russia founder s sergey tkachenko key people sergey tkachenko development lead employees 1 slogan s free small and useful software for windows website www.winaero.com alexa rank 19 160 july 2016 update 1 type of site software site blog winaero is a website hosting freeware tweaking tools for microsoft windows . it is operated by russian developer sergey tkachenko . the website sports 50 freeware tools for modifying the behavior of microsoft windows . notable amongst these are skip metro suite 2 3 which allowed skipping the windows 8 start screen booting straight to the windows desktop and customizing the modern ui hot corners . other notable tools include ribbon disabler 4 which allows disabling the explorer ribbon interface and personalization panel 5 which replicates the full personalization restricted by low end editions of windows . the latest addition is winaero tweaker which unifies most of the tools under a single tool to modify hidden windows settings . the website also regularly gives tips on tweaking windows through its blog and offers free themes visual styles and hd wallpapers to customize windows . winaero posts daily topics ranging from tweaks and tips for windows 6 to troubleshooting guides to free visual styles and theme packs . 7 contents 1 development and blogging 2 history 3 recognition 4 references 5 external links development and blogging edit the developer and founder of winaero is sergey tkachenko . history edit winaero started in july 2011 as a simple english download page 8 for the former russian original project by sergey tkachenko . winreview later ceased to operate and winaero became the sole focus of the developer . from august 2012 winaero started to publish english articles on its blog . recognition edit winaero s software utilities have been recognized by winsupersite 9 lifehacker 10 pcworld 11 engadget 12 and several other reputable news sites and blogs . a number of winaero tools have been featured on these sites . references edit winaero.com site info . alexa internet . retrieved 2013 09 21 . skip metro suite bypasses the windows 8 start screen betanews skip metro suite ribbon disabler personalization panel windows 8.1 tips windows 8 themepacks about winaero windows 8 tip boot directly to the desktop with skip metro suite boot ui tuner customizes windows 8 boot menu options startisgone tool removes the windows 8.1 start button again winaero startisgone for those who don t need no stinkin start button in windows 8.1 external links edit official website this microsoft windows article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title winaero & oldid 728466763 categories software companies of russiatechnology websitesmicrosoft windows stubshidden categories articles containing potentially dated statements from july 2016all articles containing potentially dated statementsall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 5 july 2016 at 16 53 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view