This includes implementing a strong set of privacy settings, freeing up disk space, updating Store apps and boosting performance in jus ta couple of clicks. The final section of ThisIsWin11, 'Automate tasks', serves as a shortcuts to putting in place numerous common tweaks. You can select a series of apps – such as Firefox, Chrome, Audcity and numerous other popular titles – and have the tool create a package installer that when run will download and install all of your chosen software in one fell swoop.

You can also use ThisIsWin11 to create your own custom install packages – something that proved very handy when reinstalling. The tool makes it possible to remove unwanted features and apps from Windows 11 such as the Camera and Alarm apps, and other preinstalled bloat that you can live without.

While tweaking and personalization is a large component of ThisIsWin11, debloating is another important element. Some of the options, such as setting to show file extensions and hiding the Microsoft Teams icon from the Taskbar, are things that you can achieve in Windows by yourself, but it is very handy to have a whole bunch of settings like this available in one place to save you from having to hunt around too much. It is possible to boost privacy by disabling various telemetry-related components of Windows, as well as preventing Windows from making constant suggestions to you. Here you can start tweaking Windows 11 to your liking, using numerous settings to change the appearance and functionality of the operating system. The app is divided into a number of sections, starting off with a helpful introduction to what you can find in Windows 11 before getting down to the nitty gritty in the System section. It is billed as 'the real PowerToys for Windows 11' and includes a number of options for personalizing, tweaking and debloating the operating system.

One of the first to be release – even before Windows 11 itself – it ThisIsWin11. Tweaking tools have always been popular, and with the launch of Windows 11 there is a whole new market for such utilities.

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