We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

PC Tune Up Tool Query.

2»

Comments

  • Jenni_D said:
    If your hard disk is going round in loops due to poor configuration and clutter, so will your SSD - it will just do it faster.

    Only if you clone the HDD to the SSD ... if an SSD is being fitted then it is sensible to take the path of doing a fresh install of Windows. :)

    With equivalent use the SSD will accumulate just as much clutter as a HD. SSDs do not cure the clutter problem. A new installation on a HD would also start out 'clean' but an OS reinstall is the nuclear option and not the route most people would choose to take every time their system gets a bit laggy. 
  • danrv
    danrv Posts: 1,669 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 30 March 2022 at 12:59PM
    I use CCleaner for my Acer i5 laptop. Works well.
    I think having quite a few services running in Task Manager is normal. Also I have power settings set to ‘best performance’ rather than appearance. 
    Might be worth running a full virus scan and also a defragmentation check on the system drive.
  • Sicard
    Sicard Posts: 901 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Another up for Glary Utilities. But untick registry cleanup, it's always risky letting an app in there.
     I also use Wise Care 365.
    You know what uranium is, right? It's this thing called nuclear weapons. And other things. Like lots of things are done with uranium. Including some bad things.
    Donald Trump, Press Conference, February 16, 2017

Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 353.5K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.2K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.1K Spending & Discounts
  • 246.6K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 603K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.1K Life & Family
  • 260.6K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.