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How to use Program Accelerator

Go deep with System Mechanic’s Program Accelerator for maximum responsiveness and long-lasting reliability.

Malware: What Happens After MY PC is Infected?

The top challenge to web security, according to the cybersecurity firm Cyren, is the use of multiple devices, which create numerous entry points for malware to enter your life. Our desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones all present added risk in today’s gadget universe.

It’s Time to Take Ransomware Seriously

A recent internet security threat report has found that ransomware attacks have grown by 113 percent in the past two years.

System Mechanic 15.5 Wins PC Magazine Editors’ Choice Award

If your PC isn’t booting or loading applications at the same pace that it did when you first unboxed it, download iolo System Mechanic 15.5. This excellent tune-up utility dramatically improves your PC’s performance by defragging the hard drive, repairing Windows’s troublesome Registry, tweaking CPU and RAM usage in real time, and more.

PowerSense Boosts System Speed Automatically When You Need It

Today’s high-demand computing situations call for the right system resources to be there for the specific task at hand, whether that’s gaming, streaming, downloading, rendering, programming or a host of other possibilities. The trouble is, today’s powerful processors are often hindered by default settings that don’t adapt well to your changing system needs as your priorities change.

3 Easy Ways to Fight PC Clutter and Slowdown

In Increase the Short Lifespan of the Average PC, we discussed what can go wrong with a PC, especially without regular system maintenance, even if you are running the newest version of Windows®.

How to Make PC and Laptops Last Longer

How long should a computer last? Explore computer life expectancy (3–5+ years) and tips to make your laptop last longer with this 2025 guide.

How to Turn Off Cortana

Legions of Windows® 10 users have already discovered the wide array of aggressive new telemetry services that Microsoft employs that could compromise privacy by collecting their application and internet usage habits, PC memory snapshots, and more—without Microsoft specifying just how much of this information is being collected, or for precisely what purpose.

New System Mechanic 15.5 Offers Enhanced Privacy Protection

As we unpacked in detail here, the launch of Windows® 10 marks the introduction of several data collection and sharing settings that Microsoft insists are necessary for the OS to run as effectively as intended—but that could compromise user privacy. What’s more, all of these services default to ON, and several are rather difficult to fully disable.

How to Disable the New Compulsory Upgrade to Windows 10

To the dismay of many Windows users who value great control over their computing experience—including that very personal matter of which operating system you champion—Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 will begin installing automatically on Windows 7 and 8 machines, as a part of traditional Windows Updates.

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