02 January 21, 15:28
We at Geeks For Your Information are very pleased to announce our
Ashampoo WinOptimizer 18 New Year 2021 Giveaway!
Ashampoo WinOptimizer 18 New Year 2021 Giveaway!
We would like to thank Ashampoo Development GmbH & Co. KG. for sponsoring us the giveaway prizes
Overview
Ashampoo WinOptimizer 18 is a system optimization suite that takes care of the weak spots in every Windows machine. The program boosts the performance, fixes system errors and reduces file clutter. Ashampoo WinOptimizer 18 makes Windows PCs faster, cleaner and safer. The built-in cleaners are among the most popular features and safely remove web browsing traces, junk files and installation leftovers to free up valuable disk space.
AntiSpy and Privacy Control put a muzzle on Windows telemetry broadcasts and protect your privacy. Three automatic modules reduce clutter, speed up Windows startup times and program launches and optimize gaming performance. For better system performance and PC stability, WinOptimizer also fixes Registry errors, removes broken shortcuts and disables unnecessary background processes and Autostart entries. Several analysis tools that display detailed information about installed hard and software and that track down resource hogs have been included for better system transparency. The tweaking module allows for individual Windows customization and will surely please PC tuning fans.
Browser Extension Manager lists each and everyone of your browser add-ons and extensions, including hidden, and often malicious ones. All installed extensions are listed and gives you the choice to delete them. It only takes a single click to rid your browsers of a malicious extension and make browsing the web a little safer!
WinOptimizer 18 features dashboards for instant feature access and absolute informational clarity that cover the areas of system cleaning, optimizing and analyzing. Dashboards are the quickest way to get a detailed picture of your system and to instantly access essential features. "Clean, optimize and inform" always has the latest details on these vital tasks–including full feature access! There's no longer any need to manually open modules to get the whole picture! You'll find valuable details like status updates on your Registry, dubious services or privacy threats, all neatly arranged. Once you spot and area that requires action, a single click will take you right to the affected module.
Defrag has been completely revamped and optimized for high performance and low resource consumption. The new Defrag builds on the already available Windows algorithm and takes it to the max! Merge free space to shorten access times, automate drive analysis and defragmentation and have the process run in the background at low priority for uninterrupted use of your PC. The new Defrag is SSD-ready: Retrim makes sure your drive is used to its full capacity while ensuring high performance and long life!
For the first time, Benchmark Center bundles all performance-related tests in a single easily accessible location. System Information has been significantly extended and updated to support the latest hardware and provide even more in-depth information.
Ashampoo WinOptimizer 18 is the first to support the new Microsoft Edge Chromium. Internet Cleaner now uses a new algorithm to detect junk files more efficiently and in all browser-related save locations. Reclaim precious disk space and use our new cleaners to eliminate web browsing traces, redundant files and useless Registry entries! All features are instantly accessible through the "Clean" dashboard!
FEATURES AT A GLANCE:
- New more efficient Defrag
- Dashboards for up-to-date overviews on essential details
- Accelerate and slim down your system
- Reclaim disk space efficiently
- Maintain hard disk and system health
- Handy task scheduler for maintenance and optimization
- Powerful browser extension management
Ashampoo WinOptimizer 18 SETTINGS
Ashampoo WinOptimizer 18 provides 11 settings for full optimization of the user's system.
- Basic functions
User can use these settings to select a different program language or a change in look via "skins".
- One Click Optimizer
Sets "One Click Optimizer" options on how-to run and specify whether found issues should be fixed automatically.
- Drive Cleaner
Sets what information will Drive Cleaner scan and should clean. User may also select files/folders to be excluded from scans.
- Registry Optimizer
Sets which file elements to include in scans and what local drives should be scanned. User can also remove exceptions created using the context menu in Registry Optimizer.
- Internet Cleaner
Sets what scanned file types to be deleted for each browser. Secure cookie list is also set here.
- Defrag
Specify the level of fragmentation that will be used for a specified drive. If he prefers, user can also activate boot time defragmentation to defragment files usually used by Windows once its launched before the boot process has commenced.
- File Associator
These settings allows the user to select the formats that will be listed for each file extension category. To include a file type, user simply add its extension to the desired category (use commas to separate multipfile formats).
- DiskSpace Explorer
User can adjust the visual representation of file distribution here. "Number of chart sections", how many parts a diagram, (re: a pie chart, can
consist of). User may adjust the lists of formats used for each category such as "Audio Files" or "Documents" and even create his own custom category/group.
- File Wiper
User can select the deletion method to be used by the module here. The default set is "DoDD 5220.22-M (seven write iterations; extremely difficult to restore).
- Undeleter
This is where the user can set options (folder structures and the like) to be used for effective file restoration.
- Duplicate Finder
Set options here to what should be scanned and exclusion of single file formats to make an effective scan of duplicate files.
A. OVERVIEW
The Ashampoo WinOptimizer "Overview" displays the CPU usage gauge and an Analyze button. The user can check all unnecessary files, broken registry entries, invalid shortcuts, and browser traces such as cookies and history files here in one view.
B. AUTOMATIC
Ashampoo WinOptimizer offers automatic features for optimizing the user's system. Along with that, WinOptimizer shows the user the history of all actions done (as well as backing up everything that it does so it will be easy to "go-back" to previous state via "Backups"). Automatic features offered are: (i) Auto-Clean, (ii) Live-Tuner, and (iii) Game Booster. A tray icon will be shown when automatic features are enabfiled. User can just right-click the icon to access the settings for each feature.
- Auto-Clean
Auto-Clean removes application-related "temporary files" as soon as the applications are closed to regain disk space. Running applications store these temporary File / data and as they run they continue to take up space even applications are closed/exited.
- Live-Tuner
Live-Tuner adjusts process priorities to speed up application launches.
- Game-Booster
Game-Booster automatically terminates all processes/applications that are non-essential to the game to free up resources thus preventing slow down of the user's games.
C. ALL MODULES
Ashampoo WinOptimizer 18 has 6 modules (functions) compfilete with all the necessary tools that any user will need to maintain and optimize his system. A "switch view" toggfile is provided at the upper-right corner of the "All modules" interface / dashboard. this "switch view" is for the user and can be, say, "Switch view = ON -- functions" is tailored for the new user. This is the "use-case" method (detailed view of functions) to aid him in what he wants to do. The "Switch view = OFF -- all modules" (quick overview) is more for the familiar or intermediate user (those who know a thing or two about optimization/tweaking). The colfilection of functions / modules will help te user manage all common PC settings, optimization as well as system information and improved tools (Windows tools based).
The six (6) modules are: (i) Maintain system, (ii) Improve performance, (iii) Customize Windows, (iv) Analyze system, (v) File tools, and (vi) Administrative tools.
(i) Maintain system
- One Click Optimizer
- Drive Cleaner
- Registry Optimizer
- Internet Cleaner
- Defrag
- Registry Defrag
(ii) Improve performance
- Service Manager
- StartUp Tuner
- Internet Tuner
- Process Manager
- Uninstall Manager
- SSD Wizard
(iii) Customize Windows
- Tweaking
Tweaking allows the user to customize various system settings. There are 10 tweaking categories the user can choose to "tweak", (i) Windows Logon, (ii) Devices, (iii) Drives, (iv) System, (v) Desktop, (vi) Explorer, (vii) Internet Explorer, (viii) Mozilla Firefox, (ix) Other Software, and (x) Windows 8 and higher. User just needs to select his desired category and use the tabs to navigate through each category. To set the tweak user just needs to click "Apply". A restore feature is present to restore the original settings.
- AntiSpy
- Win10 Privacy Control
- File Associator
- Context Menu Manager
- Browser Extension Manager
(iv) Analyze system
- System Information
The "System Information" module provides various informative details of the user's PC hardware including installed applications. A report can be generated via "Create Report". Details of the report can be viewed in the user's browser (HTML file).
- DiskSpace Explorer
- Benchmark Center
- (i) System Benchmark
This module can benchmark the performance of your PC and compare it to other results online. User needs to click "Run benchmark" to start benchmarking process and (click) "Compare online" to compare your results to other machines.
- (ii) HDD Benchmark
This module can benchmark the read/write speeds of your disk drives. User needs to click "Start" to benchmark the selselected drive and "Compare online" to compare your results against other drives.
- (i) System Benchmark
- HDD Inspector
- Disk Doctor
- Font Manager
(v) File tools
- File Wiper
- File Manipulator
- Undeleter
- Link Checker
- Duplicate Finder
- ADS scanner
(vi) Administrative tools
- Backup management
- System Restore Manager
- Icon Saver
- User-Rights Manager
- Energy Manager
- Task scheduler
- Statistics
D. CLEAN
"Clean" (as the word implies) module helps you Clean the Registry, remove web browsing traces and to track down no longer needed Files.
E. OPTIMIZE
User can speed up boot times, defragment mechanical hard disks for faster access times and adjust essential privacy settings for added protection.
F. INFORM
This dashboard provides essential details about your instalfiled hardware and software. All relative information can be accessed in this module.
G. BACKUPS
Use this module to undo changes made by WinOptimizer should the changes have lead to undesired / untoward system behavior. Backups are done automatically after each optimization. User can set suto-delete backup in the settings.
Latest version build is Ashampoo WinOptimizer 18 version: 18.00.16 (2020/06/12)
New:
- Dashboards for always up-to-date and instant features access
- Instant access and always up-to-date information with dashboards
- Merge free disk space with Defrag
- Extensive drive analysis and hardware review with Defrag
Improved:
- Completely intuitive user interface
- Enhanced Browser Extension Manager
- Updated search algorithms for all cleaner modules
- Remove internet traces with Internet Cleaner
- Clean hard disks with Drive Cleaner
- Optimize Windows Registry with Registry Optimizer
- Enhanced system details view with optimized hardware detection
- Get detailed system information
PERTINENT LINKS
Ashampoo WinOptimizer 18 — System tuning, Cleaning and details in one program!
Ashampoo WinOptimizer 18 — System tuning, Cleaning and details in one program!
System optimization with Ashampoo WinOptimizer 18
Ashampoo WinOptimizer 18 licenses for this giveaway/contest
Ashampoo Development GmbH & Co. KG. has provided Geeks For Your Information Forum five (5) licenses of Ashampoo WinOptimizer 18 New Year 2021 contest prizes!
CONTEST RULES
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WINNERS WILL RECEIVE
Each of the five (5) winners will get one Ashampoo WinOptimizer 18 license
Winners will be selected via random.org and once posted,
winners will only have 3 days to send a PM to claim their prize.
winners will only have 3 days to send a PM to claim their prize.
Please include your details (Name / Email) in your PM claim.
NO CONFIRMATION FOR THOSE WITH INSUFFICIENT/INCOMPLETE DETAILS.
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The Giveaway will run
from January 11, 2021 to February 10, 2021
from January 11, 2021 to February 10, 2021
Good luck to all!!!