► Reader questions: A new release of Macecraft’s jv16 PowerTools X (free/paid site) generated a flood of reader email asking about the product’s extraordinary claims.įor example, an ad mailing from a “Macecraft Software - PC optimization expert” carried the subject line “Make your computer at least 47 percent faster.” This article builds on that previous coverage it was prompted by several factors. “Putting Registry- /system-cleanup apps to the test” – Nov.“Test-driving ‘free scan’ tune-up suites” – Aug.

“The Windows Maintenance Challenge: Part 2” – Aug.“The Windows Maintenance Challenge: Part 1” – Aug.Windows Secrets’ previous coverage of cleanup tools has laid an extensive foundation.

So do third-party cleaners still deliver any real-world benefit? Do they live up to their impressive claims? Updating the WS cleaning-tools tests But the current versions of Windows have many more built-in tuning and self-repair options. Other products claim to do more, such as removing junk files, reducing boot times, and improving overall system performance.īack in the days of Windows XP, third-party system cleaners were of real value in removing detritus from the operating system. TOP STORY Are system/Registry cleaners worthwhile?Īs Windows and third-party software have evolved over the years, Windows Secrets has periodically put various Registry- and system-cleanup products through their paces to examine the claims made by and about them.įor example, most cleanup software claims to streamline and shrink the Registry by removing obsolete, erroneous data and broken links stored there.

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