Wintoys - Free tweak / debloat / optimizing tool for Windows

Wisewiz · Jul 15, 2023

@johnlgalt

On the assumption that you've installed and tried this app, I'd like to know whether you think it's a match for CCleaner. I use CCleaner every day on all of my machines, and I find that using it with settings chosen wisely and conservatively gets the job done for me safely and effectively.

Ghot · Jul 15, 2023

It doesn't seem to do all that much... but what it does, it makes super easy to do.
It'd be a good guide for Microsoft to use for their settings. Much better interface.

FrancoDT · Jul 15, 2023

This had me curious, may have to give it a try.

Ghot · Jul 15, 2023

FrancoDT said:
This had me curious, may have to give it a try.

It has a really pretty GUI.
It even makes sense.

This is what Settings should look like.

FrancoDT · Jul 15, 2023

Ghot said:
It has a really pretty GUI.
It even makes sense.

This is what Settings should look like.

Downloading now

johnlgalt · Jul 16, 2023

Wisewiz said:
@johnlgalt

On the assumption that you've installed and tried this app, I'd like to know whether you think it's a match for CCleaner. I use CCleaner every day on all of my machines, and I find that using it with settings chosen wisely and conservatively gets the job done for me safely and effectively.

It's not a replacement for CCleaner. And I don't use CCleaner at all, so I cannot say what the comparison is.

Ghot said:
It doesn't seem to do all that much...

Correct.

Everything it does can probably be done without too much of a hassle directly from Windows - mostly via commandline, but some of them might need other methods to make use of them.

Still, though:

Ghot said:
It has a really pretty GUI.
It even makes sense.

This is what Settings should look like.

^^^^^^ This. The layout is 1000X better than having to do all this through various means in your system.

OAT · Jul 16, 2023

Ghot said:
It doesn't seem to do all that much... but what it does, it makes super easy to do.
It'd be a good guide for Microsoft to use for their settings. Much better interface.

It's OK. It's straightforward but does not bring anything new, so to me, it's not worth keeping.
It's well laid out; I give you that, but I was expecting more oomph, whatever that means.
The issue I have with those is they seem to confuse the terms optimizing & cleaning-up, tweaks & options.

johnlgalt · Jul 16, 2023

Not trying to be a jerk, but my definition of tweaking is optimization. Or, rather, I make use of tweaks to achieve optimization.

IOW, I employ tweaks to optimize my software and experience. :look:

That being said, though, as noted above - nothing new, just a better UI and more organized layout to the same things you accomplish using other tools.

OAT · Jul 16, 2023

johnlgalt said:
That being said, though, as noted above - nothing new, just a better UI and more organized layout to the same things you accomplish using other tools.

Yep, a lot of good work went into that and I commended the developer on the MS store app review page.

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