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Utility software suite for Microsoft Windows From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
AVG TuneUp, previously called AVG PC Tuneup, and TuneUp Utilities, is a utility software suite for Microsoft Windows designed to help manage, maintain, optimize, configure, and troubleshoot a computer system. It was produced and developed by TuneUp Software GmbH. TuneUp Software was headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, and co-founded by Tibor Schiemann and Christoph Laumann in 1997.[2][3] In 2011, AVG Technologies acquired TuneUp Software.[1] AVG was then acquired by Avast in 2016 and became a part of larger company Gen Digital in 2022.
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 TuneUp Utilities 2014 | |
| Original author(s) | TuneUp Utilities |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | AVG Technologies / Avast |
| Initial release | 1997[1] |
| Stable release | 2018.2 (build 192)
/ October 2018 |
| Operating system | Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 |
| Platform | x86 and x64 |
| Size | 45.0 MB |
| Available in | English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Japanese, Russian, Czech, Indonesian, Turkish, Chinese.[1] |
| Type | Utility software |
| License | Trialware |
| Website | avg |
As of 2018, eighteen major versions of TuneUp Utilities have been released. TuneUp Utilities has attained generally positive reviews, although multiple reviewers did not approve of its price for value.
AVG PC TuneUp has features for PC maintenance, optimization, updates, to free up hard-drive space, and to uninstall unwanted applications.[4] The "Automatic Maintenance" tool removes tracking cookies, cache files, old files from removed applications, and fixes issues with the Windows registry.[4] PC TuneUp's "Sleep Mode" puts background processes to sleep until needed to reduce their burden on the computer's resources.[5] PC TuneUp also has an uninstaller to remove unwanted programs like bloatware and a software updater that installs the most recent patches or updates.[4] The Disk Cleaner and Browser Cleaner tools remove installer files, temporary system files, browser caches, and other files.[4]
| Operating system | Earliest version |
Latest version |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows 95 | 97 | 2003 | [6] |
| Windows 98 | 97 | 2007 | [7] |
| Windows Me | 2003 | 2007 | [7] |
| Windows 2000 | 2003 | 2008 | [8] |
| Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or earlierA | 2003 | 2008 | [8] |
| Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or laterA | 2003/2009 | 2014 | [9][10] |
| Windows XP Professional x64 Edition | 2006 | 2014 | [9][10] |
| Windows Vista | 2007 | 2014 | [9][10] |
| Windows 7 | 2010 | 2020 | [9][10] |
| Windows 8 | 2013 | 2021 | [10] |
| Windows 10 | 2015 | 2021 | [11] |
The first version of the software, TuneUp 97, was released in 1997.[1] New versions have been released over the years ever since.[12]
TuneUp Utilities received generally positive reviews.
Computer Shopper magazine reviewed TuneUp Utilities 2009 and gave it a score of 8 out of 10.[31] It commended TuneUp Registry Cleaner as well as the hard-drive-related components of the product. However, it also noted that some tools are superficially implemented. The software lacks an antivirus and personal firewall.[31] TuneUp Utilities 2009 was voted No. 37 of "The Top 100 Products of 2009" by Computer Shopper readers and was named "Best Utility Suite" by the editors.[32]
CNET reviewed TuneUp Utilities 2009 and gave it 5 stars out of 5. "To call TuneUp Utilities 2009 useful would drastically understate the situation", said Seth Rosenblatt, an associate editor with CNET. He said TuneUp Utilities was a powerful and easy-to-use set of tools, with its disk cleanup and registry cleaner being the "bread-and-butter" of the suite.[33]
PC World's Preston Gralla reviewed the 2010 version and commented that TuneUp Utilities is a comprehensive suite that "includes everything from a startup optimizer to a defragmenter, from an overall speed optimizer to a Windows Registry cleaner, and more". However, he said that the high price of the entire suite ($50) might make a purchase decision more difficult.[22] Preston had also previously reviewed TuneUp Utilities 2009 for PC Advisor and gave it 4.5 stars out of 5 stars.[34]
PC Magazine reviewed TuneUp Utilities 2011 and gave it a score of 4 out of 5. "Overall, the software does a fine job of revitalizing a worn PC," commented Jeffrey L. Wilson, a PC Magazine software analyst. He appreciated the product's one-click repair feature and the subsequent reduction in his test PC's boot-time. However, Wilson criticized the software license that only permits installation on up to three PCs.[24] In comparison, a competing product called Iolo System Mechanic 10, allows an unlimited number of installations in the same household.[24]
TuneUp Utilities received a Softpedia Pick award from Softpedia.[35] Although Softpedia editor Alex Muradin expressed concern about the lack of proper technical support for TuneUp Utilities 2006, he gave the product a final score of 5 out of 5. However, he gave this product a subscore of 3 out of 5 for pricing/value.[36]
Author Christian Immler characterizes TuneUp Utilities as a classic amongst tuning tools.[37] CNET reviewed TuneUp Utilities 2015 and gave it a score of 3.5 out of 5. "AVG PC TuneUp is a well-designed and effective tool that mostly accomplishes what it claims. Its advantage lies in its streamlined user flow and one-click-friendly design," said Eddie Cho, a tech editor and producer for CNET.[38]
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