CrapFixer 2.0 - The comeback release

[Belim]

CrapFixer 2.0 - The comeback release

After around eight quiet months, CrapFixer is finally back. This is not a small update to the old app. The core has been rebuilt from scratch, with one goal: make Windows tweaking simple again without hardcoding the whole app around a fixed collection of tweaks.

A lot of the new CrapFixer comes from what worked best in FluentCleaner Classic: the familiar native interface, the scan-first workflow, clear results, database-driven features and the ability to understand what will happen before pressing the final button.

CrapFixer now uses Wintweak2.ini as a signature database. Add a new signature and CrapFixer can turn it into a category, scan it, show its current state, apply it and restore the Windows default. without recompiling the app

It might actually be one of the first Windows tweakers built this dynamically. At least I have not seen many that work quite like this.

Changelog

[Added] - Completely new CrapFixer core, rebuilt with WinForms and .NET Framework 4.8
[Added] - New signature-driven tweak engine powered by Wintweak2.ini
[Added] - Scan, review, apply and restore workflow inspired by FluentCleaner Classic
[Added] - Support for registry tweaks containing multiple keys and values
[Added] - Automatic handling of Windows versions, administrator requirements and restart hints
[Added] - Context actions for individual tweaks and complete categories
[Added] - Restore the original Windows default for one tweak or a whole category
[Added] - New analysis summary showing how many settings are OK and which ones require attention
[Added] - Detailed result view with registry paths, current values, recommended values and Windows defaults
[Added] - Result sorting with incorrectly configured settings shown first
[Added] - Online result analyzer and clipboard report format
[Added] - Optional AI explanations for individual tweaks
[Added] - Support for Groq, OpenAI, Anthropic and OpenAI-compatible providers
[Added] - AI explanations follow the selected CrapFixer language and never take part in scanning or applying tweaks
[Added] - JSON-based localization that can be edited without recompiling CrapFixer
[Added] - Complete English and German translations, including tweak names, categories and descriptions
[Added] - Custom Tweaks tool for creating your own small Wintweak2 signatures
[Added] - App Remover powered by the separate Winappx.ini package database
[Added] - Lightweight Extensions area for optional PowerShell tools
[Added] - Built-in database updates and support for merging an additional custom database
[Added] - Registry backups before applying tweaks
[Added] - Proper restart-as-administrator flow when a selected tweak needs elevated rights
[Added] - Portable settings.json mode plus manual settings import and export
[Changed] - The complete interface now follows the look and workflow of FluentCleaner Classic
[Changed] - CrapFixer is no longer tied to a hardcoded list of Windows tweaks
[Changed] - Tweak names remain stable internally while translated names are used only for display
[Changed] - Extension catalog, downloaded scripts and cached data now live together under Extensions
[Changed] - The old CrapFixer internals have been replaced instead of being carried into the new generation

This is the first release of the new CrapFixer generation. Small, native, database-driven and finally easy to extend again

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[HarriBuh]

So, just to make sure I understand: CrapFixer is basically FluentTweaker in minimalist mode, but with the same set of features?