<s>
Tweak	B-Application
UI	I-Application
is	O
a	O
free	O
application	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
customizing	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
's	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tweak	B-Application
UI	I-Application
modifies	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Registry	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
as	O
a	O
user	O
could	O
edit	O
it	O
manually	O
with	O
a	O
program	O
such	O
as	O
RegEdit	B-Protocol
,	O
but	O
provides	O
a	O
simple	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
that	O
does	O
not	O
need	O
knowledge	O
of	O
the	O
registry	O
structure	O
,	O
is	O
quicker	O
and	O
easier	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
susceptible	O
to	O
registry	O
damage	O
due	O
to	O
user	O
error	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tweak	B-Application
UI	I-Application
was	O
formerly	O
downloadable	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
many	O
non-supported	O
PowerToys	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tweak	B-Application
UI	I-Application
started	O
as	O
a	O
control	B-Application
panel	I-Application
applet	B-Language
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
website	O
,	O
released	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
written	O
by	O
Raymond	O
Chen	O
and	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
PowerToys	B-Application
collection	O
,	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
tools	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Shell	O
Development	O
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Tweak	B-Application
UI	I-Application
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
installation	O
disc	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Tweak	B-Application
UI	I-Application
applet	B-Language
was	O
retooled	O
and	O
re-released	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
website	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
executable	B-Application
,	O
TweakUI.exe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
again	O
updated	O
to	O
version	O
2.10	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Service	O
Pack	O
1	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chen	O
also	O
wrote	O
an	O
updated	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
version	I-Application
of	O
the	O
utility	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
as	O
it	O
violated	O
the	O
policy	O
of	O
not	O
making	O
available	O
unsupported	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unofficial	O
64-bit	O
version	O
of	O
Tweak	B-Application
UI	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
NeoSmart	B-Application
Technologies	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Professional	O
x64	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
