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Tips to Optimize Your PC’s Internet Settings

Get the Most From What You’ve Got: Your computer system isn’t the same as everyone else’s, so why use the same internet settings? Generic Internet connection settings can hold you back from getting the download speeds you deserve. Optimize your Internet settings with System Mechanic’s NetBooster.

Tips on Telework – a guide for better video calls

If you’re fortunate enough to work from home during the crucial curve-flattening phase of the coronavirus, you’ll undoubtedly notice some rules changes—some subtle, some not so subtle. To get the most out of your new status as a member of a distributed workforce, you may want to keep the following tips in mind.

Three Major Problems with Passwords Solved by ByePass Password Manager

Stop thinking up, remembering and typing passwords with ByePass secure password and credit card manager, available in iolo Phoenix 360™.

The Story Behind an Entirely New Approach to PC Responsiveness

When it comes to improving computer performance, you can’t move ahead of the curve without also setting new standards. If you’ve installed the latest System Mechanic® or System Mechanic Pro®, your computer is now punching through a few “impossibilities” with LiveBoost™ Technology—an entirely new approach to PC responsiveness.

The Optional August Windows Update is Causing PC Slowdown

Windows® 10 users should be aware that the—thankfully, optional—August update is causing major slowdown on many computers.

The Many Ways You’re Being Watched

In the age of constant connectivity, online privacy and secure browsing are no longer merely nice to have; they are mandatory. Anti-malware software safeguards your PC from harm, but today you also need online protection for you, personally.

Slow Computer? Data Colliding with the Hard Drive

The instant the traffic lights changed, two cars collided in the intersection. Two objects can’t occupy the same space at the same time and so pieces fly off in all directions to make room. The cars absorb and dissipate energy away from the occupants. Airbags inflate, bumpers and hoods crumple. Weeks later the cars are fixed and back on the road.

Thank You for Choosing System Mechanic Professional®

Since 1998, iolo has been devoted to one mission: Keeping your PC running like new. It is our honor to take this opportunity to welcome new customers to our family, and to express our gratitude to the tens of millions who have been with us for years now. All of us at iolo technologies thank you for choosing our products. We know you have a choice, and we appreciate your business.

System Mechanic® Top Speed Tip #5:

Almost everything you do on your PC causes data to be written to the hard drive, and this data scatters into fragments that downgrade performance

System Mechanic® Top Speed Tip #3:

Power in Numbers: Harness the power of millions of System Mechanic users to rev up boot speed using iolo’s exclusive Guided Recommendations

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What is iolo's Whole Home License?

The Whole Home License® is iolo’s licensing policy that allows you to install and keep your software running on all of your compatible devices within the same home. Previously, users were allowed to install and license their iolo software simultaneously on a maximum of three PCs. Under the Whole Home License, a single activation key allows you to use your iolo software on all of your PCs, other than any PCs you use for business purposes. What you need to know about Whole Home Licensing

  • You, your spouse, and your relatives living within the same household may use the same license on any number of PCs that you own which are not used for business.
  • For full legal terms and conditions, see https://www.iolo.com/company/legal/eula/

To install your iolo product on additional PCs:

  1. On the additional computer, download the latest version of your iolo product. Choose from the list of downloads offered here.
  2. Follow the steps in the installation wizard, and enter the same Activation Key that you used to install on your original computer.

You can view the Activation Key on the original computer from within System Mechanic > red menu bar > key icon > Activation Key.