AVG PC Tuneup

Pros

• Effective tools selection
• Easy to use and mostly automated

Cons

• Good features hidden

AVG TuneUp is a utilities suite for Windows that can fix common computer problems, optimize your PC and assist you in customizing your system.

AVG TuneUp is a platform for optimizing PC performance as well as fixing any problems that may arise and personalizing Windows to your preferences and usage patterns. It’s an amazing tool for all computer users but particularly casual users who may not have the resources to manage such problems themselves. Perhaps the best thing going for the program is that it’s quite simple to get started with.

When you run AVG TuneUp for the first, the program will automatically scan your PC for problems. You can schedule future scans as well as request a scan at any time. When a scan is complete, AVG TuneUp presents you with a list of found problems. You can attack these issues one at a time, but the program has a one-click maintenance mode that can even be automated. The program will activate the utilities needed to fix the various problems and have log available of all changes made when it’s done.

The user interface is streamlined and tabbed. One tab provides status information about your PC as well as gives you recommended actions. Another tab provides tools that help recover disk space by deleting unused files and so forth. Another lets you customize the look and feel of various Windows without having to dig around the oft-complicated settings structure of Windows itself.

AVG TuneUp packs a lot of utility into a single package. In addition to the items listed above, it can clean and repair the Windows registry. It can defragment your hard drives, optimize startup for faster boot times and restore files you’ve deleted accidentally. It can modify hidden Windows settings, check hard disks for errors, remove junk data, delete dupes, uninstall stubborn programs, help you take control of browser cookies and so much more.

Not all features available are activated through one-click maintenance, however. So, to get the most out of AVG TuneUp, you need to know what’s there and when to use it. This is probably the biggest complaint one can levy against the app. Too much useful stuff is tucked away, and it would be a plus if the program would do a better job teaching new users about all of these other options.

Pros

• Effective tools selection
• Easy to use and mostly automated

Cons

• Good features hidden