AVG PC TuneUP 2013 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Welcome to AVG PC TuneUp!

  4
  • System Requirements

    4
  • Help and Support

    4
• The Start Center

  5
• PC Optimization Modes

  8
  • Economy Mode

    8
    • Economy Mode Settings

      10
  • Standard Mode

    13
  • Turbo Mode

    13
    • Turbo Mode Settings

      15
• Optimization Status

  18
• Menu Bar

  21
• Status & Recommendations

  22
  • Maintaining System

    24
    • 1-Click Maintenance

      24
    • Automatic Maintenance

      25
    • Changing Maintenance Settings

      26
  • Increasing Performance

    26
    • Profile

      28
  • Fixing Problems

    29
  • System Protection

    30
    • Undoing Changes

      30
    • System Restore

      31
    • Changing Settings

      32
• Optimizing the System

  33
  • Reducing System Load

    34
    • Disabling Programs

      35
      • How to Disable Programs

        39
      • How to Configure Program Deactivator

        40
      • Load Points

        40
    • Disabling Startup Programs

      40
      • How to Configure Your System Startup

        41
      • Tips for Optimizing System Startup

        42
    • Displaying and Uninstalling Programs

      44
      • How to Uninstall Programs

        44
    • Configuring Live Optimization

      45
  • Manually Running Maintenance Tasks

    47
    • Cleaning the Registry

      48
      • How to Clean the Registry

        48
      • What is Checked?

        50
      • Additional Functions in AVG Registry Cleaner Main Menu

        51
    • Defragmenting the Registry

      53
      • How to Defragment the Registry

        54
    • Removing Broken Shortcuts

      54
      • How to Remove Broken Shortcuts

        55
    • Optimizing System Startup and Shutdown

      55
      • How to Optimize System Startup and Shutdown

        56
    • Defragmenting the Hard Disk

      57
      • How to Defragment Your Hard Disk

        58
      • NTFS Compared with FAT

        59
• Gaining Disk Space

  61
  • Cleaning the Hard Disk

    62
    • How to Gain Disk Space

      63
    • What Types of File are Recommended for Deletion?

      65
    • What Type of Backups are Suggested for Deletion?

      66
  • Finding and Deleting Large Amounts of Data

    66
    • How to Run an Analysis

      66
    • Analysis Results

      67
    • How to Configure AVG Disk Space Explorer

      70
    • How to Archive Files

      71
  • Securely Deleting Data

    71
    • How to Securely Delete Data

      72
    • Deletion Methods

      73
• Fixing Problems

  75
  • Fixing Common Problems

    76
    • How to Fix Common Problems

      77
  • Checking the Hard Disk for Errors

    77
    • How to Check your Hard Disk

      78
    • Normal vs. Thorough Analysis

      78
  • Restoring Deleted Files

    80
    • How to Search for Deleted Files

      80
    • File Restoration

      81
  • Managing Running Processes

    82
    • How to Manage Running Processes

      83
  • Showing System Information

    85
    • How to Show System Information

      85
• Customizing Windows

  87
  • Personalizing Options and Behaviors

    88
    • Display

      89
    • Usage

      93
    • Communication

      97
    • Administration

      104
    • Wizards

      110
  • Personalizing the Appearance of Windows

    110
    • How to Change the Appearance of Windows

      111
    • Boot Screen

      111
    • Tips for Attractive Boot Screens

      114
    • Startup Logo

      115
    • Logon Screen

      116
    • System Elements

      118
    • Managing Icon Packages

      120
    • File System

      121
    • Appearance of Icons

      122
    • Repair

      122
    • Visual Style

      123
• Overview of All Functions

  126
  • Editing the Registry

    131
    • How to Edit Your Registry

      131
  • Checking for Updates

    132
    • How to Check for Updates

      133
  • Displaying the AVG Optimization Report

    133
    • How to Display the AVG Optimization Report

      134
• Rating Function for Programs

  135
• The AVG PC TuneUp Gadget

  137
• AVG PC TuneUp in Taskbar Notification Area

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