Tweak UI

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
<p>Tweak UI started as a <a href="/facts/Control_panel_(computer)/g99PhlN1">control panel</a> <a href="/facts/Applet/XDSonw6C">applet</a> available for download on Microsoft's website, released shortly after the release of <a href="/facts/Windows_95/1E1L93qC">Windows 95</a>. It was originally written by Raymond Chen and later included in Microsoft's PowerToys collection, a set of tools developed by Microsoft's Shell Development Team.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a>
</p><p>An updated version of Tweak UI was included on the installation disc for <a href="/facts/Windows_98/6qtq4oJm">Windows 98</a>. According to Chen, this was deemed a "disaster" because it resulted in additional work for Microsoft's product-support teams when diagnosing problems.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
</p><p>With the release of <a href="/facts/Windows_XP/IozrkAYS">Windows XP</a>, the Tweak UI applet was retooled and re-released on Microsoft's website as a separate <a href="/facts/Executable/VSst9eLA">executable</a>, TweakUI.exe. It was again updated to version 2.10 for Windows XP Service Pack 1 and <a href="/facts/Windows_Server_2003/3vIJam5L">Windows Server 2003</a>. Chen also wrote an updated <a href="/facts/Windows_Vista/IASEUCTB">Windows Vista</a> version of the utility, but it was not released as it violated the policy of not making available unsupported software.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a>
</p><p>An unofficial 64-bit version of Tweak UI was created by <a href="/facts/NeoSmart_Technologies/3fgYYwkc">NeoSmart Technologies</a> for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a>
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<h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2>
<ul><li>Paul Thurrott (October 8, 2004). <a href="http://winsupersite.com/article/product-review/powertoys-for-windows-xp-review">"PowerToys for Windows XP Review"</a>. Retrieved 2014-08-06.</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Chen, Raymond (2 Feb 2005). "The history of the Windows PowerToys". The Old New Thing. Retrieved 14 August 2020. <a href="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20050202-00/?p=36543" target="_blank">https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20050202-00/?p=36543</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Chen, Raymond (2006). "Chapter Two: Selected Reminiscences on Windows 95". The Old New Thing (1st ed.). Pearson Education. pp. 32–33. ISBN 0-321-44030-7. <a href="0-321-44030-7" target="_blank">0-321-44030-7</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>Chen, Raymond (March 6, 2010). "What happens if I drag the mouse by exactly the amount specified by SM_CXDRAG?". The Old New Thing. Retrieved 2016-08-10. <a href="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20100304-00/?p=14733" target="_blank">https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20100304-00/?p=14733</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>"TweakUI 64-Bit Edition". neosmart.net. NeoSmart Technologies. Retrieved 22 December 2012. <a href="http://neosmart.net/TweakUI/" target="_blank">http://neosmart.net/TweakUI/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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