The best programs for optimizing computer performance. The best program to clean and optimize your computer? Video: review of the Auslogics BoostSpeed ​​program

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Wise Care 365 is a feature-rich program that includes all the necessary features to speed up and optimize your PC. The utility contains the following main elements - privacy, optimization, verification, cleaning, etc. With the help of the well-known Wise Care 365 utility, you can not only protect your computer, but also speed it up. Thanks to the utility, your PC will have high performance. The program has been tested by many users. They assessed the program positively. Therefore you can...

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Today on the Internet you can find dozens of programs whose authors promise that your computer will almost “take off” after using them. In most cases, it will work the same, it’s good if you are not rewarded with a dozen advertising modules (which are embedded in the browser without your knowledge).

However, many utilities will honestly clean your disk of debris and perform disk defragmentation. And it is quite possible that if you have not performed these operations for a long time, your PC will work a little faster than before.

However, there are utilities that can actually speed up your computer somewhat by setting the optimal Windows settings and configuring your PC properly for a particular application. I have tried some of the programs. I want to tell you about them. The programs were divided into three corresponding groups.

Speeding up your computer for games

By the way, before recommending utilities to improve performance in games, I would like to make a small remark. First, you need to update the drivers for your video card. Second, configure them accordingly. This will make the effect many times greater!

• setting up an AMD/Radeon video card: ;
• setting up NVidia video card: .

Game Buster

In my humble opinion, this utility is one of the best of its kind! The authors got excited about one click in the description of the program (by the time you install and register, it will take 2-3 minutes and a dozen clicks) - but it works really quickly.

Possibilities:

1. Brings Windows OS settings (the utility supports versions XP, Vista, 7, 8) to optimal for running most games. Thanks to this, they begin to work somewhat faster than before.
2. Defragments folders with installed games. On the one hand, this is a useless option for this program (after all, Windows even has built-in defragmentation tools), but honestly, how many of us defragment regularly? And the utility will not forget, if, of course, you install it...
3. Diagnoses the system for various vulnerabilities and non-optimal parameters. It’s quite a necessary thing; you can learn a lot of interesting things about your system...
4. Game Buster allows you to save videos and screenshots. Convenient, of course, but it’s better to use a program for these purposes (it has its own super fast codec).

Conclusion: Game Buster is a necessary thing and if the speed of your games leaves much to be desired, definitely try it! In any case, I personally would start optimizing the PC with it!

Game Accelerator

Game Accelerator is a pretty good program for accelerating games. However, in my opinion it has not been updated for a long time. For a more stable and smooth process, the program optimizes the Windows OS and hardware. The utility does not require specific knowledge from the user, etc. - just run it, save the settings and minimize it to tray.

Advantages and features:

• Several operating modes: hyper-acceleration, cooling, setting the game in the background;
• defragmentation of hard drives;
• “fine” tuning DirectX;
• optimization of resolution and frame rate in the game;
• laptop energy saving mode.

Conclusion: the program has not been updated for a relatively long time, but at one time, around 10 years ago, it helped make your home PC faster. In its use it is very similar to the previous utility. By the way, it is recommended to use it in conjunction with other utilities for optimizing and cleaning Windows from junk files.

Game Fire

“Fire game” translated into great and mighty.

In fact, it is a very, very interesting program that will help make your computer faster. Includes options that are simply not available in other analogues (by the way, there are two versions of the utility: paid and free)!

Advantages:

• switching your PC to turbo mode for games in one click (super!);
• optimizing Windows and its settings for optimal performance;
• defragmentation of game folders for faster access to files;
• automatic prioritization of applications for optimal game performance, etc.

Conclusion: in general, an excellent “combine” for those who like to play. I definitely recommend testing and familiarizing yourself with it. I really liked the utility!

Programs for cleaning your hard drive from junk

I think it’s no secret that over time a large number of temporary files accumulate on the hard drive (they are also called “junk”). The fact is that when the operating system (and various applications) operate, they create files that they need at a certain point in time, then they delete them, but not always. As time goes by, there are more and more such undeleted files, the system begins to “slow down”, trying to sort out a bunch of unnecessary information.

Therefore, sometimes the system needs to be cleaned of such files. This will not only save space on your hard drive, but also speed up your computer, sometimes significantly!

And so, let’s look at the top three (in my subjective opinion)…

Glary Utilities

This is simply a super-combine for cleaning and optimizing your computer! Glary Utilities allows you not only to clear your disk of temporary files, but also to clean and optimize the system registry, optimize memory, backup data, clear your website history, defragment the HDD, get system information, etc.

What’s most pleasing: the program is free, frequently updated, contains everything you need, plus it’s in Russian.

Conclusion: an excellent complex; if you regularly use it together with some utility for speeding up games (from the first point), you can achieve very good results.

Wise Disk Cleaner

This program, in my opinion, is one of the fastest for cleaning your hard drive from various and unnecessary files: cache, browsing history, temporary files, etc. Moreover, it does nothing without your knowledge - first the system scan process occurs, then it informs you by removing what, how much space can be gained, and then the unnecessary is removed from the hard drive. Very comfortably!

Advantages:

• free + with Russian language support;
• there is nothing superfluous, laconic design;
• fast and meticulous work (after this it is unlikely that another utility will be able to find anything on the HDD that can be deleted);
• Supports all versions of Windows: Vista, 7, 8, 8.1.

CCleaner

Probably one of the most popular PC cleaning utilities, not only in Russia, but also abroad. The main advantage of the program is its compactness and high degree of Windows cleaning. Its functionality is not as rich as Glary Utilites, but in terms of removing “garbage” it can easily compete with it (and perhaps even win).

Main advantages:

• free with Russian language support;
• fast work speed;
• support for popular versions of Windows (XP, 7,8) 32 and 64 bit systems.

I think even these three utilities will be more than enough for most. By choosing any of them and regularly optimizing, you can significantly increase the speed of your PC.

Well, for those for whom these utilities are not enough, I will provide a link to another article on a review of programs for cleaning disks from “garbage”:

Windows optimization and settings

In this subsection I would like to include programs that work in combination: i.e. check the system for optimal parameters (if they are not specified, set them), configure applications correctly, set the necessary priorities for various services, etc. In general, programs that will perform the entire complex of optimization and settings of the OS for more productive work.

By the way, out of all the variety of such programs, I liked only two. But they do improve PC performance, sometimes significantly!

Advanced SystemCare 7

What is immediately captivating about this program is its focus on the user, i.e. you don’t have to deal with lengthy settings, read a mountain of instructions, etc. Installed, launched, clicked analyze, then agreed with the changes that the program proposed to make - and voila, the garbage is removed, with registry errors corrected, etc. it becomes an order of magnitude faster!

Main advantages:

• there is a free version;
• speeds up the overall system and Internet access;
• fine-tunes Windows for maximum performance;
• detects spyware and “unwanted” adware modules and programs and removes them;
• defragments and optimizes the system registry;
• fixes system vulnerabilities, etc.

Conclusion: one of the best programs for cleaning and optimizing your computer. In just a few clicks you can significantly speed up your PC, eliminating a whole mountain of problems and the need to install third-party utilities. I recommend you check it out and test it!

Auslogics BoostSpeed

When I launched this program for the first time, I could not imagine that it would find a huge number of errors and problems affecting the speed and stability of the system. It is recommended for all those who are dissatisfied with the speed of their PC, also if your computer takes a long time to turn on and often freezes.

Advantages:

• deep disk cleaning of temporary and unnecessary files;
• correction of “incorrect” settings and parameters affecting the speed of the PC;
• fixing vulnerabilities that may affect the stability of Windows;

Flaws:

• The program is paid (the free version has significant limitations).

That's all. If you have anything to add, it would be very helpful. All the best to everyone!

We bring to your attention the Top 15 programs for optimizing Windows, which can significantly increase the speed and performance of the system, clean the registry of outdated entries, errors, garbage and irrelevant data.

“Optimizers”, “cleaners”, or as they are also called - “PC optimizers”, have a number of unique functions, settings and important options for faster computer response, registry compression, full diagnostics, malware removal and other features.

Rating of Windows optimization programs

Logo	Program	Language	License	Convenience	Rating
		Russian	Free	10	10
		Russian	Trial	10	10
		Russian	Free	9	10
		Russian	Free	9	9
		Russian	Trial	9	9
		Russian	Free	8	10
		Russian	Free	8	9
		Russian	Free	6	9
		Russian	Trial	6	8
		Russian	Trial	7	8
		Russian	Trial	7	7
		Russian	Free	6	7
		Russian	Trial	10	7
		Russian	Free	8	9
		Russian	Free	10	9

Review of programs for optimizing computer performance

The popular, high-quality “cleaner” became the best program for Windows in 2016, and it received this award for a reason - SiCleaner’s functionality is aimed at cleaning the registry, eliminating unnecessary data, freeing up space on the hard drive and clearly improving machine performance.

The software also checks the paths of utilities, icons, shortcuts, file extensions, ActiveX components and common DLLs, and can permanently erase material, clear the cache and remove garbage accumulated in the system. After the “activity” of the program, the user will appreciate the increased performance of his device.

The name of the program clearly describes its functionality - incredible acceleration of the PC, its optimization and gentle cleaning. An impressive set of tools, useful options and important settings will eliminate problems and failures, clear the system of “junk” and improve resource performance.

The software has a built-in scheduler, manages startup, optimizes the registry and program modules, monitors and cleans the hard drive, frees up disk space, corrects incorrect extensions and much more. The trial version has a limited duration.

The utility qualitatively stabilizes, optimizes and increases the response speed of the computer, eliminates shortcomings and errors in the security system, and also effectively protects confidential data from malicious interventions.

Advanced System Care Free performs in-depth diagnostics, cleans the system registry, performs safe defragmentation, scans and optimizes the hard drive, blocks ads and spyware, cleans cookies, cache and web browser history.

A set of utilities to improve machine performance, optimize its operation and protect the OS. It is an assistant in uninstalling software, freeing up RAM space, optimization, correct and accelerated operation of the OS.

“Clears” traces of Internet surfing, permanently deletes irrelevant entries, encrypts and decrypts data, finds duplicates, and corrects errors in shortcuts. Glary Utilities splits, combines and encrypts large files, has a backup function and a built-in process manager.

The application carries out highly efficient and quick improvement of PC performance, fine-tuning of the operating system and deep cleaning of sectors. It is a software package with tools for defragmenting disks, working with the registry and OS components, “cleaning up” browser traces, hiding important information, improving the performance of games, and much more.

Vice Care 365 stops unauthorized access to the system, scans the hard drive, defragments and compresses the registry, cleans directories, generates passwords, eliminates junk and restores deleted material.

Compact and useful software that can instantly scan and effectively clean your PC. Diagnoses the system and finds unnecessary duplicate material, edits autorun, and puts temporary files in proper order.

EasyCleaner prevents accidental deletion of data and keys, performs backups, deletes irrelevant software, non-working shortcuts and empty folders, and also graphically shows free and used space on disks and folders. In the settings you can change the color scheme and selectively delete files.

The cleaner carries out operations to improve the system, defragments and compresses the registry, corrects various errors, thereby improving PC productivity.

Weiss Register Cleaner can “tune” system components, create restore points, schedule scans, fine-tune the OS and sort the damage found by category. The functionality includes manual and automatic operating modes, creation of a Portable version, and a calendar for setting up monitoring.

The optimizer has a set of tools for thoroughly scanning the system and cleaning the registry from garbage, duplicates, unnecessary entries and data. It has fine-tuning system improvement settings, three cleaning paths (fast, deep, medium), options for checking boot sectors of the hard drive, deleting games and applications.

Komodo System Utilities creates restore points, finds non-working shortcuts, works in compact or full-screen modes, and also has an integrated task scheduler and startup manager.

The assistant in question cleans the registry, removes outdated data and various errors, finds keys by given name, frees up disk space, and creates registry backups.

You can also use the options for eliminating “garbage” and unnecessary data, editing lists of processes when starting the OS, and deleting already installed software. The program creates exclusion lists, deletes incorrect links, browsing history, and “clears” startup manager data.

It is a set of applications for improving computer performance, defragmenting, freeing up disk space, completely uninstalling games and software, finding and correcting errors in the registry. In the AVG PC Tanap functionality, it is possible to restore deleted material by mistake, scan disks for garbage, errors, non-working shortcuts and duplicates.

The software has a startup manager, can manage Windows processes and services, monitor background software, increase the laptop's battery life, activate flight mode for Wi-Fi networks and Bluetooth, and also troubleshoot browser problems. The trial version can only be evaluated for 30 days.

One of the leaders in the software category we are considering, distinguished by its high-quality and effective PC cleaning functions. It increases the speed of the machine, corrects various types of errors, identifies failures and many other slow processes in order to create a favorable environment for comfortable use of the computer.

Karambis Cleaner speeds up device response, cleans duplicates and old entries, schedules tasks, deletes registry entries, clears browser history and provides reports on work performed. The downside is the 30-day trial period.

A high-quality optimizer that cleans the registry of incorrect and old entries, stabilizes and speeds up the operation of the computer, and also prevents critical OS failures.

Auslogik Register Cleaner has the functions of correcting detected errors, removing “garbage” and unnecessary data, assessing the severity of the found problem, creating restore points, and displaying the degree of defragmentation of the hard drive. The software finds errors not only in the registry, but also in installed utilities, shortcuts, fonts, file extensions, autorun and other components.

In this review, we have presented the best programs for optimizing a PC, with which you can clean your computer of junk, set optimal settings and speed up the device. The functionality of the utilities discussed below will help you remove any software, perform optimization and defragmentation in one click, encrypt folders and files, recover lost files and much more.

Our selection will help you choose the best optimizer and get your computer working properly.

Programs	Russian language	License	Optimization	Rating	Software cleaning
	Yes	Free	Yes	10	Yes
	Yes	Free	Yes	9	Yes
	Yes	Free	Yes	10	Yes
	Yes	Free	Yes	9	Yes
	Yes	Free	Yes	7	Yes
	Yes	Free	Yes	8	Yes
	Yes	Free	Yes	8	No
	Yes	Free	Yes	10	Yes
	Yes	Free	No	6	Yes
	Yes	Free	Yes	7	No

Glary Utilities is a free set of programs that optimize and clean the system. Increases system performance, cleans the registry and irrelevant data, defragments the disk and optimizes the RAM. The software runs on Windows 8, 7 and XP. The interface is clear and accessible thanks to the Russian-language menu.

EasyCleaner is a free utility that cleans your computer of non-working, irrelevant, duplicate and empty objects. It consists of a registry cleaner, a searcher for irrelevant files, a startup editor and a graphical option for determining the free space in folders and on system drives.

CCleaner is a free, multifunctional optimizer for Windows, Mac and Android. It checks, cleans and deletes unused files, temporary data, cache, “garbage”, and also increases the speed of response to commands and data loading.

Red Button is a free application for optimizing registry entries, removing irrelevant system files and disabling unnecessary OS services. The optimizer shows noticeable results of its work, increasing the loading speed of Windows and improving the performance of the device. The program's interface is clear and in Russian.

Smart Defrag is a free program for logical sorting and arrangement of files on your hard drive. Monitors the correct location of information, defragments files when the system is idle and places constantly used ones nearby, which improves the speed of reading material.

Auslogics Registry Cleaner is a free program whose tools allow you to fix damaged and clean outdated registry entries of your PC's operating system for its subsequent improved operation. It has a convenient search by category and the ability to create a copy to return actions.

Wise Registry Cleaner Free is a free software for “cleaning” the system registry, analyzing for the presence of verified and “unsafe” files, and also displaying system problems. Removes stale, corrupted, old and incorrect files, securely cleans, backs up and undoes recent actions.

The accumulation of remnants of uninstalled applications, unnecessary registry entries, temporary files, logs that remain after updating Windows and programs, and other garbage reduces the performance of the computer. If all this is not removed, over time the PC becomes so slow and annoying that the user cannot stand it and reinstalls the system. However, after a couple of months everything returns to normal - the brakes, low FPS, and all sorts of glitches. Meanwhile, the problem can be solved simply - it is enough to do preventive maintenance 1-2 times a month using a computer cleaning program. We will talk about them today.

We have prepared a brief overview of the capabilities of the best Windows utilities that can speed up your system by up to 50-70% relative to the original level. All of them are free and designed for new users.

CCleaner is one of the most popular Windows cleaning utilities in user ratings. And one of the safest. Cleaning the registry and applications in CCleaner is configured in such a way that, even if you try, you will not be able to delete something important, thereby disrupting the performance of the system. In this part, the program can be used by novice users without fear. However, it also contains functions that it is better not to touch without proper knowledge. One of them is erasing disks. If you accidentally confuse it with Disk Cleanup (Windows' built-in optimization tool), you may lose some important data forever, as the program permanently destroys it.

Proper use of CCleaner can speed up your computer by 5-50%. The result depends on the initial clutter of the system and the amount of information on the disks.

CCleaner functionality

All application functions are divided into 4 groups, and groups into subgroups. The first group is “Cleaning”, includes sections:

• Windows (Edge and Internet Explorer web browsers, Explorer, system components, etc.).
• Applications (third-party browsers, multimedia, Internet applications, system applications, etc.).

Clearing both removes only temporary and unnecessary data, without affecting the main one.

The second group - “Register”, has no subgroups. Here is a tool for fixing registry errors and cleaning it from garbage.

The third group - “Service”, contains the following sections:

• Managing startup programs.
• Browser add-on management.
• Analysis of disk space distribution.
• Search for duplicate files.
• System Restore.
• Erasing disks.

The fourth group is “Settings”. It includes:

• Basic settings of CCleaner.
• Browser cookies (setting exceptions).
• Inclusions (objects that are always subject to removal).
• Exception (objects that the program should not process).
• Monitoring applications (setting up auto-cleaning).
• Trusted users.
• Additional parameters (for experienced ones).

CCleaner supports many languages, including Russian, Ukrainian, Kazakh. You can download it in both installation and portable versions. The latter can be launched, for example, from a flash drive.

Wise Care 365

Wise Care 365 is an impressive package of utilities for optimizing your computer, most of which are available for free (the application is available in two versions - free and premium, in the free version some items are blocked). Like CCleaner, Wise Care 365 scans the system for garbage, errors, incorrect (from the developers’ point of view) settings and makes it possible to fix them - both individually and “in bulk”.

With this program, the user can clean and optimize Windows without thinking about the purpose of a particular function. Just run the scan and click the “Fix” button after it.

Wise Care 365 functionality

Wise Care 365 features are also divided into groups. The first tab, “Check,” is intended for a comprehensive search and elimination of problems throughout the entire system. The following parameters are checked:

• Safety.
• Unnecessary files (temporary, cache, logs, etc.).
• Invalid registry entries.
• System optimization (presence of factors affecting performance).
• Computer history (opening documents and visiting web resources through Internet Explorer).

After scanning, the program determines the PC’s “health” index and offers to correct errors with the click of one button.

On the same first tab there is a panel of additional utilities. Available in the free version:

• Deleting files that cannot be deleted using Windows.
• PC shutdown timer.
• Recovering deleted files.
• Memory optimization.
• Uninstalling programs.

The second tab, “Cleaning”, contains several subsections:

• Cleaning the registry.
• Quick disk cleanup.
• Deep cleaning.
• Cleaning the system (unnecessary Windows components).

The third tab – “Optimization” – contains:

• Subsection “Optimization” (here you can change registry settings to stabilize and speed up Windows, increase network performance, and shorten the time it takes to turn your computer on and off).
• Disk defragmentation.
• Registry compression and defragmentation.
• Startup management.

The “Privacy” tab contains the following subsections:

• Wiping the disc.
• Overwriting files.
• Password generator.

On the last tab - “System”, the application shows running processes and a list of PC equipment.

Wise Care 365, like Ccleaner, has been translated into Russian and is available in installation and portable versions.

Windows Cleaner

The Windows Cleaner utility includes tools for freeing the system from unnecessary files, registry entries and unused programs that can be launched manually and on a schedule. Among the optimization tools, only startup management is present here. There are no options here aimed at increasing computer performance (not counting cleaning tools).

Windows Cleaner saves a history of previously performed cleanings. If you accidentally delete an important registry entry or file, the program allows you to undo the last operations - perform a system restore to a checkpoint.

Windows Cleaner functionality

The Cleaning section of Windows Cleaner contains two tabs: Files and Registry. The first one contains a list of unnecessary file system objects, the second one contains registry entries. The program supports 4 cleaning modes:

• Fast.
• Optimal.
• Deep.
• Custom.

After scanning, Windows Cleaner displays a list of objects to be removed. Strange, but the user does not have the ability to remove any file or entry from it. You can only exclude an entire group of objects from scanning (temporary files, memory dumps, report logs, etc.).

The “Service” section contains the “Startup” and “Uninstall programs” tabs.

“History” stores records of previously performed operations.

In “Settings” you set the cleaning parameters according to the schedule: interval, time, mode.

Windows Cleaner was developed in Russia. The official website contains reference information on working with the program in Russian, as well as a feedback form with the developer.

Glary Utilities Free

Glary Utilities Free is a free harvester application for optimizing your computer. Its set includes more than thirty utilities for all occasions, some of which are unique for products of this class or are found only in paid versions. For example, searching for and removing spyware (spyware), checking for updates to programs installed on your computer, encrypting files, optimizing memory, cutting and merging files, etc. A list of frequently used utilities is shown in the screenshot above.

Features of Glary Utilities Free

Glary Utilities Free functions are divided into 3 groups:

• Short review.
• "1-click".
• Modules

The "At a Glance" section contains general program settings and Windows startup controls.

“1-click” contains tools for quick system optimization:

• Cleaning the registry.
• Correction of shortcuts.
• Removing spyware.
• Recovering (checking) the disk.
• Privacy.
• Deleting temporary files.
• Autorun manager.

In the list of problems, next to each item there is an explanation. In addition, the user has the opportunity to prohibit the correction of any element by unchecking the checkbox next to it.

The “Modules” section contains all components (utilities) of the program that the user can run separately - as needed. This includes tools for cleaning, managing disk space, files, etc. In the bottom panel of all tabs of the main window there are shortcut buttons for some of them.

Glary Utilities Free has another interesting feature - creating a portable version of itself. The option is located in the "Menu".

WinUtilities Free

The functionality of the free version of WinUtilities Free, like Glary Utilities, is very diverse for applications of this class. It includes 26 system maintenance and cleaning modules. There is also a one-click Windows optimization function and its own task scheduler for performing scheduled operations.

Features of WinUtilities Free

The “Modules” tab of WinUtilities Free contains a list of all application components, divided into groups:

• Maintenance (cleaning disks, registry, shortcuts, etc.).
• Optimization (disk defragmentation, registry defragmentation, startup management, etc.).
• Security (cleaning history, managing running processes, deleting and restoring files).
• Files and folders (document protection, disk space analysis, duplicate search).
• Registry (backup, search for partitions and keys, context menu manager).
• System (launching Windows utilities, system management, task scheduler, setting automatic computer shutdown).

The “Maintenance” tab contains settings for quick scanning and system optimization with one click.

The “Tasks” section includes 4 scheduled PC maintenance options:

• Disk cleaning.
• Clearing history.
• Cleaning the registry.
• Disk Defragmenter.

The Status section shows information about the product.

InfoMan

InfoMan is an easy-to-use information management manager on your PC. Consists of five modules that are launched separately. The cleaning module is used to search and delete temporary files according to the list of a program or user.

Other InfoMan modules are for:

• Synchronize data in two specified directories.
• Password storage.
• Event reminders.
• Application settings.

After launch, the program icon is placed in the system tray. Modules are launched from its context menu.

Advanced System Care

Advanced System Care is the last program in our review for comprehensive computer maintenance from the famous developer IObit. In addition to cleaning and optimization tools, it contains tools to improve performance and protect various system components.

Advanced System Care Features

As with the other apps reviewed, Advanced System Care features are divided into categories:

• Acceleration.
• Protection.
• Cleaning and optimization.
• Tools.
• Center of action.

The “Acceleration” tab contains tools to improve computer performance: turbo acceleration, hardware acceleration, etc.

“Protection” contains tools to improve security - video identification of the user’s face, anti-spying tools in the browser, safe web surfing, etc.

“Cleaning and Optimization” contains utilities for removing garbage from the file system and registry.

“Tools” lists all application modules plus other IObit products.

The Action Center provides tools to automatically update programs installed on your PC and download other IObit products.

In addition, Advanced System Care installs a widget on the system that is constantly on the screen and displays the percentage of RAM and processor load.

The applications included in today's review support all editions of Windows, from XP to Windows 10. We decided not to talk about programs whose authors limited themselves to supporting systems up to Windows 7, since they are not relevant today.