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In addition, AVG Shortcut Cleaner analyses the file history lists from Microsoft Office programs,
OpenOffic, Windows Media Player and Nero©. These lists contain references to the files most recently
accessed in the programs. These entries will also be checked here. If some point to files that no longer exist
or which have been moved, you can delete them.
This means that your system is free from unnecessary ballast; it also means that you no longer have to waste
time trying to call up broken links.
How to Remove Broken Shortcuts
Start the AVG Shortcut Cleaner module by going to the Optimize system category in the Start Center and
selecting Remove broken shortcuts from the Manually run maintenance tasks area.
Alternatively, you can start the module by going to Overview of all functions in the Start Center and
selecting the Remove broken shortcuts entry under Windows.
Your interface (Desktop, Start Menu, Quick Launch bar) and the history lists of some programs are checked
for broken shortcuts and entries. This analysis can last several minutes.
After the analysis AVG Shortcut Cleaner shows you a list of all broken shortcuts and references. If no
broken entries have been found, you will only receive a list of the places that were searched. In this case,
click Close to exit this function.
You decide whether to delete all broken shortcuts or not. Clear the checkboxes of those invalid references that
you do not want to delete. The standard setting is for all invalid references to be deleted.
Click Cleanup. The cleanup process normally lasts just a few seconds. Afterwards you receive a short status
report on the number of references and shortcuts removed.
Click Finish to exit AVG Shortcut Cleaner.
7.2.4. Optimizing System Startup and Shutdown
In this chapter, you will find out how to optimize the startup and shutdown of your computer in next to no
time.
Here you receive recommendations for disabling unnecessary startup programs. These recommendations help
to optimize system startup and shutdown.
For example, common startup services that are not needed immediately after system startup are simply
scheduled to start up at a later time. This still ensures that you will not lose these functions, but they no
longer delay system startup unnecessarily. The waiting time for services to shut down is also reduced.
Services will therefore close faster when shutting down and the shutdown procedure itself will be faster.
You can either apply all of these recommendations immediately, or look at the detailed descriptions first and
then decide one by one.
How to Optimize System Startup and Shutdown
Launch the AVG StartUp Optimizer tool by going to the Optimize system category in the Start Center and