time.
freeware
TweakNow RegCleaner
The Registry is a heart and soul of any Windows system. It contains information that controls how your Windows appears and how it behaves. Most applications today use registry to store configuration and other important data. When you install an application, a new registry entries will be created. This entries will automatically be deleted when you uninstall the application. Unfortunately, it is not always work that way. Sometimes, you will find that some applications fail to remove their own registry...
freeware
Attribute Changer
Attribute Changer is a power user tool to change all kind of file and folder attributes, date and time and even NTFS compression. It features an easy to use interface and is loaded with exciting features. It adds itself to the context menus for drives, folders and files. You can establish filters and exceptions to fine tune the update process. Filters include attributes, size, date and time. Exceptions allow you to include or exclude files and folders based on entire file and folder names respectively...
shareware ($25}
TweakNow PowerPack 2010
TweakNow PowerPack is a fully-integrated suite of utilities that let you fine-tune every aspect of your computer's operating system and Web browser. The RAM Idle program manages the free memory that is available to run Windows programs. It prevents performance from degrading as you swap files and programs in and out of memory. The AutoShutdown program lets you suspend, hibernate, or shut down your computer after a specified period of time. In addition to saving resources, this program keeps your system...
freeware
nLite
nLite lets you choose which components to remove from Windows 2000, XP or 2003 before installation. By removing unneeded components you gain on your system speed and security. It supports removal of almost any component and few services. You can make a bootable ISO and easily slipstream Service packs with a click of a button. Use the easy cd-key implementation so you don't need to enter it during setup.
freeware
Office 2000/XP/2003/2007 Slipstreamer
Office 2000/XP/2003/2007 Slipstreamer can slipstream latest service pack and hotfixes into your Microsoft Office. Also, this tool can unblock Microsoft Outlook attachments which are blocked by default, and can unblock some formats that Microsoft blocked with SP3 for Office 2003.
freeware
Xinorbis
Xinorbis is an easy to use disk analysis tool that can provide you with information as to how your disk space is being used up. It gives quick and easy to interprete results. It generates a large range of graphs and tables, allowing you to see where and how your disk space is used. Ideal for anyone with a vested interest in hard disk management.
freeware ($25}
Puran Defrag
Puran Defrag is a very simple defragmentation utility which defrag the files that means it collect all the fragments of a file and puts them togather, this upgrades your hard disk performance and thus overall system speed. In addition it results in low wear and tear of hard disk and therefore increases its life.
freeware
XdN Tweaker
XdN Tweaker is a free tweaking program for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista.
freeware
Belarc Advisor
Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, including Microsoft Hotfixes, and displays the results in your Web browser. All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any Web server.
freeware
PC Wizard
PC Wizard is a powerful utility designed especially for detection of hardware, but also some more analysis. It's able to identify a large scale of system components and supports the latest technologies and standards. This tool is periodically updated (usually once per month) in order to provide most accurate results. It is also a utility designed to analyze and benchmark your computer system. It can analyze and benchmark many kinds of hardware, such as CPU performance, Cache performance, RAM performance,...
shareware ($30}
jv16 PowerTools 2010
jv16 PowerTools is a full set of tools to keep your computer up and running. Until now your computer might have been the one who is in charge, but with it you can take the control. It contains all the tools needed for monitoring and cleaning the Registry and the file system. In addition to that, you can control all the computers in your LAN.
freeware
ASUS PC Probe
ASUS PC Probe is a simple utility that monitors vital information in the computer such as fan rototations, voltages and temperature. Additionally, it gives system information such as hard disk space, memory usage, CPU type and processor speed. It resides in the taskbar and provides audio warning through the PC speakers if certain thresholds such as temperature and voltage have been exceeded. If your system is overclocked, remember to raise the appropriate warning limits or face frequent warning pop-ups.
shareware ($40}
Vista Manager
Vista Manager is a system utility that helps you to optimize and tweak, clean up your Windows Vista PC. It will increase you system speed, improve system security and suit your idea.
freeware
Sysinternals Suite
Sysinternals Troubleshooting Utilities have been rolled up into a single Suite of tools. This file contains the individual troubleshooting tools and help files. It does not contain non-troubleshooting tools like the BSOD Screen Saver or NotMyFault.
shareware ($40}
TuneUp Utilities
TuneUp Utilities makes Windows faster, more secure, and comfortable. All important aspects of system configuration, security, cleaning and maintenance are combined under a modern graphical user interface.
freeware
ESET SysInspector
ESET SysInspector divides various types of information into several basic sections called nodes. If available you may find additional details by expanding each node into its subnodes. Provides important information about your system and its processes, services, registry, drivers and other critical files.
shareware ($45}
PerfectDisk
PerfectDisk redefines enterprise disk defragmentation addressing an issue that Microsoft, in various published artices, states is often the cause of poor system performance on a system. Provides the most comprehensive solution for defragmentation by optimizing virtually every file on the system, including the Master File Table ($MFT), all metadata, paging files, and directories. Patented SMART Placement technology arranges files on a disk to ensure that free space is consolidated and the future rate of...
freeware
Process Explorer
Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. The display consists of two sub-windows. The top always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information displayed in the bottom window depends on the mode that it is in. The unique capabilities make it useful for tracking down DLL-version problems or handle leaks, and provide insight into the way Windows and applications work.
freeware
ATI Catalyst Drivers
This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the highest level of power, performance, and reliability. The ATI CATALYST software suite is the ultimate in performance and stability.Display and WDM Drivers included in this bundle.
open source
UltraDefrag
UltraDefrag is powerful Open Source defragmentation tool for Windows NT. It is very fast, because the defragmenting is done by kernel-mode driver. They are three interfaces to them: graphical, console and native. The GUI is very useful, because it represents your filesystem visually as a color coded cluster map. The console is another option for those that prefer the command line. It allows you to run UltraDefrag from the task scheduler and scripts.
shareware ($50}
Diskeeper 2011
Diskeeper is an automatic disk defragmenter that features scheduling and a high level of configuration ability, and can defragment even critical system files. Fragmentation occurs during normal Windows operation, as files are broken up in pieces and saved on different parts of the hard disk. This increases the amount of time it takes to access single files, and bogs down system performance.
shareware ($50}
Diskeeper 2009
Diskeeper is an automatic disk defragmenter that features scheduling and a high level of configuration ability, and can defragment even critical system files. Fragmentation occurs during normal Windows operation, as files are broken up in pieces and saved on different parts of the hard disk. This increases the amount of time it takes to access single files, and bogs down system performance.
freeware
TweakNow WinSecret 2010
TweakNow WinSecret is a powerful registry editor. As a long time Windows user you might have heard about registry. The registry is a special file in your hard disk that hold most of Windows settings data. Wish to improve your internet speed or display message at Windows logon? No problem, those tasks can easily be done by simply editing the registry value. In TweakNow WinSecret, we have gathered the most popular Windows XP/Vista registry settings and provide them for you in an easy and safe user interface.
freeware
vLite
Windows Vista from Microsoft takes a lot of resources, we all know that. So here is the tool for easy removal of unwanted components and bootable ISO creation in order to make Vista run faster and to your liking. This tool doesn't use any kind of hacking, all files and registry entries are in their original form and protected as they would be if you install the full version only without the components you select for the removal.
freeware
NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor)
NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) is the original and defenitive BIOS tweaker that supports the latest NVIDIA graphics cards. It allows graphics card enthusiasts to have full control over advanced features and functionality found on firmware on supporting cards. This to gain some extra performance, enable hidden features and extra stability on the NVIDIA graphics cards.
freeware
JkDefragGUI
JkDefragGUI is an Graphical User Interface which allows you to easily select all the features JkDefrag, a freeware defragmentation tool made by Jeroen Kessels has to offer. JkDefragGUI can schedule a defragmentation, install JkDefrag or it's screensaver but can also do some small maintenance to your computer. It can be used to schedule a defragmentation of your systemfiles like pagefile and registry files.
shareware ($30}
Registry Clean Expert
Registry Clean Expert help you get rid of the bloat in Windows registry and achieve a cleaner, faster system.
freeware
Nero DiscSpeed
Nero DiscSpeed is a benchmark which can test the most important features of an optical drive. These tests include: Transfer rate, Seek times, CPU (Central Processing Unit) usage, Burst rate, DAE (Digital Audio Extraction) quality & Spinup/spindown time. It can also check the CD (Compact Disk) and DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) media quality.