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Ashampoo WinOptimizer consists of a collection of tools that aim to maintain your system and increase its performance.
During installation, users are advised to pay special attention to the program since it is ad-supported. You can choose from either express or custom installation. Express installation comes with MyAshampoo Toolbar, and it sets the MyShampoo web search as your default search engine, as well as the homepage.
The user interface is quite friendly. In the Overview section, you can take a look at details of the system, maintenance (auto-start entries, services, unnecessary objects – fixing them is done is a single click), hibernation files, old update backups, but you can also use tuning assistant (it searches for optimization options for your system, based on your preferences) and activate Live-Tuner (so you can monitor CPU and RAM usage).
The modules found in Ashampoo WinOptimizer include system maintenance (one-click optimizer, drive cleaner, registry optimizer, Internet cleaner, defragmenting tool), performance improver (service manager, startup and Internet tuner, process and uninstall manager), Windows customizer (tweaking, antispy, file associations, context menu manager, icon saver), system analyzer (system information, DiskSpace Explorer, system benckmark, Disk Doctor), file tools (file wiper, encrypter, decrypter, splitter, joiner, undeleter), backup manager, and task planner.
As you can see, there are plenty of options to explore. You can create a favorites list, in order to simplify your searches. When an application comes equipped with so many features, it is very difficult for all of them to run perfectly, especially when Ashampoo WinOptimizer seems to use a small amount of system memory.
For instance, the defragmenting tool runs at its full capabilities only if there is enough disk space available. Plus, if you tell the tuning assistant that you don't use Windows' hibernation status, it will still display Hibernation as an optimizing solution. We have also encountered random errors (e.g. "Abstract Error") when moving back and forth in the program.
The bottom line is that Ashampoo WinOptimizer is definitely worth to be taken seriously as a system maintenance tool, but it could use some work.

Limitations:
· 10 days trial
· If you register you can test the program for another 30 days free of charge

What's New in This Release:
New functions and improvements:
· Registry Defrag: This module optimizes and defragments the Windows® registry so that your operating system works stable and smooth.
· HDD Inspector: It analyzes the health status of your hard disk drives and can therefore identify possible problems at an early stage, before your valuable data are lost due to a hard drive failure.
· Optimization 2.0: Updated algorithms ensure improved performance of automatic maintenance for more thorough results and at the same time an accelerated execution of the most popular modules and functions.
· These include
· System analysis with new updated fully automatic function and direct access to details
· One-Click Optimization with a new compact overview and summary
· Drive Cleaner with updated formats and applications
· Registry Optimizer with improved effectiveness and enhanced speed
· Internet Cleaner with updated browser profiles of the most popular browsers
· User interface: The improved interface provides a...

Users are advised to pay attention while installing this ad-supported application:
· Offers to change the homepage for web browsers installed in the system
· Offers to change the default search engine for web browsers installed in the system
· Offers to install MyAshampoo Toolbar that the program does not require to fully function