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Max Registry Cleaner keeps your registry neat and error-free by optimizing your computer's performance in a few interesting ways. The program performs well and offers some cool scheduling features.

The program starts scanning your registry right away when you first open it. That's good, because it takes longer than you might expect to completely scan things. Once it's done, you have to upgrade to the full version if you want to do anything about your registry errors. 24x7 support and live updates are also offered with the full version. You need a phone number, e-mail, and your … Read more

Cosmos System Care Free is touted as your all-in-one maintenance tool to keep your computer system healthy and clean. Indeed, when you first download the program, you are offered the chance for an immediate scan. However, while this program seems to be wide in scope, the free version only offers to scan your computer for problems; it doesn't fix them.

Cosmos System Care Free took more than 35 minutes to download, extract, and install on a dual processing system. The program scans for security problems including privacy issues, includes a file decryptor and encryptor, and backs up or restores … Read more

Eusing Free Registry Cleaner provides safe and quick registry maintenance for Windows computers. This program comes with its own installer and supports many languages. The overall performance is satisfactory but the user interface could use some improvement.

Eusing Free Registry Cleaner features a basic interface divided into three sections--tasks, selections to scan, and the output window. You can choose to scan the entire registry or just portions of the registry that you feel are causing problems. Some areas of the registry that can be scanned on an individual basis are empty keys, applications, shortcuts, and other key areas. The scan … Read more

Eusing Free Registry Cleaner Portable provides users who want to clean their entire registry (or just portions of their registry) with the ability to do so in a quick, clean manner. This program is a portable version of Eusing Free Registry Cleaner and therefore no installation is needed.

Eusing Free Registry Cleaner Portable is a small program that allows you at any time to scan various regions of your computer for registry problems. Some areas that are scanned include files and folders, Windows fonts, shared DLLs, file extensions, obsolete software, a start menu, and invalid Active X keys. One of … Read more

Disk cleaners earn their keep by taking out the trash: deleting temporary files, clearing caches, emptying the Recycle Bin, and purging other space-hogging, system-slowing junk before it can accumulate into the data processing equivalent of clogged arteries. Moo0 Disk Cleaner 1.19 is fast, lightweight, and easy to use, and it can clean on boot or on demand. It targets those places where junk files accumulate, such as your browser, program caches, and Windows temporary and log files, though you can add custom targets and exclude any location from cleaning. In fact, you need to check each item's box … Read more

We had to smile when we read about Keyboard and Mouse Cleaner and the one thing it does because it's such a simple and neat answer to a universal problem. Namely, how to clean your keyboard and mouse without either shutting down your PC or clicking and typing a lot of random keys (never a good idea).

This free app from Gromicho AF Systems turns off your keyboard and mouse for 60 seconds when you click its broom icon. That's enough time to blow out that crumb catcher you call a keyboard or clean the dust from your … Read more

In the sea of PC optimization software, it can be hard to find the right set of tools to keep your computer in tip-top shape. Luckily, TuneUp Utilities is here. A 16-year veteran in the field of Computer Cleanup, TuneUp offers the latest revision of their famous TuneUp Utilities 2013, with some new tools and major fixes that promise to improve the performance of any PC. The best part is that TU gives you full functionality with the 15-day trial.

TuneUp Utilities installation is relatively painless while taking up no more than 80MB of disk space. The program does require … Read more

Even if you're not a hardcore user who spends hours on the computer every day, junk files can still clog up your system and slow it down over time. SeeknClean is a program designed to get rid of junk files and optimize your PC, but the user has little to no control over what the program does and the seven-day trial version will only let you scan but not remove those unneeded files.

The clean, mostly white interface is fairly simple, with two large buttons for the main functions to clean up or optimize your computer. One click starts … Read more

We all love freeware, but someone has to pay the bills. That means sponsors who want you to try their products. You can decline optional downloads, but every now and then, unwelcome programs appear. The answer? More freeware, of course! Xplode's AdwCleaner is portable freeware that targets and removes adware, toolbars, browser hijackers, and other potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). It's lightweight and fast, making it ideal for quick, regular preventative maintenance. It's Windows 8-ready, too.

We extracted and ran AdwCleaner on an ordinary Windows 7 PC with typical protection. AdwCleaner's logo-dominated user interface is small and … Read more