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Learning How To Recover An Excel File In 3 Simple Ways

Do you want to learn how to recover an Excel file that was accidentally deleted or unsaved? Discover the 3 different methods on recovering your files!

Bloatware? Use System Mechanic 17

As Windows® evolves, one area of increasing concern is that more and more unwanted garbage (“bloatware”) is launching itself at startup, which continues to slow the entire computing experience, even after the system is up and running.

Introducing System Mechanic Ultimate Defense

Phoenix 360 has been integrated into the System Mechanic product family with the launch of new System Mechanic Ultimate Defense. System Mechanic Ultimate Defense combines seven powerful products in a single System Mechanic dashboard for your convenience. System Mechanic Ultimate Defense is the total package that delivers all your security, privacy, and performance needs in one easy-to-use interface.

Inside iolo Labs – Damian Giannunzio, Research Lead

Damian Giannunzio, lead research for iolo Labs, tells you what’s currently on his mind.

Dual Monitor Backgrounds & Wallpaper Settings in Windows 10

Choosing a different wallpaper photo for each of your displays was easy not so long ago, as Windows® 8 allowed this with a simple right-click on images from the Personalization section in the Control Panel.

If You Don’t Have One Already, It’s Time to Get a Password Manager

Software that manages your online passwords simplifies and secures your security. If you haven’t transitioned from manually thinking up, remembering, and typing passwords into your dozens of online accounts, it’s time to do so. Password breaches are a leading cause of online theft, while at the same time they are largely preventable.

How to Thwart Online Tracking and Protect Vulnerable Passwords

“Digital fingerprinting” is a method of identity tracking that makes it appallingly easy for online entities to examine the bits of data you leave behind on websites and figure out huge amounts of information about you, including your online purchases, income, debt, videos watched, web searches, vacation habits and much more.

How To Speed Up Your Computer & Improve Performance

​​Knowing how to speed up your computer is a great skill to have. Discover quick-fix solutions that can help improve your PC performance and speed.

How To Speed Up Windows 7 on Older Computer or Laptop

Do you have an older computer and want to know how to speed up Windows 7? If so, discover these three simple tips that will get your PC up to speed.

How to Set Windows 10 & 11 to See Recently Opened Apps

Since the launch of Windows® 10 many users have endured minor skirmishes with it to try and make it behave more like Windows 7. Among the frustrations are the changes to the Start menu, which, although returned to us since the dark days of Windows 8, does not always function in a way familiar to Windows 7 folks.

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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.