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How to Boot Windows 10 in Safe Mode

When Windows® appears to be malfunctioning, you may need to use a diagnostic technique known as Safe Mode. Starting the computer up in Safe Mode can give a user different options to troubleshoot an issue, but getting there in the first place is not exactly straightforward. The good news is that the process has been simplified so that the majority of users can do it without any assistance whatsoever.

Review: iolo Search and Recover vs. CCleaner Recuva

Data recovery software is one of those purchases whose pricing can be hard to understand. There are so many different options out there, and most people have no idea how much a service should cost. While a person’s data can be invaluable, there are inexpensive options to get the job done.

How Helpful are PC Health Checks?

As computers age, it is more and more important to pay attention to overall health. They might not seem like that big of a deal at first, but a computer becomes bogged down by a variety of issues as time goes on. When it looks like it is really starting to lose functionality to a certain degree, a PC health check is a way to figure out the next steps.

Review: Avast Antivirus vs. CCleaner

Two popular tune-up utilities available on the market today are Avast Antivirus and CCleaner Professional Plus. While there are plenty of reasons to compare Avast to Ccleaner, in the final analysis, iolo System Mechanic® is capable of providing superior solutions for all. Below is an Avast Antivirus review, along with a closer look at CCleaner. When comparing both to iolo System Mechanic, they come up short in a few ways.

CCleaner for Windows

Having a dependable tune up utility tool available when a computer stops working as quickly as it should can be extremely beneficial. Some people will purchase a utility for the first time when they start to notice some slowdown, but others like to be prepared for when the worst hits.

What is a Registry Cleaner?

Every Windows PC has a database filled with preferences, settings, services, secreting accounts manager, and more. All low-level settings for the Windows operating system can start to accumulate as time goes on. The database is known as the registry, and while Windows continues to make improvements on the registry, a registry cleaner makes sense as part of a maintenance routine.

If You Don’t Have One Already, It’s Time to Get a Password Manager

Software that manages your online passwords simplifies and secures your security. If you haven’t transitioned from manually thinking up, remembering, and typing passwords into your dozens of online accounts, it’s time to do so. Password breaches are a leading cause of online theft, while at the same time they are largely preventable.

DriveScrubber Quick Start Guide

DriveScrubber hard drive wiping technology permanently erases sensitive data when selling, donating or recycling a computer or hard drive. Even after you’ve deleted them or reformatted a drive, identity thieves can still access pictures, bank statements, emails, credit card numbers and more.

System Mechanic Offers Simplified User Interface, Network Device Scanning to Optimize Speed

The team at iolo delivered new System Mechanic® Ultimate Defense™ version 20.7 in September, with more ways to protect your private data than ever before.

Protect Yourself from Invasive Digital Fingerprinting

Online advertisers have in recent years pivoted from tracking cookies to a much more sophisticated—and largely invisible—method of data mining that acquires highly detailed information about your computer and the ways you use it to determine how best to sell to you. This significantly more invasive form of digital profiling is known as fingerprinting. Far from just the innocuous placement of targeted ads in your web browser, fingerprinting can be used to determine facts about you ranging from how many children you have in college, to which make and model of vehicles you and your family drive, to where and when you are likely to be away on vacation.