Windows 10 Quick Tips – 32-bit or 64-bit?
This will undoubtedly be the quickest Quick Tip in Windows 10 Quick Tips history. I always begin these little posts thinking they will be, well, quick. It doesn’t always end up being that way because...
View ArticleThree alternatives to CCleaner: Part 1 – SlimCleaner
CCleaner has been around for a long time, with a proven track record it has become among the most trusted and widely downloaded freeware applications available today. Many contenders have since been...
View ArticleThree alternatives to CCleaner: Part 2 – Toolwiz Care
In Part 2 we are going to take an in depth look at Toolwiz Care, a very recent addition to the genre. Toolwiz Software is a relatively new developer who, for the moment anyway, appear to be...
View ArticleThree alternatives to CCleaner: Part 3 – Wise Disk Cleaner
Third and final product for testing is Wise Disk Cleaner and this is also the one which has impressed me the least. Installation includes two aspects worthy of a cautionary note, one at the beginning...
View ArticleThree alternatives to CCleaner: Part 4 – Conclusion
Time to make final comparisons, evaluation and recommendations. I haven’t previously made any mention of registry cleaning components, so I’m going to cover that now. As we all know, the registry...
View ArticlePrivaZer: PC cleanup & privacy tool
PrivaZer is a relatively new cleanup/privacy tool, similar in vein to CCleaner, which has been developed by a US-based company and is reputed to be very thorough. There are lots of these types of free...
View ArticleToolwiz Care Revisited: Improved version 2 with even more tools!
Most of us like to include some sort of ‘cleanup’ software among our programs, to help remove all the detritus which tends to accumulate along the way. We first looked at the ‘Toolwiz Care’ suite of...
View ArticlePeeking Under the Hood: System Information & Monitoring Tools
Whether your an advanced power user or just your average home user, system information and monitoring utilities can provide a wealth of valuable information about your system and its hardware. In this...
View ArticleHow To Clone To New SSD
There is no doubt that in this day and age updating from a standard HDD to SSD is one of the most effective upgrades available and, thankfully, it is becoming more and more affordable. Cloning an old...
View ArticleSimple Guide To Creating & Restoring System Images – Part 1
Thanks to the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, there isn’t much in the way of good news at the moment. That said, on a positive note, most now have time on their hands to learn a new skill, and there...
View ArticleSimple Guide To Creating & Restoring Images – Part 2
In Part 1 of this article, I explained the process for creating system image backups using the excellent Aomei Backupper Standard (free). Now I’m going to explain how to restore those images you’ve...
View ArticleHow To Regain Control Of Control Panel System
This applies to those who have updated to Windows 20H2. Slowly but surely, Microsoft has been whittling away at the decades-old and familiar Control Panel. I, for one, am sad to see it go. Windows 95...
View ArticleBest Free System Information Tools – 2020
System information tools help users identify and record details of hardware specs, the operating system, and the software environment. These types of tools can range from basic to comprehensive and,...
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