As the title says, anyone using or have used https://winaerotweaker.com/
Video demo from JayzTwoCents:
Download this free tool and give Microsoft the Middle Finger at the same time!
Honestly we do need this really 
It is a very well known software but issue with this & all similar such software is that you never know when MS windows latest update will cause some conflict with it resulting in some random/weird issue.
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This is GUI based Windows OS Debloater.
I normally use the https://christitustech.github.io/winutil/, but saw the WinAero covered by JayzTwoCents. Never really had a problem with it. If anything goes wrong, you can always reset the entire thing.
I personally avoid using software like this. When I install Windows, I go into the settings of many things manually and turn off as many things as possible through the GUI itself.
I remove all the clutter from the taskbar and Start menu, along with the bloatware apps.
I use only one registry file, which disables internet suggestions in the Start menu search, making it usable again. Most of the things can be configured through the settings.
This approach helps me stay familiar with where things are in the ever changing Windows system and avoids dependence on third party utilities, which often come with their own issues.
Telemetry isn’t a major concern for me. Wherever I see a setting related to it, I turn it off. Beyond that, I prefer not to dig into the unknown just to disable something. The reason is simple, if Microsoft provides a toggle to turn something off, it stays off when turned off.
But if you disable something using the registry, scripts, or commands, there’s always a risk that a Windows update will turn it back on. So, I avoid deep tinkering.
Disabling windows update is not something we should do.
Tweak utilites usually go too deep, they obviously work, but can also break something somewhere else, a tweak working okay might start causing trouble somewhere after a windows update. Like try removing/disabling edge browser from windows, many things stops working.
A carefully made utility IMO should only turn off things that already have a GUI toggle, so it saves you time and is also safe.
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Yea I once tried the command line version of Debloater. worked really well, but screwed up something related to GPU driver. driver was working fine but updating driver was not at all working. use to lock at a certain % but never install fully.
I have been using Ultimate windows tweaker since win8 days. It got everything winaero has + host of other tweaks.
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+1 for chris titus win utility. I used it to basic debloat even the windows 11 ISO.
+1 I follow similar approach. I prefer to manually set preferences using the settings available in Windows. I don’t want to spend a lot of time in the near future debugging issues because I decided to run some debloter utility
+1 for WinUtil. There’s no need for any software, just copy and paste the script. More importantly, it has a library of FOSS software and MicroWin is great for ISO debloating.
+1000 for WinUtil too , whenever i setup a new laptop / desktop , its almost instant clean , optimize and install my software. I don’t think you would need anything else.
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I believe even the third party utilities are changing the exact same setting that is accessible via the Settings app or other methods. You actually have multiple options to do the same things without even using a third party tool-
- Settings App
- Control Panel
- Group Policy Editor
- Registry
- Batch command
- Powershell command
The third party utilities make it convenient as they consolidate all tweaking options some of which may only be available via one of the routes mentioned above.
The problem starts when you remove something or make an irreversible change. So you should know what you are doing and if it has any dependencies. If you don’t or are unsure, then its better to set a Restore point.
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The utility itself is highly recommended. You can reset everything back which is mostly why it’s recommended. This along with WinUtil are excellent choices to tweak stuff in a centralized way.