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Features

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AVG PC Tuneup has features for PC maintenance, optimization, updates, to free up hard-drive space, and to uninstall unwanted applications.[1] Features include:[1]

  • Automatic Maintenance: Removes tracking cookies, cache files, old files from removed applications, and fixes issues with the Windows registry.
  • Sleep Mode: Puts background processes to sleep until needed to reduce their burden on computing resources.[2]
  • Software Uninstaller: Find and removes unwanted program like bloatware.
  • Disk Cleaner and Browser Cleaner: Removes installer files, temporary system files, browser caches, and other files.
  • Software Updater: Installs the most recent patches and updates for installed applications.

Critical reception

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TuneUp Utilities received generally positive reviews, despite the product secretly installing pop-up advertisements without notifying the user. Computer Shopper magazine reviewed TuneUp Utilities 2009 and gave it a score of 8 out of 10.[3] It commended TuneUp Registry Cleaner as well as the hard-drive-related components of the product. However, it also noted that some tools are superficially implemented. The software lacks an antivirus and personal firewall.[3] TuneUp Utilities 2009 was voted #37 of "The Top 100 Products of 2009" by Computer Shopper readers and was named "Best Utility Suite" by the editors.[4]

CNET reviewed TuneUp Utilities 2009 and gave it 5 stars out of 5. “To call TuneUp Utilities 2009 useful would drastically understate the situation,” said Seth Rosenblatt, an associate editor with CNET. He said TuneUp Utilities was a powerful and easy-to-use set of tools, with its disk cleanup and registry cleaner being the “bread-and-butter” of the suite.[5]

PC World's Preston Gralla reviewed the 2010 version and commented that TuneUp Utilities is a comprehensive suite that “includes everything from a startup optimizer to a defragmenter, from an overall speed optimizer to a Windows Registry cleaner, and more.” However, he said that the high price of the entire suite ($50) might make a purchase decision more difficult.[6] Preston had also previously reviewed TuneUp Utilities 2009 for PC Advisor and gave it 4.5 stars out of 5 stars.[7]

PC Magazine reviewed TuneUp Utilities 2011 and gave it a score of 4 out of 5. “Overall, the software does a fine job of revitalizing a worn PC," commented Jeffrey L. Wilson, a PC Magazine software analyst. He appreciated the product's one-click repair feature and the subsequent reduction in his test PC's boot-time. However, Wilson criticized the software license that only permits installation on up to three PCs.[8] In comparison, a competing product called Iolo System Mechanic 10, allows an unlimited number of installations in the same household.[8] This was changed in later versions of Tuneup, which now offers unlimited licenses for each household.[9]

TuneUp Utilities received a Softpedia Pick award from Softpedia.[10] Although Softpedia editor Alex Muradin expressed concern about the lack of proper technical support for TuneUp Utilities 2006, he gave the product a final score of 5 out of 5. However, he gave this product a subscore of 3 out of 5 for pricing/value.[11]

Author Christian Immler characterizes TuneUp Utilities as a classic amongst tuning tools.[12] CNET reviewed TuneUp Utilities 2015 and gave it a score of 3.5 out of 5. “AVG PC TuneUp is a well-designed and effective tool that mostly accomplishes what it claims. Its advantage lies in its streamlined user flow and one-click-friendly design," said Eddie Cho, a tech editor and producer for CNET.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "AVG TuneUp". AVG.com. June 25, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "AVG TuneUp". PCMAG. April 26, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "TuneUp Utilities 2009". Computer Shopper. SX2 Media Labs, LLC. March 2009. Archived from the original on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  4. ^ Anderson, Sarah E.; Burek, John A.; Haselton, Lauren; Jerome, Will; Krawczyk, Konrad; Rougeot, Jonathan; Safford, Matt; Smith, Catharine (2009). "Best Utilities Suite: TuneUp Utilities 2009". Computer Shopper. SX2 Media Labs, LLC. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  5. ^ Rosenblatt, Seth (25 November 2008). "TuneUp Utilities 2010 9.0.4300.7 — CNET Editors' review". Download.com. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2010-PCW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Gralla, Preston (20 January 2009). "TuneUp Utilities 2009 review". PC Advisor magazine – Online (www.pcadvisor.co.uk). International Data Group (IDG). Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  8. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2011-PCMag was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "AVG TuneUp". PCMAG. April 26, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  10. ^ "TuneUp Utilities 2011". Softpedia. SoftNews NET SRL. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  11. ^ Muradin, Alex (13 December 2005). "TuneUp Utilities 2006 Rocks!". Softpedia. SoftNews NET SRL. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  12. ^ Immler, Christian (2008). Das PC-Handbuch [The PC-manual] (in German). Pearson Education. p. 690. ISBN 978-3-8272-4464-2. Retrieved 5 December 2010. Die TuneUp Utilities (www.tuneup.de) sind ein Klassiker unter den Tuning-Tools. [TuneUp Utilities represent a classic amongst tuning tools.]
  13. ^ "CNET Download: AVG PC TuneUP 2015". CNET. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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