User's Manual

How to Increase the Performance of Your Computer
In the Start Center under the Status & recommendations category, you can see whether you have any rec-
ommendations in the status field of the Increase performance category. If you have hidden some rec-
ommendations, 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 (see Increasing Performance - Profile,
p. 36).
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
In the Internet settings and Visual effects tabs you can perform all the optimization recommendations found
by clicking Optimize all. Alternatively, you can click on a recommendation in the left column. In the right-hand
area of the window, a detailed description will appear and you can apply the recommendation by clicking on the
button on the bottom right.
In the Hardware and software tab you must answer a few simple questions on each recommendation in order
to receive suitable options to continue. If you can't answer a question or want to postpone the decision, you can
hide the recommendation by clicking on Hide recommendation on the bottom right.
Please note that you cannot of course simply accept the recommendations concerning your hardware, but can
only hide them.
Hiding and Showing Recommendations
If you do not want to accept a recommendation, click Hide recommendation. Now you can select whether you
want to hide it permanently or only for 30 days. The number of hidden recommendations is always displayed in
the taskbar on the right. By clicking on the number displayed, you can easily show these recommendations
again.
Changing a Profile
Selecting Change profile on the top right takes you to the profile, which shows the basis for your optimization
recommendations (see Increasing Performance - Profile, p. 36).
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