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top-right corner gives you access to a
wide range of Auslogics system tools.
Another new feat ure in this version of
BoostSpeedis the intriguing Cat Mode,
which can detect when a cat (or other
small animal, presumably) is walking
across your keyboard, and prevents
anythingbad happening on your PC.
You can choose how long your system
should be idle before this modekick s in.
If you require additional feat ures , you
can upgrade to the Pro edition for
£38.21 a year, although discounts can
often be found online.Australi an softwaredeveloper Auslogics
is responsible for a numberof free and
paid-for system tools, including Disk
Defr ag, Registry Cleaner, Windows
Slimmer and Duplicate File Finder. Its
flagship program, BoostSpeed, can
clean, tweak and turbochargeyour PC.
BoostSpeed11 Free lack s some of the
feat uresfound in the Pro edition – such
as advanced cleanup and optimisation,
anti-t racking protection, intelligent
defrag and scheduled scans – but it still
offers more than enough for most
casual us ers.
Version 11 of the program has a brand
new interface that looks much more
SYSTEM OPTIMISER
Auslogics
BoostSpeed 11 Free
bit.ly/boost 481
Min requirements:Windows 7/8.1/10
File size:24.4MB
1The Dashboard provides basic
information aboutyour PC, such as
the operatingsystem, CPU and RAM.(^1) There are somerecommended
actions in a sidebar on the right,^2 or
you canstart asystem scanby clicking
the blue button in thecentre.^3
Clicking the ‘Change settings’ link^4
letsyou configure the software.
2
The One Click Scanner^1 letsyou
searchfor disk space issues,^2
stability problems^3 and performance
bottlenecks.^4 You can deselect any of
these or customise each one.^5 Clicking
a category on the left^6 also opens the
settingsfor it. Click Scan All^7 to begin
the process.
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You can pause orstop the scanat
any time. Once it’s finished,you
can either allow the softwareto
resolve any issues it hasfound (which
probably isn’t wise)^1 or view the
reportfor each category and
customise the cleanup actions.^2 You
can also deselect any categoryyou
don’twant to include in the cleanup.^3
MINIWORKSHOP|Speedupyour PCusingBoostSpeed11 Free
modern, with tabs alongthe top for the
Dashboard, the One Click Scanner and
the Clean Up, Optimise, Protect and
Maintain modules. The Clean Up tool
can remove junk, find andremove
duplicate files and empty folders, clean
the Registry and uninstal l programs you
don’t use. A new addition lets you force
stubborn softwareto uninstall, which
can come in very handy.
You can defrag your drives from the
Optimise tab, and remove traces of
your activity – both online and off –
under Protect. The All Tools tab in the
Best Free Software
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