User's Manual
Economy Mode
In the following chapters, you will find out what exactly happens when you switch to TuneUp Economy Mode
and when it can be useful to do so. You will also receive instructions on how to turn on and configure TuneUp
Economy Mode.
Introduction
TuneUp Economy Mode provides immediate energy saving whenever you need it. When you switch your com-
puter to Economy Mode, it reduces the energy used by hardware and the tasks, programs and features that are
running in the background and not strictly necessary. They are stopped or turned off, which can reduce energy
consumption considerably.
When Should I Switch to Economy Mode?
Using Economy Mode, you can considerably reduce the energy consumption of your desktop PC or extend the
battery life of your laptop, if there is no power socket available. Note however that when you switch to Economy
Mode, some functionalities are switched off and will not be available again until you turn off Economy Mode.
How Can I Tell How Much Energy Has Been Saved in Economy
Mode?
The Economy Mode configuration wizard uses a traffic light system to show you how much energy you are actu-
ally saving with your settings. If the bar to the right of the total saving is green, your energy savings are high. A
yellow bar represents moderate energy savings and a red bar represents low energy savings.
The actual level of energy savings in the Services area, for example, can be seen from the color of the bar that is
shown to the right of the area in the navigation bar.
How to Switch the Computer to Economy Mode
At the bottom left of the TuneUp Utilities Start Center, there are three switches. The left-hand switch is for Econ-
omy Mode. When you click this switch, the computer is switched to Economy Mode. The TuneUp icon then
appears in the notification area of the taskbar, notifying you that Economy Mode is turned on.
Alternatively, you can access the switch for Economy Mode directly via the TuneUp Utilities icon in the noti-
fication area of the taskbar. Left-click on the icon. A flyout window opens, showing the Economy Mode switch
on the bottom left.
How to Switch to Economy Mode
At the bottom left of the TuneUp Utilities Start Center, in the PC opti-
mization mode area, there is an Economy Mode switch. Clicking on
this switches your computer to Economy Mode.
Alternatively, you can start Economy Mode by going to Overview of
all functions in the Start Center and selecting the Switch to Econ-
omy Mode entry under Computer.
The first time you turn on Economy Mode, awindow opens that
allows you to make your own settings for Economy Mode. Decide here whether you want to use the default set-
tings for Economy Mode or whether you want to configure them yourself for your own requirements.
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