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TuneUp Utilities 2012: Get your PC in top shape! The easy and complete all-round PC optimization workout. More than 30 tools guarantee PCs maintain peak performance when working, playing, and gaming. Even when not needed, background processes, services, and scheduled tasks will often be running. With the new TuneUp Program Deactivator, you can turn off programs on demand, completely automatically, thus reducing the demands on your PC. The result: that “Windows like it was on the very first day!" feeling. The brand-new Economy Mode offers extra mobility – just with the click of a button. It extends battery run-time on notebooks, netbooks and tablet PCs running Windows by up to 30%, while also reducing energy consumption by up to 30%.* And it even optimizes power management under Windows.Forget annoying time spent waiting, slow response times, unstable systems, and frequent crashes. The tuning suite in TuneUp Utilities includes a range of easy-to-use tools to reliably improve the performance of your PC. Turbo Mode, for example, enables you to shut down over 70 applications that bring your PC to a crawl with just a single click. In addition, proven maintenance features allow you to perform a full registry clean-up and much, much more. A special rating function checks the usefulness of programs at any time. This provides a sound basis for decisions when installing and deactivating programs, or adding and removing autostart entries. Plus there’s the Optimization Status feature which enables you to check the effectiveness of tuning steps carried out.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
TUU is very good at doing what it claims and isn't that hard to navigate. You'll hear that you can get freeware programs that do the same thing (like ccleaner) but it isn't true. I have ccleaner also and I do use it occasionally (it has a nice drive wipe, freespace or total) but it's nowhere near as effective as Tune Up Utilities. It's not as in depth nor does it do as thorough of a job. There's a reason the one is free and the other is not.
To me, aside from keeping things nice and tidy, the best part about it is the program deactivator. Some of you gamers out there will find this useful if you're running short on RAM to feed your games because it'll let you turn off alot of hidden programs, most of which you probably never knew were running.
You might be surprised at just how much useless junk you've got running in the background that doesn't show up in your task manager. For me it freed up a considerable amount of RAM, definitely enough to make some of my more demanding games run better.
It will also configure your graphics settings so you can spend your resources on gaming and not powering fancy Windows desktop effects. These are notorious power suckers and letting TUU fix it can be a big help if you're running a lower end GPU.
Now, I don't use the Live Optimization function. I just don't. To me it seems to increase loading times and such, especially at start up. Maybe it's just me but I don't use it. You can try it though and if you don't like it turn it off. And something else I don't do is replace my Task Manager with TUU's Process Manager. To look at it it looks horrible and entirely too difficult to manage. The Windows Task Manager is much simpler and does the same thing.
EDIT: Don't use my review as a guarantee that this software is going to do squat for your computer. My review is my experience with it but that doesn't mean that it's going to do you any good at all. If it doesn't do you any good then you should feel secure that your computer is well-maintained and optimally configured and that you've got a very good software program to use in the future if that ever ceases to be the case. If you are unsure of it's usefulness, get the demo version and find out before you spend your money on software that you aren't sure you have any need of.
To me, aside from keeping things nice and tidy, the best part about it is the program deactivator. Some of you gamers out there will find this useful if you're running short on RAM to feed your games because it'll let you turn off alot of hidden programs, most of which you probably never knew were running.
You might be surprised at just how much useless junk you've got running in the background that doesn't show up in your task manager. For me it freed up a considerable amount of RAM, definitely enough to make some of my more demanding games run better.
It will also configure your graphics settings so you can spend your resources on gaming and not powering fancy Windows desktop effects. These are notorious power suckers and letting TUU fix it can be a big help if you're running a lower end GPU.
Now, I don't use the Live Optimization function. I just don't. To me it seems to increase loading times and such, especially at start up. Maybe it's just me but I don't use it. You can try it though and if you don't like it turn it off. And something else I don't do is replace my Task Manager with TUU's Process Manager. To look at it it looks horrible and entirely too difficult to manage. The Windows Task Manager is much simpler and does the same thing.
EDIT: Don't use my review as a guarantee that this software is going to do squat for your computer. My review is my experience with it but that doesn't mean that it's going to do you any good at all. If it doesn't do you any good then you should feel secure that your computer is well-maintained and optimally configured and that you've got a very good software program to use in the future if that ever ceases to be the case. If you are unsure of it's usefulness, get the demo version and find out before you spend your money on software that you aren't sure you have any need of.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
Purchased this software based on the recommendation of a PC mag which I respect and the reasonable price here.
The program is complex in its multiple functions and options but a patient reading of the manual (print out the full version in a PDF file in the CD) is very helpful. I worked through the sections one at a time both to get a grasp of the many sections/steps and, after a few brief sessions of read and apply, the whole thing was running easily.
At this point, the operation is, essentially, on automatic. It will report (if you wish) the actons taken to check & tune up.
The comfort factor is that you can enable an undo program so that, should you lose you nerve or change you mind about some change, it can be reversed.
Full operation has only been a couple of weeks but I'm reassured by the quality of the manual and ease of setting up the options. One brief help desk call was handled with patience and grace. So, I'm comforted by the potential of the program.
The program is complex in its multiple functions and options but a patient reading of the manual (print out the full version in a PDF file in the CD) is very helpful. I worked through the sections one at a time both to get a grasp of the many sections/steps and, after a few brief sessions of read and apply, the whole thing was running easily.
At this point, the operation is, essentially, on automatic. It will report (if you wish) the actons taken to check & tune up.
The comfort factor is that you can enable an undo program so that, should you lose you nerve or change you mind about some change, it can be reversed.
Full operation has only been a couple of weeks but I'm reassured by the quality of the manual and ease of setting up the options. One brief help desk call was handled with patience and grace. So, I'm comforted by the potential of the program.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
It reviews your operating soft ware and fixes errors quickly; or it says it does after review and fix.
I believe that it does. But I don't Know to double check and examine changes
I believe that it does. But I don't Know to double check and examine changes
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Unbelieved
Before I purchased Tune Up Utilities my laptop would take a long time to loaded up and when I watching clips or music on youtube it was a pain in butt watching to loaded up or at... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Daniel M. Satterfield
disapointed
my computer is slower than ever after installing this. According to the box and other reviews I really trusted that this product would work. I am extremely disapointed. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Shelley
Some improvements
There was some improvement in the speed of my laptop but not nearly what was promised in the product description. I wouldn't recommend.
Published 2 months ago by Richard L. Reeves
It Works, Maybe
Installed fine and ran w/o any obvious problems. And it periodically reports a substantial number of "fixes" of various sorts. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Norman Metzger
Awesome!
This is an absolute must have to keep Windows running smooth. The new Program Deactivator Tool works very well. I've tried many other similar software and this is the best!
Published 4 months ago by KK
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