How to customize Windows with Winaero Tweaker
Compared to previous operating systems Windows 10 provides users with a lot of rich system customization. And if you want to customize the system, you can use Winaero Tweaker software.
Winaero Tweaker is one of the popular Windows 10 interface customization software. Possessing a simple and easy-to-use software interface, Winaero Tweaker will bring all hidden options to appear on the interface for you to choose immediately and faster. In addition to each option, the tool will have additional comments and interpretations so that users can better understand how to use them. The following article will guide you how to use the Winaero Tweaker tool to customize the Windows 10 interface.
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How to customize Win 10 with the Winaero Tweaker
Step 1:
Users click on the link below to download the Winaero Tweaker to the computer in the zip tail format. Software compatible with Windows 7 to Windows 10.
- Download the Winaero Tweaker Windows tool
Step 2:
After extracting the file, proceed to install Winaero Tweaker on the computer. The installation process is as common as other software. During the installation process, you can choose the Portable mode (not installed, just extracted the file) or Normal mode (installation mode, uninstall).
Step 3:
Start the software, click on I agre e to agree to the terms of the program.
Soon we will come to the main interface of Winaero Tweaker software as shown below, with system information.
1. Turn off Windows updates
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To block Windows Update on Windows, we can do it right on the Winaero Tweaker. At Behavior , click on Disable Windows Update . Then look to the right and click the checkmark to Disable Windows Update and notifications .
As such, updating on Windows will be completely disabled from update messages, requiring updates, preventing updates from installing, preventing Windows from restarting itself.
2. Disable Windows 10 ads
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Windows 10 has a lot of ads right in the lock screen, Start menu makes users quite uncomfortable. If so, you can also use Winaero Tweaker to block ads on Windows 10. The tool will help you turn off ads in the Start menu, File Explorer, Settings, or applications that Windows installs itself.
Also in Behavior , click on Ads and Unwanted Apps and look to the right to select the components that want to block ads. If you want to block it completely, click Disable ads in Windows 10 .
After that, the tool will ask if you want to restart Windows (Reboot now), or you can click I'll do it myself later to start later.
3. Turn off web search in Cortana
In Windows 10 build 1803, we can no longer turn off web search in Cortana via Group Policy as before. To turn off the web search option in Cortana, click the Desktop and Taskbar group , select Disable Web Search . Look to the right and select Disable web search in taskbar and Cortana .
4. Customize mouse sensitivity, Touchpad
In the Setup group, File Explorer has the option to change the mouse or Touchpad sensitivity, drag and drop files or copy data.
In File Explorer , click on the Drag-n-Drop Sensitivity option and select the sensitivity value you want. By default will be 4, you can increase the value so that the sensitivity decreases, up to 2000.
We will then be asked if we want to restart the computer right away.
5. Add Run as to File Explorer right-click menu
Adding the Run as option to the right-click menu will help you to run the file right away without having to press the Shift key.
Click on the Context Menu item then navigate to Run As Always Visible . Looking to the right, select Run as different user command always visible to add the Run as different user command to the File Explorer menu or Add Run as different user to the Start menu to add the Run as different user command to the Start menu menu.
6. Add a login screen notification
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Usually to write a message on the Windows 10 login screen, users will have to do a lot of steps. However, with Winaero Tweaker we will do it quickly.
In the group set up Boot and Logon click Sign-in Message . Looking to the right, enter the message title in the Message title, the content of the message at the Message text.
7. Turn off search history in File Explorer
What you search on File Explorer will be saved and suggestions for future searches. If you want to disable this feature, access the File Explorer group, select Disable Search History and then click the checkmark to Disable search history in File Explorer .
8. Resize the application button on the Taskbar
We can change the app icon horizontally on the Taskbar when using on the touchscreen or high-resolution screen.
In the Desktop and Taskbar section , click Taskbar Button Width , check the Custom Taskbar Button Width and move the slider to select the size.
9. Add Shutdown on Desktop
If you want to add a Shutdown button right on the screen, in the Shortcuts group, click Classic Shutdown Shortcut . In the Shortcut name section, you can change the name for the difference, the shortcut location at the Shortcut location. Finally click Create Shutdown Shortcut to create.
Above are some basic options in Winaero Tweaker, help you refine your Windows 10 system to suit each user's needs. Note to readers, most customizations after modifications will require users to restart the computer for the changes to take effect.
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I wish you all success!
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