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WinUtil by Chris Titus Tech is a comprehensive Windows utility script designed to automate system maintenance, streamline software installations, and apply performance tweaks. It focuses on debloating Windows, fixing update issues, and configuring various system optimizations to enhance user experience. The tool requires running PowerShell with administrator privileges to perform system-wide changes safely and effectively.

...From installing popular applications to optimizing performance and desktop configurations, Linutil offers a unified interface and modular system. It can be installed via curl script, Cargo, AUR, or distribution packages, making it accessible on Arch, OpenSUSE, and beyond.

Mole is a terminal-based tool for deep system cleanup, app uninstallation, and optimization on macOS. It aims to consolidate the functionality of multiple popular Mac utilities—cleaners, uninstallers, disk analyzers, and system tuners—into a single open-source binary. From the command line, you can scan and remove large caches, logs, temporary files, browser remnants, and other junk that quietly accumulates over time. Mole’s smart uninstall mode walks the filesystem to remove not just an...

...It shows how to capture and compare system preferences before and after GUI changes (using defaults read and diff) so that users can understand which keys to automate. The script collection includes aggressive adjustments like skipping the GUI login screen, enabling performance mode via NVRAM flags, and disabling large wallpapers and visual effects to reduce graphical overhead. It also provides commands to disable Spotlight indexing system-wide, which can significantly speed up virtual machines where disk I/O is at a premium.