

There are also free alternatives should you want to use them such as CCleaner. You can perform most of the functions from within Windows and the performance benefit of cleaning the registry is still unproven in all but the worst cases. So is it worth $50 a year? To experienced users, frankly, no. The actual physical performance benefits will be negligible at best if you maintain your system properly, but the psychological benefits could be important, depending on how you look at your computer. The main benefit of Avast Cleanup Premium is the psychological advantage: your computer is being looked after (without you having to do anything) and having its performance boosted by a well known company with an excellent reputation. What’s more, you can use PowerShell or other scripting tools to easily automate these tasks for you.

Drag and drop a desktop shortcut you no longer need into the recycle bin to remove it.Select Add-ons in your browser to disable and/or remove obsolete browser extensions.Use the Services tab in Task Manager to Open Services and put programs to sleep.Right click the Windows Task bar, select Task Manager, select the startup tab to prioritize programs that start with Windows.

