PC Tools has recently expanded her range of protection and optimization software with a new performance Toolkit, a suite of tools that will boost performance and protection of personal data. At its core is a pretty standard number of programs including Windows optimization, registry cleaning and repair, a startup optimiser, file recovery and safe disposal and hard drive Disk Defragmenter.
These are all gathered in "optimize", "maintain" and "restore" categories on a clean head interface that appears of tools available for each, a summary of the current system health and a more detailed analysis of the areas of a system that most need attention. some of these, such as the file shredder and Disk Defragmenter, registry cleaner are pretty standard, but it is worth noting that the last Microsoft's built-in defragmentation by surpasses more than 33 percent, according to an independent test of AV-test.org.
A useful service run in optimiser divisions services recommended and "minimum" for users to offer helpful advice on how a system safely be streamlined, a similar tool analyses processes to show their impact on the performance, and a "bleach disk space" tool destroys all traces of previously deleted files to prevent them from being recovered. There is also a disk repair tool to analyze and repair damaged sectors and damaged discs, and a file recovery tool helps recover deleted files in their original state.
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Users who do not trust decisions about what to clean up and remove what are able to benefit from a "one-click fix" scan by many of these tools automatically, present a summary of the results and where you can choose which corrections, or just to Our scan returned a total of 489 problems, including problems with registry integrity, Windows fonts, shared DLLs, startup programs, and custom controls.
They are individually displayed in classified lists on screen with a priority level and more details as to the location of the exact problem. each has a box to remove items from the list of correction or add them to an ignore list, so they won't in the future be marked after a repair button runs through the selected changes to optimize a system.
While this optimization scan is nicely automated, other areas such as startup, process and service management can only be changed manually, and although these are not necessarily areas where you run through a suite and perform modifications for you would like to, it would be nice to have the option, in particular because any changes that have an undesirable effect can be reversed.
We cannot say we noticed any specific improvements after running through the scan and the correct process but noted that applications started a little faster and what generally seemed smoother and more streamlined operation.
£ 39.99 Performance Toolkit certainly isn't cheap, but offers some value for your money when considering the more "high-end" tools available, such as the disk paler and file recovery. However, since PC Tools a certain degree of automation calls by collecting features in tool sets that cannot be accessed separately, it removes a certain degree of control of the user. it is not possible to defragment the registry without compressing and optimizing it at the same time, for example, and because some of the first scans which are needed may take some time, it's not the fastest way to get a quick fixes.
There is still plenty to like about the suite for those who have the peace of mind of file protection and recovery in addition to performance improvement, however, and as these areas will come in handy than Performance Toolkit is still an effective solution.
PC Tools Performance Toolkit is more powerful than your average optimization software, but are also a fair bit more expensive. If the range of tools on appeal offer than is a versatile solution that takes the hassle out of a range of difficult but important tasks, and could be a lifesaver in the case of loss of data or hard drive failure.
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