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[ROOT] KTweak — Universal Kernel Tweaks on Windows Pc

Developed By: Tyler Nijmeh

License: Free

Rating: 4,8/5 - 154 votes

Last Updated: April 20, 2024

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Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.3.1
Size 1.9 MB
Release Date December 13, 23
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting. [see more (2)]

What's New:
- Fix RetroFit models being removed from the APK during minification [see more]

Description from Developer:
Another "kernel optimizer"?

No. Well, yes. However, a "kernel optimizer" is a poor way to put it. KTweak performs kernel adjustments based on facts and evidenc... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download [ROOT] KTweak — Universal Kernel Tweaks and install on Windows PC. [ROOT] KTweak — Universal Kernel Tweaks is free Tools app, developed by Tyler Nijmeh. Latest version of [ROOT] KTweak — Universal Kernel Tweaks is 1.3.1, was released on 2023-12-13 (updated on 2024-04-20). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of [ROOT] KTweak — Universal Kernel Tweaks is 4,8. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 154 users, 3 users had rated it 5*, 141 users had rated it 1*.

How to install [ROOT] KTweak — Universal Kernel Tweaks on Windows?

Instruction on how to install [ROOT] KTweak — Universal Kernel Tweaks on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install [ROOT] KTweak — Universal Kernel Tweaks on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install [ROOT] KTweak — Universal Kernel Tweaks using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "[ROOT] KTweak — Universal Kernel Tweaks" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install [ROOT] KTweak — Universal Kernel Tweaks on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "[ROOT] KTweak — Universal Kernel Tweaks" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.3.1.

Download [ROOT] KTweak — Universal Kernel Tweaks 1.3.1 on Windows PC – 1.9 MB

Another "kernel optimizer"?

No. Well, yes. However, a "kernel optimizer" is a poor way to put it. KTweak performs kernel adjustments based on facts and evidence, unlike other optimizers with poorly written or heavily obfuscated code. Unlike other "kernel optimizers", KTweak is:

- Entirely open source with no compiled components
- Concise, at less than 200 lines long
- Backed by benchmarks and evidence
- Designed by an experienced kernel developer
- Non-intrusive and completely systemless

KTweak is tested on countless devices and is benchmarked using hackbench and perf for scheduler throughput, schbench and cyclictest for scheduler latency, and iozone and fio for I/O latency and throughput.

KTweak works by applying various tunables to the Android kernel using exposed procfs nodes. Android Kernels require many userspace subsystems, such as CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG, CONFIG_PROCFS, CONFIG_SYSFS, and others.

The performance gain from KTweak comes from reducing the scheduler latency, which translates in real-world usage to visual stutters and lag. Reducing scheduler latency reduces raw performance slightly but improves overall UI/UX.

KTweak also tunes both schedutil and interactive CPU governors to also be aware of the scheduler timeslices. Memory management is slightly adjusted to allow more cached information to stay available for longer, reducing jitter and improving cache locality.

NOTE:
Your logs may show warnings or errors. This is normal. Not all kernels are built the same, so KTweak warns that a certain tunable is unable to be changed.

The KTweak script and KTweak Android App source code can be found here:
https://github.com/tytydraco/ktweak
https://github.com/tytydraco/KTweak-Android-App
- Fix RetroFit models being removed from the APK during minification
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows applications to open network sockets.