TuneUp Utilities Reviewer's Comments

TuneUp Utilities from TuneUp Software GmbH is a strong, easy-to-use product. This software is lacking in repair and recovery tools and provides few help and support options, but still has some useful utilities included with it. Regardless of this, we would suggest looking at some of our higher ranked products when searching for a PC System Utilities suite.

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Ease of Use:  

TuneUp Utilities is simple to use; navigation is divided into five categories: Customize & Analyze, Clean Up & Repair, Optimize & Improve, Administer & Control, File Recovery & Destruction. Each section uses icons and brief descriptions, making identifying the tool you need a snap.

A built-in back button would have made navigation even easier.

Ease of Setup:  

We had no complications installing TuneUp Utilities.

Maintenance/Diagnostics:  

Although TuneUp Utilities doesn't have as many diagnostic tools as our higher-ranked utility products, it does offer the TuneUp System Information tool, which provides detailed information about system specifications.

On maintenance, TuneUp Utilities comes with a useful process manager, an effective uninstall tool, a frequently used program list (which allows you to easily manage programs used most often) and the ability to automatically delete Internet history as you log off.

You can also manage Windows startup programs with TuneUp Utilities; you can disable, edit, add or delete programs that begin when you logon with the Auto-Start Manager tool. The Startup Guard notifies you whenever a new program is assigned to start with Windows.

Repair/Recovery:  

TuneUp's Registry Cleaner tool is especially helpful, allowing you to pick areas you want cleaned and make a backup copy so you can easily correct an accidental or harmful deletion. This feature also breaks down the errors found into categories; you can select an error for a brief description or double-click it to go to the error right inside the registry.

Optimization:  

TuneUp System Control gives you hundreds of Windows customization options in one convenient location. The Icon Manager tool lets you better manage the look and feel of your system's icons-providing you with some of their own designs and other icon download options.

You can also tweak logon options with TuneUp Utilities. For example, you can switch between the classic logon and the default, increase security, or create a message that displays each time you logon. You can also request a detailed system status when you logon or off your computer.

Although TuneUp Utilities does a fine job optimizing memory (allowing you to load and run programs faster) we found that Advanced System Optimizer and System Mechanic both recovered more memory than it could. You can also optimize Internet connections easily.

Feature Set:  

Additional features TuneUp Utilities offers are the ability to have an error message appear when it occurs, instead of just being logged, and the ability to keep Internet Explorer separate from the desktop-so if Explorer encounters a problem it will not lockup your desktop.

Help/Support:  

GmbH provides limited support for TuneUp Utilities including a built-in help manual, searchable content and walkthroughs for all sections of the software.

Summary:  

TuneUp Utilities from TuneUp Software GmbH is a substantial PC System Utilities program that will do a decent job maintaining and optimizing your computer. The program lacks repair and recovery tools and its help and support system needs improvement.