Clicking on any of the buttons gives you a more detailed report on what was found and how WinOptimizer intends to fix the issue.

In our testing, the analysis was good, finding more problems on our test machine than in most of our testing.

It takes around 90 seconds to perform an analysis. This is WinOptimizer’s one-size-fits-all scan that checks for unnecessary files, broken registry entries, invalid shortcuts, and browser traces such as cookies and history files. The Overview page displays a CPU usage gauge and an Analyze button. WinOptimizer is worth the money when you consider all the other things, such as file encryption and shredding that it brings on top of its core optimization functionality.The automatic scan recognized many problems with our test machine (Image credit: Ashampoo WinOptimizer) Interface and in useĪshampoo WinOptimizer has a clean, modern interface with two skins: Darkmode and Lightmode. WinOptimizer beats Glary for sheer depth and number of tools and options, however, though they both offer the one-click maintenance that’s so attractive when compared with slogging through lists of registry entries and start-up items. Should you use Ashampoo Winoptimizer 18?Īshampoo WinOptimizer is our favourite system utility - there’s little to beat it in the paid-for space, and its close competitor Glary Utilities has the benefit of being free for private use. Buy WinOptimizer once, for example, and you can install it on ten different PCs.

The reality couldn’t be further than that - WinOptimizer is clearly in constant development, and while Ashampoo could maybe lay off the marketing emails a bit, its product is a strong one, with plenty of power and options backed by great customer service and a generous 30-day free trial.

Coming from a small German developer with a slightly amusing name, it would be easy to write off Ashampoo WinOptimizer as just another shovelware utility out to get your dollar without providing much in the way of a product.

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