- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (15-day trial); $29.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: December 18, 2006
- Total Downloads: 1,116,612
- Downloads last week: 40,296
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A newer version of Advanced WindowsCare Professional is available.
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 449 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on January 05, 2009
This easy-to-use and informative application cleans, configures, and optimizes your PC. Advanced WindowsCare Professional's interface dispenses with the bells and whistles to display commands and data without embellishment.
The install Wizard zips through the set up, querying the user on the PC's primary use and Internet connection type. Answer those two simple questions, choose from a short list of options, and you're ready to virus check and scan for spyware, registry errors, and start-up problems, or clean your PC of history and surfing traces. The app's strength is the detailed information the scan provides, which lists each item with a description of its value based on trustworthiness. Unknown items can be identified online or ignored. The Tools menu checks five primary areas of your PC for rogue processes, services, and incorrectly installed options.
Since registry entries are involved, we wish the fixes recommended were more detailed. The program includes a quick restore point option for system safety, but repairs can't be made in the trial edition, drastically circumscribing the app's effectiveness unless you buy it sight unseen. Advanced WindowsCare Pro's uncomplicated and straightforward usage is appreciated, but the since the main selling point has been cut off at the knees, we're hesitant to give this a more glowing recommendation.
Publisher's description
From IObit :Finding Windows errors other utilities miss and unleashing super power of your PC, Advanced WindowsCare Professional provides an always-on and automated, all-in-one PC care service with anti-spyware, privacy protection, performance tune-ups, and system clean. With "Install It and Forget It" feature, it works automatically and quietly in the background on your computer, constantly keeps your computer safe, error-free and running at top speed.
Version 2.3 improved compatibility with Windows Vista, fixed "Registry Scan" bugs, fixed "Security Defense" bugs, and general bugs.
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User reviews of Advanced WindowsCare Professional 2.3
- Average user rating: 4.2 stars out of 449 votes
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5 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Version: Advanced WindowsCare Professional 2.3
"Fast, Safe, Easy, and Effective Repair and Optimization"
Pros: My computer boots faster, runs faster, new windows open faster, there is lower memory/cpu usage, faster webpage loading & internet connection, & no more blue screen errors or other program errors.
The first time running it found:
4 Spyware problems, 2000+ security problems, ~200 relevant & invalid registry errors, 30 optimizations, start up entries, & ~20MB in temporary & privacy files. Later scans mostly detect just registry & privacy/temp files problems unless you get spyware or new security issues arise.
To go further in depth with what this program does: The spyware scan isn't phenomenal but does the job, the Security Defense scan immunizes you before spyware can even install, the registry scanner is highly sophisticated & frequently updated so that it easily compares with top products like Registry Mechanic, Iolo System Mechanic, & TweakNow RegCleaner, the start up scan finds start up entries & classifies known safe/unsafe entries, & the privacy & temporary files scans pick up junk or old files on your computer that slow it down or compromise your security. Best of all is the System Analysis Scan that finds Windows Services, visual effects, & settings that slow your computer.
In the System Analysis there is Daily Use, Entertainment, & Top Performance. Business Users can select Office Work, Server, & Computing Computer Types. There is also a "General" computer type for those unsure. There are also internet connection types: DSL (cable, dsl, satellite), LAN, & Dial-Up as well as the "General" type.
There is auto update & auto scanning options for log off & scheduled times & extra tools for your computer like a memory cleaner & system information viewer. If you do find you like this product, try Advanced Spyware Remover by Evonsoft (same programmer, old website for programs that haven't been completed yet) & also try SmartDefrag from Iobit.com (Available on site)
Also, there is now a support forum (see website) - you may chat by email or gtalk if you have it as well.
Cons: This is an All-in-One tool although SmartDefrag has not been integrated into the program yet. The is true for Advanced Spyware Remover- it's not integrated and there is a free version, but like other free versions of antispyware it does not function as well as the pro version
The only major issue you may find with this product would be that the program window does not have a Maximized window button so the size of the window... is the size of the window.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Advanced WindowsCare Professional 2.3
Pros: This program is fantastic. It found and corrected dozens of mistakes, and sped up my old Thinkpad at least 2-3 times. I was so impressed that I bought the Pro version, which sped up my computer even more. I was about to purchase a new computer due to the sluggish response of my present one, but now I don't have to.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Advanced WindowsCare Professional 2.3
"Highly Recommend This Software!"
Pros: This is the best all-in one PC maintenance tool I have ever used.In one shot it will scan and remove spyware,block thousands of spyware issues from installing,scan your registery for invalid entries, optimize your PC for the best use that you choose, remove bottle necks in your system,manage your start up programs, remove privacy traces, and remove temporary files.It has FULL backup for any changes it makes in your computer (a few reviewers that had problems might not have taken the time to find out how to use this).
It also has a very good tool for memory management. Also, a little tip: They are getting ready to add even more tools to a nearly perfect program.These have been in beta and will be added on the next update. One tool is an optimizer for your internet connection and the other is a deep Registry Cleaner. I had the chance to try this one in beta testing. It is GREAT! I have tried many registry cleaning programs, many with very bad results. This one caused no problems at all and made a very noticable difference in my pc performance. They also have a really good defrag program called Smart Defrag in beta.You should try this one also (and it's FREE!)
If you want Windows to fly, you have to try Advanced Windows care!
Cons: There is nothing bad about this program!
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Advanced WindowsCare Professional 2.3
Pros: I've got it installed on 3 computers -- a 6-yr-old HP desktop, a 1-yr-old HP desktop, and a 1-yr-old Toshiba laptop -- and it has worked well on all three. It plays well with Norton Security 2007 (which is also installed on all 3 computers), filling in the spyware gaps that Norton doesn't fill.
Cons: I haven't found anything bad yet in the Pro version, which seems to work better than the free version.
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Advanced WindowsCare Professional 2.3
Pros: Simplfies computer use
Cons: None
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