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๐Ÿท HamTweak Windows Optimizer

    ^  ^
   (o  o)
   (  >  )   "Bringing home the bacon... 
    /|~~|\    one tweak at a time!"
   (_|  |_)

The WHOLE HOG Windows 10/11 optimization suite that's oink-credibly powerful!

License: MIT PowerShell Windows 10 Windows 11


๐ŸŽฌ Splash Screen Preview

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                                   โ””โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ดโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”˜  \    ___    /   
                                        โ•‘      '._(O_O)_.'    
                                    โ•”โ•โ•โ•โ•ฉโ•โ•โ•โ•— __/`---'\__     
                                    โ•‘ โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•<   /   \   >   
                                    โ•šโ•โ•โ•โ•ฆโ•โ•โ•โ•\__/     \__/    
                             โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ฆโ•ฉโ•ฆโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ฆโ•ฆโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•
                                      (โ—โ—)                 (โ—โ—)        
                              
                              ๐Ÿท  "Optimizing Windows... PIG STYLE!"  ๐Ÿฅ“

A cool pig ๐Ÿท with shades, riding a skateboard ๐Ÿ›น, while holding the Windows flag! Now THAT'S how you start an optimizer!


๐Ÿฅ“ What's This Sizzling Script?

HamTweak is a comprehensive, all-in-one PowerShell script that lets you customize and optimize Windows 10/11 without the bloat. No more rooting around in endless settings menus like a pig hunting for truffles!

Whether you're a privacy-conscious user, a gamer seeking performance, or a sysadmin managing deployments โ€” HamTweak has got the goods. We're not just hamming it up here; this script packs 166 tweaks across 8 categories!

  ๐Ÿฝ Privacy Hog Mode: Activated
  ๐Ÿฅ“ Performance: Sizzling  
  ๐Ÿ– Bloatware: Sent to the Slaughterhouse

โœจ Features That'll Make You Squeal

Feature Description
๐Ÿ”’ Privacy & Security 37 tweaks to stop Microsoft from hogging your data
๐Ÿš€ Performance & Gaming 36 tweaks to make your PC faster than a pig on roller skates
โšก Power Management 20 tweaks for when you need raw, unbridled POWER
๐ŸŽจ UI Customization 31 tweaks to make Windows look less like a pig's breakfast
โš™๏ธ System Services 22 services to wrangle into submission
๐Ÿ”„ Windows Updates 10 tweaks so updates don't hog your bandwidth
๐Ÿ”” Notifications & Sound 10 tweaks for peace and quiet (in the pig pen)
๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ Bloatware Removal Evict those unwanted apps hogging your disk space

๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ Bonus Pig-Approved Features:

  • ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Mutual Exclusion Protection โ€” Can't accidentally select conflicting options (we're not that pig-headed!)
  • ๐Ÿ’ป Smart OS Detection โ€” Automatically shows only tweaks that work on YOUR Windows version
  • ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ System Restore Points โ€” Creates a safety net before going whole hog on changes
  • ๐Ÿ“‹ Detailed Logging โ€” Know exactly what happened (no pig in a poke here!)
  • ๐ŸŽฏ Risk Indicators โ€” High-risk tweaks are clearly marked so you don't accidentally bring home the wrong bacon

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

Before you can pig out on these tweaks, you'll need:

  • ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Windows 10 (Build 19041+) or Windows 11 (Build 22000+)
  • โšก PowerShell 5.0 or higher
  • ๐Ÿ‘‘ Administrator privileges (you need to be the top pig!)

๐Ÿš€ Installation & Usage

Quick Start (The Hog Wild Method)

# 1. Open PowerShell as Administrator (Right-click โ†’ Run as Administrator)

# 2. Navigate to the script location
cd "C:\Path\To\HamTweak"

# 3. Allow script execution (just this once)
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force

# 4. Run it and go ham! ๐Ÿท
.\HamTweak.ps1

The Careful Pig Method

  1. Download the script to a folder of your choice
  2. Right-click on PowerShell โ†’ Run as Administrator
  3. Navigate to the script directory
  4. Run Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force
  5. Execute .\HamTweak.ps1
  6. Select your tweaks from the interactive menu
  7. Review your selections
  8. Apply and let the magic happen! ๐Ÿช„๐Ÿ–

๐ŸŽฎ How To Use

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โ•‘                         HamTweak - Main Menu                                 โ•‘
โ• โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ฃ
โ•‘  1. Privacy & Security      (37 tweaks)                                      โ•‘
โ•‘  2. Performance & Gaming    (36 tweaks)                                      โ•‘
โ•‘  3. Power Management        (20 tweaks)                                      โ•‘
โ•‘  4. UI Customization        (31 tweaks)                                      โ•‘
โ•‘  5. System Services         (22 tweaks)                                      โ•‘
โ•‘  6. Windows Updates         (10 tweaks)                                      โ•‘
โ•‘  7. Notifications & Sound   (10 tweaks)                                      โ•‘
โ•‘  8. Bloatware Removal                                                        โ•‘
โ•‘  โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€  โ•‘
โ•‘  9. Review Selected Tweaks                                                   โ•‘
โ•‘  A. Apply Tweaks                                                             โ•‘
โ•‘  C. Clear ALL Selections                                                     โ•‘
โ•‘  0. Exit                                                                     โ•‘
โ•šโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•

Menu Navigation:

  • Number keys โ€” Enter categories
  • Comma-separated numbers โ€” Select multiple tweaks (e.g., 1,3,5,7)
  • A โ€” Select all in category
  • U โ€” Deselect all in category
  • D# โ€” View details for tweak # (e.g., D5)
  • B โ€” Go back
  • R โ€” Refresh status indicators

Status Legend:

  • [+] ๐ŸŸข โ€” Already enabled on your system
  • [-] ๐ŸŸก โ€” Currently disabled
  • [?] โšช โ€” Unknown (command-based tweaks)
  • ! ๐Ÿ”ด โ€” High-risk tweak (proceed with caution, little piggy!)

๐Ÿฝ Tweak Categories Breakdown

๐Ÿ”’ Privacy & Security (37 tweaks)

Stop being a data pig for Microsoft! Disable telemetry, ads, tracking, Cortana, and more.

๐Ÿš€ Performance & Gaming (36 tweaks)

  • Game Mode optimization
  • GPU/CPU priority settings
  • Network latency reduction (goodbye Nagle!)
  • Visual effects management
  • SSD optimizations

โšก Power Management (20 tweaks)

  • Power plan switching (High Performance, Balanced, Ultimate)
  • Sleep/hibernation control
  • USB power management
  • CPU throttling settings

๐ŸŽจ UI Customization (31 tweaks)

  • Dark/Light mode
  • Taskbar tweaks (alignment, buttons, search)
  • File Explorer improvements
  • Classic context menu (Windows 11)
  • Start menu cleanup

โš™๏ธ System Services (22 tweaks)

Disable unnecessary services hogging resources:

  • Xbox services
  • Telemetry services
  • Remote services
  • And more!

๐Ÿ”„ Windows Updates (10 tweaks)

Take control of when and how Windows updates without going whole hog.

๐Ÿ”” Notifications & Sound (10 tweaks)

Silence those annoying notification pigs!


โš ๏ธ Disclaimer

  โ•ญโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ•ฎ
  โ”ƒ  ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ THIS PIG COMES WITH NO WARRANTY! ๐Ÿท               โ”ƒ
  โ”ƒ                                                        โ”ƒ
  โ”ƒ  Use at your own risk. While we've tested these        โ”ƒ
  โ”ƒ  tweaks extensively, we're not responsible if          โ”ƒ
  โ”ƒ  your PC decides to go to the pig farm in the sky.     โ”ƒ
  โ”ƒ                                                        โ”ƒ
  โ”ƒ  ALWAYS create a restore point before applying         โ”ƒ
  โ”ƒ  tweaks. Don't be a ham about system safety!           โ”ƒ
  โ•ฐโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ•ฏ

๐Ÿค Contributing

Found a bug? Got a feature request? Want to add more pig puns?

  1. ๐Ÿด Fork the repo
  2. ๐ŸŒฟ Create a branch (git checkout -b feature/more-bacon)
  3. ๐Ÿ’พ Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Added extra crispy bacon mode')
  4. ๐Ÿ“ค Push to the branch (git push origin feature/more-bacon)
  5. ๐Ÿท Open a Pull Request

All contributions are welcome โ€” don't be shy, this isn't a pig pen of judgment!


๐Ÿ“œ License

This project is licensed under the MIT License โ€” see the LICENSE file for details.

In pig terms: You're free to use, modify, and distribute this script. Just don't blame us if things go sideways. ๐Ÿท


๐Ÿ™ Acknowledgments

  • All the Windows tweakers and optimizers who came before
  • The PowerShell community
  • Coffee โ˜• (the real MVP)
  • And of course, pigs everywhere ๐Ÿท๐Ÿ–๐Ÿฝ

        .--.
       |o_o |    
       |:_/ |    Made with ๐Ÿ’– and ๐Ÿฅ“
      //   \ \   
     (|     | )  "That's all folks... 
    /'\_   _/`\   oink oink!"
    \___)=(___/

If HamTweak helped you, consider giving it a โญ โ€” it makes this little piggy very happy!

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