Ashampoo WinOptimizer is an easy-to-use suite of tools for maintaining and optimizing your Microsoft Windows® computer. It keeps your Windows® installation running smoothly by eliminating and blocking  unnecessary data. This very popular suite of packages is one of the best on the market. We highly recommend it.

The General Description and New Modules and Tweaking Tools sections below have been copied directly from Ashampoo's own site. The observations on effectiveness, ease of use, support, etc. are our own, and they are based on our in-house research and testing.

General Description

Ashampoo Winoptimizer consists of three basic packages, a Drive Cleaner, a Registry Cleaner and an Internet Cleaner. It includes the following functions:

One-click Optimization
This is the most popular function in the entire program. Just click and let Ashampoo WinOptimizer clean up and optimize your system for you. You don't need to know anything about Windows® and it's fast, effective and safe.
Cleaning Tools
Seeks out and deletes redundant files and Windows® Registry entries that are wasting space and slowing down your system. Includes functions for cleaning up your hard drive, the Windows® Registry, your Internet surfing trail and even unnecessary duplicates of system and program library files stored by some applications.
Tuning Tools
A set of tools for adjusting and optimizing Windows® system performance. Includes tools for configuring auto-starting programs, blocking IP spam, adjusting your default Windows® setting and speeding up your Internet access, and a process manager that enables you to view all running processes and kill them if necessary.
File Tools
Tools for splitting, joining, encrypting, decrypting and permanently deleting files. Also includes a disk space explorer program that provides valuable information on how the space on your hard disks is used.
Tweaking Tools
Enables you to adjust a huge number of Windows® settings quickly and easily (now well over 450 individual settings). Also includes a powerful one-click disk defragmenter, a system information tool, a system benchmark tool, a visual styler tool for changing the look of Windows® and a tool for viewing and changing file associations.

New Modules and Tweaking Tools

The new version includes three new modules and a completely new Vista-compatible version of the disk defragmenter. In addition to this a very large number of new options has been added to the popular Tweaking Tools module - you can now adjust well over 450 Windows® system settings, and each setting is clearly explained so that you always know what you are doing.

System Benchmark
The System Benchmark module tests the processor (integer and floating point) and memory performance of your system and compares the aggregate result with the performance of reference systems. Check out how your computer stacks up in today's market!
Visual Styler
The Visual Styler caters to all those who are never satisfied with how their desktop looks. It enables you to replace system icons, apply transparency settings to Windows® components and application windows and more. It also includes quick presets for many common applications.
Process Manager
The Process Manager is an essential tool for dealing with badly-behaved programs. It lists all the processes active on your computer, displays information on the process details and allows you to kill programs manually if necessary.
Disk Defragmenter
The completely new disk defragmenter is fully compatible with Windows VistaT in both the 32 and 64 bit versions and is now even faster and more efficient. Users also say that it is easier to use than any other defragmenter they have tried.
Tweaking Tools
The Tweaking Tools offer well over 450 Windows® configuration options, including customization settings for Windows logon, the Control Panel, Internet Explorer®, Windows® Explorer, Windows® Media Player, system appearance, system settings and much more.

Here are just a few of the new tweaking options:

• Windows® logon: Change your logon settings and activate or deactivate automatic logon
• File system: Show/hide drives, autostart settings for drives, NTFS file system options and much more
• Control Panel: Directly adjust the settings for many of the modules in the Windows® Control Panel
• Internet Explorer: Security settings, search engines, window titles etc.
• Windows® Media Player: Directly configure important Windows® Media Player options, including privacy and security settings
• MS Outlook® & Office: Set the attachments to be allowed or blocked by Outlook® and many other Outlook® and Office settings
• Windows® Explorer: Customize Windows® Explorer to look and behave the way you want - configure the toolbar background, video preview options, user tracking and much more
• Appearance: Adjust the appearance of Windows® (XP), including the wallpaper, visual effects, the taskbar, the Start menu and much more
• System settings: Configure memory usage, system startup behaviour, system folders, network settings and much more

Operating Systems

In addition to Windows 2000 and Windows XP, the new Ashampoo WinOptimizer 4 is fully compatible with Windows VistaT in both the 32 and 64 bit versions. This means that you can start maintaining your slick new Vista system right away - it won't even have a chance to get clogged down with new garbage!

Ease of Operation

This system is quite easy to operate, perhaps not quite as intuitively engineered as the Uniblue system, but nevertheless well laid out and easy to understand.

Effectiveness

This system works like a charm. In our tests, we found it amazingly fast, faster than Uniblue, and effective. It spruced up our test computer very nicely, and we're confident it'll boost yours likewise.

Support

There's support on a website, and of course, there's e-mail support. We tried the e-mail route and received a thorough and precise reply in less than 24 hours. They promise to respond in 48 hours or less, so they deliver what they promise. We would rate the support as 'very good to excellent.'

Conclusion

This system is one of the best and most reliable performance boosting systems available. It is efficient, effective, current, and easy to operate, and finally, it is relatively inexpensive. We can confidently recommend this software. Buy it now, download it immediately, and you will not regret it.

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Additional Data (Sample Screenshots)

The screens shown in Figures 1 and 2 below are copied directly from the Ashampoo site. They are shown here just to give you an idea of what the WinOptimizer screens look like. They are largely self-explanatory. To view, click on the image to enlarge it, then click on your browser's Back button to return to this site.

Figure 1 - The Opening Screen
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Figure 2 - The Tools  Screen
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