TuneUp Utilities - 2012 User Manual

TuneUp Utilities
User Manual

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Table of Contents

1. Welcome to TuneUp Utilities 2012! 5

New features in TuneUp Utilities 2012 6

System Requirements 7

Help & Support 7

2. The Start Center 8

Changing TuneUp Utilities Settings 11

Turbo Mode 16

Economy Mode 22

The Optimization Status 27

3. Status & Recommendations 29

1-Click Maintenance and Automatic Maintenance 31

Increasing Performance 34

Fixing Problems - Details 37

Undoing Changes 38

4. Optimizing the System 41

Disabling Programs 42

Disabling Startup Programs 46

Displaying and Uninstalling Programs 50

Configuring Live Optimization 53

Cleaning the Registry 56

Defragmenting the Registry 63

Remove Broken Shortcuts 66

Optimizing System Startup and Shutdown 68

Defragmenting the Hard Disk 71

5. Gaining Disk Space 75

Cleaning the Hard Disk 76

Finding and Deleting Large Amounts of Data 80

Securely Deleting Data 87

6. Fixing Problems 90

Fixing common problems 90

Checking the Hard Disk for Errors 92

Managing Running Processes 95

Restoring Deleted Files 98

Showing System Information 102

7. Customizing Windows 104

Personalizing Options and Behaviors 105

Personalizing the Appearance of Windows 126

8. Overview of All Functions 143

Editing the Registry 147

Checking for Updates 149

Displaying the TuneUp Optimization Report 151

9. Rating Function for Programs 152

10. The TuneUp Utilities Gadget 154

11. TuneUp Utilities in Taskbar Notification Area 155

12. Index 156

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1. Welcome to TuneUp Utilities 2012!

Congratulations on choosing TuneUp Utilities! You have just acquired a comprehensive collection of over 30 dif-
ferent tools to optimize your PC. Use this software to revitalize PCs, notebooks or netbooks with a minimum of
effort!

With TuneUp Utilities, you can restore the full performance capabilities of your operating system, games and
programs. TuneUp Utilities can also automatically run important maintenance tasks, such as cleaning up your
hard disk and registry for you, or you can run them yourself manually. A slow and untidy computer is now a
thing of the past for you. TuneUp Utilities recognizes whether there are any problems on your system and offers
simple solutions. You can also use TuneUp Utilities to customize the appearance of your Windows system to
your personal requirements.

This version's new feature is the TuneUp Economy Mode. You can use this to save energy on your home desk-
top PC and to extend the battery life of your laptop or netbook while you are away from home.

We hope you enjoy using TuneUp Utilities and your new, revitalized PC!

The TuneUp Team

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New features in TuneUp Utilities 2012

With TuneUp Utilities, you can make sure your PC, notebook or netbook is in the best of health - all without any
expensive upgrades! Below is an overview of the most important new features in this version:

TuneUp Economy Mode

Does your laptop battery go flat just before the end of a film? Is your desktop PC pushing up your electricity bill?

TuneUp Utilities is putting a stop to all greedy energy-guzzlers! The brand new TuneUp Economy Mode

improves the energy management on laptops and even helps desktop PCs to turn green.

The Improved TuneUp Program Deactivator™ with Automatic Function

With almost every program installation, a degree of performance and stability is lost – nearly every PC user is
familiar with this exasperating problem. The improved TuneUp Program Deactivator™ re-enables disabled pro-
grams while they are in use and then disables them again automatically so that the load on your PC is always
kept as low as possible.

The new TuneUp Utilities settings

TuneUp Utilities gives you full control over the key functions and modules of TuneUp Utilities with the new

central settings dialog, all in a single window.

The New-Look Start Center

The new-look interface makes TuneUp Utilities sleeker and easier to use than ever before. The new look brings
together effective optimization functions such as the Program Deactivator, Economy Mode and Automatic

Maintenance in a single location.

The Improved Overview of All Functions

The new version of TuneUp Utilities is characterized by a quick program startup and rapid access to over 30 opti-
mization tools.

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System Requirements

To be able to install and run TuneUp Utilities, your computer must meet the following requirements. These
requirements aren't high - most computers used today have these features:

l Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or higher), Windows Vista or Windows 7 (all 32-bit or 64-bit versions)
l Min. 300 MHz processor
l 256 MB RAM
l Screen resolution at least 1024x600 pixels
l Online version: at least 150 MB of free disk space
l CD version: at least 400 MB of free disk space (and CD-ROM or DVD drive)
l Internet Explorer 6 or higher

If you have bought the CD version of TuneUp Utilities, but your netbook doesn't have a CD-ROM drive, you can
download our trial version from www.tune-up.com and activate it using the product key given on the CD case.

Help & Support

TuneUp Utilities has been designed to be as user-friendly and intuitive as possible. This manual provides you

with an overview of TuneUp Utilities. Taking the layout of the Start Center as a guide, it explains what the many
different functions do and how to access and use them.

Online at www.tune-up.com/support, you will find more information, tips & tricks, the Program Help in PDF
format with lots of additional pictures, frequently asked questions about TuneUp Utilities and TuneUp Support.

You can reach TuneUp Support by calling [phone] (Mon - Fri, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. CST) or via the TuneUp Sup-

port website. It will help support staff greatly if you know your TuneUp Utilities version number. You can find

this by going to the Help & Support menu in the Start Center and selecting About.

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2. The Start Center

The new TuneUp Utilities Start Center is the central access point for all functions and optimization options.

The five categories

The main area in the TuneUp Utilities Start Center comprises five categories, giving you fast access to the key
features of TuneUp Utilities sorted by topic.

Status & Recommendations

The Status & recommendations category shows you an overview of the current condition of your system and
gives you recommendations on how you can improve the system's health. On the far right, you can see the
status of your system protection.

(For more information, see Status & Recommendations, p. 29.)

Optimizing the System

Under Optimize system, you can disable or uninstall unwanted programs and clean up your system and your
data.

(For more information, see Optimizing the System, p. 41.)

Gaining Disk Space

Under Gain disk space, you can delete unnecessary data systematically from your system.

(For more information, see Gaining Disk Space, p. 75.)

Fixing Problems

Under Fix problems, you will find simple solutions for any problems that might occur.

(For more information, see Fixing Problems, p. 90.)

Customizing Windows

Under Customize Windows, you have many opportunities to customize your working environment to suit you.

(For more information, see Customizing Windows, p. 104.)

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Overview of All Functions

To the right of the categories, you will see the Overview of all functions. This lists all the functions that are avail-
able in TuneUp Utilities - clearly sorted by application area.

The three PC optimization modes

In the PC optimization mode area, you can decide which mode should be turned on for your Windows oper-
ating system. There are three switches here: one for Economy Mode, one for Standard Mode and one for Turbo

Mode. Click the relevant switch to turn a mode on. Following installation, Standard Mode is turned on by

default.

Economy Mode

You can use TuneUp Economy Mode at any time to save energy on your computer and reduce your electricity
costs.

TuneUp Economy Mode is an intelligent module of TuneUp Utilities for saving energy. TuneUp Economy
Mode provides immediate energy saving whenever you need it. When you switch your computer to Economy
Mode, it reduces the energy used by hardware and the tasks, programs and features that are running in the back-

ground and not strictly necessary. They are turned off, which can reduce energy consumption considerably.

For more information about this, see Economy Mode, p. 22

Standard Mode

In Standard Mode all functions of TuneUp Utilities are available without restriction.

Turbo Mode

You can use TuneUp Turbo Mode to give your system an additional performance boost at any time and adjust it
to suit you.

TuneUp Turbo Mode provides an immediate performance boost whenever you need it. When you put your com-

puter into Turbo Mode, an analysis is performed to see which of those programs and functions currently run-
ning in the background are not strictly necessary. These programs are stopped or slowed down, allowing the
additional processing power gained to be used exclusively by the programs you are actually running.

For more information about this, see Turbo Mode, p. 16

Optimization Status

The Optimization Status is your personal indicator of optimization progress, i.e. it shows you how well you are
already using TuneUp Utilities and where there is still potential to optimize your system further. The Opti-

mization Status shows you details of both the Completed optimizations and the potential you have exploited.

The Optimization Status also helps you to recognize the remaining Unused potential and make use of it.

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The Menu Bar

In the menu bar, you have access to the central settings dialog of TuneUp Utilities and to information about the
program and individual modules.

The "Settings" Menu

Clicking on Settings takes you to the central configuration dialog of TuneUp Utilities. Here you can adapt the
program to your requirements, apply maintenance settings and configure TuneUp Live Optimization, TuneUp

Turbo Mode, the update check and many other modules of TuneUp Utilities (for more information, see Chang-

ing TuneUp Utilities Settings, p. 11).

Clicking on Settings takes you to the central configuration dialog of TuneUp Utilities. Here you can customize
the program to suit your needs, apply maintenance settings, and configure TuneUp Live Optimization, TuneUp

Turbo Mode, the update check and many other modules of TuneUp Utilities.

The "Help & Support" Menu

The Help & Support menu provides you with access to the extensive program help with detailed instructions
and program information. You can also click the link there and go to the TuneUp website directly. Clicking on

Check for updates starts the TuneUp Update Wizard module, which checks whether there are any new updates

for your TuneUp Utilities.

If you are using a trial version of TuneUp Utilities and already have a product key, click here on Activate prod-

uct and enter your product key. If you do not yet have a product key, you can click Buy product to go directly

to the TuneUp Shop website and buy a full version.

If you want to register your product, click Register product after you have successfully activated it. Enter your
name and your e-mail address.

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Changing TuneUp Utilities Settings

The following chapters explain how you can adapt important settings and TuneUp Utilities modules to suit your
needs.

Introduction

The central settings dialog of TuneUp Utilities contains a convenient list of the most important settings and
modules of TuneUp Utilities and their associated configuration options.

You can use the settings dialog to specify, among other things, how TuneUp Utilities is integrated into your
Windows operating system, which notifications should be displayed automatically and whether TuneUp Util-

ities should automatically check for updates.

In addition, you can configure the various modules, such as Live Optimization and Automatic Maintenance
and change the settings for Turbo Mode and Program Deactivator.

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How to Configure your TuneUp Utilities

There is a menu bar at the top right of the Start Center. Clicking on Settings opens the central TuneUp Utilities
settings dialog, which contains a list of the key settings for TuneUp Utilities and their configuration options -
conveniently sorted by area.

Alternatively, you can open the settings dialog by going to Overview of all functions in the Start Center and
selecting the Settings entry under TuneUp Utilities.

Integration

Here you can specify which desktop icons and context menu entries for TuneUp Utilities should be displayed
and whether the Windows Task Manager should be replaced with the TuneUp Process Manager.

Notification area icon

Here you can specify when you want to be informed by the TuneUp Utilities icon in the notification area of the
taskbar.

Notifications

Here you can specify when notifications about TuneUp Program Deactivator™ and maintenance measures
should be displayed.

If the notification that appears once automatic maintenance is complete disturbs you, you can switch it off here.
Remove the tick from next to Notify me when Automatic Maintenance is complete.

Updates

Here you can specify when and whetherTuneUp Utilities should automatically search for available updates and
inform you about them.

For more information about this, see How to Check for Updates, p. 149

Rescue Center Protection

Here you can specify which modules should be protected by TuneUp Rescue Center, so that changes can be
easily undone.

For more information about this, see How to Undo Changes, p. 38

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Password protection

Here you can specify whether password protection should be enabled for TuneUp Utilities to protect your

TuneUp Utilities from being used by unauthorized users. You need to set your personal password for this.

You also have the option of setting a password hint.

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How to Configure TuneUp Utilities Modules

In this area of the central settings dialog, you can change the settings for the various modules of TuneUp Util-

ities. Click on a module name on the left of the navigation bar to open the page for the module concerned.

You can configure the following TuneUp Utilities modules here:

Live Optimization

In this area, you can change the settings for Live Optimization.

For more information about this, see How to Configure Live Optimization, p. 54

1-Click Maintenance

In this area, you can change the settings for 1-Click Maintenance.

For more information about this, see How to Change Maintenance Settings, p. 33

Automatic maintenance

In this area, you can change the settings for Automatic Maintenance.

For more information about this, see How to Change Maintenance Settings, p. 33

Turbo Mode

In this area, you can change the settings for Turbo Mode.

For more information about this, see How to Configure Your Own TuneUp Turbo Mode, p. 19

Disk Space Explorer

In this area, you can change the settings for Disk Space Explorer.

For more information about this, see How to Configure TuneUp Disk Space Explorer, p. 84

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Program Deactivator

Here you can make various settings for TuneUp Program Deactivator™.

Specify whether programs that have been re-enabled by starting them manually should be automatically dis­abled again after they are closed. You can also specify for programs that are scheduled to be disabled the time at
which this should happen.

For more information about TuneUp Program Deactivator™, see Disabling Programs, p. 42

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Turbo Mode

In the following chapters, you will find out when it can be useful to do so and what exactly happens when you
turn on the TuneUp Turbo Mode. On top of that, you will receive instructions on how to switch on and con-
figure TuneUp Turbo Mode.

Introduction

TuneUp Turbo Mode provides an immediate performance boost whenever you need it. When you put your com-

puter into Turbo Mode, an analysis is performed to see which of those programs and functions currently run-
ning in the background are not strictly necessary. These programs are stopped or slowed down, allowing the
additional processing power gained to be used exclusively by the programs you are actually running.

When should I switch on Turbo Mode?

Using the Turbo Mode can, for example, speed up computer games, make it easier to work with performance­sapping programs or prevent videos from flickering or freezing when they are played. Note however that when
you enable Turbo Mode, you also turn off some functionalities that will not be available again until you turn off

Turbo Mode.

How Does Turbo Mode Work?

The following graphics illustrate the internal workings of your PC with the programs that you are currently using
(green) and those running in the background (blue). Here you can see how your PC is assisted as soon as you
enable Turbo Mode:

The green circles represent those programs that you wish to accelerate using the Turbo Mode. The blue dia-
monds are all the programs and functions that are not required at all when Turbo Mode is on (see How to Con-

figure Your Own TuneUp Turbo Mode, p. 19). These are therefore turned off so that all of the PC's processing

power is available to the required programs.

In addition to those programs that you are currently using (green), many others are also running in the back­ground that are really not that important for your work (blue). If such background processes suddenly start to
require a great deal of processing power, they are assigned a lower priority so that your other programs can con­tinue to run smoothly.

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How to Put the Computer into Turbo Mode

On the bottom left, in the TuneUp Utilities Start Center, you will see the Turbo Mode switch. Once you click
this switch, the computer is put into Turbo Mode. The TuneUp icon then appears in the notification area of the
taskbar, notifying you that Turbo Mode is on.

Alternatively, you can access the switch for Turbo Mode directly via the TuneUp Utilities icon in the notification
area of the taskbar. Left-click on the icon. A flyout window opens, showing the Turbo Mode switch on the bot-
tom left.

When you start Turbo Mode for the first time, a wizard will appear to help you create your own customized
Turbo Mode. The Turbo Mode wizard is integrated into the new central configuration dialog of TuneUp

Utilities.

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How to Switch to Turbo Mode

At the bottom left of the TuneUp Utilities Start Center, in the PC opti-

mization mode area, there is a Turbo Mode switch. Clicking on this

switches your computer to Turbo Mode.

Alternatively, you can start Turbo Mode by going to Overview of all

functions in the Start Center and selecting the Turn on Turbo Mode

entry under Windows.

Another alternative for switching on Turbo Mode can be found in the Turbo Mode switch in the TuneUp Util-

ities Gadget.

How to find out if Turbo Mode is switched on

If Turbo Mode is switched on, a TuneUp Utilities icon appears in the taskbar notification area (in the bottom
right-hand corner beside the time), which tells you that Turbo Mode is switched on. You can also recognize this
from the switch in the Start Center.

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How to Configure Your Own TuneUp Turbo Mode

Start the wizard for configuring the TuneUp Turbo Mode by clicking on Settings in the menu bar of the Start
Center and selecting the Turbo Mode area. Alternatively, open the window for configuring TuneUp Turbo

Mode by going to the TuneUp Utilities Start Center and clicking on the small wrench icon at the bottom left in

the PC optimization mode area.

Set up your own Turbo Mode in six easy steps - simply select which tasks, programs and functions can be dis-
abled temporarily to give a performance boost while Turbo Mode is enabled. The more you allow to be switched
off, the better the gain in performance will be. You can always temporarily turn off all functions and tasks sug­gested here. None of your software features for Internet security or virus protection will be turned off.

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More about Your Settings Options

Step 1:Postpone automatic maintenance tasks until later

Maintenance measures that start automatically in the background are important for the maintenance of your
computer, but are not usually urgent. They can be carried out at a later date to free up the resources needed for
your programs.

In this step, you can configure the following settings:

Postpone scheduled defragmentation: This will prevent the scheduled hard disk defragmentation by Microsoft

or other well-known manufacturers from starting when Turbo Mode is on.

Postpone scheduled maintenance tasks: This will prevent automatic maintenance tasks and scheduled tasks for

Microsoft and other manufacturers from being carried out when Turbo Mode is on. This includes TuneUp Auto-

matic Maintenance and the automatic creation of backups.

Postpone automatic updates: If you select this option, you will be notified that program updates are available

but these will not be automatically downloaded or installed while Turbo Mode is on.

Step 2:Limit connection with external devices.

Every computer has many services running in the background that detect connected devices and provide you
with the necessary functions to use these devices. You can limit this support and have more resources available
for your programs.

In this step, you can configure the following settings:

Turn off synchronization with mobile devices: This setting will prevent synchronization of addresses, e-mails,

music files, etc. with your cell phone or portable media player and the related program will not start auto­matically when the device is connected while Turbo Mode is on.

Limit support for digital cameras and scanners: When Turbo Mode is on, you cannot import images from your

digital camera or scan images.

Step 3:Reduce visual effects

Visual effects provide a graphical display of Windows but take up valuable space in the memory. Particularly
with a low performance graphics card you can increase the computer's performance by turning off visual
effects.

Tip:This is a popular way of increasing the performance of netbooks on a sustained basis.

In this step, you can configure the following settings:

Turn off visual special effects: This setting turns off transparency effects and shadows of windows, the preview

window in the taskbar and three-dimensional navigation between windows when Turbo Mode is on.

Switch to classic window design:This setting uses the classic Windows design for the appearance of windows,

menus and buttons when Turbo Mode is on, and transparency effects and thumbnails of windows in the taskbar
are disabled.

Switch to classic window design:This setting uses the classic Windows design for the appearance of windows,

menus and buttons when Turbo Mode is on, and the colorful Windows XP interface is disabled.

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Step 4:Configure computer resources for optimum performance

Your computer's resources are in demand. A clever sharing solution for the resources will help increase your
computer's performance enormously.

Tip:Since this does not limit any functions, this setting is also highly recommended for the long term.

Ensure optimum performance regardless of energy use: This setting uses the "high performance" Windows

energy-saving plan when Turbo Mode is on. This ensures maximum performance regardless of the amount of
energy used.

Step 5: Disable background functions

The operating system performs many more tasks than most users are aware of. Many programs and services run
permanently in the background, although they are not strictly necessary and use valuable resources. If you never
use some of these functions you can disable them and permanently increase your computer's performance.

Disable media library share in local network:This setting ensures that other network devices cannot access

your images, videos or music in the media library when Turbo Mode is on. However, Turbo Mode does not affect
the share of folders in the network.

Turn off quick search using index creation:This setting ensures that Windows does not create an index of your

files and e-mails when Turbo Mode is on. Please note that turning off this function significantly slows down the
search.

Turn off error reporting:This setting ensures that no data will be gathered regarding errors and there will be no

communication with Microsoft about crashed programs or other errors when Turbo Mode is on.

Turn off support for virtual machines:(This option is only available if your computer has software for virtual

machines installed on it.) This setting turns off background functions for the use of virtual machines when Turbo
Mode is on.

Step 6: Additional performance boost

Every time Windows starts up, it starts up services that are used rarely or never. These services can occupy a large
amount of the system's resources and slow down your PC. To prevent these services from not working when you
need them, you should only turn them off temporarily for an added performance boost.

Turn off rarely used services:This setting turns off services that are only needed in specific circumstances (e.g.

company networks) or situations (e.g. installation of new programs) when Turbo Mode is on.

Turn off special encryption services:When Turbo Mode is on, this setting turns off services for logging onto a

domain.

Turn off network communication services:When Turbo Mode is on, this setting turns off network com-

munication services that are rarely used, e.g. fax or peer-to-peer services.

How long should Turbo Mode stay switched on?

The Turbo Mode can either be switched off automatically when the computer is shut down, or stay on until you
switch it off manually. If you leave Turbo Mode on constantly, this can also speed up the startup process.

However, please note that for the system performance increase, the features that you selected in the con­figuration wizard must be switched off. If, when Turbo Mode is on, you are missing a required feature, turn
Turbo Mode off and modify your settings so that when you restart Turbo Mode, this feature is available again.

Click Finish to close this wizard.

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Economy Mode

In the following chapters, you will find out what exactly happens when you switch to TuneUp Economy Mode
and when it can be useful to do so. You will also receive instructions on how to turn on and configure TuneUp

Economy Mode.

Introduction

TuneUp Economy Mode provides immediate energy saving whenever you need it. When you switch your com-

puter to Economy Mode, it reduces the energy used by hardware and the tasks, programs and features that are
running in the background and not strictly necessary. They are stopped or turned off, which can reduce energy
consumption considerably.

When Should I Switch to Economy Mode?

Using Economy Mode, you can considerably reduce the energy consumption of your desktop PC or extend the
battery life of your laptop, if there is no power socket available. Note however that when you switch to Economy

Mode, some functionalities are switched off and will not be available again until you turn off Economy Mode.

How Can I Tell How Much Energy Has Been Saved in Economy
Mode?

The Economy Mode configuration wizard uses a traffic light system to show you how much energy you are actu-
ally saving with your settings. If the bar to the right of the total saving is green, your energy savings are high. A
yellow bar represents moderate energy savings and a red bar represents low energy savings.

The actual level of energy savings in the Services area, for example, can be seen from the color of the bar that is
shown to the right of the area in the navigation bar.

How to Switch the Computer to Economy Mode

At the bottom left of the TuneUp Utilities Start Center, there are three switches. The left-hand switch is for Econ-

omy Mode. When you click this switch, the computer is switched to Economy Mode. The TuneUp icon then

appears in the notification area of the taskbar, notifying you that Economy Mode is turned on.

Alternatively, you can access the switch for Economy Mode directly via the TuneUp Utilities icon in the noti-
fication area of the taskbar. Left-click on the icon. A flyout window opens, showing the Economy Mode switch
on the bottom left.

How to Switch to Economy Mode

At the bottom left of the TuneUp Utilities Start Center, in the PC opti-

mization mode area, there is an Economy Mode switch. Clicking on

this switches your computer to Economy Mode.

Alternatively, you can start Economy Mode by going to Overview of

all functions in the Start Center and selecting the Switch to Econ-
omy Mode entry under Computer.

The first time you turn on Economy Mode, awindow opens that
allows you to make your own settings for Economy Mode. Decide here whether you want to use the default set-
tings for Economy Mode or whether you want to configure them yourself for your own requirements.

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An alternative way of switching to Economy Mode is the Economy Mode switch in the TuneUp Utilities

Gadget.

How to Find Out if Economy Mode is On

If Economy Mode is on, a TuneUp Utilities icon appears in the taskbar notification area (in the bottom right-
hand corner beside the time), which tells you that Economy Mode is on. You can also recognize this from the
switch in the Start Center.

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How to Configure Your Own TuneUp Economy Mode

Open the window for configuring TuneUp Economy Mode by going to the TuneUp Utilities Start Center and
clicking on the small wrench icon at the bottom left in the PC optimization mode area.

Alternatively, you can configure Economy Mode by going to Overview of all functions in the Start Center and
selecting the Configure Economy Mode entry under TuneUp Utilities.

Now prepare your own Economy Mode by selecting which hardware components, services and features may be
temporarily turned off in order to save energy when Economy Mode is turned on. The more you authorize to be
turned off, the more apparent the energy saving will be.

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More about Your Settings Options

General Settings

Here you can specify whether configuration functions should also be offered that reduce the performance of
the system and turn off visual effects. You can also decide whether Economy Mode should remain turned on
when the computer is restarted.

Screen

Your computer's screen may use more energy even than hardware components such as the hard disk or the proc­essor, for example. Reducing the screen brightness or turning off the screen after a short time if you are not
using the computer will reduce energy consumption considerably.

Screen brightness (only for laptops)

General: This setting determines how much the general screen brightness should be reduced when Economy

Mode is on.

When dimming: This setting determines how much the general screen brightness should be reduced when the

screen is dimmed when Economy Mode is on.

Screen behavior

Turn off: This setting determines the period of time until the screen should be switched off when Economy

Mode is on.

Only for laptops:

Dimming: This setting determines the period of time until the screen is dimmed when Economy Mode is on.

Hardware

If you turn off hardware components temporarily, the energy consumption of your computer will be reduced.
What is more, every computer has many services running in the background that detect connected devices and
provide you with the necessary functions to use these devices. You can restrict the amount of this support in
order to reduce the energy consumption of your computer.

Hardware components

Hard disk standby: This setting determines the period of time until the hard disk should go into standby mode

when Economy Mode is on.

Processor energy-saving settings: This setting determines the extent of energy saving for the processor when

Economy Mode is on.

Only in Windows Vista and 7:

Wireless adapter energy-saving settings: This option determines the extent of energy saving for the wireless

adapter when the Economy Mode is on.

Connection to external devices

Synchronization with mobile devices: This setting will prevent synchronization of addresses, e-mails, music

files, etc. with your cell phone or portable media player and the related program will not start automatically
when the device is connected while Economy Mode is on.

Support for digital cameras and scanners: This setting means that you cannot import images from your digital

camera or scan images when Economy Mode is on.

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Services

The operating system performs many more tasks than most users are aware of. Many programs and services run
permanently in the background, although they are not strictly necessary and use energy needlessly. If you never
use some of these functions you can disable them and permanently reduce your computer's energy con­sumption.

Background functions

Network sharing of media library:This setting ensures that other network devices cannot access your images,

videos or music in the media library when Economy Mode is on. However, Economy Mode does not affect the
share of folders in the network.

Quick search using index creation:This setting ensures that Windows does not create an index of your files and

e-mails when Economy Mode is on. Turning off this setting slows down any searches significantly.

Error Reporting:This setting ensures that no data will be gathered regarding errors and there will be no com-

munication with Microsoft about crashed programs or other errors when Economy Mode is on.

Support for virtual machines:(This setting is only available if your computer has software for virtual machines

installed on it.) This setting turns off background functions for the use of virtual machines when Economy Mode
is on.

Various services

Rarely used services:This setting turns off services that are only needed in specific circumstances (e.g. company

networks) or situations (e.g. installation of new programs) when Economy Mode is on.

Special encryption services:When Economy Mode is on, this setting turns off services for logging onto a

domain.

Network communication services:When Economy Mode is on, this setting turns off network communication

services that are rarely used, e.g. fax or peer-to-peer services.

Display

Visual effects provide a graphical display of Windows but take up valuable space in the memory. Particularly
with a low performance graphics card you can increase the computer's performance by turning off visual
effects.

Tip:This is a popular way of increasing the performance of netbooks on a sustained basis.

Visual effects

Visual special effects for windows: This setting turns off transparency effects and shadows of windows, the pre-

view window in the taskbar and three-dimensional navigation between windows when Economy Mode is on.

Classic window style:This setting uses the classic Windows design for the appearance of windows, menus and

buttons when Economy Mode is on, and transparency effects and thumbnails of windows in the taskbar are dis­abled.

In Windows XP:

Visual special effects for windows: This setting turns off transparency effects and shadows of windows, the pre-

view window in the taskbar and three-dimensional navigation between windows when Economy Mode is on.

Classic window style: This setting uses the classic Windows design for the appearance of windows, menus and

buttons when Economy Mode is on, and the colorful Windows XP interface is disabled.

Desktop background

Slideshow: This setting stops the slideshow for the desktop background when Economy Mode is on.

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The Optimization Status

The Optimization Status uses a graph and associated notifications to show you how extensively you are already
using the options of TuneUp Utilities to increase performance and maintain the system and what potential for
optimization still remains.

You can find the TuneUp Optimization Status on the TuneUp Utilities Start Center next to the PC optimization

mode area. The Optimization Status is your personal indicator of optimization progress, i.e. it shows you how

well you are already using TuneUp Utilities and where there is still potential to optimize your system further.

The Graph

In the graph, the blue sections on the left represent the modules you have used to make your optimization prog­ress so far, and the dark gray area on the right represents open optimization options. A message is assigned to
every section of the graph: the figures in the white boxes next to Completed optimizations stand for messages
about optimizations that you have already carried out. And the figures next to Unused potential represent mes-
sages about the optimization potential that can still be exploited.

Messages

Above the graph, you can see the current messages about optimizations already completed and about untapped
potential. If you click on the blue underlined text in the messages under Unused potential, this opens the pre-
cise TuneUp Utilities module that you can use to achieve the unused potential.

By clicking on the figures, you can click through the individual messages. If you click on the white box with the
blue lines, the window containing the overview of all Optimization Status messages opens. This displays a com-
plete overview with all of the current messages on both the Completed optimizations and Unused potential
areas together with the corresponding graph sections and figures.

Even if your system is perfectly optimized today, anything could change tomorrow that could present
areas for optimization, e.g. the installation of new programs or a change to system settings. Pay atten­tion to the messages on unused potential in order to keep your system optimized for the long term and
therefore maintain a good Optimization Status.

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What is Used to Calculate the Optimization Status?

TuneUp Utilities performs an analysis to see which optimizations it can perform on your system. This potential is

displayed in a graph showing you how close your system is to having 100% optimization. You will achieve 100%
– the perfect Optimization Status and therefore a fully filled out graph – when you implement the rec-
ommended optimization potential for your system as much as possible.

The graph is made of different sections. The sections on the left-hand side represent optimizations completed
and the sections on the right-hand side show optimization potential still remaining. The Optimization Status is
calculated based on the analysis results of the following sections:

Automatic Maintenance, 1-Click Maintenance and Manual Maintenance

For this section to be considered as optimized, one of the following conditions must be fulfilled:

l Automatic Maintenance must be activated with all the necessary maintenance tasks enabled or
l TuneUp 1-Click Maintenance is carried out within 14 days of use with all the necessary maintenance

tasks or

l TuneUp Registry Cleaner and TuneUp Shortcut Cleaner are run within 14 days and Temporary files are

deleted within 14 days of use.

To delete Temporary files, open the Gain disk space category in the Start Center. Click on Unnecessary files
under Clean hard disk and check the Temporary files box.

Live Optimization

For this section to be considered as optimized, the two Live Optimization options should be enabled. These two
options have the same weighting.

Increasing Performance - Details

Please note that you must answer the questions on your profile in order to receive appropriate rec­ommendations for your system.

For this section to be considered as optimized, the following condition must be fulfilled:

l You have either accepted or hidden all recommendations.

Recommendations that you have hidden for 30 days will cause the status to be reclassified when this period
expires and the recommendation will be displayed again.

Fixing Problems - Details

For this section to be considered as optimized, the following condition must be fulfilled:

l You have either fixed or hidden all problems.

Problems that you have hidden for 30 days will cause the status to be reclassified when this period expires and
the problem will be displayed again.

Program Deactivator and StartUp Manager

The Optimization Status analyzes how many of your existing programs are using up your system's resources
and recommends that you optimize these through TuneUp Program Deactivator™ or TuneUp StartUp Man-

ager. In doing so, the Optimization Status takes into account the fact that you have classified some of your pro-

grams as important despite their system load and that they should remain active. Therefore this section of the
graph is considered as optimized after a certain number of programs have been disabled.

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3. Status & Recommendations

The Status & recommendations category displays the current status for the three most important function
areas provided to you by TuneUp Utilities. In the event of warnings or recommendations, you can use the Show

details link to immediately address the problem behind the warning or view the recommendations. In the fourth

area, you can see whether the TuneUp Utilities Rescue Center protection is enabled, so that you can undo any
changes at any time.

Maintain System Area

The status in the Maintain system area shows how often your computer is maintained. This
takes into account whether Automatic Maintenance is carried out regularly with the most
important maintenance tasks or whether you have manually run 1-Click Maintenance
recently.

Under the status indicator is the Start 1-Click Maintenance button. If you click on Start 1-

Click Maintenance, 1-Click Maintenance will be carried out with the default TuneUp Util­ities settings or the changes to the maintenance settings made by you.

When you click on the wrench icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the Start 1-Click

Maintenance button, the central configuration dialog opens, where you can specify the maintenance tasks that

should be carried out by Automatic Maintenance and 1-Click Maintenance. You can also specify when Auto-

matic Maintenance should be carried out.

Increase Performance Area

The status field in the Increase performance area shows whether TuneUp Utilities has
detected options for increasing the performance of your computer. For example, you may
receive recommendations for increasing the speed of your Internet, uninstalling programs
that haven't been used for a while or upgrading your hardware.

However, in order to get the most out of performance recommendations that are per­sonalized to your requirements, you must first answer some questions regarding your
usage profile. Click Create profile.

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If there are recommendations, you can view these by clicking Show details or the link to the recommendations.
Each recommendation has a detailed description and you can apply most recommendations with just a click of
the mouse. You can also hide individual recommendations. Once all recommendations have been applied or hid­den, the status for this area reverts to green.

Fix Problems Area

The status in the Fix problems area shows whether everything is working fine on your com-
puter or whether critical problems have been detected which may affect the system's
health. For example, a check can be carried out to see if key Windows settings have been
configured correctly, if there is enough free space on your system drive or whether impor­tant security programs have been installed.

If problems have been found, click Show details. For each problem, you will receive a
description and can choose if you want to solve it now or hide it until later. Once all prob-

lems have been solved or hidden, the status of this area reverts to green.

System protection

On the far right under System protection, you can see the current status of TuneUp Rescue Center. By simply
clicking on Undo changes you can undo any changes made with TuneUp Utilities at any time.