Without a doubt, among the PC programs that Windows geek users are most passionate about, those who like to tweak and change settings to make the computer faster, there are the automatic optimization suites . Of this type of Windows tool, the choice is very wide, which is enriched every time with a new free alternative: on this occasion, Toolwiz Care. It is an all in one program, useful to keep the PC in good condition, to make maintenance and optimization of Windows in a simple and fast way, also suitable for less expert users who will surely get benefits from its use. Especially those who do not use programs of this type, but also those who already use tools such as Ccleaner, Glary Utilities or other programs to optimize the PC, should try Toolwiz Care .
The program can be downloaded for free by pressing the Download button on the Techspot website.
The suite is advantageous because it contains many tools grouped together and allows you to carry out all those maintenance, lightening and optimization operations that would require the use of different, often more complicated tools.
Immediately after installation, the program evaluates the state of the computer by giving a rating for the boot speed.
To start, you can press the large Check up button and start analyzing problems .
The check-up can also be scheduled for a periodic execution, perhaps every week, with the " scheduled " function
Before carrying out the global correction of the problems, it is better to move to the Cleanup tab, a kind of Ccleaner, which is divided into 4 sections: registry, obsolete files, privacy and disk analysis . Correcting incorrect references of registry keys is certainly useful. Deleting obsolete or temporary files is also an operation to be done periodically. Privacy concerns the traces left when browsing the internet but deleting them would also mean clearing cookies, passwords and automatic logins to websites. Clearing internet history can therefore only be useful when needed. The disk analysis instead looks for the largest files, empty folders and 0-byte files. A scan will show the use of space on the hard disk which can be interesting.
The best part of Toolwiz, however, comes from the Speedup tab which lists some settings to be changed automatically, to improve the performance of the computer .
The less experienced can trust the advice even if they don't understand its meaning and apply the changes in a click. These are internal changes to the system that should not in any way change the use of the computer and the functioning of Windows. In case, however, something does not go as expected, you can press the button with the wrench in the upper right corner and restore a System Restore Point to return to the previous configuration using toolwiz (doing the system restore). In the Speedup section there is also a report on the startup of the computer, with an indication of the startup time of each program that starts with Windows.
In the speedup optimizer section you can remove the programs that you deem useless to start when you turn on the pc. Finally, by going to the Fast Degrag section, you can scan to see what the fragmented files are and quickly defragment them, thus gaining upload speed. To learn more, read the post Defragment and clean a hard disk to optimize your computer. The toolwiz Fast defrag is among the fastest I have ever seen and I found particularly useful the possibility of excluding some files from the defragmentation process which, on certain occasions, could be extremely slow.
The Security tab contains at least one really useful section, the one to check Internet Explorer plugins and remove any external toolbars and malware programs that interact with the internet. The Network manager allows you to see how much data the active processes and programs exchange with the outside via the internet, therefore, the more expert ones will be able to easily recognize if there are malicious processes running on the PC.
Finally, the part of the tools is a complete collection of the main Windows tools for carrying out checks, diagnostics and maintenance on the computer. The control panel allows you to quickly launch tools to: delete files, recover deleted files, repair the network connection, defragment the registry, encrypt and protect files with passwords, apply an optimization for video games (Game Booster), driver list. Under Super Tools there are buttons to: configure Internet Explorer and all its plugins, analyze the registry, backup the boot sector of the computer (the MBR), Search for hidden files with the super explorer and modify right-click context menu options.
If I had to say what is better than the others this Toolwiz care I would say for its elegant, clear and very intuitive graphic interface. For superficial use, it is simple, easy to use and useful to everyone, and even those who want to use system functions that go deeper should find bread for their teeth.
Finally, I remember other similar and alternative tools in the guide on the best free automatic programs to optimize the Windows PC
