It has been only one year since I purchased my laptop, but a couple of months ago, it had become just like any other artifact from a museum. The process of booting took too long while using Windows was a nightmare for me. I deleted some files, uninstalled the applications that I forgot to install in the first place and cleaned up my disk twice. Still, everything returned like a mess. That’s when it hit me: I needed a proper PC cleaner that could reach gunk I couldn’t even see. On a friend’s recommendation, I tried Advanced SystemCare, and the experience was excellent.
About Advanced SystemCare
Advanced SystemCare 19 Free is a cleaning and optimizing tool offered by IObit. It looks out for garbage, tames upstart messes, closes up security breaches, and the inbuilt artificial intelligence takes care of maintenance automatically. This software is applicable to all Windows operating systems from Windows XP through Windows 11. And yes, there are no tricks in the free version.
The Features That Won Me Over
Following features really amazed me:
AI Mode That Learns Your Habits
At first, I was quite cynical about the whole discussion of AI, considering it more of a marketing ploy. However, what the program does is monitor me, recognize the appropriate programs and schedule cleaning accordingly. It spots caches, logs, installation leftovers, and browsing debris buried deep into Windows 11. All these are found and deleted. Every day I have a SCAN while having a cup of coffee, and no extra work is needed. This works pretty much like an efficient roommate, who cleans after you and never asks for anything in return.
Speed That is Real, Not Placebo
The initial boot time was hovering about three minutes. I have measured it myself using the stopwatch on my mobile phone. Since the optimizer has shut down those applications that were regularly being launched at start-up, now I get into my desktop environment within one minute. One thing about which I would like to tell is the Work Mode of the Turbo Boost. It helps to temporarily put all the irrelevant services to sleep and provide the necessary memory to the working application, especially for long-time video conferencing and editing of documents.
Privacy Protection That Works Quietly
There is also the question of privacy, which I view as being more significant than it needs to be. It cleanses all your online footprints, which include passwords that you have stored, and masks your online presence by more than 200 applications. Moreover, it solves all the security issues with Windows, upgrades all the installed software, and keeps your personal information safe from any kind of intrusion. No unnecessary commotion, no constant notifications. It does everything silently and efficiently, just the way it should be done.
A Cleanup Toolbox for Every Kind of Clutter
In reality, however, there is a small suite of utilities hidden underneath the surface of this free PC cleaner. First of all, there is the Registry Cleaner that clears the registry of all unnecessary entries without compromising the operation of the computer. There is the Disk Cleaner that frees up many gigabytes of space on your hard disk. The Large File Finder allows you to see what takes up space on your hard disk, while the App/Extension Cleaner makes it possible to clean any number of applications.
How I Use It: My Simple Three-Part Routine
Setup took less than five minutes. My process was divided into three simple steps.
Part 1: The Daily Clean
Step 1: Get the software from Advanced SystemCare website, install it (this took two minutes for me without any bloatware) and start it up.
Step 2: Stay on the Care tab and click on SCAN. It scans system files, registry entries, browser files, and virtually all other related files.
Step 3: Press fix after the scan is completed. Unnecessary items are thrown out, mistakes are fixed, and that’s the cleanup for the day. Honestly, it’s less time than my coffee break.
Part 2: Speeding Things Up on Demand
Step 1: Open the Speed Up tab and switch on Work Mode. It puts into temporary suspension any idle services and applications running in the background, such that all attention is focused on the current task at hand.
Step 2: Click Optimize to trim your startup list. Fewer programs waking up with Windows, faster boot. Simple as that, really.
Step 3: Leave Performance Monitor on. From then on it keeps tuning memory and clearing clutter in real time while you do your thing. It even helps when I’m gaming, since resources get freed up for the game itself.
Part 3: Switching On the Safety Net
Step 1: Access the protect tab and turn on “System Protection” in order to have continuous protection on Windows.
Step 2: Now check Enable Privacy Protection. This is your safeguard against any form of tracking or hacking.
Step 3: Set up Browser Protection however you like. I switched on email protection and ads removal, configured it once, and haven’t looked at it since not once.
Who Should Give It a Try?
Any user operating Windows 7 to Windows 11 whose computer exhibits poor performance. This is especially pertinent to those people who are not technologically minded and would rather have one-click solution than search through menus.
Final Thought
It has been a number of months now, and still my laptop boots up quickly, starts applications without that spinning wheel icon, and it has not frozen during a deadline. Furthermore, I did not pay anything for it. And it still surprises me. So if your computer is running slowly, just like my previous one was, you should definitely try Advanced SystemCare. Sometimes the hidden files may actually affect its performance.
