Debunking Custom ISOS & Windows Optimizations

[@Ziiiko]

Another point I'd like to make: I've been down the rabbit hole myself, and these "optimizing" KZbinrs are well aware of it. They are cashing in on this rabbit hole that many people find themselves in. From paying for a custom OS to paying for third-party programs (all placebo) to simply racking up views on KZbin and monetizing it, they exploit this situation. I tried all of these things, thinking they would miraculously make me a better player, but that was just an illusion. Lastly, a big thanks to Fr33thy Chris for not going down the same path as these "optimizing KZbinrs" scum. At the end of Fr33thy's videos and optimizing service, you'll leave with actual knowledge and be more informed.

[@George-um2vc]

his recent Windows Optimization pack was so easy, this guy deserves the best!

[@FR33THY]

Ziiiko thanks so much man 🎉

[@xbuddy13x29]

You couldn't be more correct mate. Fr33thy is the legit shit when it comes to PC Optimisation. I see all these other channels just copy pasting crap that may or may not work. Awesome comment and he deserves so much respect 🙏👏

[@Ziiiko]

@@FR33THY No problems mate just stating the obvious

[@onatics]

kids are still falling for it....

[@AllenLamb]

Chris is the only guy who will actually lose his mind just to save ours. ty brother.

[@FR33THY]

Now i need a holiday from the PC, pray for my sanity guys 😵

[@MrJohannson]

What a legend, Chris, thank you for everything you do, we'll pray for your sanity as the work you've done is sure insane!

[@bradmiles1984]

Thank you for sacrificing your sanity to put the ridiculous myths to bed once for all.

[@godsbattle]

You did a great job Freethy, you are really him ❤

[@Reegzy_]

W video but you forgot the rla latency test. Get back to work it’s not over you can make it.

[@FR33THY]

​@Reegzy_ rla?

[@j3m638]

You never just proved your point Chris. I'd say you underlined it. Appreciated. Thanks!

[@FR33THY]

thanks for the comment legend

[@Seinfeldj]

Very impressive and really good reference video for all discussions regarding Windows tweaks.

[@JackFlicks]

Cheers Chris, always appreciate your efforts. 👍

[@griffin1366]

Thanks Chris! I loved the streams as well. Takes me back to the old days and dunking on all the weirdos coming in :D

[@FR33THY]

Oh boy that was fun ❤

[@Fragil1ty]

Finalllllllllllly it's here. Every time I get a new inbox of "hey mate, what custom OS are you on?" I'm going to paste this. Thanks Chris mate, another great job.

[@anshkhanna1146]

You the man! Brother! You are a legend in my books. May you have lots of fun!!😇

[@TheIsaacORP]

sincerily the best yt channel to get tweaks for your pc and games i adquired many knowledge by seing this vids

[@jawwk]

Thankyou for spending all this time testing!

[@cyroz1]

god bless your soul you’re a legend ❤

[@FR33THY]

THANK-YOU CYROZ!

[@擻]

these only do make sense for 2 reasons, making desktop usage more comfortable by dealing with microsoft stuff to make it feel closer to w7, barebones system with minimal programs and making stuff run better on old hardware. best thing people can do is to get one of specialized editions like server or ltsc to have headstart and debloating rest of unwanted stuff by themselves and calling it a day

[@SimplyMatthew]

I tried myself a custom ISO and nothing changed, it felt same. I really recommend just installing Windows from Microsoft and uninstalling the stuff you don't want there. I did that and I don't regret it.

[@Baba_Jyaga]

hero we all need!

[@pe3oxide]

chris got a gigachad jawline great video chris i was in a rabbit hole from all those isos u helped me with it too just stay on stock and use ur optimize script

[@Jayy_R2]

great to see after using my 5600x and 6650xt i upgraded to a 12600kf for £100 with a msi b760 pro wifi ddr4 and sapphire 6800xt for £150 and ive managed to run 4x8 1JR tuned from 3600mhz to 4000mhz with tuned timings thanks to your advice and videos helped alot

[@ReaperHackz]

Banger of a video we already knew the answer but still tested it to be sure and the answer has always been clear it is pointless placebo.

[@zznabil8109]

Panjno need to see this.

[@jay-d8g3v]

For real lol

[@MrJohannson]

He's the worst, fifty tweaks out of which maybe 3 give you some benefit in edge cases.

[@onatics]

panjno? that dude died 6 years ago

[@griffin1366]

he probably takes everything from here.

[@chronozeta]

The worst thing about these custom ISOs and "tweakers" is the fact that people who make them / sell them target fortnite players MORE than any other game's playerbase. And you can guess why. Another thing is about %90 of the members in those disc/telgram servers are just bots, and their "vouches" are fake paid stuff as well. TLDR of the video is, just stay away from the cringy custom ISOs, make sure to optimize your game CFG, turn off / disable unnecessary background stuff to prevent stutters & extra cpu gpu usage And buy the most expensive card:P

[@lilmonix]

I always install Windows cleanly, then debloat them with Chirs Titus Tool and do a few tricks, and that's more than enough for me. September 11, 2024 5:56PM

[@mellowistaken]

Main takeaway i saw from this is if you have the best hardware and it’s optimized correctly, its pointless. If you have lower end hardware these custom ISO’s as well as other optimizations can help but it’s negligible. I think most people usually are on lower end hardware and do notice a difference because of the main points you’ve made. So I agree with you 100% its mostly placebo, but for people who have lower end hardware it seems like it can actually make a difference. Sure you’ve essentially proven it doesnt matter but for some systems and for some people it may actually help. Man why cant this shit ever be simple lol

[@rubicscube7827]

I used to spend hours following these optimization guides to set up windows( especially Win 7). Now, i just get more powerful hardware, spend a few minutes tweaking windows 11 and call it a day. I get all the fps i need in games that my monitor will allow for. For me, it just isn't worth all the time spending to get a few extra frames.

[@tyrohellion]

Respect to you for not just lying to people like others for money. You are actually real and actually help people ❤

[@shadowmuneeb6551]

I always thought these custom ISOs are full of crap & you debunked this magnificently. As always thank you for putting all the hardwork for us ❤& also kudos for putting stop to this custom ISOs drama people were causing. Looking forward to what you cook in future🔥. I pray for your sanity 🙏😆 you had to go through all this stuff.

[@imnotfeelingd]

İ completely agree, cuz as a previous, atlas's, xos, golhost spectre, better one is windows 10-11the best is 10, instead of installing bullsh!t you can manually do these things and you will be ensured that everything is under control😊

[@Furzide]

Good Benchmark, but I want to point out a few things. These are all tested with presumably fresh installations for each one. While it's somewhat still a fair test, it doesn't take into account the fact that a stock windows install with no debloating or optimisations is going to gradually get worse over time with use. The optimisation tools also don't just focus on raw performance but the user experience itself, whether that be making windows feel faster and have less clutter and annoyances.

[@FR33THY]

I agree with you on that one mate 👍

[@griffin1366]

Does it though? I used to reinstall every 3-5 days because the games would start feeling bad again. I use parts of fr33thy's guide, largely stock and had no problems.

[@chronozeta]

@@griffin1366reinstall every 3-5 days bro? dude you need to relax

[@griffin1366]

@@chronozeta Yeah, I used to. Breaking things makes Windows worse over time.

[@Ziiiko]

Thank you for all the hard work. My two cents on it: If your PC is modern and powerful enough, and your hardware and BIOS are configured correctly, what’s the point of optimizing Windows anymore? From what I see in the graph, it’s better to run a vanilla Windows and keep all functionality. I do see the case that if you’re unfortunate enough to have a less powerful PC, optimizing Windows might be a big help.

[@myteor5576]

Jist imagining the process gg sir thanks foe the info haha

[@J0derVIVIVI]

As you pointed at some, I used a couple of this because they remove the bloat, windowsX and ghostspectre, never cared about them being "better optimized" for games but better optimized to run on low end hardware.

[@kack702]

THE NUMBERS MASON!!!! WHAT DO THEY MEAN! lmao i laughed really hard idk if thats just me xD

[@_SkoR]

Windows Server 2022 ftw!

[@kei_kurono1]

Is it better than WS2025 ?

[@unzoid]

@@kei_kurono1 no, please watch the video.

[@FPSDuLe]

Server is using Admin acc so on AMD CPU's it will perfom better. Its now know stuff that there is problem with Windows

[@griffin1366]

he debunked admin account though?

[@sphardim2341]

I'm too lazy to do optimizations myself, i go with Atlas os, they added back Windows security defender, i have no reasons to debloat Windows all by myself. They also have a very active support.

[@FR33THY]

Fair, atlasOS was one of the nicer ones

[@b4g4b3l]

thanks for this ! 1 quick remark i have, your latest statements are "it doesnt matter what you do to windows, it will not do much" but you realize you are the OG of tweaking your OS (win 7), you started this trend ?

[@justCLIPSxod]

just stay calm dude people do shit just ignore those fuckers and be the GOAT as you are

[@SolidOny]

greetings huge respect for you my guy

[@Goryglory0209]

There is something def strange about these Custom ones. I would have weird issues. I always thought what it could be. Yes its snappier but I would randomly get dumb errors using VR or Gaming. I went back to Windows 10 22H2 but interesting to see Server can be used for regular and Gaming

[@iTmTm4Ever]

Thank you very much boss! Huge respect for your all work and explainations. I just have a small question, I have 7800x3D + 4070 TiS, should I install AMD Chipset driver? or no need for it Btw I did PBO enabled, -20 in bios. and I have 5050 MHz. Again thank you Chris for all of your efforts to help the community and make them aware.

[@FR33THY]

Yeah sure, it doesn't do any harm. 2022 sever was weird without it. Thanks mate

[@tacoterito22]

The better windows 11 Server Warzone fps benchmark could be the scheduling, maybe in Server it assings the correct P-cores or all of it to the game, instead of using the E-cores sometimes, thats why i always disable E-cores, this happens in spiderman remastered to, it would be great to test it with E-cores disable or use something like Process Lasso, also you could check the render worker count and see if it is the same on the warzone files...

[@st3phano]

Hey, considering you haven't changed the "processor scheduling" option for the servers from "background services" to "programs", this might be the cause of that discrepancy in Call of Duty. The game somehow might be utilizing more background processes than the game process itself.

[@Arlus]

Download which ever server has the ideal scheduler for your cpu 👍

[@godsbattle]

I TOLD THEM BROTHER, Custom Operating Systems are not worth it, AT ALL. Optimizations can go so far, Custom Operating Systems don't! They're all the same, slight variations. Nothing surprising 😅

[@eric-hx6hy]

our saviour

[@zoicware]

absolutely shocking results 🤣

[@FR33THY]

We called it, now there's proof

[@tinhkhoiang1952]

I am using i3-9100f, 16gb ddr4 with rx 580 8gb. Which one is the best choice for me to gaming? Windows server 2022/2025 or Windows IoT LTSC 22h2? Thanks.

[@TheNetRiper]

Thank you for all the hard work. I would like to hear your opinion about CTT winutil. And prepare for rain of hate from fans of those custom ISOs...

[@FR33THY]

Ctt is super basic, no point testing it imo

[@TheNetRiper]

@@FR33THY Thx alot! I needed your opinion, not that you test it.

[@fefsefefesfsefsef2733]

I use custom ISO build by myself for easy and fast deployment if you have to work on many computers doing manual things can be burning you out quick

[@cliche_AF]

How you gonna drop this while I'm asleep 😅

[@toonnut1]

Very interesting

[@Knatrick]

Hi mate thanks for taking your time to do all this. I was also wondering what the results of this might be nowadays. Any reason you didnt test tiny11? Not a critisicm just wondering.

[@FR33THY]

Hey mate all these isos come to the same conclusion so throwing a few more in the works wouldn't change the outcome. Needed to keep my sanity somehow. There was a Russian iso and xillyos wanted to try out. Unfortunately they had a pay wall. I also wanted to keep my sanity in the process.

[@Knatrick]

@@FR33THY Yea that's fair enough. No real difference from any of them. Personally I enjoyed using tiny 11 because of the lack of apps, but I'm probably just going to run stock 11 while trying to follow the optimisation tips at the bottom of the GitHub guide.

[@FR33THY]

​@@Knatrick Yeah mate whatever you choose its all good. As long as it's safe and doesn't break features you need.

[@Knatrick]

@@FR33THY Don't know why my original reply was deleted. Stupid KZbin algorithm. Anyway mate thanks again.

[@George-um2vc]

the goat!

[@DLMinecraftTutos]

yup those custom isos are snake oil and they can make you not able to run certain games because they remove alot of features

[@barrybondz4483]

You touched on frame generation briefly. I have 14900KS + 4090 and I have dual OLED 480hz 1080p/240hz 4k. I can turn on say Dying Light 2, native 4k with RTX everything pinned and I can pull around 100 fps. If I turn on FG + reflex on ultra, I notice no input lag. I live in 480hz and I don't notice the input lag at 4k 200FPS. Curious if you have tested it with reflex supported dx12 titles. It's actually insanely smooth in terms of responsiveness. I remember before this game supported reflex, it was insanely bad in terms of input lag.

[@V4K4RUL]

rock em' Chris

[@Scawed]

Fr33 Chris vs Chris Titus

[@MurasakiShizu]

its much safer to create your own debloat iso

[@PlasmahCOD]

server goated

[@XavierTheKing]

Would say its just work for windows 10,for ppl not hab enough specs for a pc/laptop that can run a gud windows 11 expierience,or for ppl just want do those unbloat since they not know much tech,not taking much step for them to learn,for old low end pc/laptop,they not hab any virus i can confirm,bc its just free,if anyone scared just use a antivirus,read the privacy policy too before installing.I'm not in any side(rn just usin win 10 ltsc),but from my expirience from using windows lite os/custom os(from its rising since 2020) i could tell its not bad.Ghost spectre,atlas,fox,revi,kernel,ggos,xos,opimum xlite,phoenix,....its still better then just run stock windows drinking your resources more then it should be.Would say their dev is rlly into helping everyone and why would they install a virus for u when they make a os cost much time?;-; Its cost a few months,testing,fixing,explore in much place to have a perfect rom,have much custom linux or ubuntu,android but i rarely see anyone hate those;v.Beside its free,better then crack,they not like paying a subcription to ur monthly spotify or what;-;.Its still windows,for gamers,by gamers.Thats just my thoughts,maybe u guys can think difference,but for me is depends on how u choose a gud one for urself,that much ppl knows,and its run perfectly w ur specs,just try read carefully be4 do anything;v

[@copiuum]

💎

[@kalyas1k]

It's a cool video, but I have one question. Does HPET really not work? When I have it turned off by default, it gives 470 fps on the benchmark map, and when I turn it off, it gives 560 in cs2

[@FR33THY]

On older cpus it made a huge difference 4770k erra. I remember this well! Nowadays it's not an issue and most motherboard vendors hide the setting. As if you disable it via bios you can't run certain applications. It's off by default on windows and just gets toggled on when needed. This wasn't the case on some really old pcs back in the day.

[@kalyas1k]

@@FR33THY Understood. Thank you!

[@leechamberland6773]

i have done my own custom iso but have not really changed how windows 11 pro performers i just wanted some of the software i use to install on first login

[@DumReviewGRC]

Your Github page went down? Link provided throws 404 at me

[@lemontree5986]

The better cpu/gpu you got the less the difference it make

[@Hybred]

Imo, although it doesn't improve performance in most cases (which I already knew) it doesn't make it useless to me - custom ISOs are beneficial due to the overall system responsiveness improvements I feel (such as programs don't hang as long, etc). I can feel the difference between stock windows vs my personal tweaked version because everything is more snappy. But its important everyone knows what the real advantages are vs having false expectations. If you want to do another test exploring other possible improvements like battery life that's interesting though. That's one area I'm unsure about is laptops and gaming handhelds and how it affects them with less processes

[@Tols1]

These custom ISOS are really bad for laptop users because most of them use forced power plans, so your laptop would run at "max performance" mode all the time, and you probably didn't watch the whole video or read the guide, pls do. (Also I would like to mention that process count doesn't matter, it was debunked ages ago)

[@Hybred]

​​@@Tols1Most come with multiple custom presets, and they don't delete the default presets either. So you can still compare them 1:1. If they do for some reason delete the default options you can add them back

[@Tols1]

@@Hybred ik, but then what's the point of a custom iso? If you want system responsiveness then win 10+disable animations.

[@Hybred]

@@Tols1 that doesn't offer the same level of responsiveness

[@Samer_Design]

@@Tols1 thats a veeeeeeeeery verrry surface advice man "win 10+disable animations" , also who can install custom os and dont know how to deal with power plans

[@PlasmahCOD]

but freethy i love atlasos spyware

[@nobodyinparticular83]

I remember testing specter vs the ntlite win10 you did a couple years ago and the ntlite version was faster in benchmarks

[@FR33THY]

Of course a stock windows vs optimized will be slightly better in some benchmarks. My point Here was to prove a stock windows with scripts vs custom would have the same outcome.

[@zushikatetomotoshift1575]

Warning. Only time I recommend Custom ISO of windows any version is when you build it yourself. Windows Optimizations and better done yourself again. Never trust anyone to build your ISO for windows that is a huge risk.

[@zushikatetomotoshift1575]

Also when you make a custom ISO it not a huge gain in gaming performance on newer hardware. you are lucky to get 3 to 5 fps more in many games. PS to make a Custom ISO takes hours. So is it really worth it. Depends how you look at it. If for gaming performance not really. For other things like tracking and what not then yes. But for the normal user should not really worry about it.

[@zushikatetomotoshift1575]

Again do not download custom ISO, build it yourself.

[@anglchnn]

@@zushikatetomotoshift1575 i debloat system simply for simpler look, i just want browser, games and some apps on my computer and least tasks in task manager

[@mircomputers]

did anyone ever actually proved this? factual evidence about major iso being spyware infected?

[@zushikatetomotoshift1575]

@@mircomputers talking to a person who has been in pc's for 20 years plus many skills. If you know anything remember the custom skins for steam overlay that some had stuff and it would steal your account. Yes very old but still applies all it takes is one bad apple.

[@DafuIl]

images are down :(

[@RMKry]

Sorry but on Intel platform Windows 10 have better fps and lower latency. On AMD Windows 10 and only Windows 11 24H2 have the same performance.

[@ItsRauben]

Can you make an updated MW3 config

[@petrosvosk]

what game is it close to pubg to compare it to?

[@FR33THY]

Fortnite

[@rusalex33]

i may be crazy ! are u the guy with tin foil latency optimization? U unlisted the videos and now you're debunking yourself ??

[@danielwhite7220]

Try micro 11 v2 24h2 blew my mind do a vid on it!!!!!!!!!

[@lukabailey-braun6309]

Make a video on Linux please

[@BARBOSA788]

why you taskbar dont have fixed itens?This is good for pc optimization ?

[@Tols1]

no

[@daviddave8761]

Oled is kinda blurry. Not really a fan. Returned my msi 360 1440p oled for a 540 zowie.

[@Hybred]

Because of the RGB layout, it's mostly only blurry on desktop though not in game

[@unzoid]

You can definetly remove the blurriness in game. Its either a monitor issue or ur graphics settings not being corrected to OLED properly

[@aratek8446]

What ? you said in the previous video that you were rolling bkac to W10 after being on W11 for 4 months and that you had issues with it

[@FR33THY]

Yes im about to main 2022 server w10, I've been busy doing benchmarks and installs dude. No time for me stuff ATM 😂

[@n4ppp]

@@FR33THY i would love if you do a video on how to install win 2022 server :)

[@jzmboo]

@@FR33THY any reasons why youre going to windows 10 server?

[@mrazbyte3150]

I'll probably go with 10 LTSC, thoughts?

[@yoitsnio]

Help . I can't find any good videos on how to stop the crackling pop noises on my PC audio .

[@FR33THY]

Its probably a board issue bro

[@yoitsnio]

@@FR33THY it seems only to happen with my audio interface only. Not the headphones PC port

[@glyphschannel]

I am on atlas os and disabled stuff like defender and mitigations and stuff (I’m very careful about what I install so don't really need those) and that helped my frames by like +50% ish

[@hccdgvvfccdgn993]

If doom can run on a toaster, we clearly have more windows optimization to do.

[@FR33THY]

😂

[@SirGG]

witch OS is the best?

[@Tols1]

default windows 10/11+vbs off+hags on+uac off

[@supernice_auto]

Not even close ​@@Tols1

[@cliche_AF]

​@@supernice_autothen which one?

[@Scawed]

Stock windows but installed in a way without bloat.

[@supernice_auto]

@@cliche_AF atlas os 11 or ghost spectre

[@kleins0]

yh

[@MrMarbles]

bro, I don't know about you but I like my windows to be bloated af

[@FR33THY]

😆

[@ufanisoneetze]

i dont get it though so there is no such thing as windows tuning/optimization? just changing power settings and windows update delivery optimization is an optimization.... what are we talking about here ?

[@NotPhalluc]

“XiLlY oS ClEaRS aLl oF ThEsE”

[@FR33THY]

$200 paywall for a broken pre activated 2019 server build. Woo-hoo 😂

[@NotPhalluc]

@@FR33THY there’s no os in the world I’d pay that amount for

[@JShune]

lmao

[@ThatBritishGuy]

i'll never understand why people do these "optimisation benchmarks & debunks" on hardware that's absolutely bonkers, do it on low end stuff that's where it helps the most, debloating and slimming an OS on a 16 core MONSTER and a 4090 is just a joke, for the love of god people. The difference between a 16 core ryzen monster and lets say a 4th/5th gen i7 when it comes to OS Bloat is night and day you of all people should of known todo this on a lower tier system not your daily rig. BUT for the sake of your sanity and the sake of me already knowing it works (if you do it manually from an original OS not download someone elses) you don't gotta lose sleep over it.

[@FR33THY]

I talked about this. You didn't read the guide/watch the video and came to your own conclusion. Did you not hear the part about my son's laptop? Oh no that's right you didn't watch it hey? 😮

[@FR33THY]

​@Pasha30003 Yea like a Lamborghini is going to beat a Toyota any day. No matter how insane the tune is on the Toyota 😂

[@chy.0190]

Probably because so many people with higher end PCs use these custom ISOs and make all these claims about how its much better.

[@mircomputers]

​@@FR33THY i came with the same remark halfway during the video, your argument was you don't need to save cpu because you have enough. Wich made me quit the video entirely.

[@stayed9694]

@@mircomputersFr33thy has been exposed in the past and is quite literally an idiot lmao

[@Pacify]

At the end of the day it’s a matter of how much time do you want to waste. Yes you can go in and manually remove everything or you go download a custom os that everything is already done. 🤣 so saying they are useless or do nothing when comparing to a basic full bloat windows is bs we all know that. And yes you can go fix it yourself but who has the time to go learn all that… if they just wana get 20 more fps and play the game 💀

[@xyzero1682]

Pants on head false.

[@iamONLKRBY]

windows custom isos are still garbage for now and it may lead to a huge security risk.👍

[@RuddPH]

custom ios are fking garbage PERIOD

[@iamONLKRBY]

true.

[@swordfish356dt]

Windows 10 isn't going to lose support in a year brother. That's just ridiculous..

[@zushikatetomotoshift1575]

October 14, 2025 Support for Windows 10 will end in October 2025

[@zushikatetomotoshift1575]

So that is about a year.

[@GetRekkles]

Normie Windows 10 yes, LTSC up to 2027, LTSC IoT until 2032.

[@zushikatetomotoshift1575]

@@GetRekkles but you will pay a yearly fee and each year it doubles.

[@zushikatetomotoshift1575]

Normal windows 10 will cost a lot more then LTSC and IoT.

[@iDeker]

But why do u still use chrome? U should know better

[@FR33THY]

...

[@iDeker]

@@FR33THY Firefox on top brother. I ain’t into them ads

[@FR33THY]

​@iDeker well this will make you a happy man, my main is firefox since forever. I use a separate web browser to avoid doxing myself in streams/videos.

[@iDeker]

@@FR33THY ahh that’s smart, didn’t think about that. Respect +100

[@mircomputers]

"saving cpu power is useless when you have enough cpu power" whoa what a video 😂

[@FR33THY]

Huh

[@MasterOctavian]

just install win 11 ghost spectre 👍🏻

[@FR33THY]

Delusional

[@test-by5rg]

stop waste time on it, it not your pc.