@pritipatelfgoo: The Windows you're using might have over 200 system services running in the background. A significant portion of them are either completely unnecessary or are constantly collecting data, pushing ads, and tracking your location. Someone has created a completely free and open-source tool specifically to disable as many of these anti-user designs as possible with one click…
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optimizerDuck is a free and open-source Windows optimization tool that can disable Cortana, Copilot, ads, telemetry data, and other anti-user designs with one click. It supports 35+ system optimizations and management of 200+ system services, is compatible with Windows 10/11 x64, requires no installation, and has no ads.
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The Windows system you’re using right now may have over 200 system services running in the background.
A significant portion of them are either completely unnecessary to you, or are constantly collecting data, pushing ads, and tracking your location in the background.
Someone has created a completely free, open-source tool specifically designed to turn off as many of Windows’ anti-user features as possible — with just a few clicks.
Cortana, Copilot, Start menu ads, telemetry data, location tracking, random app recommendations…
All of them can be disabled.
It’s a single .exe file around 8MB — no installation required, just a few clicks and you’re done.
Its name is OptimizerDuck.
This is, in my opinion, the closest tool I’ve ever seen to:
Turning Windows into what it should have been from the start.
It supports:
→ 35+ system optimizations covering performance, privacy, GPU, power, system services, and user experience
→ 200+ Windows services that can be freely toggled, with low, medium, and high risk ratings
→ Dedicated optimizations for AMD, NVIDIA, and Intel GPUs
→ One-click cleanup of preinstalled software, with a preview before deletion
→ Every operation generates a rollback file, so you can recover if something goes wrong
→ It proactively reminds you to create a restore point before making system changes
No installer.
No ads.
No so-called “premium” version.
Licensed under GPL v3. Fully supports offline operation. Compatible with Windows 10 / 11 x64.
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