I’m not afraid to admit I’m a gamer. As the editor-in-chief of the TuneUp Blog about Windows, I feel the need to push the performance of all of my games to the limit; I like to play the latest titles at full resolution and with all of the details enabled. Over the past few months, [...]
We’ve always talked about performance on this blog, but we’ve never really addressed one major threat for your PC’s speed; viruses, Trojans, worms, rootkits…we all know they’re a security risk, but a lot of them actually have a severe effect on PC performance. In this week’s post, we’ll learn what kind of impact viruses have [...]
8 weeks. 5 PCs. Countless tests. The team at TuneUp has been working with the RTM version of Windows 8 ever since it was built, We’ve put the new operating system (OS) through all of our benchmark hoops to see what Microsoft has done in the performance department since the stable and popular Windows 7.
Spring has sprung, and it’s time to give your PC a cleaning . Whether you are using a desktop, laptop, tablet or ultrabook, these more advanced tips will help revive your system. 1. Get rid of old Windows folders if you’ve upgraded the OS. If you’ve moved to a newer Windows version, for example, from Windows [...]
PC optimization is likely one of the least common tasks to make spring cleaning checklist. Yet, the team here at TuneUp believes it is an important thing to do! And although it may seem like a tedious chore, it doesn’t have to be—I’ve outlined five tips for making the PC spring cleaning process easy and [...]
The snow is gone, and the flowers are blooming—but no matter how wonderful this may sound and feel, it means it’s that time of the year again: spring cleaning season. While, personally, I’m an anomaly (I actually enjoy cleaning my home, as I can listen to podcasts and audiobooks and just turn my brain off [...]
As we’ve discussed time and time again on the TuneUp Blog about Windows, daily usage of third-party computer programs creates temporary information, logs and other redundant, system-clogging files. This unnecessary residue can limit your disk space, which, in turn, can take a toll on your PC’s overall performance. Back in September, we introduced TuneUp Disk [...]
In last week’s blog post, we learned how Windows 8 managed to beat Windows 7 in the performance department in almost every discipline. Combine that with the new user interface with its tiles and apps, and you might be thinking that it’s an entirely new operating system (OS). And while a part of it is [...]
8 weeks. 5 PCs. Countless tests. The team at TuneUp has been working with the RTM version of Windows 8 ever since it was built, We’ve put the new operating system (OS) through all of our benchmark hoops to see what Microsoft has done in the performance department since the stable and popular Windows 7. [...]
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Launch Series In part 1 and part 2 of this series we covered everything there is to know about the new features of the TuneUp Utilities 2013 version. In today’s post, we will describe how to get started, and reveal the finished product of the [...]
