FluentTweaker Documentation

FluentTweaker is a Windows tweaking utility designed for transparency and safety. Unlike traditional 'optimization' tools, it avoids 'one-click' mystery optimizations. Instead, it provides granular control over various Windows subsystems, allowing users to inspect, categorize, and reverse individual tweaks.

Key areas of control include:

• UI and Taskbar settings
• Privacy and AI features
• File Explorer behavior
• Gaming tweaks and performance settings
• Hidden system policies and system behavior

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Uninstalls Microsoft OneDrive and attempts to remove leftover integration from Windows Explorer.

Requirements:

• Administrator privileges recommended.

Actions:

• Runs the OneDrive installer with the /uninstall flag.
• Removes remaining OneDrive folders.
• Attempts to remove OneDrive from Explorer integration.

Undo: Reinstall OneDrive manually via the Microsoft installer.

To clear all pinned items from the taskbar on both Windows 10 and 11, you must empty the Favorites value in the registry and then restart Windows Explorer.

Registry Path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband
Value: Favorites (REG_BINARY)

Warning: This action is not undoable as the original pin layout cannot be reliably restored.

Deletes all temporary files from the user's %LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp folder and runs the built-in Windows Disk Cleanup utility (cleanmgr.exe).

Actions performed:

• Deletes files in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp
• Runs cleanmgr.exe /sageset:1
• Runs cleanmgr.exe /sagerun:1
• Runs cleanmgr.exe /verylowdisk

Note: This action cannot be undone.

The Apps tab allows you to scan and remove installed UWP/Store apps.

1. Click Inspect system to scan for installed apps.
2. Check the apps you wish to remove.
3. Click Apply selected changes to execute the removal.

Winslopr displays a live log of all actions in the bottom panel. For a more detailed view:

1. Click the [···] Menu in the top bar.
2. Select Log Inspector to view logs in a clean, structured format online.

Winslopr plugins are PowerShell scripts (.ps1) that use an INI-style header to define actions. The tool reads the header to determine which commands to run (Check, Do, Undo) and can validate the state using an optional [Expect] section. Any code outside these INI sections is treated as standard PowerShell logic.

# Disable Bing Search.ps1

[Commands]
Info=Disables Bing integration in Windows Search
Check=reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search" /v BingSearchEnabled
Do=reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search" /v BingSearchEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f && echo BingSearchEnabled set to 0
Undo=reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search" /v BingSearchEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f && echo BingSearchEnabled set to 1

[Expect]
BingSearchEnabled=0x0

Creates a System Restore Point named Bloatynosy NueEx Restore Point using WMI (Win32_SystemRestore). This is useful to perform before applying major tweaks.

Requirements:

• Must be run as Administrator.

Behavior:

• Shows progress and a completion dialog upon success.

Restarts explorer.exe. This is useful after applying registry tweaks to ensure changes take effect immediately without a full reboot.

Actions:

1. Stop Explorer: Stop-Process -Name explorer -Force
2. Start Explorer: Start-Process explorer.exe