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12. Rating Function for Programs
You can turn on the useful Rating function for programs in the AVG Program Deactivator, AVG StartUp
Manager and AVG Uninstall Manager modules. It shows you how useful other users of AVG PC TuneUp
found the programs that you have installed. You can use the rating function to help you decide which programs
you really need in your day-to-day work.
In this chapter, you can find out why it is helpful and how you can turn on the Rating function for
programs.
Often, you are faced with a decision about which of your installed programs you really need for your day-to-day
work: that is why the Rating function for programs was developed.
The experiences of numerous AVG PC TuneUp users will help you to make your decisions in the AVG
Program Deactivator, AVG StartUp Manager and AVG Uninstall Manager modules. The rating function
for programs shows you which programs have been classified as useful and helps you to decide which startup
programs you want to disable and which programs you want to disable or uninstall.
Please note: you need to have an active Internet connection to use the rating function.
Display of the Rating Function in the Modules
If you have switched on the rating function, it is integrated into the AVG Program Deactivator, AVG StartUp
Manager and AVG Uninstall Manager modules as a separate column in the program list. You can identify
your ratings by the blue stars in the Usefulness column. If you have not yet given your own rating, the column
displays the average rating that other AVG PC TuneUp users have given the program. If no ratings have been
given, the column is blank.
If you hover the mouse cursor over the column, a tooltip is displayed showing your rating and the rating of
other AVG PC TuneUp users.
How to Turn On the Rating Function
Start either the AVG Program Deactivator, AVG StartUp Manager or AVG Uninstall Manager modules.
The Rating function for programs dialog is displayed. Click OK.
If you do not want to make a decision just now, you can click on Decide later. The module is started without
the rating function. You can enable the rating function at any time by clicking on Rating function in the
toolbar, then on Turn on and this time selecting OK in the dialog that appears.
How to Turn Off the Rating Function
Click on Rating function in the toolbar and select the option Turn off. In the dialog that opens, you can
decide whether you wish to archive your ratings for any subsequent use of the function. The ratings of other
users are deleted from the database on your PC and will have to be downloaded again from the server if you
switch the function back on.
How to Submit a Rating
1. Move the mouse cursor over the Usefulness column. When you rate a program, you must give it at
least one star. A maximum of 5 stars can be awarded.