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AnVir Task Manager Free AnVir Task Manager Free is a comprehensive system monitoring suite that lets you track and control the running processes, the system services, the startup programs and many other important aspects of a Windows computer. It can be used as a more powerful alternative to the default Windows Task Manager.
Despite being very complex and feature-rich, AnVir Task Manager Free is also intuitive and easy-to-use. Its neat interface makes navigating through its many functions a simple job. Anyway, the thoroughness of its features remains its biggest advantage. It enables you to view every little detail of a running process or service, such as the involved drivers, network connections or DLL files, or performance parameters like the disk load, in easy-to-understand graph-based representations.
This application will also help you increase the security level of your system, as it provides security risk ratings applicable for each active process, service and startup program and notifications for whenever suspicious changes are about to occur to the system startup area.
I also like a lot the fact that this application, despite being free, also includes a system tweaking utility next to its already numerous features. This tweaker lets you access and change a lot of Windows settings, some of them being hidden ones that could have been otherwise tweaked only by using the registry editor.
In an end note, it is indeed hard to believe that this application is free, considering how much it offers, yet this is the naked truth. It proves that the saying “best things in life are free” is based on true facts.
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SpeedFan SpeedFan is the popular utility meant for accurately monitoring the status of your computer’s hardware devices. Besides helping you keep a close eye on the parameters of your hardware components, this powerful and feature-rich program also lets you change your computer's fan speeds.
One of the main advantages of SpeedFan is its comprehensiveness. It’s a feature-rich application that can display the temperatures of your motherboard, graphics card, and hard disks, read and monitor voltages and fan speeds, or verify the status of your hard disk using the S.M.A.R.T. technology or the SCSI attributes. It also comes with many handy additional features and functions, such as the possibility to set specific warnings and actions to be triggered when certain monitored parameters reach a specific value. For example, it can display a popup message, play a sound, or execute a certain app when the temperature of your GPU reaches a certain value.
Another remarkable advantage of this great tool is its accuracy. It has proven countless times to be capable of being a reliable utility that provides very precise data. Computer maintenance professionals or casual users can use SpeedFan to detect improperly installed heatsinks or other similar issues that cause the computer to behave poorly.
Furthermore, SpeedFan supports a wide range of available motherboards, clocks, chipsets, and other devices. You can rest assured that SpeedFan will correctly identify your devices and the monitoring will be both accurate and relevant.
SpeedFan is also easy-to-use and accessible to anyone, including complete beginners. As you can see, it’s loaded with undeniable qualities and leaves no room for complaint, completely justifying why it’s one of the most famous hardware monitoring tools on the market today. The fact that it’s completely free only makes it even more desirable. The “better safe than sorry” saying is true under any circumstances, and using the convenient, reliable and free SpeedFan utility to keep a close eye on the health of your hardware components is definitely a good idea.
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EVGA Precision X Introducing the next generation of GPU overclocking software: EVGA Precision X. Designed from the ground up to support the latest GPU technologies, EVGA Precision X redefines what overclocking software should be.
This program allows you to fine tune your EVGA graphics card, including GPU Clock speed, GPU Voltage, Memory Clock speed and Fan speed.
Want to watch what your graphics card is doing in your favorite game? Load up the integrated monitoring and see all your graphics card vitals from right inside your game.
Want to setup a custom Fan Curve? Hit the Fan Curve button and set up a custom Fan Slope. Compatible with nearly every EVGA graphics card!
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Autoruns Autoruns is the best system tool for maintaining your startup programs.
It can show you every startup programs of windows. These programs include the ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce (programs configured to run only once, like a setup program), and other Registry keys.
It also has the feature of showing Explorer shell extensions, various toolbars, browser helper objects (BHOs), Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. This is a really great program.
It shows the critical windows processes, the DLLs, etc and all of these entries can be deleted by this program! So, it is really easy to remove some programs, like if some spyware has installed a toolbar in Internet Explorer, that can't be uninstalled.
The scheduled tasks section shows entries that are actually hidden from us. So, this one has the ability to manage all the system properties, and processes. So, you must be careful while using it, since removing some entries may stop windows from starting up.
The "KnownDLLs", "Winlogon", "Winsock Providers", "Print Modules", "LSA Providers", "Network Providers", "Vista Sidebar Gadgets", "Image Hijacks", etc are some sections, and there are many more; even if this program is really small, its capabilities are more.
It also has a properties page that is generated for any item in the startup.
It has a process explorer, which can be used to monitor the CPU, memory usage, just like the task manager, only with some more capabilities.
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EasyBCD EasyBCD is a program that will let you take control over your Windows bootloader. This application will allow you to have and use several operating systems in one PC. To be more accurate, you will be enabled to create multiple or dual boot profiles, and thus boot into Windows XP, Vista, 7, and even Linux and Mac OS X.
Also using this program you will be able to create bootable USB devices, boot from those devices and ISO images, as well as from virtual hard disks and network paths.
The program is free and rather easy to use (not for the beginners, of course). It provides you with lots of adjustable options and useful utilities. For example, it will provide you with quick access to the command-line shell, system restore and control panels, also the program includes the iReboot utility that will let you boot into another OS quickly and easily.
The new version fixes a bug with adding multiple WIM entries, and has an improved boot.ini partition detection. EasyBCD may be downloaded and installed on any OS, but it will start working only under Windows 7 or Vista.
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CCleaner CCleaner is intended to restore your system’s performance by eliminating unnecessary data and obsolete Registry keys. The application’s tab-based interface makes it very easy to use as you can navigate through the included settings without difficulty.
Unlike similar applications that wipe old traces and check for registry errors at the same time, CCleaner includes two differentiated functions for the mentioned processes. On the one hand, you can use the Cleaner to find and destroy unnecessary data that may be jeopardizing for your privacy or occupying space on your hard drive. Thus, you can delete traces left by the system or the applications, and you can tell the tool exactly where to search. On the other hand, the Registry Cleaner searches for duplicate or problem entries. Just like the previously explained function, you can specify what type of problems to look for. Right after the scan, you will be presented with a report of the issues found. Fortunately, you can decide whether you still want to solve or keep each one of them as they are.
In addition to those functions related to cleaning your PC, the application includes other tools. This way, you can use it to safely uninstall applications, manage the programs or services automatically starting with the system or your browsers, find duplicate files, restore your system to a previous point and wipe a drive. The latter can be used to either wipe the whole drive or just the free space. According to your preferences, it will use secure file deletion with up to 35 overwrite passes and cluster wiping. It will also add an extra item to the Recycle Bin contextual menu, allowing you to safely delete its contents.
In general, CCleaner has a well-deserved reputation among its users. Therefore, it ranks very high on the long list of system optimizers. Unfortunately, I could not find a way to schedule regular scans.
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Advanced SystemCare Free Advanced SystemCare Free is a comprehensive PC care utility that takes a one-click approach to help protect, repair and optimize your computer. It provides an all-in-one and super convenient solution for PC maintenance and protection. This program is available free of charge.
The interface of Advanced SystemCare Free is very simple, featuring only a few buttons, which makes it easy to get down to cleaning immediately (in fact, it automatically runs on start-up) and doesn't confuse you with multiple steps.
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Vit Registry Fix Free Edition Vit Registry Fix Free Edition is a small and free program that you can use to fix the Windows registry entries. Vit Registry Fix performs a thorough analysis of the Windows Registry in search of all broken links, missing keys, invalid references and other elements that may slow down your computer and endanger its performance and stability. The program creates a backup copy before applying any changes, for an extra security layer.
Furthermore, Vit Registry Fix comes with four extra applications - Vit Registry Optimizer, Vit Disk Cleaner, Vit StartUP Manager and Vit Uninstall Manager. Disk Cleaner takes care of any content found in Windows temporary files, user temps, the prefetch folder, recent files, log files, memory dump, BAK files, old files, and others, while StartUP Manager lets you configure the applications which automatically run at computer startup.
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Wise Registry Cleaner Wise Registry Cleaner scans the Windows registry and finds incorrect or obsolete information in the registry. By fixing these obsolete information in Windows registry, your system will can work better and more quickly. After Wise Registry Cleaner Free analyzes your system for problems, you can individually view each of the problems found and call up a detailed description. If you wish, you can also have all problems corrected automatically.
All changes to your system are monitored by Wise Registry Cleaner and can be undone with a few mouse clicks, so you can use Wise Registry Cleaner feel relieved. Wise Registry Cleaner is a free and one of the safest Registry cleaning tools available in the market today. Its scanning engine is thorough, safe and fast.
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Glary Utilities Glary Utilities is a set of maintenance tools that help you keep a clean and fast system. This program allows you to correct common problems such as slowness, instability and system crashes, that may appear on your PC due to the accumulation of junk files and the fragmentation of your registry and file system, among others.
In total, the program offers you more than 40 helpful tools!
With a sober and functional user interface, Glary Utilities gives you access to all its functions and tools through three tabs. The first one is "Overview" and shows you your system's current boot time, and allows you to configure some general parameters. The second tab is "1-Click Maintenance" and allows you to perform various maintenance tasks at once, as you may have guessed. The program allows you to select which tasks will be performed among several options like "Registry Cleaner", "Spyware Remover", "Disk Repair", "Temporary Files Cleaner" and others. Then you can execute all the selected jobs sequentially, with one click.
Finally, the third and last tab is "Advanced Tools", and it basically provides you with shortcuts to all the included tools, grouped into categories. Some of the most helpful tools you can find here are the registry repairer, the disk cleaner, the spyware remover, the history eraser, the file encryption tool, the disk defragmenter and the file splitter, among many others. Besides, the program shows a practical toolbar at the bottom side of its main window with shortcuts to some of the most used tools. This toolbar is always visible, regardless of the tab you select.
In short, Glary Utilities offers you all the tools you may need to clean-up and optimize all the areas of your Windows system, gathered on a single place. The program is free, however, some of the tools require that you upgrade to Glary Utilities Pro to work.
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Wise Care 365 Free There are many programs that claim to boost your system by cleaning useless files, defragmenting the registry, and fine-tuning different aspects of your computer. Many of them perform only one or two of these tasks, so you need to install several different applications.
Wise Care 365 Free includes many useful functions in a single and convenient application so you can have them all at your fingertips.
First of all, the program has a PC Checkup function that allows to check the general health status of your computer and fix all the detected problems with just one click. With the System Cleaner functions, you can also clean Windows' registry, delete all useless or duplicate files and eliminate those Windows' functions you don't use, such as language packets and so on. The System Tuneup function allows you to defragment the registry and hard drive(s), as well as to enable or disable programs from the startup menu. As its name implies, the Privacy Protector function allows you to keep your information safe by deleting your recently accessed videos, files or webpages, and deleting and overwriting the files in the Recycle Bin. You can also overwrite any sensitive file directly from the program's interface without the need of throwing it to the Recycler. Finally, the System Monitoring functions show information about your system, such as the type of your hard drive, motherboard and other hardware, making it easier to update your drivers or check compatibility when you need to add another hardware to your system.
The most recent version has several enhancements, such as a Memory Optimizer, a Fast Search function, a Program Uninstaller and a Folder_File hider, whose functions are self-descriptive.
If this is not enough already, you can also change the program's appearance by choosing any of the different built-in themes.
There is a free version of the program which has some useful functions disabled, namely, the Privacy Risks Manager, the Big Files Manager and the Context Menu Manager, as well as several of the new functions added to the latest version. If you decide to purchase the complete version, you can choose a single license, a family pack or an enterprise solution that you can install on an unlimited number of computers. Each one has, of course, a different cost, but they are all affordable. Also, the company offers a 60-day money back guarantee, which is a good deal.
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AusLogics Registry Cleaner Registry errors can severely damage the performance of your computer and the best way to get rid of these problems is by using tools like AusLogics Registry Cleaner.
Before proceeding with the scanning, I recommend you to choose the proper scan filters.
This way, if you know the exact source for the registry errors (in application shortcuts, file associations, fonts, etc.), you might save yourself some time from waiting for the results.
A relevant advantage of using this registry cleaner is that it can back up changes whenever you fix registry errors. This feature might prove of good use in case the system becomes unstable because of important files deletion.
When I think of registry cleaners I imagine having access to a variety of tools that can help me fix the registry errors and optimize the performance of my PC. Unfortunately, the program offered to scan for junk files, check the disk fragmentation and privacy threats, but, in the end, it advised me to try another application in order to fix the found issues.
Unfortunately, the program offered to scan for junk files, check the disk fragmentation and privacy threats, but, in the end, it advised me to try another application in order to fix the found issues. The program's name was Auslogics BoostSpeed.
AusLogics Registry Cleaner manages to fix the registry errors, but when it comes to boosting your system's performance, the program fails due to lack of optimization tools. Although it doesn't offer an extensive functionality, you don't have to pay in order to use this program, so it may be worth trying out.
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Eraser Eraser is an advanced security tool for Windows which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns. The patterns used for overwriting are based on Peter Gutmann’s paper «Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic and Solid-State Memory» and they are selected to effectively remove the magnetic remnants from the hard disk.
Other methods include the one defined in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual of the US Department of Defense and overwriting with pseudo-random data. Furthermore, with Eraser you have the possibility to define your own overwriting methods.
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EasyCleaner The small program EasyCleaner checks the Windows registry, the Undo files left by uncompleted installations, finds duplicated files on your computer, search for unnecesary files that can be erased (temporary files, backups, etc.), manage the start up menu so you can change whatever you might need, shortcuts that have become invalid, check the disk free space in your HD unit, manage the add/remove programs list, etc. to get the best results on your system operation, perfomance and speed.
You can delete all the Internet temp files and the Internet cookies by means of a simple click. Find and wipe out all the unnecessary files that are only occupying disk space.
Find invalid registry entries and delete them if you wish, for improving system performance.
Find duplicated files, invalid shortcuts and zap them all for getting more free disk space.
Monitor your Windows Start up programs and find out if you have a virus to delete before it is too late.
Monitor and manage the Windows add/remove programs list and insure you don't have waste around.
It comes with a large language support and hints and help texts.
It needs very small amount of system resources.
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nCleaner This is a freeware program for personal use only (though other "uses" are rather hard to imagine). It lets you clean you PC in every way possible: reg-cleaning, HD-cleaning, RAM-cleaning, start-up managing and so on and so forth. You can even increase the performanse of your Windows OS by choosing which of its graphical elements are not to be rendered on screen! But this performance increaser is almost useless on modern high-speed machines.
This program also lets you increase your privacy protection by such options as clearing the page file at shutdown, hide computer in network, empty temporary internet files on exit and so on. The program includes the option to "shred free space" on your hard-drives.
But when using this program I've come upon a problem: freeing the space it deletes some needed system files. For example when I've launched Microsoft Word after nCleaner did it's job, Word didn't find some necessary files, so I had to reinstall them. After that nothing crucial happened. This could have been avoided, if you use the advanced pre-scan settings, allowing to specify exactly which files do you want to erase.
The interface graphics of this app seem to glitch (as you can see on any screenshot below). The glitch would be this: nCleaner shell-screen makes a part of itself the image, which was underneath it, when nCleaner was launched. But, whatever: it's freeware, right? This glitch never stopped me from using this program to its maximum potential.
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Toolwiz Care Toolwiz Care is an application that cleans and optimizes your computer performance. It combines various functions, such as: Checkup, Cleanup, Speedup, and many others.
The program has a nice and easy-to-use interface.
The main window greets you with the available functions, but it also offers some information about your system’s performance. It displays the current download and upload, the CPU usage and temperature, the memory and the disk access.
The first main feature, Checkup, scans specific sections of your computer, like registries, disks, privacy, or security. When the scanning process is over, the program notifies you about the errors found, and gives you the possibility to fix them. The Cleanup function does almost the same thing, the difference between them is that the Cleanup option provides more information and allows you to delete files. The Speedup function performs four actions: you can defragment your hard drive, optimize your computer’s startup, get a report about the startup, or optimize your system.
In addition, you can manage more aspects of your system: scan for plugins and remove the ones you don’t need anymore, find out which programs are connected to the Internet and terminate the undesired ones, or just visualize the active processes on your computer. The program also gives you detailed information about the Windows Service supported by your system. Besides these important features, the application comes with another section that offers a wide range of tools, such as: File Shredder, File Splitter, Disk Doctor, Registry Backup and Restore, Password Generator, Game TurboBoost, and so on.
To sum up, I think that this is a complete system maintenance tool that works efficiently. You can try it when the computer is not working properly and you want to refresh your system. However, the fact that you can’t change the window size can be a bit uncomfortable.
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Comodo System Cleaner Comodo System Cleaner collects three free and useful cleaning utilities: Registry Cleaner, Disk Cleaner, and Privacy Cleaner. It utilizes the revolutionary innovation of SafeDelete, a feature that allows users to safely recover any files deleted in error. This advancement eliminates risk from the process of PC cleaning.
The interface of Comodo System Cleaner is colorful and easy to navigate and use. Before it runs a cleaning task, it creates a backup of your system to prevent any accidental loss of data, which is a great benefit.
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