Setting up the Extreme tier
Extreme is everything in Basic plus the full safe-debloat and deep layer — telemetry down, background apps off, services to Manual, reinstallable debloat, and MSI-mode interrupts. The setup is the same app and the same flow; there is just more to skim, and a couple of steps where it asks before reaching deeper.
New in Extreme
9 added · 21 total
What this tier adds over the one below it.
- Safe
Telemetry down, background apps off, stop bloat re-installs
Lowers diagnostic data, stops UWP apps running in background, blocks silent promo-app reinstalls, disables the DiagTrack service.
- Safe
Privacy extras (ad ID, activity history, web search, Cortana, feedback)
Disables advertising ID, Timeline upload, tailored experiences, Start-menu web search, Cortana, and feedback nags. No perf/function downside.
- Safe
Set non-essential services to Manual
Manual (not Disabled) so anything that needs them still starts on demand. Skips Print Spooler and Windows Search. Never touches networking/audio/security/update.
- Safe
Remove safe bloatware apps (reinstallable)
Removes promo/3rd-party stubs and unused MS apps for the current user. KEEPS Store, Xbox, runtimes, shell. Reinstall any from the Store.
- Safe
Stop removed apps returning (deprovision)
Deprovisions known bloat so it doesn't reinstall for new profiles/updates. Only touches a known bloat list; keeps Store/Xbox/runtimes/shell.
- Safe
Disable telemetry scheduled tasks
Disables CEIP / Compatibility Appraiser / error-report-upload tasks. (Big Windows updates may re-enable them.)
- Safe
MSI mode for GPU & network card
Ensures the GPU and NIC use Message-Signaled Interrupts (lower DPC latency). Often already on; safe to verify. Reboot to take effect. (Only touches GPU + PCI NIC.)
- Safe
Cut background processes (Edge + OneDrive autostart)
Disables Edge startup-boost/background processes and OneDrive auto-start. Files and apps are untouched; both still open normally.
- Safe
Disable more background scheduled tasks
Disables Edge auto-update, Office telemetry, Maps, and onboarding tasks (apps still work/update normally). Tasks that don't exist are skipped.
Self-contained
FrameForge-Extreme.exe is a single 108 KB executable. No installer, no .NET, no background service — it runs, applies what you tick, and closes. Works on Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit.
The goal: a lean, quiet Windows
Everything Extreme adds is still Safe and reversible. Services are set to Manual, not Disabled — anything that needs them still starts on demand. Debloat only removes a known list of promo and stub apps and keeps the Store, Xbox, runtimes and shell. You can reinstall anything from the Store.
Step by step
You will see a SmartScreen prompt and a UAC prompt — both expected for an unsigned tool that edits system settings. Everything before Apply is just looking around; nothing changes until you click it.
- 01
Download the app
GetFrameForge-Extreme.exefrom the download page. It is one file — keep it wherever you like (Desktop is convenient). If your browser warns on the download, click the ··· beside it and choose Keep. - 02
Open it — clear SmartScreen with Run anyway
Double-click the.exe. Windows may show “Windows protected your PC.” That is SmartScreen reacting to an unsigned file with no download reputation yet — not a virus finding. Click More info, then Run anyway. (Buying a code-signing certificate is what makes this box disappear; the tool deliberately does not, to stay free.) - 03
Approve UAC (Yes)
It self-elevates via UAC, so you get the dimmed “allow this app to make changes?” prompt. Click Yes. Editing the registry, services and power plan needs administrator rights — there is no way around it for a tool like this. You do not need to right-click → Run as administrator first; it handles that itself. - 04
Meet the app — the icon sidebar
The window opens on a dark HUD with an icon sidebar: Tweaks, Diagnostics, and BIULDS. You start on Tweaks — that is the full list for your tier. - 05
Review the tweak list
Tweaks are grouped by category (Power & CPU, Network, Services, Cleanup, and so on). Anything Safe is on by default and side-effect-free for gaming — leave those ticked. Read each row; untick anything you would rather keep.Extreme asks before the deeper changes
Two categories prompt for confirmation rather than running silently: the debloat step (it shows the apps it intends to remove) and the services step (Manual, never Disabled, and it skips Print Spooler and Windows Search). Read the list, then confirm. It never touches networking, audio, security or Windows Update services.
- 06
It writes a restore point + Revert script first
Before it changes a single setting, FrameForge creates a System Restore point and writes a timestamped backup folder containing aRevert.batnext to the app. That happens automatically — you do not have to ask. It is your one-click way back (see Reverting). - 07
Click Apply and watch the progress
Hit Apply. A progress bar walks through your selected tweaks and logs each one as it lands. It is quick — most changes are registry writes andpowercfg/sccalls. - 08
Reboot if it asks (some tweaks need it)
A few changes only take full effect after a restart. If you enabled any of them, the app tells you a reboot is recommended — restart when convenient. In your tier those are: System responsiveness, foreground priority, visuals, mouse, MSI mode for GPU & network card. Everything else is live immediately.
Which tweaks ask for a reboot
2 tweaks in this tier set a flag that needs a restart to fully apply. None of them break anything before you reboot — they just are not active yet. They are marked in the app, so you are never guessing.
If you removed an app you wanted
Debloat is fully reversible: open the Microsoft Store and reinstall it, or roll back to the restore point. The deprovision step only stops the known bloat list from silently coming back for new profiles — it does not block you from reinstalling anything on purpose.
Want the advanced opt-in toggles, Diagnostics scan and BIOS advice on top? That is the Pro tier.