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Quick Start Guide for Privacy Guardian

Privacy Guardian thwarts online attempts to gain vast amounts of personal information based on your location, search history, shopping habits and more.

Privacy Guardian FAQ

Privacy Guardian is a desktop app you also install as a web browser extension that blocks access to your sensitive online data, device info and habits whenever you use the internet.

What is digital fingerprinting

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.

About Privacy Guardian Browser Extensions

Many web browsers—including Chrome, Firefox and Opera—require the use of extensions (aka “add-ons”) for certain types of software to be compatible.

Kill More Types of Bloatware with System Mechanic

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.

Drive Performance – Optimize Your Hard Drive

iolo Labs recently sought to quantify performance improvements across several different Windows® computers after each had installed System Mechanic

Privacy Guardian™ Online Privacy Protection

In the age of constant connectivity, online privacy and secure browsing are no longer merely nice to have; they are mandatory.

Unleash The Full Power of Your Processor

This is part three in a series describing recent iolo Labs testing to quantify improvements to system performance after optimizing a PC with System Mechanic

Increase Your Internet Download Speed with System Mechanic

In this second article in the iolo Labs benchmark series, tests revealed that the internet optimization tool NetBooster within System Mechanic

Boot Faster and Kill Bloatware for Better PC Performance

Recent benchmark tests performed by iolo Labs have shown that using the Startup Optimizer™ tool in System Mechanic can significantly improve PC boot time performance.

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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.