Ashampoo WinOptimizer Platinum 3

CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

Keeping your car running like a champ requires a bit of maintenance now and again. When that time arises, you want to take your beloved to a mechanic you trust. The same holds for your computer. You'll want to use a trusted maintenance/optimization suite, one that has done you right in the past and kept your OS healthy. Enter Ashampoo WinOptimizer Platinum Suite. With a gorgeous interface and the simple One-Click Optimization feature, WinOptimizer expands on its already good reputation with an eye-catching product.

WinOptimizer offers Drive Cleaner, Registry Cleaner, Internet Cleaner, Internet Tuner, File Associator, DLL Cleaner, File Wiper, and Start-Up Tuner. Each of the eight tools features a metallic interface, a nice overview, a warning where applicable, and a large Start button. WinOptimizer safeguards dangerous tools such as Registry Cleaner and DLL Cleaner by flagging only items that can be deleted safely. One-Click Optimization is the safest bet for a quick checkup, running all the tools in one swoop. Novice users will appreciate the ease of use while pro users will find plenty of ways to get their hands dirty.

Publisher's description

From Ashampoo :

Ashampoo's WinOptimizer series delivers professional-class Windows maintenance that anyone can use. It keeps your computer free of many kinds of garbage that can slow it down and make it less responsive. And now you can also use it to defragment your hard disk and tweak Windows system settings that could previously only be accessed by very experienced users.

Ashampoo WinOptimizer Platinum 3 brings together nearly a decade of experience and ongoing development in the field of Windows optimization to deliver powerful cleaning and tuning modules, as well as a wide range of valuable tools for secure file management. The latest version adds new modules for tweaking your Windows settings to improve performance and responsiveness, a powerful disk defragmenter for quick and efficient hard disk defragmentation, direct access in one place to all the information you need about your Windows hardware and software configuration, and a disk space explorer that analyzes and displays how the space on your hard disk is used.

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