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Winaero Tweaker Updated

December 3, 2025, 15:11(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

v1.64 brings new tweaks, GUI improvements, several fixes.
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Geeks know this but I have to say it, BACK UP your PC before using.
How I use programs like this:
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Using the portable version of Wise Disk Cleaner (WDC)

November 28, 2025, 11:03(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

Although I’m showing WDC for this guide, this is meant to show you how to create a sort of toolbox for your PC.
I’m using Start11 for this guide. I use it on all my Windows machines. It’s a paid program. No, I don’t get a cut.
This is long. If you get confused, please see the pictures below.
I keep a folder of portable tools that I use on every system. From there I create a menu I can access by either my start menu (via Start11) or the system tray.
Once I setup the portable apps and their shortcuts, I can update all the folders on all my machines regularly because I keep my folder structures the same across machines (via SyncToy).
I going to use Wise Disk Cleaner as an example
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Wise Disk Cleaner 11.3.0

November 28, 2025, 10:53(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

“Wise Disk Cleaner now supports both 32‑bit and native 64‑bit systems”, added a few programs, and a few fixes.
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O&O ShutUp10 Updated

October 28, 2025, 08:17(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

O&O ShutUp10++ 2.1.1015
“The free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11”
Added Removal of Copilot for Windows 10 and 11 (see changelog). A few changes and fixes.
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Featured in Tweaking Windows 10.

Wise Disk Cleaner 11.2.4

June 26, 2025, 08:36(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

“Clean useless and outdated junk files, browser traces, cookies, and history.”
Release Notes:
1. Improved cleaning rules for WPS Office and Mozilla Firefox.
2. Added cleaning support for Jetbrains Pycharm, Jetbrains WebStorm, Jitsi, Visual Studio Code, jv16 PowerTools, Kakao Talk, Kingo Root, Launchy, Layers of Fear, LBRY, League of Legends, Leapfrog Connect, and Leawo Prof Media.
3. Fixed minor bugs from the previous version.
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