BleachBit is a long standing free alternative to CCleaner and other commercial system cleaners. The open source program was updated to version 2.2 recently. That, and the fact that some people don't […]
Security giant Avast Software published version 18.8 of its consumer-oriented security products for Windows recently. The company, which acquired AVG back in 2016 and Piriform, maker of CCleaner in 2017, released Avast […]
Disk Cleanup is a useful tool integrated in Windows that users may run to delete temporary files and old data to free up storage space. Microsoft revealed plans recently to deprecate the […]
Microsoft announced plans to deprecate the classic Disk Cleanup tool in Windows 10 on the official Windows and Windows Server storage blog. When Microsoft released Windows 10 it made its intentions clear […]
Storage Sense is a relatively new feature of the Windows 10 operating system that users may enable to free up disk space by having Windows 10 delete files automatically on the system. […]
Security company Avira, best know for its antivirus products, launched Privacy Pal yesterday which promises to reveal privacy issues on Windows, prevent (select) tracking on the device, and remove digital traces it […]
CloneApp 2.0 is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices to back up preferences, settings and other data of supported applications. Windows users have access to plenty of backup programs to back […]
Disk Cleanup is a handy system utility that is built-in to Windows. It can be used to delete temporary files, some logs, the Recycle Bin, and previous Windows installations. The latter is […]
BleachBit 2.0 is a new version of the temporary cross-platform file cleaner that is often compared to Piriform's CCleaner application for Windows. BleachBit 2.0 is a major release; the last stable version […]
XTR Toolbox is an open source program for Windows to tweak, clean and optimize the operating system. You can download and run the tool without installation but need to know that it […]
Some Firefox extensions require access to local storage and/or indexedDB, for instance to store data on the user device Firefox runs on. These extensions may break if cookies are blocked. Extensions like […]
CCEnhancer 4.5 is a new version of the popular Windows software that you may use to add hundreds of new definitions to CCleaner and other programs that support the format (the developer's […]
Alternate Directory is a free program for Microsoft Windows that you may use to find and delete files of specific types on connected storage devices. The program has been designed to remove […]
RegSeeker is a multi-purpose tool for Microsoft Windows devices to manage processes and the Registry, work with startup entries, and clean the computer. The free program, which has a size of just […]
Black Bird Cleaner is a free system cleaner and optimizer for Microsoft Windows that is also available as a more powerful Pro version. The program offers basic cleaning options when compared to […]
Data usage is a handy feature of the Windows 10 operating system that reveals the data transfer totals from the last 30 days. Besides displaying the total amount of data that was […]
NetworkUsageView is a free portable program for Windows 8 and newer by Nirsoft that displays network usage data that is collected by the operating system. The free program parses the information of […]
So, you’ve made the switch from Windows or MacOSX to GNU/Linux, congratulations! There is a good chance that you’ve also installed a distribution like Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, or perhaps Manjaro; and […]
HDCleaner is a free software program for Microsoft Windows devices that lets you clean and optimize the operating system. There is certainly no shortage when it comes to so-called cleaner applications for […]
Advanced Uninstaller Pro is a free program for Windows that enables you to monitor and remove software installations from PCs running Windows. Software installations, and especially the removal of installed programs, is […]
FreeMove is a free open source program for Microsoft Windows devices to move program folders to other locations without breaking functionality. When you install a software on a Windows machine, you either […]
The official release date of the Windows 10 Creators Update is April 11th, 2017. Windows 10 users who want the update early may download it on April 5th, 2017 via the Update […]
The following tip provides you with information on how to speed up the loading of Disk Cleanup's "clean system files" option on Windows. Disk Cleanup is a built-in tool on Windows devices […]
Windows 10 users may use a native feature of the operating system to list recently opened files of Windows programs. Windows maintains a list of recently opened files, and the operating system […]
Opswat Metadefender Endpoint is a free security scanner for computer systems running Microsoft's Windows operating system. The program checks settings, installed programs and security, and computes a score based on that. It […]
System Ninja 3.1.6 is the latest version of the temporary file cleaning and maintenance tool for Microsoft Windows devices. The tool flies a bit under the radar thanks to the dominating CCleaner. […]
Now that we have made it successfully into 2017, even with that leap second scare and all, it seems like a good time to run maintenance related tasks on your PC to […]
Steam Cleaner is a program for Windows that clears temporary data of the gaming platforms Steam, Origin, uPlay and Gog. The program is not to be confused with Tiki Steam Cleaner which […]
IOBit Advanced SystemCare 10 Free is the latest iteration of the all-in-on cleanup and optimization suite for Windows devices. While the new version does not ship with many new features, there is […]
Forget that page is a Firefox, Chrome and Opera add-on that allows you to quickly tell the browser to remove traces of the page you are on. Internet users have a couple […]
Dism++ is a free portable program for PCs running Microsoft Windows that ships with a massive list of options to optimize and manage Windows. The program is fully compatible with all versions […]
WinBOLT is a free maintenance tool for Windows machines designed by its developer to automate as many maintenance related operations as possible. The program is portable, and you may run it right […]
10 Ways to free up hard drive space on Windows lists ten methods to analyze and clear used hard drive space on Windows computer systems. While you might say that such a […]
Vopt, a once commercial program that allows you to defragment storage devices connected to Windows, and to run clean up operations, is now freeware. The announcement is overshadowed by the death of […]
Just-Install is a command line driven program for Windows that enables you to batch install a selection of programs on the operating system it is run on. The Windows operating system does […]
OW Shredder is a free portable program for Windows that allows you to erase files or entire drives securely, and to remove traces from unused disk space. There is certainly no shortage […]
Cache Killer is a browser extension for Google Chrome that clears the cache of the browser before every page load when it is enabled. Caching is quite useful from a user perspective […]
The following guide provides you with information on how to speed up the time it takes to display the right-click menu on machines running the Windows operating system. I noticed recently on […]
HTC Boost+ is a new -- beta -- tweaking application by HTC that the company has released to Google's Play Store for devices running Android. The new application is available for all […]
Smart Defrag is a free defragmentation program for all versions of the Windows operating system starting with Windows XP. File fragmentation can cause a number of issues on systems running Windows, but […]
