Settings Optimizer (⚙️💨)

Quickly make some useful adjustments to your operating system.

Configurables

  • Disable Cortana (Default: False)
      Attempts to block Cortana in the operating system start menu.
    Works by setting the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\CortanaConsent to DWORD 0.
  • Disable Start Menu Web Search (Default: False)
      Attempts to block the operating system from automatically performing web searches when searching the start menu.
    Works by setting the registery key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\BingSearchEnabled to DWORD 0
    This setting appears to have been superceded in the latest versions of the operating system, try the Disable Cortana option instead.
  • Disable Connected Web Search (Default: False)
      Attempts to block the operating system from automatically performing web searches when searching the start menu.
    Works by setting the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\ConnectedSearchUseWeb to DWORD 0
    The setting appears to have been superceded in the latest versions of the operating system, try the Disable Cortana option instead.
  • Disable Sliding Lock Screen (Default: False)
      If enabled, the lock screen will directly open to the password entry, so you do not have to do an unnecessary slide action.
    Works by setting the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization\NoLockScreen to DWORD 1
  • Disable Shake to Minimize (Default: False)
      If enabled, shaking the mouse while moving a window will no longer cause all apps to minimize.
    Works by setting the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\DisallowShaking to DWORD 1

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Settings Optimizer (⚙️💨)

Quickly make some useful adjustments to your operating system.

Configurables

  • Disable Cortana (Default: False)
      Attempts to block Cortana in the operating system start menu.
    Works by setting the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\CortanaConsent to DWORD 0.
  • Disable Start Menu Web Search (Default: False)
      Attempts to block the operating system from automatically performing web searches when searching the start menu.
    Works by setting the registery key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\BingSearchEnabled to DWORD 0
    This setting appears to have been superceded in the latest versions of the operating system, try the Disable Cortana option instead.
  • Disable Connected Web Search (Default: False)
      Attempts to block the operating system from automatically performing web searches when searching the start menu.
    Works by setting the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\ConnectedSearchUseWeb to DWORD 0
    The setting appears to have been superceded in the latest versions of the operating system, try the Disable Cortana option instead.
  • Disable Sliding Lock Screen (Default: False)
      If enabled, the lock screen will directly open to the password entry, so you do not have to do an unnecessary slide action.
    Works by setting the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization\NoLockScreen to DWORD 1
  • Disable Shake to Minimize (Default: False)
      If enabled, shaking the mouse while moving a window will no longer cause all apps to minimize.
    Works by setting the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\DisallowShaking to DWORD 1

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