AVG PC TuneUP 2013 PCT13N12EN003 User Manual

Product codes

PCT13N12EN003

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Contents

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1. Welcome to AVG PC TuneUp!

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1.1 System Requirements

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1.2 Help and Support

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2. The Start Center

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3. PC Optimization Modes

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3.1 Economy Mode

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3.2 Standard Mode

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3.3 Turbo Mode

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4. Optimization Status

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5. Menu Bar

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6. Status & Recommendations

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6.1 Maintaining System

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6.2 Increasing Performance

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6.3 Fixing Problems

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6.4 System Protection

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7. Optimizing the System

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7.1 Reducing System Load

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7.2 Manually Running Maintenance Tasks

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8. Gaining Disk Space

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8.1 Cleaning the Hard Disk

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8.2 Finding and Deleting Large Amounts of Data

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8.3 Securely Deleting Data

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9. Fixing Problems

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9.1 Fixing Common Problems

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9.2 Checking the Hard Disk for Errors

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9.3 Restoring Deleted Files

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9.4 Managing Running Processes

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9.5 Showing System Information

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10. Customizing Windows