The latest articles on DEV Community by Előd Schäffer (@elod_716). https://dev.to/elod_716 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4102571%2Fba6b712e-ed7b-4d33-932e-a6ba07f556ab.jpg https://dev.to/elod_716 en Előd Schäffer Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:56:06 +0000 https://dev.to/elod_716/i-built-mazliboost-a-lightweight-windows-gaming-optimization-utility-4j2c https://dev.to/elod_716/i-built-mazliboost-a-lightweight-windows-gaming-optimization-utility-4j2c <h2> Why I built MázliBoost </h2> <p>I wanted to build a small Windows gaming utility that focuses on simple, understandable optimizations instead of mysterious "one-click FPS booster" magic.</p> <p>So I built MázliBoost.</p> <p>MázliBoost is a lightweight Windows 10/11 gaming optimization utility written in C# and WPF.</p> <p>The goal is simple:</p> <blockquote> <p>Give the user control over what gets changed.</p> </blockquote> <h2> What can it do? </h2> <p>The current V0.1.3 release includes:</p> <ul> <li>Automatic game detection</li> <li>Windows Game Mode optimization</li> <li>Game DVR / background capture optimization</li> <li>Game process priority optimization</li> <li>High Performance power plan</li> <li>Background optimization options</li> <li>English and Hungarian localization</li> <li>A separate "More Optimizations &amp; Tweaks" section</li> <li>Reversible Windows UI tweaks where applicable</li> </ul> <p>For example, the More Optimizations &amp; Tweaks section contains options such as:</p> <ul> <li>Visual Effects to best performance</li> <li>Disable Transparency Effects</li> <li>Reduce Menu Show Delay</li> <li>Reduce Mouse Hover Delay</li> </ul> <p>Windows appearance-related tweaks are explicitly marked as such and are designed to be reversible.</p> <h2> Why another Windows optimizer? </h2> <p>Because I wanted to understand how these things actually work.</p> <p>Instead of hiding everything behind one giant "BOOST" button, I wanted each optimization to be visible and independently controllable.</p> <p>The project is also intentionally small.</p> <p>I'm not trying to build a gigantic "Windows optimizer suite" on day one.</p> <p>V0.1.3 is just the beginning.</p> <h2> Built with </h2> <ul> <li>C#</li> <li>.NET 8</li> <li>WPF</li> <li>Visual Studio</li> <li>Windows Registry APIs</li> <li>Windows Power Configuration</li> <li>WMI / System.Management</li> </ul> <p>The project currently targets Windows 10 and Windows 11.</p> <h2> What's next? </h2> <p>There are already several ideas for future versions:</p> <ul> <li>Better system information</li> <li>More Windows tweaks</li> <li>More gaming optimizations</li> <li>Improved UI</li> <li>Better GPU-related options</li> <li>More localization</li> <li>Automatic updates</li> <li>More detailed optimization feedback</li> </ul> <p>I also want to keep the project transparent: if a tweak changes something in Windows, the user should know what it does.</p> <h2> Open source </h2> <p>The source code is available on GitHub:</p> <p><strong><a href="//github.com/Elod716/MazliBoost">GitHub – MázliBoost</a></strong></p> <p>The latest release is <strong>V0.1.3</strong>, for now.</p> <h2> Feedback </h2> <p>This is still a small project, so I'm very interested in constructive feedback.</p> <p>If you have ideas for useful, safe and measurable optimizations, I'd love to hear them.</p> csharp dotnet opensource