Simplify Windows tweaks
Many useful settings are hidden away in the Registry, but if you download and run the free Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4 tool from www. thewindowsclub.com/ ultimate-windows-tweaker4-windows-10 – a mere 495KB – you’ll find over 200 tweaks to wrest back control of Windows.
Highlights include shortcuts to several Windows tools on the main screen, while the Customisation section contains no less than four tabs packed with settings, such as restoring the classic battery and volume control pop-ups in the Taskbar notification area. Look under the ‘This PC’ tab to restore classic system tools hidden away in Windows 10.
Another favourite of ours: switch to the Additional section and then click Enable Windows Photo Viewer to bring back the classic Windows 7 photoviewing tool. You then navigate to Settings > Apps > ‘Default apps’ where you can restore it as your default photo viewer by clicking ‘Choose a default’ and selecting it from the list.
You can find out more about individual tweaks in the Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4 tool by rolling your mouse over them, and click Restore Defaults to undo all your tweaks if necessary.