Published Oct 24, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT

My love for computers started with a trusty Compaq back in 2005, and I haven't looked back since. This had me graduate into being an avid tinkerer, even if I end up soft-bricking stuff most of the time.

I do also love video games.

Modern Windows 11 is bloated and ships with some questionable defaults that most certainly affect your overall performance. Simply put, there’s a lot more you’re leaving on the table with Microsoft’s proprietary operating system, at least in its stock configuration.

Which is where “optimization” software comes into play. There are a seemingly infinite number of these scripts floating around , but there has never been a decent all-encompassing, universal solution.

Until now, that is. I recently tried out Hypertune , a piece of tuning software that promises to do everything in one app. It’s also officially supported by multiple anti-cheat software (including the pesky ones like Vanguard).…