Windows Optimizer Programs
Just like a car, your Windows-based PC needs to be cleaned up and maintained to ensure that it is running well. File fragmentation, incomplete uninstalls, extraneous registry entries, malware and other nuisances can slow your computer down and make it run slowly. Windows optimization programs can help to clean up your PC and help it work as smoothly as possible.
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Features
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Different Windows optimization programs features vary but most include the following types of components: operating system management and diagnostics; repair and recovery tools; optimization tools. OS management and diagnostics often include uninstallers, startup management, system information and analysis and driver management. Common repair and recovery tools can include partition management, system backups and registry fixes. Optimization features may include defragmentation of hard drive and registry entries, Internet browsing optimization and memory optimization.
Advantages
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Windows optimization programs allow you to perform a variety of operating system maintenance and diagnostic through a single interface. After setting the parameters, the application takes care of the rest of the process, making it an ideal maintenance tool for non-technically savvy users.
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Disadvantages
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Many of the tasks handled by an optimizer, including uninstall, disk defragmentation, Internet activity cleanup, are tasks that you can accomplish using native Windows utilities. More technically savvy users may want finer control on the exact fixes and tweaks that the optimizer puts in to place.
Alternatives
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PC repair stores often provide PC optimization service. Prices vary, depending on location and type of maintenance tasks performed, and you may have to leave your PC with the repair personnel for a day or more. If you are a more advanced user, you can perform your own optimization by using the maintenance utilities built in to every Windows machine.
Popular Optimizers
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Popular commercial optimization programs available on the market today include PC Keeper, Speed Up My PC and SysTweak. Free optimization applications include WinUtilities Free Edition, Ashampoo PowerUp 3 and 360Amigo System Speedup Free.
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