Top Ten PC System Utilities Software

1 | Advanced System Optimizer
Price : $29.95


Advanced System Optimizer’s Registry Cleaner scans 14 categories of registry keys to pinpoint invalid or erroneous entries. An error-filled registry can result in many different computer performance issues, like an increased amount of error messages and decreased system reliability. This feature eliminates many common registry errors, ensuring that these errors won’t affect the performance of your system. Advanced System Optimizer’s registry cleaner was the most effective among all the PC system utilities we reviewed.


The Disk Cleaner & Optimizers tab has tools that fix errors in your disks, as well as tools that get rid of files and file fragments cluttering up your hard drive. System Cleaner looks for files you don’t need any more, such as files that have been left unused for a while in temporary folders. It also tracks down empty folders that stuck around after old applications were deleted. Disk tools can be set to perform an analysis of your disks every time your system starts up to unearth any errors. If these errors were to go unfixed, they would likely result in serious computer problems like loss of data and hardware failure.


If you're looking for PC system utilities to protect your system and privacy, there are the tools to do just that in the Security & Privacy tab. System Protector detects spyware threats and separates them from the rest of the files on your hard drive. Once these threats are eradicated, this PC system utility ensures they don’t come back by using shields that protect your operating system from being changed without your permission. It also guards against security breaches from your internet browsers and the unauthorized installation of browser helper objects.



2 | WinZip System Utilities Suite
Price : $24.95


This PC system utilities software also provides a large selection of repair and recovery tools to improve your computer's performance. Once you have diagnosed any problems, you can use WinZip to fix common computer problems. One such tool is the startup manager. This feature sorts through the computer's startup programs and removes any programs that are not needed. By removing unnecessary programs from startup, your computer will run faster during startup. Also, an uninstall manager is available which simply allows you to uninstall any programs you may have downloaded on the computer. The deletion of these programs will free up your disk space and keep your computer healthy. Unfortunately, you can't erase or create partitions using WinZip, which would help you to better manage the hard drive and your computer's data.


Managing, organizing and deleting files and data on the computer can be scary, especially if you do not have an extensive background in computers. The WinZip System Utilities Suite provides a variety of backup and recovery tools to prevent data from being lost. The backup manager allows you to back up all of your files in case your computer crashes or you accidently delete the file. The Restore System Files feature allows you to restore all of those backed-up files. Or if you delete a file that you didn't intend to delete, using the Undo Delete feature, you can also restore that document. Although, if you have a file you would like to erase that contains confidential information, you can use the Secure Deletion tool to damage the file so it cannot be restored.



3 | System Mechanic
Price : $49.95

You can perform all of System Mechanic’s repair functions with the PC TotalCare all-in-one tool. PC TotalCare will also run optimization features. If you prefer to manage each repair function separately, you can use the tools that make up PCTotalCare – PC Repair, PC Cleanup and PC Security – separately.



The system protection options in System Mechanic can protect your computer against most spyware and virus threats. Security Optimizer finds holes in the security settings in Windows and takes steps to prevent future attacks from happening. You can eliminate any existing virus infections with System Shield and enable its realtime protection shield to guard against future threats. System Guard prevents digital intruders from changing your system’s key settings without your knowledge.

4 | MAGIX PC Check & Tuning

Price : $49.99

MAGIX Registry Cleaner delves deeper into the registry than any other registry cleaner we’ve come across, looking through 18 categories of registry keys for invalid or erroneous entries. In our testing, the amount of errors it returned was impressive, to say the least.


Clean Hard Drive unclutters your hard drive by emptying the Recycle Bin, deleting temporary files, removing old system-restore points and clearing the lists of last accessed files and programs. The Data Shredder can permanently delete selected files using the Pseudo-Random or Gutmann method. The Pseudo-Random method is quick, but it’s not as secure as the Gutmann method.


Delete Internet History lives up to its name, removing traces of your internet activity by erasing your browsing history, cookies and temporary internet files. Some sites out there implant your system with tracking cookies, which record everything you do on the internet. Most of the time these cookies are used to help online retailers track your shopping patterns; however, sometimes malicious websites use them to steal your personal information or infect your computer with spyware. This is why features like Delete Internet History are so valuable.





5 | TuneUp Utilities
Price : $34.95


TuneUp Registry Cleaner scans your registry for invalid or erroneous entries in 14 categories of registry keys. We appreciated how fast this feature scanned the registry and repaired errors it found. It even gives you the option to check the registry again to ensure it’s free of errors. This feature doesn’t try to wow you with the quantity of errors it finds; it does a thorough job and only returns registry errors that are the biggest threat to your system’s performance.


TuneUp Shortcut Cleaner deletes shortcuts that link to applications that no longer exist or have been moved. You can choose to keep or delete the invalid shortcuts this feature finds. If a shortcut has stopped working because its application was recently moved, you should repair it rather than delete it.


In the Gain Disk Space tab, you’ll find options for removing unnecessary files, old backups and unneeded Windows functions. This feature doesn’t update its findings until you restart TuneUp Utilities. This feature is useful, but it would’ve been even better if it looked for duplicate files and offered a button to update its results whenever you wanted.



6 | SystemSuite
Price : $49.95

SystemSuite is a stellar PC system utilities application. This application offers a wide range of features and tools to ensure that your computer runs at its best. It is easy to run any type of scan using this application, and it's very simple to repair and recover any damage that may have been made. One of the greatest drawbacks to this application is the lack of explanations for each feature of the software. If you are not aware of what each tool and feature does before using SystemSuite, it may be a bit of a challenge for you.

7 | Advanced SystemCare PRO
Price : $19.95


Advanced SystemCare PRO offers more than 20 tools for PC maintenance. DiskCleaner is one of these tools and helps you remove unnecessary backup, cache, log and other junk files, freeing up the hard drive space they once occupied. Disk Doctor checks your disks and their file system for errors. Any errors found by this element of the PC system utilities are automatically fixed to prevent any data loss from occurring. File Shredder permanently deletes selected files or folders to prevent them from being recovered.


Shortcut Fixer looks for shortcuts that link to applications that were recently installed or moved. This feature within the PC system utilities finds new targets for shortcuts that link to existing applications and deletes those whose applications were uninstalled.


Driver Backup is actually four features rolled into one. Not only can it back up your device drivers, it can also back up cookies, the registry and your Internet Explorer bookmarks. We had some issues getting the Registry Backup plug-in to function properly though. We were disappointed that this feature has no option for restoring the drivers you’ve backed up.



8 | Spotmau PowerSuite
Price : $69.95

Spotmau PowerSuite is an odd PC system utilities application because of how it’s structured. Instead of having a series of diagnostic tools incorporated into one easy-to-navigate interface, it’s a mismatched, disorganized hodge-podge of miscellaneous tools that are unnecessarily spread out. If the application were consolidated into a more understandable interface, it would be a much easier pill to swallow. As it is, it’s a PC system utilities application that has some quality features that are canceled out by its awkward interface.


9 | Auslogics BoostSpeed
Price : $49.95


Auslogics Disk Cleaner empties your browser cache and the history of what you’ve downloaded from the internet. It also removes unnecessary system files and temporary files. We were impressed with this PC system utilities feature because it dealt with 22 file types that usually clutter hard drivers. Auslogics Disk Doctor analyzes and repairs your hard drive much faster than similar features. Usually, you would have to restart your computer and wait a long time to complete this process, but this feature does it all without interrupting your current tasks.


Auslogics Duplicate File Finder browses your hard drive looking for files that are the same size and share similar names and content.


Auslogics File Recovery effectively restores files you’ve deleted from your hard drive or from various forms of removable media. You can also use this PC system utilities feature to determine if a file you wanted to delete really was deleted after all. If any changes you make with Auslogics BoostSpeed result in your system performing worse than it did before, you can undo them in the Auslogics Rescue Center.


Auslogics Registry Cleaner scans 16 types of registry keys looking for invalid or erroneous entries. We were impressed with how fast this PC system utilities application processed the registry. It scanned thousands of registry keys in a matter of moments and returned our scan results quicker than we had seen with other registry cleaners.


10 | WinUtilities
Price : $12.00


WinUtilities Disk Cleaner looks for junk files in your hard drive using a limited list of specific files and file types. When we first used this feature within the PC system utilities, we weren’t sure what it was doing because the cleaning options are buried in an options dialog box rather than displayed prominently in the application itself. This feature would be more useful if it supported more file types and its settings were brought out of hiding.


WinUtilities Registry Cleaner scans the registry for invalid or erroneous entries using a list of 11 types of registry keys. While most of these types of registry keys are important, unused language and time zone codes seemed out of place alongside system and user software settings. WinUtilities Registry Backup & Restore backs up your registry as part of the PC system utilities and enables you to restore it to its previously working state if problems arise. WinUtilities Registry Search finds registry keys based on searches you perform.


WinUtilities Shortcuts Fixer scans your hard drive for shortcuts that are linked to applications that were recently moved or uninstalled. WinUtilities BHO Remover erases Browser Helper Objects, which are pieces of software that integrate outside software into Internet Explorer.


WinUtilities History Cleaner removes traces of your activity from Windows, Internet Explorer, Firefox and third-party applications to protect your privacy from people who might be using this information to track you or steal your personal information.



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