https://github.com/Zeeex/XTR-Toolbox

🛠 Versatile tool to optimize Windows
https://github.com/Zeeex/XTR-Toolbox

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🛠 Versatile tool to optimize Windows

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/Zeeex/XTR-Toolbox
• Owner: Zeeex
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2017-12-09T07:43:58.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-04-29T14:13:59.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-06-17T15:51:18.900Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: chrome-extension, cleaner, google-chrome, optimizer, toolbox, tweaker, windows, windows10
• Language: C#
• Homepage: https://zeeex.github.io/XTR-Toolbox/
• Size: 756 KB
• Stars: 178
• Watchers: 8
• Forks: 20
• Open Issues: 13
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        


XTR Toolbox





Portable tool to tweak, clean and optimize Windows.


🚀 Extremely fast. 🚀







 











 













## Supported platforms:

- Windows 10, Windows 11 - x64 only (Use **v2.1** for x32)

- .Net Framework: 4.8 (Included with Windows 10 1903+)

- (Note: **Windows 7 && Windows 8** support is deprecated)

## Features Overview:

#### Main Tools:

- Batch Startup Manager

  - Create startup entries

  - Log startup changes

  - Export startup list [Clipboard]

  - Displays invalid entries

- Batch Services Manager

  - Log service changes

  - Export services list [Clipboard]

- Batch Software Manager

  - Log software changes

  - Export software list [Clipboard]

  - Force remove software

  - Silently remove software (MSI)

- Hosts File Editor / Manager

- Quick Tools

  - Rebuild Icon Cache

  - Rebuild Font Cache

  - Reset Event Logs

#### Privacy Tools:

- Remove / Reinstall Windows Apps

  - Detects currently present apps

#### Cleanup Tools: 

- Junk Files Cleaner:

  - Filter by date

  - Filter by custom extensions

  - Cleaning support:

    - User and Windows Temporary Directories

    - Windows Installer Cache

    - Windows Update Cache

    - Windows Logs Directory

    - Prefetch Cache

    - Crash Dump Directory

    - Google Chrome Cache

    - Steam Redistributable Packages

- Chrome Extensions Manager

#### Other:

- Automatic Dark / Light mode (Also configurable)

## What sets this toolbox apart from many others?

Unlike other apps, this toolbox aims to:

- Be fast and lightweight regardless of feature set

- Use modern technologies

- Have no ads, unnecessary things, or bloat

- Support latest version of Windows

- Be easy to use and have a good looking interface

## Project Goals - Plans

- To add a lot more features (see backlog)

- Translate to other languages

- Help wiki

- You can request a feature, open for all kinds of suggestions

- Get feature parity with other toolbox suites

## Support me if you enjoy my software or spread the word



Become a GitHub sponsor






Every bit helps and will enable me to focus more time on development.




## Backlog

Software manager:

- Software update checker & downloader

- Automatically download and install software (with configuration per setup)

- Batch software installer

- More control over force uninstalling

- Detection of different installers and uninstallers (Inno, NSIS, Msi,...)

Services manager:

- Preset services changer (Batch services changes based on definition file)

- Services progress bar when changing

- Better error handling

- Add color coding for easier management of their change severity and recommendation

- Add memory usage for running services

Autoruns manager:

- Check startup entries against known definition file for their validity (hosted on github)

- More options when creating a new startup entry

Junk Files Cleaner:

- Improve scanning process (offer to cancel, improve scan progress)

General:

- Add a post scan / clean / tweak option (like restarting / shutting down PC)

- Add a CLI interface for all tools

- Add a logger so the user can report bugs / features easily

- Add option to disable / tweak Windows bloat (all range of options)

- Add option to manage invalid shortcuts (remove and repair)

- Add option to manage context menu items (remove, change, and repair)

- Add option to change windows theme (dark/light) based on timed settings

- Add option to save / restore desktop icons and their layout

- Add option to export data to all kind of formats (text, csv, xml, json, xlsx)

- Add autoupdater (user changeable)

- Add duplicate files finder

- Add checksum files comparer (MD5, SHA1, SHA2, ...)

- Add option to save configuration (file / registry config) (this is still under consideration)

- Add option to schedule tools to run at specified time (using Task Scheduler)

- Add option to run several tools in succession

- Add option for scripts so any user can add their own tweaks to the tool

- Improve scan speed for all tools

## Download

Latest release [page](https://github.com/Zeeex/XTR-Toolbox/releases/latest).

## Build tools

- Visual Studio 2022 (Probably works on older versions too)

- Windows 10 SDK (Project requests by default 10.0.18362.0 (Win 1903)) - Integrated into project

## Reviews

- [MajorGeeks](http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/xtr_toolbox.html) 

- [Softpedia](http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/System/System-Enhancements/XTR-Toolbox.shtml) 

- [chip.de](http://www.chip.de/downloads/XTR-Toolbox_131625845.html) - [Rated best freeware](http://www.chip.de/bildergalerie/Freeware-des-Monats-2018-Galerie_130718114.html) of february 2018, [v2.1 Review](http://www.chip.de/news/Update-fuer-XTR-Toolbox-CCleaner-Alternative-entfernt-Windows-Apps-noch-zuverlaessiger_131614814.html) 

- [Trishtech.com](https://www.trishtech.com/2018/01/xtr-toolbox-portable-windows-tweaker-and-optimizer/) 

- [WinTotal.de](https://www.wintotal.de/download/xtr-toolbox/)