Winaero
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{{Short description|Software used to tweak Microsoft Windows}} |
{{Short description|Software used to tweak Microsoft Windows}} |
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'''Winaero''' is a website hosting freeware tweaking tools for [[Microsoft Windows]]. It is made by a Russian software developer, Sergey Tkachenko. The website offers freeware tools for modifying the behavior of Microsoft Windows. Amongst these are Skip Metro Suite,{{Cite web |date=2012-08-20 |title=Skip Metro Suite bypasses the Windows 8 Start screen - BetaNews |url=https://betanews.com/article/skip-metro-suite-bypasses-the-windows-8-start-screen/ |access-date=2026-04-18 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Skip Metro Suite |url=https://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.103 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20200815171722/https://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.103 |archive-date=2020-08-15 |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=winaero.com |language=en-US}} which allows for skipping the Windows 8 Start screen, booting straight to the Windows desktop and customizing the Modern UI hot corners. Other tools include Ribbon Disabler,[https://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.20 Ribbon Disabler] which allows disabling the Explorer [[Ribbon (computing)|Ribbon interface]] and Personalization Panel{{Cite web |title=Personalization Panel 2.5 |url=https://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.4 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20200812184117/https://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.4 |archive-date=2020-08-12 |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=winaero.com |language=en-US}} which replicates the full personalization restricted by low end editions of Windows. |
'''Winaero''' is a website hosting freeware tweaking tools for [[Microsoft Windows]]. It is made by a Russian software developer, Sergey Tkachenko. The website offers freeware tools for modifying the behavior of Microsoft Windows. Amongst these are Skip Metro Suite,{{Cite web |date=2012-08-20 |title=Skip Metro Suite bypasses the Windows 8 Start screen - BetaNews |url=https://betanews.com/article/skip-metro-suite-bypasses-the-windows-8-start-screen/ |access-date=2026-04-18 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Skip Metro Suite |url=https://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.103 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20200815171722/https://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.103 |archive-date=2020-08-15 |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=winaero.com |language=en-US}} which allows for skipping the Windows 8 Start screen, booting straight to the Windows desktop and customizing the Modern UI hot corners. Other tools include Ribbon Disabler,[https://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.20 Ribbon Disabler] which allows disabling the Explorer [[Ribbon (computing)|Ribbon interface]] and Personalization Panel{{Cite web |title=Personalization Panel 2.5 |url=https://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.4 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20200812184117/https://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.4 |archive-date=2020-08-12 |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=winaero.com |language=en-US}} which replicates the full personalization restricted by low end editions of Windows. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[https://www.winaero.com/ Official Website] |
*[https://www.winaero.com/ Official Website] |
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*[https://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.1836 Winaero Tweaker (Software)] |
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[[Category:Software companies of Russia]] |
[[Category:Software companies of Russia]] |
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