IT-Security testing experts claim that some of the best antivirus software products do not heavily slow down a Windows PC. We wanted to have our own take on the subject based on complaints from our customers according to which computer startup times in some cases slow down dramatically after an active antivirus shield has been
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You might be at risk if you are using a brand computer and you haven’t uninstalled all the software that came already preinstalled on it, such as Lenovo bloatware. Not only can the preinstalled software slow down your computer, but it can also allow unauthorized access to your private data. A security analysis of OEM updaters Earlier
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There have been critical security issues identified in Apple’s QuickTime for Windows and it is recommended to be uninstalled from your computer. However, will it make a difference what method you use to uninstall QuickTime from your computer? We put five software uninstallers to a test to find out and the results are distressing. Earlier this month,
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An updated version of jv16 PowerTools X has been released. The latest version number is 4.0.0.1506. If you are running version 4.0.0.1499 or later and you have the Automatic Updates feature enabled, the program should automatically update itself to the latest version within a short period of time. If it doesn’t update automatically, or you want
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Did you know that Clean Out Your Computer Day is set yearly on the second Monday of February? This year, we celebrated it by cleaning our computers inside and out on Monday, February 8th, 2016 which is one of the smart things to do. Unlike any number of other similar occasions, this holiday was initially
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Recently, customers hire us asking to help them fix slow boot issues after upgrading to Windows 10. This post summarizes our research findings so you can avoid the time consuming research we already did. What you gain: a faster starting operating system after installing the free upgrade. This article is for you if you are
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