Tweak Library
All 402 tweaks, labelled honestly.
Every setting Nexus can change, exported from the app itself. Filter by what it's for, how risky it is and how good the evidence is. Nexus only offers the ones that apply to your PC.
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General · 4
Visual effects: best performanceRecommendedTurns off window, menu and list animations, fades and shadows (keeps font smoothing and thumbnails).SafePerformance
Turn off transparency effectsRecommendedDisables the acrylic/mica blur in the taskbar, Start and Settings.SafePerformance
Remove the startup app delayRecommendedStarts your startup apps right after sign-in instead of waiting several seconds.SafePerformance
Power · 21
Ultimate Performance power planAdds Microsoft's Ultimate Performance plan (if missing) and makes it active.CautionPerformance
Turn off Fast StartupRecommendedMakes Shut down perform a full shutdown instead of a partial hibernation.SafeReliability
Turn off hibernationRecommendedDeletes the hibernation file, which is as large as a big share of your RAM.SafeStorage
Turn off USB selective suspendRecommendedStops Windows from powering down idle USB devices while plugged in.SafeReliability
Turn off PCI Express power savingDisables Link State Power Management for PCIe devices while plugged in.CautionPerformance
Keep all CPU cores unparkedSets the minimum unparked cores to 100% while plugged in.CautionPerformance
Keep the CPU at full speedSets the minimum processor state to 100% while plugged in.CautionPerformance
Never turn off hard disksStops spinning hard drives powering down while plugged in.SafePerformance
Turn off USB 3 link power managementKeeps USB 3 links fully powered while plugged in.SafePerformance
Wi-Fi adapter: maximum performanceSets the wireless adapter's power saving mode to Maximum Performance while plugged in.SafePerformance
Never sleep while plugged inStops the PC going to sleep on its own.CautionPreference
Turn off hybrid sleepSleep no longer also writes memory to disk.SafePreference
Turn off wake timersStops scheduled tasks waking the PC from sleep.SafeReliability
Never hibernate automaticallyStops sleep turning into hibernation after a while.SafePreference
Processor boost: aggressiveLets the CPU boost as high and as often as possible while plugged in.CautionPerformance
Allow 100% maximum processor stateRecommendedMakes sure the plan doesn't cap the CPU below 100% while plugged in.SafePerformance
Energy preference: maximum performanceTells modern CPUs to favour performance over efficiency while plugged in.CautionPerformance
Cooling policy: activeSpins fans up before slowing the CPU when it gets hot.SafePerformance