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6.2. Increasing Performance
In this chapter, you will find out why it is important to do so and how you can use Increase performance
to increase the performance of your system, by turning off unnecessary tasks and services.
You can improve your system performance by turning off tasks and services that run in the background and
that you rarely, if ever, need for your day-to-day work. For tablet PC compatibility (i.e. the option of operating
the computer by moving a stylus across the screen) or network server technologies. You can also increase
the performance of your computer by uninstalling programs. A search is therefore run for programs that have
not been used for a long time - programs that you may not even remember you had and which slow down your
system unnecessarily. AVG PC TuneUp also recognizes when your computer hardware is not powerful
enough.
Your Internet settings can prevent Windows from using the bandwidth of your Internet connection optimally.
Downloading two files at once or downloading data from websites can be slowed down by Windows default
settings. You will also be shown the potential for optimization here too.
Should your computer be slowed down by superfluous visual effects, this will be identified.
AVG PC TuneUp checks your computer for such performance-sapping visual effects and provides
recommendations for increasing performance.
To enable AVG PC TuneUp to provide you with comprehensive recommendations, you must complete the
profile before running the software for the first time. The way is then clear to a rapid and simple performance
boost.
In the Start Center under the Status & recommendations category, you can see whether you have any
recommendations in the status field of the Increase performance category. If you have hidden some
recommendations, these do not impact the status any more. Open the details window by clicking on the
Show details link.
When you open this window for the first time, you must answer the short questions from the profile wizard, so
that the optimization can be precisely tailored to your situation and needs. For more information, see Profile.
Overview
The details window opens on the Overview tab, where you can find out whether there is any potential for
increasing performance. In the areas Internet settings and Visual effects, you can perform all the
optimization recommendations found by clicking Optimize all. This will not restrict any of your important
functions.
The recommendations in the Hardware and software area on the other hand depend heavily on your usage
behavior. This is why you can only apply them one at a time.
Switching Tabs
Click on a recommendation or on the Details button to move to the other tabs, where you can view the details
of each recommendation. Alternatively, you can click on the name of the tab you want.
Applying Recommendations