So I guess as usual I’m the last to know about this program called Winhance.?? It really helped my Windows 11 rig. Removed a bunch of junk, programs and Bloatware…etc Plus other cool features it has to help DAW owner’s system to run more smoothly… Do check it out if you feel the need to tweak the current version of Windows.
Its free but you can donate.. I sure did.
sounds really good to me. Anyone else tried this?
(and no, have not heard of it as of now)
I am about to rebuild my system and am going to try this:
Will let you know how it goes!
Yep just used it and seems to work nicely, Very nice layout and configuration- it can also make a system restore point for you in case anything goes wonky and I believe reinstall stuff if you need it back
Nice! Which build did you decide on?
So did you do any benchmarking/testing to see if it helped with performance? I ask because I’ve found that a lot of stuff people call “bloat” doesn’t actually matter to system performance. Like you might not use it, but it just doesn’t impact performance at all. I’ve never found the need to do any sort of “debloat” on my systems for them to work well. So I’d be interested if you measured a difference and if so what your measurement was.
Yup…. it can do a lot. Including one of my favourites : security updates only. Ha ha.
Debloat was just one example. I did notice my system was performing better and more stable, for sure. Before Nuendo was freezing and sometimes crashing. Now it had been stable… thus far. I’m not saying that Winhance was the total reason. But it did make a difference to me.
I was getting so annoyed with Windows I was seriously thinking about jumping to Mac Studio. Now I’m not annoyed.
I did not bench test. I’m just sharing this In case some might want to try it. You can watch his videos on YouTube. “Memory”
TKS
What in particular annoyed you that you removed? I’m just curious since I haven’t noticed anything annoying me enough to want to change system, but that doesn’t mean I might not decide to remove it 
I have been using Winhance for the past few months. I have being learning and making little changes along the way. Adjusting things like telemetry, I removed programs… Skype, copilot, X-box and gaming options, Byng search , Microsoft store, onedrive…etc and adjusted services, I don’t recall all that I did. It allows you to make a custom profile and save it. To the best of my understanding.
My machine is 5 years old. I’m trying things that will give me as much resource and power to run Nuendo, Wavelab, SL….. etc
I’m no expert.. I just shared something that I believe makes my machine run better. Perhaps its a placebo effect?
May I suggest folks try it and they can report back here their findings? I’m here to learn man. As mentioned, you can also watch the videos on youtube and see if you think it will be of value to you (US)
Thanks
I think we need to remember though that when your projects are maxing out Nuendo with ASIO guard meters in the red or real time meters in the red, if you look at your resource monitor, you’ll find your computer is probably only using 30% of its available resources. This means that there’s no need to mess around eeking out the last few % of performance is Nuendo hits the red way before you reach anywhere near your maximum performance.
Computers with fewer cores/threads seem to be able to push their performance to higher limits , so maybe with an old or small threaded CPU it could possibly make a slight difference, but my Mac Studio M3 ultra and my AMD 9950x machine max out with only 20-30% system use on large mixes I”m doing.
M
That’s a good point, yes. My system is not maxing out lately, oddly enough.. Not making any claims…….just an observation.
It’s not just my Audio setup though. Windows 11 in general has been frustrating me with the changes made to it. adding things, taking things away etc…..Regardless I still feel that Winhance is a useful tool for Windows.
finally managed to get rid of the extra bloat crap with Winhance. Thanks for this one!
@Teo Can you tell us what (bloat) you got rid of and how doing so has improved your performance?
M
So no MIDI 2.0, multi-client MIDI, Network MIDI, BLE MIDI, MIDI Routing, or the upcoming in-box native ASIO driver.
Pete
You can see here from this screenshot, all of the bloat. Now as far as obvious improvements to DAW performance, I don’t think it makes a huuuuuuuuge difference, but I’m just happy to get rid of all the stuff I’ve been trying to get rid of, but Windows wouldn’t allow me to.
Most of these are things I just turn off when I install a fresh Windows (Pro) system. They’re all accessible within Windows Settings.
I kinda doubt that - believe I’ve tried. Especially all the X-Box crap and One Drive. You can disable but can’t completely uninstall. Also I have too many important mechanisms in place to keep doing fresh installs.
Calling that all “bloat” is unfair at best and ignorant at worst, though. And it pains me to see “Select all” at the top, which people who don’t know any better will use, and then wonder why their PC has no basic apps or features.
Want to take screenshots or screen captures to post here when you have a Cubase problem? That’s what Snipping tool does.
Want to report issues to Microsoft? Feedback Hub. Want to view any images at all on the PC? Photos. Want to view any .txt file, including the readme that might normally pop up after you install a VST or product? Notepad. Need to do anything at the command line? Terminal. Need to run anything in a container or use Linux tools at all? The Windows Subsystem for Linux, Hyper-V, etc. Want to break lots of older apps? Uninstall .NET Framework 3.5. Have an Android phone and want a similar experience to what you get on macOS with an iPhone? Phone Link.
I use OneNote all the time for all the notes I take on projects. I actually do use OneDrive a lot, but I don’t have my Cubase and other DAWs save directly there. Instead, it’s for backup and for sharing images and files between my laptops and my iPhone, and main PC.
And I actually do use Edge, because it has better privacy controls than Chrome, but the same Chromium engine under the hood. I finally moved off Chrome completely when they started blocking functional ad-blockers and only allowed ones they could “influence”. But I get that browsers are personal choices.
There’s quite a bit in there that, when you remove it, lessens the experience on Windows, and also has absolutely zero impact on DAW performance.
Calling it all “bloat” is wrong, though. What is bloat to you may be very useful to others, where as MIDI and support for low-latency audio may be “bloat” to someone who spends all day in Excel.
I really do get tired of that term.
Pete
Microsoft
Pete, I feel for you at times like this 
I”m really glad you have a thick skin and actually care and take part in Forum life.
I believe most users are very happy with their systems and also grateful for your prescence in the Pro audio world.
personally, my new Windows 11 system with my AMD 9950x , is running like a dream.
M
