Windows Tune-Up

Does your Windows PC need a tune-up? Not unlike an automobile that requires routine maintenance in order to Adware Alert smoothly, such as an oil change, tire rotation, or fluid top-off, the Windows operating system also requires routine maintenance to keep it running optimally and error-free.

Some examples of routine maintenance for Windows include:

1. Virus scanning - detection and removal
2. Spyware scanning - detection and removal
3. Disk defragmentation - optimizing the layout of your computer hard's data
4. Windows registry optimization - scanning and repair

Virus scanning and spyware scanning both can be run in real-time on your computer. In other words, once you install it on your machine, you can leave it running in the background all the time, so that they can detect and destroy any viruses or spyware instantly.

Disk defragmentation is an extremely lengthy process that can take several hours to run, but it is recommended to run it every once in a while, when you are not using the computer.

Windows registry optimization is one of the most often overlooked, but one of the most critical tasks you can perform for the health of your computer.

If you have ever owned a computer with Windows installed on it for any length of time, you may have noticed that when you fired up the computer for the first time, it was screaming fast. Nothing ever hung. The mouse pointer never turned into the infamous hourglass. All controls had an instantaneous response time.

But as time went on, you may have noticed that your computer eventually starts to slow down. Even seemingly mundane tasks like clicking the mouse pointer once, opening a document, or launching a page in your web browser, all seem to take longer, and the infamous hourglass makes it unwelcome appearance, nicely settling in like an unwanted house guest.

Antivirus, antispyware, and disk defragmentation all cannot rectify this type of situation. The solution in this case is to optimize your Windows Registry. The Windows Registry is a database used by Windows to store and maintain all data regarding all software installations, devices, file extensions, operating system parameters, start up settings, user profiles, and more. The slowness in your computer's response time is due in large part to an unoptimized registry. Over time, as you install more software, download more programs, and do more with your computer, the Windows Registry grows and becomes bloated and unoptimized.

Unfortunately, Windows does not come bundled with a Windows registry optimizer. Fortunately, there do exist third-party products on the market that can scan and repair your registry for you, which results in vastly improving your computer's response time.

Run a FREE scan of your Windows registry and experience your computer as if it were brand new all over again!