System Cleanup Series: Advanced System Care
Hello! My name is Kevin. Welcome to my System Cleanup series. Each part of this series has or will have an accompanying YouTube video.
Today, we will focus on using Advanced SystemCare to perform a System Cleanup. Related posts are linked here, including the apps I use during what I strongly consider a proper System Cleanup. So please check those out!
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To be clear: I do NOT offer Remote Support or System Cleanups as a service, though I used to. I hope you are comfortable enough to follow these steps yourself.
My go-to System Cleanup program is IOBit’s Advanced SystemCare. It does have a FREE version that will do a pretty good job. I like the extra features and don’t like the ads or upselling, so I pay for it. Given my frequent computer use, $30 feels like a worthwhile investment.
Download Advanced SystemCare directly from their website.
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It will do everything seen here, including erasing junk files, tidying up the registry (the brain of Windows, not something you need to know anything about), and checking for outdated drivers.
Advanced SystemCare is fairly straightforward. You can immediately click the “Scan” button when opening it up each time. It will scan for a variety of potential issues on your computer, including junk files, internet connection improvements, disk (hard drive) improvements, check that your antivirus is updated and working, scan for spyware threats, check to see if Windows itself is up to date, and that programs are up to date.
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Updating drivers using Advanced SystemCare persuades you to purchase Driver Booster. This is a tool I would also recommend as part of your System Cleanup.
Once it’s done scanning, click the “Fix” button in Advanced SystemCare, and it’ll take care of things. You will be bothered to close open programs first, though.
It’s worth mentioning that Advanced SystemCare does offer to scan and make any necessary registry repairs, but I unchecked that box. Although I trust Advanced SystemCare, generally, touching the Registry isn’t necessary and arguably risky. If something goes wrong, Windows may not continue to work properly.
Aside from that, you’re done.
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