Five Free Win7 Optimization Applications

According to foreign media reports, Windows 7, as Microsoft's latest flagship product, has achieved good results after more than a year of effort, surpassing Vista to become the second-ranked operating system in the industry.

From feedback from analysts and users, a large proportion of Win7 users are relatively satisfied with it. However, this does not mean that Win7 is perfect. For users who want to build their own systems and require optimization settings, the built-in functions of Win7 are not complete. Below are five free system auxiliary tools recommended by the tech blog Lifehacker for your reference:

**[God Mode](http://lifehacker.com/5439498/create-an-all+inclusive-control-panel-shortcut-in-windows-7)**

Supported Platform: Built-in Windows

Cost: Free

In the Microsoft Windows 7 system, there is a hidden secret "God Mode" feature, also known as "Super Mode."

In fact, God Mode is just a simple folder window, but it contains almost all the settings of the Windows 7 system, such as control panel features, interface personalization, accessibility options, and various aspects of control settings. Users can achieve all operations through this one window without having to think about where to open the setting window for a small system adjustment.

You can create a new folder anywhere, and most importantly, rename this new folder to "GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}". After pressing Enter, you will find a surprise. Double-click to open the God Mode window, and you will see various system setting options and tools here.

**[Regedit](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Registry)**

Supported Platform: Built-in Windows

Cost: Free

The Windows registry is a treasure trove; it is essentially a huge database that stores information such as software and hardware configurations and status, initial conditions and preferences of applications and resource explorer shells, uninstallation data, entire system settings and various permissions, file extensions associated with applications, hardware descriptions, statuses, and properties, computer performance records, and underlying system state information, as well as various other data.

Using the registry can optimize the system quite deeply, but it is not recommended for beginners.

**[Windows 7 Manager](http://yamicsoft.com/windows7manager/index.html)**

Supported Platform: Windows

Cost: $40 Advanced Version

Windows 7 Manager is a system optimization tool specifically designed for Windows 7, providing a complete solution for the Windows 7 system, including system optimization, adjustments, and cleaning, etc. It is a practical tool integrating many functions, including 30 different small tools to help increase the speed, stability, and security of your system.

**[Rainmeter](http://rainmeter.net/RainCMS/)**

Supported Platform: Windows

Cost: Free

Rainmeter was originally a system status monitoring software, but now its functionality has been greatly expanded, enabling rss feeders, email monitors, and other common functions. Its low resource consumption and simple design have won it a large number of users. Most of Rainmeter's skins follow an abstract, minimalist design style, making it very suitable as a desktop beautification software. Although it consumes few resources originally, due to some ACG fans creating skins for it, it now consumes more resources.

**[Ultimate Windows Tweaker](http://www.winvistaclub.com/Ultimate_Windows_Tweaker.html)**

Supported Platform: Windows

Cost: Free

Many people are familiar with the "Ultimate Windows Optimizer," which has a size of only a few hundred K but can provide hundreds of personalized settings and optimization auxiliary functions. The new version is specially designed for Windows 7 and supports both 32-bit and 64-bit systems.