Ashampoo WinOptimizer is an easy-to-use suite of tools for maintaining and optimizing your Microsoft Windows computer. It keeps your Windows® installation free of unnecessary garbage and running smoothly while other computers just get slower and slower.

In addition to older versions of Windows®, the new Ashampoo WinOptimizer 4 is fully compatible with Windows Vista™ in both the 32 and 64 bit versions. This means that you can start maintaining your slick new Windows Vista™ system right away - it won’t even have a chance to get clogged down with new garbage! But that’s not all: Once again, Ashampoo has managed to produce a radically better and more useful program - without compromising their famous ease of use. In addition to Windows Vista™ compatibility, WinOptimizer 4 also comes with three new modules, a brand-new hard disk defragmenter, a huge number of new system tweaking options and many other improvements and enhancements.

Developer: Ashampoo
License: Shareware
OS: Windows All
Size: 10.0 MB
Download Ashampoo WinOptimizer 5.05 link

Vista Manager is a system utility that helps you optimize, tweak, and clean up Windows Vista. It will increase your system speed, improve system security, and meet all of your expectations. It’s compatible with Windows Vista SP1 entirely!

Windows Vista is the new Operating System for home users and professionals alike. Windows Vista brings clarity to your world, so you can more safely and easily accomplish everyday tasks and instantly find what you want on your PC.

Vista Manager is the powerful software tool to tweak and optimize your Windows Vista, it bundles more than 30 different utilities in one and help your system faster and more stable, secure and personal!

Developer: Yamicsoft
License: Shareware
OS: Windows All
Size: 5.5 MB
Download Vista Manager 1.5.3 (32bit) link
Download Vista Manager 1.5.3 (64bit) link

Since 1996 PC WIZARD is among the most advanced system information programs on the market. PC WIZARD 2008 is a powerful utility designed especially for detection of hardware, but also some more analysis. It’s able to identify a large scale of system components and supports the latest technologies and standards. This tool is periodically updated (usually once per month) in order to provide most accurate results.

PC WIZARD 2008 is also an utility designed to analyze and benchmark your computer system. It can analyze and benchmark many kinds of hardware, such as CPU performance, Cache performance, RAM performance, Hard Disk performance, CD/DVD-ROM performance, Removable/FLASH Media performance, Video performance, MP3 compression performance.

PC WIZARD 2008 can be distributed freely (ftp, archives, CD-ROMs …).

Developer: CPUID.com
License: Freeware
OS: Windows All
Size: 2,6 MB
Download PC Wizard 2008.1.85.2 link

System Mechanic automatically finds and repairs errors and fragmentation and cleans out clutter - so your PC operates smoothly, reliably, and up to 300% faster!

Don’t waste money on expensive “experts” to fix your PC. System Mechanic repairs, optimizes, and maintains your PC.

Enjoy that new PC feeling again.
* Clear out clutter and errors for improved speed and reliability.

Improve your gaming experience.
* Optimize your PC to play the latest high-performance games at maximum speeds.

Speed up internet access.
* Accelerate download and web surfing speeds up to 300%.

Stop spyware and other threats.
* Block spyware and eliminate security vulnerabilities that leave you at risk of intruders.

Got PC problems? System Mechanic is your solution!

Developer: iolo technologies
License: Shareware
OS: Windows All
Size: 42.2 MB
Download System Mechanic Professional 8.0.0.18 link

Super Utilities will erase your Internet tracks, hide your sensitive files and folders, lock your important applications, and give you the tools that you need to fine-tune your computer to your personal needs.

When you run Super Utilities, your Windows system will run faster, will crash less often, and will be more private and secure.

Full service for your windows PC
* Super Utilities offers 27 tools for cleaning,fixing, speeding up, maintaining, and protecting your PC.
* System Cleaner: Make your PC faster, more stable, and more efficient by cleaning and optimizing your hard drive, memory, software, and Windows Registry.
* Security Doctor: Protect your PC from thousands of potential spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers and tracking threats.
* Privacy Protector: Keep your sensitive information safe from prying eyes.
* System Maintenance: Easily perform complicated system maintenance tasks, and keep your computer running quickly and smoothly.
* Special Tools: More easy-to-use tools that make your computing safer and more efficient.
* More windows utilities will be added.

Developer: SuperLogix
License: Shareware
OS: Windows All
Size: 4.6 MB
Download Super Utilities Professional 8.3 link

XdN Tweaker is a free tweaking program for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista.

Features:
* Changes the number of Folder views Windows saves.
* Resets the folder views Windows has saved.
* Add/Remove classic Windows 2000 user control panel icon.
* Disable/Enable ATI Catalyst Control Center right click on Desktop
(only for use if you have an ATI video card and have the Catalyst Control Center installed).
* Disable/Enable ‘SendTo’ right-click menu.
* Allows you to adjust and tweak TCP/IP settings.
* Disable/Enable ZipFolders.
* Disable/Enable the Outlook Express/Windows Mail splash screen.
* Put the File menu above the Back/Forward buttons in IE7.
* Remove or Replace the Search box in IE7.
* Disable/Enable User Account Control prompts under Vista.
* Disable/Enable the “- Shortcut” text under Vista.
* Attempt to force Vista to better save folder views.
* Disable/Enable Windows Media Player Explorer context menus.
* Add/Remove “Take Ownership” to right-click menus under Vista.
* Disable/Enable the Documents item on the Classic Start Menu.
* Changes “Delete” to “Search…” on Recycle Bin.
* Turn off the annoying full screen “black” UAC prompt.
* Add/Remove the Network Connections icon to Control Panel

(XP/2k3:)
* Enable Classic Search in Explorer and Internet Explorer.
* Disable/Enable Shutdown Reason dialog under Server 2003.
* Disable/Enable Windows scanning AVI files for thumbnails.
* Remove/Restore hidden ASPNET user that prevents auto login.
* Add “Tweak UI” icon to Control Panel (if installed).

Developer: Xenomorph
License: Freeware
OS: Windows All
Size: 0.3 MB
Download XdN Tweaker 0.9.0.7 link

Auslogics BoostSpeed - the ideal solution to speed up your computer and Internet connection. This powerful Windows optimizer will boost Internet connections, tweak Windows to its peak performance, clean registry and block annoying ads. It’s a great way to speed up your PC and keep it clean and optimized.

This is so typical. We buy a new PC and soon it slows down to a crawl. Sometimes we just expect too much perhaps. But all too often, the computer is really running slow.

Why? Remnants of programs you once installed are now clogging the memory and disks. The Windows Registry is filled with junk and rarely defragmented. To top it all, Windows runs services you don’t need.

Luckily for us, computer owners, most of these problems can be reversed. Auslogics BoostSpeed can speed up your computer by cleaning up and defragmenting disks and the Registry, removing bloated software, and applying performance tweaks.

Developer: AusLogics
License: Shareware
OS: Windows All
Size: 3.9 MB
Download Auslogics BoostSpeed 4.1.4.135 link

Fresh UI is a fresh solution for configuring and optimizing Windows. Loaded with hundreds of useful hidden settings in Windows XP/2000/NT/ 98/95/Me, this software covers the customizing and optimizing techniques that you’ll be glad to know, such as:

* Customizing Windows User Interface (UI)
* Optimizing system settings
* Optimizing hardware settings
* Customizing Windows application settings
* Controlling user environment with policies

Fresh UI is organized by section for easy navigation and completed with detail descriptions for easy reference.

Developer: Freshdevices
License: Freeware
OS: Windows All
Size: 1.3 MB
Download Fresh UI 8.09 link

The xp-AntiSpy is a little utility that lets you disable some built-in update and authentication ‘features’ in WindowsXP.

For example, there’s a service running in the background which is called ‘Automatic Updates’. I don’t know what this service transfers from my machine to other machines on the internet, especially the MS ones. So I play it safe and disable such functions. If you like, you can even disable these functions manually, by going through the System and checking or unchecking some checkboxes. This will take you approximately half an hour. But why wast time when a little neat utility can do the same in 1 minute? This utility was successfully tested by lots of users, and was found to disable all the known ‘Suspicious’ Functions in WindowsXP. It’s customiseable, but comes up with the Default settings, which are recommended.

Developer: Chris Connell
License: Freeware
OS: Windows All
Size: 0.3 MB
Download xp-AntiSpy 3.97 beta 2 link

The Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, missing Microsoft hotfixes, anti-virus status, CIS (Center for Internet Security) benchmarks, and displays the results in your Web browser. All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any web server.

Developer: Belarc, Inc.
License: Freeware
OS: Windows All
Size: 1.6 MB
Download Belarc Advisor 7.2.24.4 link