Tune-up utilities are just as necessary as getting a car serviced. They keep your computer running fast and error-free. There are a variety of tasks tune-up programs can do, such as cleaning temp files, incorrect registry entries, even ensuring your privacy.

Always remember that no mater how good your tune-up utility is, it may still harm your computer so make sure that before you use them, you should follow these instructions first:

1. Make sure you have a recent restore point with Windows. This is very important just in case there’s something bad happen to your PC, you can easily restore it back to its normal state. Here’s a simple tutorial that will help you create restore point in Windows XP.

2. Have a recent back up of your critical data

3. Check the options menu of your selected software. Most system utility software put an option to create a restore point before you clean the registry. So make sure you check that out first before you start cleaning your system.

Now you’re ready to tune-up your system. Check out these free tune-up utilities that can protect, repair, clean, and optimize your PC.

1. Advance SystemCare

Advanced SystemCare Free (formerly Advanced WindowsCare Personal) has a one-click approach to help protect, repair, clean, and optimize your PC. With over 35 MILLION downloads since 2006, this fantastic, award-winning free registry cleaner and system optimizer is a “must-have” tool to speed up your slow computer. 100% safe with no adware, spyware, or viruses; a PC maintenance program that’s incredibly easy to use.

Designed for Windows 7, Vista, XP and 2000 (32bit and 64bit)

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2. Glary Utilities

Glary Utilities is a freeware with registry and disk cleaning, privacy protection, performance accelerator and amazing multifunctional tools. It can fix dogged registry errors, wipe off clutters, optimize internet speed, safeguard confidential files and maintain maximum performance.

It is designed for both novice and professionals. User-friendly interface shows clear & detailed directions. For novice, all work can be done with just 1 or 2 clicks, while for professionals, abundant options are available.

Designed for Windows 7, 2000, XP, Vista (32bit and 64bit)

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Download Portable Version of Glary Utilities

3. Comodo System Cleaner

Comodo System Cleaner is a powerful suite of utilities and tools that allows you to make your Windows based computer faster, more efficient and more secure. It contains a fully featured Registry Cleaner that removes corrupt and obsolete registry entries – often the cause of system instability and slow down. The Disk Clean utility allows you to free up disk space and improve system performance by thoroughly removing temp, archive, duplicate and other useless files.

Designed for Windows 7, 2000, XP, Vista (32bit and 64bit)

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1. Go to Start and click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Automatic Updates.

3. Automatic Updates window will open. You can now choose which way you want to update your Windows PC.

Tip: Never choose “Turn Off Automatic Updates” because your computer will be more vulnerable to viruses, spyware and other security threats.

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It is recommended that we install updates automatically to ensure maximum protection against latest security threats and provide few old bug fixes. However, once the security updates get installed, it starts displaying a notification to restart your system in regular intervals and this is really annoying when you are doing something really important. So how do we turn it off? How can we stop Windows from nagging us to restart our PC?

There are few ways to stop Windows from restarting after an update:

1. Disable auto restart for automatic updates in Group Policy.

a. Go to Start, click Run and type gpedit.msc and click OK.

b. Navigate to Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Update.

c. Double click “No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations”.

d. Select Enabled and click OK.

2. Disable Temporarily – Using Run Command

a. Go to Start, click Run and type net stop wuauserv.

b. Click Enter.

This will stop the whole Windows Update process until next system restart.

3. Leave Me Alone!

Leave Me Alone! is a useful tool if you want to instantly stop the annoying popup message from nagging you! This tool only temporarily turns off the source of these restart messages. The next time you boot up your PC, you’ll still get the annoying “restart your computer” message after installing Windows updates.

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