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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.
7.2.1. Profile
The first time you use TuneUp Utilities, you are prompted to complete a profile, so that it can provide you
with tailored recommendations for increasing performance. This profile contains the following questions:
How is your Computer Usually Connected to the Internet?
Select the type of connection from the list so that your network, Internet and browser settings (for example
packet sizes) can be adapted as best as possible to your Internet connection.
What Criteria Should be Used to Optimize Visual Effects?
If you select Maximum performance (irrespective of display quality), all effects and the colorful Luna theme
(Windows XP), or the Aero glass theme (newer Windows) are turned off. This is highly recommended,
especially for slower computers, because the display of these sophisticated interfaces really eats up
resources.
If the interface on your computer flickers and it takes a while for windows to open, choose the option A
balance between performance and display quality. The attractive interfaces are retained but the
performance-sapping effects are switched off.
If you have a high-performance graphics card, your system performance will not be improved by turning off the
Windows Vista Aero desktop experience.