How to understand Optimizer warning labels in eclean

Optimizer warning labels appear when a tweak has a tradeoff that deserves extra attention. They do not mean the tweak is bad. They mean you should understand what may change before applying it.

Not every tweak has a warning label. If a tweak has no warning pill on its card, eclean does not currently flag it as Beta, Energy draining, or Breaking in the app metadata.

Warning labels available in Optimizer

• Beta: The tweak is still in development or testing. It may change in a future eclean update, behave differently across Windows builds, or require closer review after applying.
• Energy draining: The tweak may increase power usage by keeping hardware, timers, or background behavior more active. This matters most on laptops and handheld PCs.
• Breaking: The tweak may disable or significantly change a Windows feature. Revert it if a feature, app, device, or workflow you rely on stops behaving the way you expect.

Inside the information modal, these may be described with more explanatory wording, such as Still in development, Increased power draw, or Breaks some functionality.

How to read warning labels

1. Open Optimizer: Find the tweak you want to review.
2. Look for warning pills: Warning pills appear on the tweak card only when the tweak has a registered warning.
3. Open the information panel: Use the information icon for the full context.
4. Check pending changes: Review warning labels again before applying.
5. Apply deliberately: Confirm the warning dialog only when the tradeoff is acceptable.

Current source behavior

Warning labels come from the Optimizer registry metadata in the desktop app source. The app can register three warning flags for a tweak: feature-breaking, beta, and energy-draining. A tweak may have more than one warning label, and warning labels can change when the implementation changes.

Updated on: 12/06/2026