User's Manual

Speed up the startup of my programs
This optimization method intervenes if you start up a program manually when the computer is already under
heavy load. For a short period immediately after the program has started, processing power is temporarily redis-
tributed, giving the program in question a separate performance boost. This boost is achieved by temporarily
prioritizing the program in question.
The following pictures represent the inside of your computer before and after the Accelerate program startups
option is enabled. Here you can see how a newly started program receives a particular performance boost:
For a short period immediately after the program is started (orange) the processing power of the computer is
temporarily redistributed, giving the program in question a separate performance boost. This boost is achieved
by temporarily prioritizing the program in question. No other programs (green and blue) are affected.
How do I know when Live Optimization was enabled?
The great thing about Live Optimization is that it works intelligently in the background. Whenever one of these
two optimization methods is improving the performance of your PC in the background, this is also indicated by
the icon in the notification area of the taskbar.
How Can I Exclude Programs from Being Downgraded?
Under Specify exceptions, you can select programs that must not be downgraded by Live Optimization. To
ensure that a program is not downgraded in future, select it from the Downgrade list and then click the right
arrow between the two lists.The selected program will no longer be downgraded, with immediate effect.
What Can I Do if a Program is Very Frequently Downgraded?
Live Optimization recognizes whether a program is constantly having a detrimental effect on the performance
of your system.You can see this from the Live Optimization notifications, where the names of the most
frequently downgraded programs are listed. If a program has been downgraded very frequently, you now have
the option to disable it with TuneUp Program Deactivator™ so as to reduce the load on your system.You can
still use and start the disabled program as normal; it will simply be reactivated the next time you start it.
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