WinBoost

WinBoost provides you with a simple solution for tweaking your Windows operating system and enhancing the overall system performance. It enables you to configure system and booting, customize the start menu, Windows Explorer, the desktop, Internet Explorer, icons and shortcuts.
The main interface is simple and groups the customization options into different categories, depending on their type. Selecting one of the available items displays a brief description of the result, together with the OS version it applies to.
WinBoost can be used for customizing the start menu by hiding certain items and renaming others, disabling the shutdown command, changing the item order or cascading menus. Furthermore, you can force the application to apply the classic look on the start menu, instead of using the XP specific one.
The application is capable of hiding certain drives from Windows Explorer and add new options in the right-click context menu (such as ‘Explore from here’, ‘Open new window’, ‘Defragment’, ‘Open with DOS prompt’ and more) in order to help you access frequently used system tools much faster. Also, you can reduce the size of the toolbar icons, hide the ‘File’ menu, disable the search assistant, show hidden files, activate auto-complete and more.
The desktop can also be configured to accustom your preferences. You can block any attempts to change the wallpaper, resize or move the taskbar, change or hide the taskbar clock, place a text box with your name in the system tray, apply the classic Windows 95 look or create shortcuts for logging off, shutting down or restarting the PC.
Additionally, WinBoost helps you apply speed and appearance improvements to Internet Explorer, control the access to various areas (such as the Control Panel), modify icons and shortcuts and the list of fine-tuning options does not stop here by far. To enhance the performance of your system, you can disable autoscan or multi-booting, maximize the DVD-ROM speed, remove temporary files and so on.
Although the plethora of tweaking options might be overwhelming for some, WinBoost provides a wide range of tricks for altering and speeding up the system, some more useful than others. Please keep in mind that the application did not receive updates recently and therefore, it might not work properly on Windows versions newer than XP.