Our series, “Do Security Solutions Slow Down Your PC?” has been a huge hit. We’ve gotten great feedback from all around the world, both from consumers and even some software makers. Now that security companies are releasing their 2012 products, we decided to give this series a complete reboot. After all, it wouldn’t be unfair [...]
In our last podcast about security solutions, we took a deep look into the effect these programs have on PC performance. The TuneUp blog team has since tested some of the most popular security products on the market including Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, Norton Internet Security 2011, Kaspersky Internet Security 2011, AVG Internet Security 2011, [...]
Destroying sensitive information is easier said than done. If you’re about to retire an old hard disk or PC, or if you just want to get rid of files you no longer need (but which contain critical personal or business-data), then a simple format or file delete won’t help you at all. This blog post [...]
In this radio interview with “Into Tomorrow with Dave Graveline“, Sandro Villinger details the key functions and new features and enhancements that come with TuneUp Utilities 2012. Listen to this clip to hear our blog editor-in-chief explain how TuneUp’s software can give PCs a complete performance “makeover” with its ability to deactivate background processes that [...]
Growing tired of that same old Aero design introduced with Windows Vista? Even Microsoft thinks you might be and has made some changes to the look of Windows 8 as a result. Here’s a quick tip on how you can get this look with TuneUp Styler. Applying the New Window 8 Style Download the “Windows [...]
Mozilla recently pre-released Firefox 7, also known as Aurora. Many who have used Mozilla in the past may think it’s a somewhat slower browser, but with this new edition, the company has made changes to turn this around. In this podcast, we’ll cover the recent browser enhancements like lower memory usage and provide an overview [...]
Microsoft Windows remains one of the leading PC operating systems on the planet and with Windows 7, the company has taken the product line in an exciting new direction. However, as reliable and functional as Windows is, at times, the operating system can end up running slowly, leaving PC users frustrated. Fortunately, by following just [...]
The TuneUp Blog about Windows previously published two blog posts discussing the most common Windows processes, from very important ones to those users do not always need for day-to-day operations! In Part 3, I’ll finish off this series by diving into 11 more Windows processes you should know about. And here they are: LogonUI.exe – [...]
Keeping your software up-to-date is an annoyance. Can you even imagine how many times you’ve clicked “Next”, “Next”, “Next” and “Finish”? If you install a ton of applications and want an easier way of keeping them up-to-date, Ninite is probably one of the best tools for you. In this blog post, I’ll share my experiences [...]
Last week, I dug deep into Windows Task Manager and explained the most critical Windows processes, such as “lsass.exe” and “Explorer.exe”. In this second installment, I’m going to explain the more common Windows processes, some of which are important and some of which you can even disable to avoid unusual CPU and hard disk activity. [...]
