Feature Focus: ActiveCare 2.0 — Automatically Fixing and Maintaining Your PC
What ActiveCare Is
iolo's patent-pending ActiveCare™ technology maintains PC health by monitoring performance behind-the-scenes and then automatically running the repairs the computer needs. ActiveCare is found in System Mechanic and System Mechanic Professional.
Not a scheduler, ActiveCare is a key distinguisher in the PC utility market; no other product offers this advanced level of active and intelligent maintenance. And new to version 8, ActiveCare 2.0 uses proprietary ZeroRAM™ technology so processing takes up even less system resources.
How ActiveCare Works
While your computer is on but not in use, ActiveCare checks the PC's condition and compares it to established performance standards. If a problem is detected, ActiveCare then automatically runs the appropriate repair. By only running the fixes that are needed and only running when your computer is idle, ActiveCare silently monitors and repairs your computer without ever interrupting your work.
How You Use ActiveCare
You control the automated actions that ActiveCare runs by making selections from the Automated Tasks pane.
- Under ActiveCare on the navigation bar, click Automated Tasks.
- Click the toggle button next to a task to Enable or Disable the automated repair.
With ActiveCare, you can automatically:
Clean and repair the registry by removing obsolete and invalid references- Automatically defragment and compact the registry on an as-needed basis
- Streamline Windows startup by eliminating unneeded startup commands
- Clean out unneeded files when system clutter becomes excessive
- Adapt internet settings to boost internet speed and stability
- Repair security vulnerabilities in operating systems and browsers
- Detect and repair hard drive errors
- Defragment hard drives when drives become highly fragmented
- Defragment the system's memory when memory is low
- Detect and repair broken shortcuts
- Automatically back up the registry on a recurrent basis
Additional configurations allow you to fully customize when ActiveCare runs – you can control ActiveCare processing based on scheduled times, battery power usage, CPU usage, full screen mode for gaming/videos and more; to access these settings, click Configure from the Automated Tasks pane and then click Edit Advanced Options.