WebUser – 04 April 2018

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54 4-17April 2018

Streamline Windows by

removing unnecessary junk

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Beforeitcan start makinganychanges,the software

needsto knowwhatyou’vegot installedon your PC.

SelectOne-Time Maintenance^1 and chooseone of the

optionsfrom the list, such as ‘OutdatedWinSxS libraries’.^2

Clickthe Start Scanbutton.^3

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Beforeyou start, makeacompletebackup of your

operating system. Anytool of this type is thoroughly

tested, but it’s impossible to guarantee its stabilityon

every configuration of PC and yours mightbe the one that

breaks it. DownloadEaseUSTodo Backup Free (bit.ly /easu446)

and perform aSystemBackup.^1

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Thesoftwarewill scan forthatparticularproblem,looking

forthingsit can remove.Onceit’scomplete, you’ll see an

information pageexplaininghowmuch spaceyou could

save^1 and whetherthereare anyrisks involved.^2 If you’re

happytogoahead,click Start Cleanup.^3

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Work your way throughthe listofoptions,scanningand

cleaningas youwish. Thereare tools forremoving old

versionsof Windows,^1 Windows Update files,^2 useless

democontent^3 and system restorepoints,^4 thoughyoucan’t

remove the three mostrecent points.Anythingthat’sgreyed

out^5 isn’t availableforscanning.

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helatesthigh-specPCsandlaptopscaneasilyhandle

Windows’increasinglybloatedsize,butif yourolder

computerisgettingslowerandmoreencumberedwith

everyupdate,there’salotofunnecessarybaggageyoucan

dumpbyturningofffeaturesandtrimmingprogramsandapps.

However,youhavetoknowwheretostart.

AuslogicshasmadethetaskeasierbylaunchingWindows

Slimmer,whichbringstogetheratrioofusefultoolstoremove

thethingsyoudon’tneed.Takenotethatthissoftwareoffers

toinstallextraprogramsyoumaynotwant,whichhelpsto

keepWindowsSlimmerfreebutmaytriggerwarningsin

securitysoftware.They’resimpletoavoidif youpay

attentionduringinstallation–justuntickanddecline

theBoostSpeed,DriverUpdaterandYahoooptions.

Auslogics WindowsSlimmer:bit.ly/wsli446 | 60 mins | WindowsXP,Vista,7, 8, 10

AndyShawsays

Althoughit soundspromising,the

Advanced Tools sectionis justalink

to downloadAuslogics’cleanup

software, so avoid this unlessyou

really want it. Also,mostofthe menu

optionsat the topofthe window

lead to adverts forother programs,

so you’rebestoff juststickingwith the

three mainoptionsavailablefrom the

mainprogram window, all of whichare

completely safeand useful.

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