Adamx Tweaking Utility Guide

This guide assumes you already have the Adamx Tweaking Utility installed. Grab it free from the download page if you don't. Work through the tabs in the order they're listed below; each has its own page explaining every toggle.

Before you start

• For best results, start from a clean Windows install before using the Adamx Tweaking Utility. You can follow this guide to reinstall Windows.
• Add the two Windows Defender exclusions first, so the scanner doesn't quarantine the installer or the app mid-setup.
• The Adamx Tweaking Utility is built to be all you need, so we don't recommend running a custom Windows image or other tweaking tools alongside it.
• Majority of the tweaks only take effect after a system reboot so make sure to restart your computer after applying.
• With the Profiles feature, you can save your current setup before experimenting so you can roll back with one click.

On a laptop? Avoid the power-related tweaks. Disabling power-saving features is meant for desktops. That covers the whole Power tab, plus the power-saving rows on the NVIDIA, Radeon, and BIOS tabs. On a laptop it can make throttling worse once your temps climb, cause instability, and hurt battery life. Leave the power savings on. (You should be gaming plugged in anyway, never on battery.)

Windows Updates can revert some tweaks

Some settings have been observed to be reverted by a Windows Feature Update:

• Disable Game DVR & Game Bar
• Remove Menu Show Delay
• Disable Handwriting & Ink Collection
• Disable Contact Harvesting
• Disable SysMain
• Services Manager
• Some toggles in the Appearance tab

This list is not exhaustive, and different updates may touch different settings, so it's generally recommended to double-check every tab in the utility after installing an update to ensure everything is still set up correctly.

Toggles reflect the real, live setting, including a partial state

Every toggle reads its actual Windows, driver, or device value each time you open the tab, so it always reflects the true current state. Change the same option outside the app, whether in AMD Adrenalin, the NVIDIA Control Panel, or Windows itself, and the toggle updates to match the next time you view it.

Many tweaks apply across several targets at once: every network adapter, every USB or storage device, every GPU, or a group of related registry values together. When only some of those carry the tweak, the toggle shows an amber (partial) state instead of the usual blue. That happens after you plug in a new device, for example, or after a driver reinstall wiped most of a GPU's values. Amber means “applied, but not everywhere”; re-apply from the app to bring every target into the correctly applied state.

Getting started

Tweak tabs

Beyond the tabs