Advanced Windows Optimizer - Changelog ⚙️
We’re constantly working to improve the Advanced Windows Optimizer to give you the best, most transparent, and user-controlled experience for fine-tuning your Windows 11. Here’s a summary of our recent updates:
⚠️ Important Note Regarding the Demo Version:
The web-based demo available on itch.io is a snapshot of an earlier version of the Advanced Windows Optimizer. It’s intended for UI exploration and to give you a feel for the available tweak categories. The demo version will not be updated with the new features, optimizations, or bug fixes listed below. All functionalities described in this changelog, including the ability to generate and use scripts, are exclusive to the purchased, full version of the tool. To see the latest features in action, please refer to updated screenshots or information provided on the product page for the full version.
Version 3.2 (Current) - May 19, 2025
This major update brings new optimization categories, powerful features, important script generation fixes, and internal code optimizations for a more robust, faster, and smoother user experience in the full version!
🚀 New Features & Optimizations (Full Version Only):
- Preset Optimization Profiles:
- Quickly apply common sets of tweaks with new predefined profiles:
- “Privacy Focus”
- “Performance (Cautious)”
- “Debloat (Safe)”
- Accessible via a dropdown in the main header.
- Quickly apply common sets of tweaks with new predefined profiles:
- Tweak Search Functionality:
- A search bar in the main header now allows you to easily find any tweak by its name or description across all categories.
- Extended Bloatware Removal:
- Added more specific pre-installed AppX packages to the removal list (e.g., Get Help, Phone Link, Alarms & Clock, Maps, People, Groove Music, Movies & TV, Sticky Notes, Solitaire Collection, Power Automate Desktop, Cortana app).
- Global Option: A new checkbox in the “Bloatware Removal & Utilities” category: “Apply App Removal to All Users (Requires Admin & Restart)” modifies script commands accordingly.
- New Category - Network Optimizations:
- Set DNS to Cloudflare (Focus: Privacy & Stability).
- Set DNS to Google (Focus: Speed & Reliability).
- New! Set DNS to AdGuard DNS (Family Protection:
94.140.14.15,94.140.15.16) - Blocks ads, trackers, adult content, and enables Safe Search/Mode. (Focus: Security & Filtering). - Option to Disable IPv6 (with a clear warning).
- New Category - Optional Features Management:
- Added options to disable specific Windows features (those deemed relatively safe to remove): Work Folders Client, SMB1 Protocol (security improvement).
- New Utility - WinSxS Component Store Cleanup:
- Added to “Bloatware Removal & Utilities”: Standard cleanup and an aggressive cleanup (with ResetBase, including a strong warning).
🔧 PowerShell Script Generation Fixes & Enhancements (Full Version Only):
- App Removal (
-AllUsers): Fixed a critical error where the-AllUsersparameter could be incorrectly applied or duplicated forRemove-AppxPackagecommands when the global “Apply App Removal to All Users” option was checked. The logic is now more robust. - DISM Commands: Fixed an issue (Error 87) where
DISM.execommands (for System File Checker Helper, Component Store Cleanup) were incorrectly given a PowerShell-specific parameter (-ErrorAction SilentlyContinue). This parameter has been removed from externalDISM.execalls. - Registry Tweaks: Ensured consistent use of
New-ItemProperty -Force -PropertyType DWord(orBinary) for creating or modifying registry values that require a specific type, improving script reliability (e.g., forStartupDelayInMSecand others).
🛠️ Internal Tool Optimizations (Full Version Only):
- Significant code optimizations have been implemented throughout the application’s HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to ensure a faster, smoother, and more responsive user interface. This includes improved DOM manipulation, more efficient event handling, and streamlined styling for a better overall experience when navigating and using the tool.